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1999 Cricket World Cup Final Trivia Quiz

If you watched the final of the 1999 Cricket World Cup, you should be able to do well in this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by Buguru. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Buguru

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,780

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2078

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Question 1 of 10

1. At which ground was the final played? Hint

The Oval

Old Trafford

Lord's

Trent Bridge

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many overs in total were played in the final? Hint

The full 100 overs

Just over 80

Less than 60

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who compiled the highest score in the game? Hint

Mark Waugh

Adam Gilchrist

Ijaz Ahmed

Ricky Ponting

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who had the best bowling figures in the game? Hint

Shane Warne

Glenn McGrath

Wasim Akram

Saqlain Mushtaq

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who or what was the biggest single contribution to the Pakistani total in the first innings of the match? Hint

Ijaz Ahmed

Extras

Saeed Anwar

Abdur Razzaq

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which two players put together the highest partnership of the game? Hint

Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann

Saeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti

Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting

Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who hit the winning run(s)? Hint

Steve Waugh

Tom Moody

Ricky Ponting

Darren Lehmann

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many World Cup Finals had Paksitan played in before the 1999 final? Hint

None

Three

Two

One

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many World Cup finals had Australia played in before the 1999 final? Hint

Three

Two

One

None

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these players did NOT bowl in the 1999 final? Hint

Damien Fleming

Shahid Afridi

Azhar Mahmood

Paul Reiffel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At which ground was the final played?

Answer: Lord's

Lord's, the home of cricket, was the obvious place for the final to be held.

2. How many overs in total were played in the final?

Answer: Less than 60

Pakistan batted for 39 overs. Then Australia overtook the Pakistani total in 20.1 overs.

3. Who compiled the highest score in the game?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist scored 54, Mark Waugh scored 37 not out, Ijaz Ahmed scored 22, and Ricky Ponting got 24.

4. Who had the best bowling figures in the game?

Answer: Shane Warne

Warne took 4 for 33, Wasim Akram took 1-41, McGrath took 2-13, and Saqlain Mushtaq took 1-21.

5. Who or what was the biggest single contribution to the Pakistani total in the first innings of the match?

Answer: Extras

There were 25 extras. Saeed Anwar scored 15, and Abdur Razzaq scored 17.

6. Which two players put together the highest partnership of the game?

Answer: Adam Gilchrist and Mark Waugh

Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist put together a very quick 75 at the start of Australia's innings.

7. Who hit the winning run(s)?

Answer: Darren Lehmann

Lehmann cut Saqlain Mushtaq to the point for a boundary.

8. How many World Cup Finals had Paksitan played in before the 1999 final?

Answer: One

Pakistan defeated England in the 1992 World Cup Final.

9. How many World Cup finals had Australia played in before the 1999 final?

Answer: Three

Australia lost to the West Indies in the first World Cup final in 1975, then defeated England in the 1987 final, and lost to Sri Lanka in 1996.

10. Which of these players did NOT bowl in the 1999 final?

Answer: Shahid Afridi

Fleming bowled six overs, Rieffel bowled ten, and Azhar Mahmood bowled two.

Source: Author Buguru

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