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The ODI World Cup in the 1999 edition returned back to England after a period of 16 years and the Indian team once again played under the leadership of Azharuddin for the third consecutive time in the ODI World Cup. The Indian team weren't able to repeat the 1983 WC magic at the England venue as they weren't able to go past the Super Six stage of the World Cup tournament.
India in the 1999 Men's ODI World Cup:
Played - 8
Won - 4
Lost - 4
India team results in Men's 1999 ODI World Cup:
Lost to South Africa by 4 wickets in Hove
Lost to Zimbabwe by 3 runs in Leicester
Beat Kenya by 94 runs in Bristol
Beat Sri Lanka by 157 runs in Taunton
Beat England by 63 runs in Birmingham
Lost to Australia by 77 runs in The Oval (Super Six)
Beat Pakistan by 47 runs in Manchester (Super Six)
Lost to New Zealand by 5 wickets in Nottingham (Super Six)
Points table (Group-A) of the 1999 Men's ODI World Cup:
Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
England | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
NRR (IND) = 1.285; NRR (ZIM) = 0.017; NRR (ENG) = -0.331, hence India is placed above Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is placed above England in the points table.
South Africa, India, and Zimbabwe qualified for the next stage (Super Six) in the tournament.
India didn't carry forward any points while entering the Super Six stage (from 2 games) as they lost to both South Africa and Zimbabwe.
From Group B top three sides Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand qualified for the next stage (super six) of the tournament.
Super Six points table of 1999 ODI World Cup:
Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 2 (NR-1) | 5 |
Zimbabwe | 5 | 2 | 2 (NR-1) | 5 |
India | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
- NRR (PAK) = 0.654; NRR (AUS) = 0.358; NRR (SA) = 0.174
Hence, Pakistan stand above Australia and Australia stand above South Africa in the points table. - NRR (NZ) = -0.520; NRR (ZIM) = -0.786
Hence, New Zealand stand above Zimbabwe in the points table.
As we saw from the above point, the Indian team didn't carry forward any points to the Super Six stage while in the remaining three games of the Super Six, India managed to win only against Pakistan and lost their remaining two matches to Australia and New Zealand.
Top-4 teams (PAK, AUS, SA, NZ) from the Super Six table qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.
India's squad for the 1999 ODI WC:
Mohammad Azharuddin(C), Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Rahul Dravid, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia(Wk), Robin Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Anil Kumble, Venkatesh Prasad, Javagal Srinath, Debasis Mohanty, Nikhil Chopra, Amay Khurasiya
Most runs for India in 1999 WC:
Rahul Dravid - 461 (8 inns)
Sourav Ganguly - 379 (7 inns)
Ajay Jadeja - 285 (7 inns)
Most wickets for India in 1999 WC:
Javagal Srinath - 12 (8 inns)
Debasis Mohanty - 10 (6 inns)
Venkatesh Prasad - 9 (7 inns)
