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2003 Cricket World Cup Final

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The result was: not scheduled by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:57, 19 March 2017 (UTC)



The 2003 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International (ODI) match played between Australia and India on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The defending champions, Australia, won the match by 125 runs to win the trophy for a record third time. The team—led by Ricky Ponting (pictured)—entered the game as firm favourites. After winning the toss, India captain Sourav Ganguly decided to field first before a crowd of nearly 32,000. The Australian openers, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden, added 105 runs in 14 overs. After their dismissals, Ponting (140 not out) and Damien Martyn (88 not out) added a further 234 between them to take the total to 359 runs at the end of the innings. In response India lost Sachin Tendulkar, their key batsman, at the start of their innings. India lost wickets at regular intervals as soon as the play resumed after a brief interruption by rain in the 17th over. Virender Sehwag top-scored for the team with 82 runs, before they were bowled out for 234 runs in the 40th over. Ponting was adjudged the man of the match for his 140, and Tendulkar, the tournament's leading run-scorer (673 runs), was awarded the man of the series. Ganguly's decision to bowl first in the match was criticised by journalists and former cricketers.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (28 November 2016)
 * Main editors: Vensatry
 * Promoted: 16 January 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: Requesting for 23 March (anniversary - 14 years). I know, I'm late but no issues otherwise.
 * Support as nominator. &mdash; Vensatry (talk) 10:43, 11 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - March 23 was already scheduled on March 7th. Please note the text above the summary chart (right now: Currently accepting requests from March 28 to April 27.) It lets you know if a date has already been scheduled. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:47, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Of course I was aware of it, hence the note. No issues, the request can be archived. &mdash; Vensatry (talk) 06:54, 17 March 2017 (UTC)
 * "Late" is ambiguous. The nomination was not "late" as in nominated too close to the date in question; it was nominated to replace an already scheduled article. In the former case, I'm sure most editors would be happy to run this. In the latter case, however... — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:00, 17 March 2017 (UTC)