The ten Test match playing countries and Kenya qualified for this World Cup automatically, and 5 further teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy, thus gaining ODI status. The field of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup. Mello, the friendly cat is the mascot of the tournament.

Participating Teams
Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, West Indies, England , Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Bermuda, Netherlands

Day matches will be held from 9:30 to 17:15 West Indies time. The first innings will run from 9:30 - 13:00 and the 2nd innings will run from 13:45 to 17:15.

The matches will be One Day Internationals. They will be operating through normal ODI rules. All matches are 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler can only bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match. In the occurence of bad weather, each side must have batted and bowled a minimum of 20 overs each otherwise the match will be declared a no-result. If each side has batting and bowled over twenty overs, the Duckworth-Lewis Method will apply in order to gain a result or modify a target.

Tournament Points
In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points will be awarded by the following:

Points
Results	Points
Win	2 Points
Tie/No Result	1 Point
Loss	0 Point

The top two teams from each Group will go into the Super 8 stage and the Top 4 from the Super 8s will go into the Semi-Finals. These top teams will be decided by most points, in the occurence that the points are tied, then the following methods in turn will be used to decide which team goes through:

Most Wins

Higher Net Run Rate

Higher Number of Wickets Taken Per Ball

Winners of Head to Head Matches

The Drawing Of Lots

The 9th ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 would be held in the West Indies, at 9 host venues with 11 world-class stadia, spread across the beautiful Caribbean Islands. A total of 67 matches (including 16 warm-up matches) will be played in the picture perfect backdrops of the picturesque Caribbean venues.

The nine host venues for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in West Indies include Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Two venues - Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica have two stadia each, while rest of venues have one stadium each. All 9 host venues have established a Local Organizing Committee (LOC) to look after the progress and maintenance of stadiums, and to manage all business related to the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Feel the heat, thrill and excitement that is ready to welcome Cricket World Cup 2007. Be a part of the different cricket matches to be held in this world cup. For more information on venues and match schedule click on the links below:

Match Schedule

       Team Groupings
       Warm-up matches
       Opening Ceremony
       Fixtures
       Super Eight Series
       Semi Finals
       Final

Venues

       Antigua and Barbuda
       Barbados
       Grenada
       Guyana
       Jamaica
       St. Kitts and Nevis
       Saint Lucia
       St. Vincent and the Grenadines
       Trinidad and Tobago

Opening and Closing Ceremonies