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Indoor Cricket World Cup

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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 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]

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