2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage skies over Delhi were lit up with large numbers of fireworks. This was Sri Lanka's second consecutive loss in a World Cup Final and was also Muttiah Muralidaran's last ODI match. This match also recorded the highest successful run chase by any team in a World Cup Final and also only the third time that a team batting second had won the World Cup Final. This was also the first time that a host nation in their own country won the World Cup. 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the knockout stage was the
2003 Cricket World Cup of security fears which would ultimately cost New Zealand a semifinal spot. Australian star player Shane Warne was sent home from the cup in embarrassing circumstances, only the day before their opening game, after a positive drug test in a lead-up competition in Australia revealed that he had taken a banned diuretic. The leg spinner claimed that he had taken a 'fluid pill' on the advice of his mother. 2003 Cricket World Cup The 2003 Cricket World Cup (known officially as ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was the eighth Cricket World Cup, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It