Cricket World Cup: Memorable Moments

LONDON (AP) -- Some of the great and dramatic performances in the previous seven World Cups between 1975 and 1999:

1975 semifinal: England vs. Australia at Headingley

Australia's Gary Gilmour took six for 14 in England's 93 all out and, with his team struggling at 39 for six, joined Doug Walters to score 28 notout and achieve victory. Australia went on to lose to the West Indies in the final at Lord's. West Indies vs. Pakistan at Birmingham

Struggling at 203 for nine in reply to Pakistan's 265 for seven, the West Indies, who also were 166 for eight, won by one wicket thanks to a final wicket stand between Deryck Murray (61 not out) and Andy Roberts (24)

1979 final: West Indies vs. England at Lord's

Viv Richards scored an unbeaten 138 off 157 balls -- 11 fours and three sixes -- as the West Indies revived from 55 for three to 286 for nine to beat England by 92 runs. Collis King contributed 86 off 66 balls with 10 fours and three sixes. England slumped from 129 for no wicket to 194 all out as the home team ran out of overs.

1983: Zimbabwe vs Australia at Trent Bridge

Duncan Fletcher, now the England coach, led Zimbabwe to a debut victory over Australia, scoring an unbeaten 69 in his team's 239 for six and than taking four for 42 as the Aussies were restricted to 226 for seven. India vs. Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells

His team in dire trouble at 17 for five, all rounder Kapil Dev hammered an unbeaten World Cup record 175 with 16 fours and six sixes as India posted 266 for eight to win by 31 runs.

1987: West Indies vs. Sri Lanka at Karachi

Viv Richards scored a new record 181 off 125 balls with 16 fours and seven sixes as the West Indies amassed 360 for four to beat Sri Lanka by 191 runs. Australia vs. New Zealand at Chandigarh

Opener Geoff Marsh scored an unbeaten 126 out of 251 for eight as Australia edged New Zealand by 17 runs and went on to win its first World Cup title.

Zimbabwe vs. New Zealand at Hyderabad

His team struggling on 104 for seven and trailing Zimbabwe by 138 runs, David Houghton scored 142 with 13 four and six sixes as Zimbabwe finally lost by just four.

1992: West Indies vs. Pakistan at Melbourne

Only two wickets fell in the match as Pakistan, guided by an unbeaten 102 by opener Ramiz Raja, made 220 for two only to lose by 10 wickets. Desmond Haynes (93 not out) and Brian Lara (retired injured 88) set up an easy victory for the West Indies with Richie Richardson helping Haynes reach the target.

1996 final: Sri Lanka vs. Australia at Lahore

After taking three for 42 in Australia's modest 241 for seven (from 137 for one), Aravinda De Silva scored an unbeaten 107 as upstart Sri Lanka wons the title by seven wickets with 22 balls to spare.

Semifinal: Australia vs. West Indies at Chandigarh

Topsy-turvy game as Australia, with Stuart Law making 72 and Michael Bevan 69, recovered from 15 for four to reach 207 for eight and then the West Indies slumped from 165 for two to 202 all out with Shane Warne taking four for 36.

Kenya vs. West Indies at Poona

One of cricket's biggest ever upsets as debutant Kenya, bowled out as expected for 166, then took advantage of some West Indian overconfidence, dismissing Brian Lara and his star-studded lineup for 93. The 35 extras (including 13 no balls) added to the Kenyan total turned out to be top scorer.

1999: Bangladesh vs. Pakistan at Northampton

A result that led to an investigation into matchfixing. Bangladesh posted a modest total of 223 and, after Khaled Mahmud had removed Sahid Alfridi with his fifth ball on his way to three for 31, Pakistan was bowled out for 161. The star studded team went on to reach the final before collapsing again, this time against Australia.

Semifinal: Australia vs. South Africa at Edgbaston

In probably the most dramatic finish in limited overs cricket, Lance Klusener hit 31 off 14 balls to put South Africa in sight of victory. He leveled the score on 213 in the final over with the last pair at the wicket but dashed for a run that wasn't there and ran out teammate Allan Donald in a tied match. The Australians advanced on the basis of previous results, going on to overwhelm Pakistan and win the title.

 

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