2007 Cricket World Cup final
Kensington Oval during the Final of 2007 Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and Australia | |||||||||
| Event | 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup | ||||||||
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| Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method) | |||||||||
| Date | 28 April 2007 | ||||||||
| Venue | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Steve Bucknor (WI) and Aleem Dar (Pak) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 28,108 | ||||||||
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The 2007 Cricket World Cup final was played on 28 April 2007 at Kensington Oval in Barbados to determine the winner of the ninth installment of the Cricket World Cup. This was the first time that Barbados hosted a Cricket World Cup final. Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 53 runs (under the Duckworth–Lewis method) to win their 4th World Cup title and 3rd in succession. It was the second time that Australia and Sri Lanka played a World Cup final against each other, after 1996.