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2003 Cricket World Cup: Ponting leads Australia to a third title

Champions: Australia · Hosts: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya

Australia retain the trophy

The World Cup came to Africa, with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosting. Australia finished as champions again, defeating India by 125 runs in the Johannesburg final on 23 March. Their third title followed victories in 1987 and 1999.

The innings that decided the final

Ricky Ponting finished unbeaten on 140 and Damien Martyn made 88 not out. Their unbroken third-wicket partnership of 234 lifted Australia to 359 for two. India were dismissed for 234, despite Virender Sehwag’s 82.

Kenya reach the last four

Kenya’s run to the semi-finals gave the tournament another defining story. They reached the Super Six stage and then the last four, where India ended their campaign. Australia overcame Sri Lanka in the other semi-final before producing their decisive batting performance in the final.

Sources

Final result

DateVenueTeamsWinnerMargin
23 Mar 2003New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgAustralia v IndiaAustralia125 runs
ODI · Men's23 Mar 2003
ICC World Cup
Australia flagAustralia359/2
India flagIndia234/10
Australia won by 125 runs↗

Available 2003 World Cup scorecards

49 matches in our Cricsheet dataset. Coverage may omit matches; this is not a complete tournament results list.

DateMatchVenueResult
23 Mar 2003Australia v India →New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgAustralia won by 125 runs
20 Mar 2003India v Kenya →Kingsmead, DurbanIndia won by 91 runs
18 Mar 2003Australia v Sri Lanka →St George's Park, Port ElizabethAustralia won by 48 runs (D/L)
15 Mar 2003Kenya v Australia →Kingsmead, DurbanAustralia won by 5 wickets
15 Mar 2003Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe →Buffalo Park, East LondonSri Lanka won by 74 runs
14 Mar 2003New Zealand v India →SuperSport Park, CenturionIndia won by 7 wickets
12 Mar 2003Zimbabwe v Kenya →Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinKenya won by 7 wickets
11 Mar 2003Australia v New Zealand →St George's Park, Port ElizabethAustralia won by 96 runs
10 Mar 2003India v Sri Lanka →New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgIndia won by 183 runs
8 Mar 2003Zimbabwe v New Zealand →Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinNew Zealand won by 6 wickets
7 Mar 2003Kenya v India →Newlands, Cape TownIndia won by 6 wickets
7 Mar 2003Australia v Sri Lanka →SuperSport Park, CenturionAustralia won by 96 runs
4 Mar 2003Pakistan v Zimbabwe →Queens Sports Club, Bulawayono result
3 Mar 2003Sri Lanka v South Africa →Kingsmead, Durbantie (D/L)
3 Mar 2003Netherlands v Namibia →Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinNetherlands won by 64 runs
3 Mar 2003Canada v New Zealand →Willowmoore Park, BenoniNew Zealand won by 5 wickets
2 Mar 2003England v Australia →St George's Park, Port ElizabethAustralia won by 2 wickets
1 Mar 2003Pakistan v India →SuperSport Park, CenturionIndia won by 6 wickets
1 Mar 2003Kenya v Bangladesh →New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgKenya won by 32 runs
28 Feb 2003Sri Lanka v West Indies →Newlands, Cape TownSri Lanka won by 6 runs
28 Feb 2003Zimbabwe v Netherlands →Queens Sports Club, BulawayoZimbabwe won by 99 runs
27 Feb 2003South Africa v Canada →Buffalo Park, East LondonSouth Africa won by 118 runs
27 Feb 2003Australia v Namibia →North West Cricket Stadium, PotchefstroomAustralia won by 256 runs
26 Feb 2003India v England →Kingsmead, DurbanIndia won by 82 runs
26 Feb 2003Bangladesh v New Zealand →De Beers Diamond Oval, KimberleyNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
25 Feb 2003Pakistan v Netherlands →Boland Bank Park, PaarlPakistan won by 97 runs
24 Feb 2003Zimbabwe v Australia →Queens Sports Club, BulawayoAustralia won by 7 wickets
24 Feb 2003Kenya v Sri Lanka →Gymkhana Club Ground, NairobiKenya won by 53 runs
23 Feb 2003India v Namibia →City Oval, PietermaritzburgIndia won by 181 runs
23 Feb 2003Canada v West Indies →SuperSport Park, CenturionWest Indies won by 7 wickets
22 Feb 2003England v Pakistan →Newlands, Cape TownEngland won by 112 runs
22 Feb 2003Bangladesh v South Africa →Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinSouth Africa won by 10 wickets
19 Feb 2003England v Namibia →St George's Park, Port ElizabethEngland won by 55 runs
19 Feb 2003Canada v Sri Lanka →Boland Bank Park, PaarlSri Lanka won by 9 wickets
19 Feb 2003India v Zimbabwe →Harare Sports ClubIndia won by 83 runs
18 Feb 2003West Indies v Bangladesh →Willowmoore Park, Benonino result
16 Feb 2003South Africa v New Zealand →New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgNew Zealand won by 9 wickets (D/L)
16 Feb 2003Pakistan v Namibia →De Beers Diamond Oval, KimberleyPakistan won by 171 runs
16 Feb 2003Netherlands v England →Buffalo Park, East LondonEngland won by 6 wickets
15 Feb 2003Canada v Kenya →Newlands, Cape TownKenya won by 4 wickets
15 Feb 2003India v Australia →SuperSport Park, CenturionAustralia won by 9 wickets
13 Feb 2003New Zealand v West Indies →St George's Park, Port ElizabethNew Zealand won by 20 runs
12 Feb 2003India v Netherlands →Boland Bank Park, PaarlIndia won by 68 runs
12 Feb 2003Kenya v South Africa →North West Cricket Stadium, PotchefstroomSouth Africa won by 10 wickets
11 Feb 2003Canada v Bangladesh →Kingsmead, DurbanCanada won by 60 runs
11 Feb 2003Australia v Pakistan →New Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgAustralia won by 82 runs
10 Feb 2003Sri Lanka v New Zealand →Goodyear Park, BloemfonteinSri Lanka won by 47 runs
10 Feb 2003Zimbabwe v Namibia →Harare Sports ClubZimbabwe won by 86 runs (D/L)
9 Feb 2003West Indies v South Africa →Newlands, Cape TownWest Indies won by 3 runs

Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.