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History of ICC Champions’ Trophy
JOHANNESBURG: THE ICC Champions’ Trophy came into existence in 1998 as the ICC Knock-Out Trophy. It was contested under this title for the 1998 and 2000 editions before becoming the ICC Champions’ Trophy in 2002.
Its original purpose was as a fund-raiser for cricket development around the world which is the reason why the first two tournaments were held in Dhaka, Bangladesh – at that time not a full member of the ICC – and in Nairobi, Kenya.
It has since become the most important 50 overs tournament in world cricket after the World Cup and the fact that it is contested every two years provides the opportunity for the major cricketing powers to assess their strength and readiness as they build up to the next World Cup.
The format has changed several times with the 2002 and 2004 editions being expanded to 12 teams to allow some of the affiliate members of the ICC to gain more experience of playing at this level.
In 2006 the format returned to an eight-team tournament with a difference. Only the top six teams on the ICC ODI rankings qualified automatically with the seventh and eighth placed teams, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, going into a pre-tournament qualifying competition against the ninth and 10th placed teams, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
The West Indies and Sri Lanka came through successfully and the West Indies, the defending champions, went on to reach the final.
For the 2009 edition the tournament has returned to its original format with the top eight sides on the world rankings.
Interestingly, no country has won this competition more than once and the final has always been won by the team batting second. The only exception was in Sri Lanka in 2002 when both attempts to play the final were washed out before a result could be achieved. The title was thus shared between India and Sri Lanka.
The results of the finals (with host countries) is as follows:
* 1998: South Africa beat the West Indies by four wickets (Bangladesh)
* 2000: New Zealand beat India by four wickets (Kenya)
* 2002: India versus Sri Lanka no result (Sri Lanka)
* 2004: West Indies beat England by two wickets (England)
* 2006: Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets (India)
* 2009: Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets to win the 2009 Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Group A - Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies,
GROUP B - Sri Lanka, New Zealand, South Africa, England
FIXTURES
GROUP A
Wednesday 23 September - Pakistan v West Indies, The Wanderers Stadium - Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Saturday 26 September - Australia v West Indies, The Wanderers Stadium - Australia won by 50 runs
Saturday 26 September - India v Pakistan, Centurion - Pakistan won by 54 runs
Monday 28 September - Australia v India, Centurion - Match Abandoned
Wednesday 30 September - Australia v Pakistan, Centurion - Australia won by two wickets
Wednesday 30 September - India v West Indies - India won by 7 wickets
GROUP B
Tuesday 22 September - South Africa v Sri Lanka, Centurion - Sri Lanka won by 55 runs (D/L method)
Thursday 24 September - South Africa v New Zealand, Centurion - SA won by 5 wickets
Thursday 25 September - England v Sri Lanka, The Wanderers - England won by 6 wickets
Sunday 27 September - New Zealand v Sri Lanka, The Wanderers - NZ won by 38 runs
Sunday 27 September - South Africa v England, Centurion - England won by 22 runs
Tuesday 29 September - England v New Zealand, The Wanderers - NZ won by 4 wickets
SEMI-FINALS
Friday 2 October - 1st Semi-Final, Australia - England at Centurion - Australia won by 9 wickets
Saturday 3 October - 2nd Semi-Final, Pakistan - New Zealand at The Wanderers - NZ won by 5 wickets
FINAL - Monday 5 October, Centurion - Australia v New Zealand - Australia won by 6 wickets |
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