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An incredible streak

BRIDGETOWN: Australia's 23-match World Cup winning streak since tying the 1999 semifinal against South Africa:

1999 in England: Final: beat Pakistan by 8 wickets.

2003 in South Africa/Zimbabwe: League: beat Pakistan by 82 runs; beat India by 9 wickets; beat Netherlands by 75 runs (D/L method); beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets; beat Namibia by 256 runs; beat England by two wickets.

Super Six: beat Sri Lanka by 96 runs; beat New Zealand by 96 runs; beat Kenya by 5 wickets. Semifinals: beat Sri Lanka by 48 runs (D/L method). Final: beat India by 125 runs

2007 in the Caribbean: League: beat Scotland by 203 runs; beat Netherlands by 229 runs; beat South Africa by 83 runs.

Super Eight: beat West Indies by 103 runs; beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets (D/L method); beat England by 7 wickets; beat Ireland by 9 wickets; beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets; beat New Zealand by 215 runs.

Semifinals: beat South Africa by 7 wickets. Final: beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs (D/L method). — AP

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