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ICC World Cup 2003

ICC World Cup 2003: South Africa fail again, this time on calculations

Of all South Africa's World Cup exits, 2003 was perhaps the most embarrassing.

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ICC World Cup 2003: Sachin Tendulkar’s 98 destroys Pakistan’s artillery

Sachin Tendulkar scored an iconic 98 that day to guide India to yet another World Cup victory over Pakistan.

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ICC World Cup 2003: John Davison’s fastest World Cup hundred goes in vain

On February 23, 2003, a low-profile clash between Canada and West Indies during the 2003 World Cup was suddenly thrust into limelight, thanks to John Davison’s breathtaking century that threatened to cause a major upset. His hundred came off just 67 deliveries, a record for the fastest century ever in World Cup history at the time. Karthik Parimal travels back in time to relive that glorious day of cricket.

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Chaminda Vaas takes hat-trick off the first three deliveries in an ODI

On February 14, 2003, Sri Lanka’s ace seamer Chaminda Vaas picked up a hat-trick off the first three balls of a One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh at the 2003 World Cup. He took another wicket to make it four for the first over and ultimately finished with figures of six for 25. Nishad Pai Vaidya revisits that day in Pietermaritzburg.

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Sachin Tendulkar onslaught flattens Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2003

Sachin Tendulkar's epic innings against Pakistan in ICC World Cup 2003.

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ICC World Cup 2003: Canadian John Davison’s tour de force stuns West Indies

Herman Melville once said, "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver." Canadian John Davison lived up to that saying at the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, smacking the fastest hundred of the World Cup - off just 67 balls - at Centurion’s SuperSport Park.

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