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ICC Champions Trophy | The mini World Cup

The Champions Trophy starts on 6 June. Here are some highlights from the previous six editions

West Indies’ Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne (right). Photos: Getty ImagesPremium
West Indies’ Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne (right). Photos: Getty Images

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The Champions Trophy was the creation of then International Cricket Council president Jagmohan Dalmiya, primarily to raise money for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and to popularize the game by involving smaller nations. The tournament, which began in 1998, was initially called the ICC KnockOut and renamed the Champions Trophy in 2002. The first two editions, played in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1998), and Nairobi, Kenya (2000), were on a knock-out basis; this changed later to a round-robin format. The number of teams has changed over the years—there were nine in 1998-99, 11 in 2000-01, 12 each in 2002-03 and 2004, 10 in 2006-07 and eight in 2009-10. Since 2009, only eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams have been involved.

The 2013 edition is expected to be the last in the ODI format. It is to be replaced by a new ICC World Test Championship.

u 1998-99 (Bangladesh)

Jacques Khallis
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Jacques Khallis

Florida (US) and Sharjah (UAE) were the other alternatives for the venue but eventually, with not too many teams in favour of the two places, it was staged in Dhaka. England sent a B team led by Adam Hollioake. Most of the matches turned out to be one-sided. The closest victory margin was in the finals—South Africa beat West Indies by four wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Jacques Kallis was the man of the series, with 8 wickets and 164 runs.

u 2000-01 (Kenya)

Winner: New Zealand

There were three debutants (Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Vijay Dahiya) for India. Singh scored 84 against Australia and 41 against South Africa in the semi-final, though Sourav Ganguly’s unbeaten 141 against South Africa stole the limelight. Ganguly and Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar both got two hundreds in the tournament, but the highlight of the event was the match-winning hundred despite a knee injury by New Zealand’s Chris Cairns in the final against India. New Zealand beat India with four wickets and two balls to spare—their first and only victory in an ICC event.

u 2002-03 (Sri Lanka)

Winner: India and Sri Lanka

The first-ever leg before wicket (LBW) decision deferred to third umpire Rudi Koertzen came when Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik was given out to Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas in the opening match of the tournament. The third match between India and Zimbabwe saw two centuries—one by Mohammad Kaif (111) when India were 87 for 5, and another by Andy Flower (145). Eventually India won by 14 runs. It was India’s second successive final appearance and the title was shared with Sri Lanka because both finals were washed out.

u 2004 (England)

Winner: West Indies

u 2006-07 (India)

Winner: Australia

The sixth qualifying match between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, saw the best bowling figures in the ICC Champions Trophy—6 wickets for 14 runs by Sri Lanka’s Farveez Maharoof. Pakistan’s fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were sent home for testing positive for nandrolone. In the second semi-final, chasing 259 to win, West Indies’ Chris Gayle (133) single-handedly demolished South Africa’s strong bowling line-up. The tournament saw many controversies related to the pitch. The finals were held at Brabourne, where Australia won their first title.

u 2009-10 (South Africa)

Winner: Australia

As several teams voiced their concern over security in Pakistan, the tournament was shifted to South Africa. There were five team totals of over 300 runs and six instances of a team scoring below 150. Australia defended their title by beating New Zealand in the final.

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Published: 22 May 2013, 07:54 PM IST
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