| The cricket world cup starts on 13th March 2007 | | | | Ashes series win over England but the host nation |
| with the host nation West Indies entertaining | | | | West Indies should not be discounted as they will be |
| Pakistan at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. | | | | eager to do well in front of their home crowds and |
| The tournament which is held every 4 years consists | | | | South Africa are rated by many as the worlds best |
| of 51 One Day International Matches and an | | | | one day cricket team as for the other teams any |
| estimated 2.5 billion Television audience is expected | | | | one of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are capable of |
| to tune in to watch Crickets showpiece. | | | | winning the cricket world cup with England and New |
| The cricket world cup is the most high profile event | | | | Zealand considered to be outside chances. |
| in world cricket due to the massive interest and | | | | Bangladesh and Zimbabwe complete the test cricket |
| worldwide live TV audience and record amounts of | | | | playing nations but are not serious contenders to win |
| betting interest are predicted as opportunities to | | | | the tournament and Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, |
| profit from cricket betting will exist throughout the | | | | Bermuda and Holland make up the rest of the teams. |
| tournament and millions of pounds will be matched on | | | | The 16 teams will be divided into 4 groups with the |
| the betting exchanges from sports bettors and | | | | top 2 teams from each group advancing into the |
| betting exchange traders alike and millions more will | | | | super 8 round where the remaining 8 teams will play |
| be taken by traditional bookmakers and sports | | | | each other in a round robin format with the top 4 |
| books. | | | | teams qualifying for the world cup semi-finals. |
| So who will win? It is hard to see beyond the hot | | | | The 2 semi-finals winners will then contest the cricket |
| favourites Australia having won the Champions | | | | world cup final on April 28th at Kensington Oval, |
| Trophy in November 2006 and fresh from their | | | | Bridgetown, Barbados. |