Top 10 Upsets in the History of Cricket World Cup

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1. Zimbabwe beat Australia by 13 Runs, June 9, 1983


If there is one man in England who might understand what the Bangladeshis felt after their heady triumph at Cardiff it might be Duncan Fletcher, the English coach.

Twenty two years back, Fletcher and his band of Zimbabwean debutants – it was their first-ever ODI game – stunned Australia in the World Cup opener at Trent Bridge in 1983.

Fletcher entered when the innings was on the verge of collapse, spanked 69 in quick time and guided them to a fighting total.

Australia were cruising along at 61 for no loss in reply, but Fletcher returned, snapped up four vital Australian top-order wickets that set up the historic triumph.



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2. Kenya Beat West Indies by 73 Runs, 1996


An enthusiastic bunch of cricketers from Kenya came over to the sub continent to play in the World Cup for the first time but their performance initially did not match their keenness.

They went down to India, Australia and Zimbabwe and with group matches against West Indies and Sri Lanka still to come, it was taken for granted that they would return winless.



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3. Sri Lanka beat India by D/L in 1st Semi Final, 1996


March 13, 1996 India are outplayed by a brilliant Sri Lankan side in the semi-final at Eden Gardens.

The crowd cannot digest the disappointment.

The disgraceful hooliganism was there which led to match-referee Clive Lloyd awarding the match to the Lankans by default.



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4. Australia beat South Africa by match Tie, 2nd Semi Final, 1999


The second semi-final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was a famous cricket match played between South Africa and Australia on 17 June 1999 at Edgbaston, England.

It ended in a tie, but Australia qualified for the final because of their victory over the South Africans in the preceding Super Six stage match. Australia went on to beat Pakistan in the final on 20 June.

The match is most remembered for the disastrous run out involving Allan Donald and Lance Klusener which ended the game.



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5. Bangladesh beat Pakistan, 1999


As the group matches unfolded Pakistan were perhaps the 'hottest' team in the competition. They scored successive victories over West Indies, Australia, Scotland and New Zealand; had already made sure of a place in the Super Six from group B and were installed as one of the favourites for the title. There remained the formality of a match against Bangladesh.

Making their debut in the competition, Bangladesh had gone down tamely to Australia, New Zealand and West Indies and had only an unremarkable 22-run victory over fellow debutants Scotland on the plus side.



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6. Zimbabwe beat South Africa, 1999


If Pakistan were the 'hot' team in one group South Africa looked similarly unbeaten in the other group. They registered comfortable victories over India, England, Sri Lanka and Kenya to make sure of a place in the Super Six and along with Pakistan had emerged as one of the favourites for the title.

There remained one more group match against Zimbabwe who had started off well with victories over India and Kenya. But then they had faltered going down to Sri Lanka and England.



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7. Kenya beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs, 2003


In handing Sri Lanka its only pool loss at the 2003 tournament, Kenya not only made a giant stride towards a semi-final berth but also gave inspiration to all other Associate teams hoping to shine on cricket’s biggest stage.

Playing on home soil in Nairobi, opener Kennedy Otieno resisted the Sri Lanka bowlers to top score with 60 as Kenya was dismissed for 210, with Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralidaran picking up seven wickets between them.

In response, Sri Lanka seemed to be cruising to victory at 70-2 until Collins Obuya came into the attack.

In one of the great spells of leg-spin bowling in the tournament’s history, Obuya left Sri Lanka in tatters with figures of 5-24 off 10 overs to help Kenya to an impressive 53 run victory.



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8. Bangladesh beat India by 5 wickets, 2007


India had the superstars, with the side stacked with world class players and the expectation of a billion people on their shoulders. Bangladesh was young, inexperienced and seen as nothing more than a sparring partner for mighty India.

India was soon in trouble after electing to bat first on a lively surface. Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza ripped through the India top order on his way to claim 4-38, while spinners Abdur Razzak and Mohammad Rafique picked up the other six wickets to see India all out for191.



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9. Ireland beat Pakistan by 3 wickets, 2007


Having already tied with Zimbabwe in its previous pool match, Ireland needed an unlikely victory over Pakistan to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time.

Fittingly played on St Patrick’s Day, Ireland started strongly by reducing Pakistan to 72-6 before dismissing the powerhouse for 132. Although the wickets were shared around, Andre Botha was the standout with figures of 2-5 off eight overs.

In a tense chase, Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami knocked the top off the Ireland order before wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien dug in for 72 as wickets fell around him.

At 113-7, Pakistan was poised to deny Ireland a famous victory before future hero Kevin O’Brien hit an unbeaten 16 to see Ireland home and

Pakistan crashing out of the tournament.



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10. Ireland beat England by 3 wickets, 2011


In a remarkable game between two of sport’s oldest rivals, outsider Ireland looked to be down and out after England posted an imposing total of 327 on a slowing Bangalore wicket.

After losing a wicket on the first ball, Ireland stumbled through to 106-4 when burly all-rounder Kevin O’Brien came to the crease.

With the game seemingly out of Ireland’s reach, O’Brien went on an all-out assault on England’s bowling. After two hours at the wicket, O’Brien departed having hit 113 from just 63 balls, including the fastest century in ICC Cricket World Cup history – off just 50 balls.



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