ICC World Cup 2019: England's journey in the history of the tournament
England have played 73 matches in World Cup till date, winning 41, losing 30 while one was tied and another ending inconclusive.
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World Cup 2003; failed to progress beyond group stage:
Captained by Nasser Hussain, England forfeited their game against Zimbabwe in the group stage for security reasons and that proved to be costly. They did well to beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets, Namibia by 55 runs and Pakistan by 112 runs in the next three games but like in 1999, lost a crucial game against India by 82 runs and had Australia in the coffin but could not find the nails in the last game, losing by just 2 wickets. It was all over for the Englishmen as they fell two short of Zimbabwe’s 14 points to crash out. This edition was held in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
World Cup 2007; failed to proceed beyond Super 8 stage:
England crossed the preliminary hurdle of the group stage in a World Cup after 11 years though fell short of a spot in the semifinals. Led by Michael Vaughan this time, England started by losing to New Zealand by 6 wickets but defeated two non-Test playing nations – Canada by 51 runs and Kenya by 7 wickets — to proceed to the Super 8 stage.
In the next stage, Vaughan’s side beat Ireland by 48 runs, Bangladesh by 4 wickets and hosts Windies by 1 wicket. But they lost to Sri Lanka by 2 runs, to Australia by 7 wickets and South Africa by 9 wickets. With six points from seven games, the Three Lions finished fifth in the table and were eliminated.
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