Sachin Tendulkar was declared as Player of the Series (673 Runs).
The tournament was eventually won by Australia who won all 11 of their matches, beating India in the final played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. This was Australia's third World Cup win, the only team to do so.
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.
The tournament saw numerous upsets, with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and England all being eliminated at the group stage (South Africa missed by 1 run after misreading the Duckworth-Lewis method rules).
41st Match, Pool A: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (2003):
Last ODI match of legendary Fast Bowler Wasim Akram.
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By what name was Cricket World Cup 2003 (2003) officially released in Canada in English?
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