Sept 12: Pakistan v West Indies, Lahore
Sept 13: Australia v India, Karachi
Sept 14: England v Sri Lanka, Lahore; South Africa v New Zealand, Karachi
Sept 15: Pakistan v Australia, Karachi
Sept 16: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Lahore
Sept 17: England v New Zealand, Lahore
Sept 18: West Indies v India, Karachi
Sept 19: New Zealand v India, Lahore
Sept 20: Pakistan v India, Karachi
Sept 21: Australia v West Indies, Lahore
Sept 22: England v South Africa, Karachi
Sept 24: First semifinal, Karachi
Sept 26: Second semifinal, Lahore
Sept 28: Final, Lahore.
Friday, August 15, 2008
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was held in India with the final on November 5, 2006. A new format was used. Eight teams were competing in the group phase: the top six teams in the ICC ODI Championship on 1 April 2006, plus two teams chosen from the other four Test-playing teams Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, chosen from a pre-tournament round robin qualifying round. West Indies and Sri Lanka qualified ahead of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
The eight teams were then split into two groups of four in a round robin competition. While Australia and West Indies qualified from Group A, South Africa and New Zealand qualified from Group B for semifinals. Australia and West Indies reached Finals defeating New Zealand and South Africa, respectively. In the finals, Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets to win the trophy for the first time. The venues for the tournament were Mohali, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mumbai.
The eight teams were then split into two groups of four in a round robin competition. While Australia and West Indies qualified from Group A, South Africa and New Zealand qualified from Group B for semifinals. Australia and West Indies reached Finals defeating New Zealand and South Africa, respectively. In the finals, Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets to win the trophy for the first time. The venues for the tournament were Mohali, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mumbai.
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004. Fifteen matches were held, spread over sixteen days, at three venues: Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl and The Oval. Twelve teams competed, including Kenya and the USA. West Indies won the tournament final against England by two wickets to take the trophy.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka, and the 12 teams included Netherlands and Kenya. The final between India and Sri Lanka was washed out twice to leave no result. Consequently, the ICC Champions Trophy for the year 2002 was jointly awarded to India and Sri Lanka.
2000 ICC Knock Out tournament
All of the matches in the 2000 tournament were played in Nairobi, Kenya. There were three qualifying matches before the Quarter Finals, involving Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and England. The tournament was won by New Zealand who beat India in the final.
1998 ICC Knock Out tournament
All of the matches in the 1998 ICC Knock Out were played in Dhaka, Bangladesh.The tournament started with a preliminary match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe to decide which would proceed to the Quarter Finals. The tournament was won by South Africa, who beat West Indies in the final.
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