Indoor Cricket World Cup

The Indoor Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of both men's and women's Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held every two or three years.[1] The first Indoor Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1995. Separate world championships are held for both junior and masters age groups with the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket and the Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket held at similar intervals.[2]

Indoor Cricket World Cup
AdministratorWorld Indoor Cricket Federation
FormatIndoor Cricket
First edition1995
Latest edition2017
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Current championAustralia Australia
(Men & Women)
Most successfulAustralia Australia
21 collective titles
(11 men's titles, 10 women's titles)

The World Cup is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won every world title in both divisions to date.[3]

The 2017 Indoor Cricket World Cup was held in Dubai in United Arab Emirates, with Insportz Club serving as the host venue.

Tournament Format

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Whilst the precise nature of the tournament has varied slightly over the years, each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides.[4]

The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Masters World Series or the Junior World Series.

Results

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Year Host Nation(s) Venue Final
Men Women
1995
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England
Birmingham   Australia def. New Zealand  
130 to 61
Not contested
1998
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Australia
Melbourne   Australia def. New Zealand  
142 to 35
  Australia def. South Africa  
147 to 59
2000
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South Africa
Johannesburg   Australia def. New Zealand  
92 to 53
  Australia def. South Africa  
96 to 54
2002
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New Zealand
Wellington   Australia def. New Zealand  
97 to 58
  Australia def. New Zealand  
160 to 64
2004
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Sri Lanka
Colombo   Australia def. Sri Lanka  
70 to 48
  Australia def. South Africa  
92 to 76
2007
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England
Bristol   Australia def. South Africa  
74 to 51
  Australia def. South Africa  
138 to 89
2009
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Australia
Brisbane   Australia def. New Zealand  
55 to 44
  Australia def. South Africa  
120 to 96
2011
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South Africa
Gauteng   Australia def. South Africa  
94 to 55
  Australia def. South Africa  
66 to 33
2014
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New Zealand
Wellington   Australia def. New Zealand  
149 to 55
  Australia def. New Zealand  
131 to 61
2017
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United Arab Emirates
Dubai   Australia def. New Zealand  
94 to 48
  Australia def. South Africa  
121 to 52
2022
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Australia
Melbourne   Australia def. New Zealand  
120 to 57
  Australia def. New Zealand  
117 to 111

See also

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References

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  1. ^ None. "International Indoor Cricket Tri-series gets underway". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ "Easterns Indoor Cricket caps players". Benoni City Times. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Indoor Cricket South Africa heads to Dubai in hopes to win tournament". Sandton Chronicle. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Super Rugby Pacific, Cricket World Cup open gates to fans after Government lifts outdoor crowd restrictions". Newshub. Retrieved 2022-03-31.