Finals
Men's Division
World Cup
The World Cup final was contested between Australia and South Africa. This final was the sixth consecutive appearance in a World Cup final and was the first for South Africa. Despite performing below expectations early in the tournament, Australia easily accounted for England in their semi final. The South African side, on the other hand, came through a tough encounter with the New Zealand side by just three runs.
In the end, Australia managed a narrow but comfortable victory to claim their sixth consecutive title.
29 September 2007 | Australia 74 |
v | South Africa 51 |
Australia won by 23 runs |
World Cup Plate
A secondary and subordinate final was played between England (the loser of the bronze medal match) and France (the highest ranked side from the bottom three teams). England rebounded from their heavy loss against New Zealand in the bronze medal match to claim the first Plate title.
29 September 2007 | England 101 |
v | France 21 |
England won by 80 runs |
Women's Division The Women's World Cup Final featured Australia and South Africa. South Africa entered the side as favourites having accounted for Australia in all but one of their encounters in the earlier stages of the World Cup. Australia, however, rebounded and managed to claim their fifth consecutive World Cup title.
29 September 2007 | Australia 138 |
v | South Africa 39 |
Australia won by 49 runs |
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