2003 Final: Australia defeated India by 125 runs. After cruising through the tournament unbeaten, Australia became the only second team to retain the World Cup when it beat India in a lopsided final at Johannesburg. The first World Cup in Africa was co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Kenya provided the surprise of the tournament by beating test nation Sri Lanka on the way to an appearance in the semifinals.But the success of Kenya and Zimbabwe in an interminable tournament that required 42 games to narrow the field from 14 teams to six owed much to the refusal of England and New Zealand to play in those countries because of security concerns.
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