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All you want to know about the Champions Trophy

Last updated on: September 10, 2004 21:20 IST
The ICC Champions Trophy sits alongside the World Cup as one of the two "majors" of international cricket. The two tournaments are the only occasions on the cricket calendar when all 10 Test-playing nations come together to compete in the one event.

This year, the world's best teams will be joined by the emerging one-day cricket nations, Kenya - the surprise team from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 - and the United States of America, which earned a place in the tournament after winning the ICC Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March.

To be staged in England for the first time, the ICC Champions Trophy provides teams the opportunity to benchmark their progress against each other with a format that has no leeway for mistakes.

In contrast to the ICC Cricket World Cup, which provides an extended format of matches and allows teams the chance to recover from a defeat or slump in form, the ICC Champions Trophy demands consistency and the ability to generate winning performances from start to finish.

With 15 games in 16 days, one defeat is likely to prevent a team from progressing to the finals.

Originally introduced as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and staged every two years since that time, the event has evolved into a round-robin competition with teams split into pool groups based on their official ICC one-day international rankings.

In 2002, the tournament was renamed the ICC Champions Trophy to reflect the new competition format.

Check the following statistics:
Summary of tournaments
Result summary
Highest team totals
Lowest team totals
Largest margins of victory
Narrowest margins of victory
Individual hundreds
Leading run-scorers
Best batting strike rate
Highest partnership for each wicket
Best bowling in a match
Best all-round performance in a match
Most catches in a match
Most dismissals in a match
Most man of match awards
Most matches as umpire

Summary of tournaments:

Season Venue Teams Winner Runner-up
1998-99 Bangladesh 9 South Africa West Indies
2000-01 Kenya 11 New Zealand India
2002-03 Sri Lanka 12 India - Sri Lanka* -
* India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners after no result could be achieved in the final played twice

Result summary:

Country Played Won Lost NR Tied Winning %
Australia 5 2 3 - - 40.00
Bangladesh 3 - 3 - - 0.00
England 5 2 3 - - 40.00
India 11 7 2 2 - 63.64
Kenya 3 - 3 - - 0.00
Netherlands 2 - 2 - - 0.00
New Zealand 7 5 2 - - 71.43
Pakistan 5 2 3 - - 40.00
South Africa 8 6 2 - - 75.00
Sri Lanka 9 5 2 2 - 55.56
West Indies 6 3 3 - - 50.00
Zimbabwe 4 - 4 - - 0.00
TOTAL 34 32 32 2 - 94.12

Highest team totals:

Score For Vs Venue Date Result
316-5 (50 overs) SA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002 Won
307-8 (50 overs) Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998 Won
298-8 (50 overs) Eng Zim Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002 Won
296-7 (50 overs) Aus NZ Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002 Won
295-6 (50 overs) Ind SA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000 Won
292-6 (50 overs) SL Net Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002 Won
289-9 (50 overs) WI Pak Dhaka 29 Oct 1998 Won
288-6 (50 overs) Ind Zim Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002 Won
287-6 (50 overs) SL WI Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000 Won
283-4 (46.4 overs) SA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998 Won
281-7 (50 overs) Eng SA Dhaka 25 Oct 1998 Lost

Highest for other teams:

Score For Vs Venue Date Result
274-8 (50 overs) Zim Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002 Lost
265-7 (50 overs) NZ Zim Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000 Won
265-6 (49.4 overs) NZ Ind Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000 Won
259-9 (50 overs) Pak WI Dhaka 29 Oct 1998 Lost
232-8 (50 overs) BD Eng Nairobi (Gym) 05 Oct 2000 Lost
232 (49.1 overs) Ken WI Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002 Lost
136 (50 overs) Net Pak Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002 Lost

Lowest team totals:

Score For Vs Venue Date Result
77 (19.3 overs) BD NZ Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002 Lost
86 (29.3 overs) Net SL Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002 Lost
129 (45.2 overs) BD Aus Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002 Lost
132 (26.2 overs) NZ Aus Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002 Lost
132 (23.4 overs) SL SA Dhaka 30 Oct 1998 Lost
136 (50 overs) Net Pak Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002 Lost
140 (46.5 overs) Ken SA Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002 Lost
162 (48.4 overs) Aus SL Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002 Lost
179 (46.4 overs) WI SL Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000 Lost
182 (44.1 overs) Eng SA Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000 Lost
188 (49.5 overs) NZ SL Dhaka 26 Oct 1998 Lost
190-9 (48 overs) Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002 Lost
194 (45.4 overs) SL Pak Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000 Lost
200 (49.4 overs) Pak SL Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002 Lost
200 (41 overs) SA Ind Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000 Lost

Lowest for other teams:

Score For Vs Venue Date Result
242-6 (50 overs) Ind WI Dhaka 31 Oct 1998 Lost

Largest margins of victory:

Margin Winner Score Loser Score Venue Date
206 runs SL 292-6 Net 86 Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002
176 runs SA 316-5 Ken 140 Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
167 runs NZ 244-9 BD 77 Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
164 runs Aus 296-7 NZ 132 Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
108 runs Eng 298-8 Zim 190-9 Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
108 runs SL 287-6 WI 179 Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
9 wickets Pak 195-1 SL  194 Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
9 wickets Aus 133-1 BD 129 Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
9 wickets Pak 142-1 Net 136 Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002

Narrowest margins of victory:

Margin Winner Score Loser Score Venue Date
10 runs Ind 261-9 SA 251-6 Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
14 runs Ind 288-6 Zim 274-8 Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
20 runs Ind 265-9 Aus 245 Nairobi (Gym) 07 Oct 2000
2 wickets SA 238-8 WI 242-8 Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
4 wickets WI 248-6 SA  245 Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
4 wickets Pak  255-6 NZ 252 Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
4 wickets Ind  265-6 NZ 264-6 Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000

Individual hundreds:

Batsman Score Balls For Vs Venue Date
A Flower 145 164 Zim Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
SC Ganguly 141* 142 Ind SA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
SR Tendulkar 141 128 Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
DA Gunawardene 132 146 SL WI Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
V Sehwag 126 104 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
ME Trescothick 119 102 Eng Zim Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
SC Ganguly 117* 109 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
SC Ganguly 117 130 Ind NZ Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
HH Gibbs 116* 119 SA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
HH Gibbs 116 126 SA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
JH Kallis 113* 100 SA SL Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
M Kaif 111* 112 Ind Zim Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
BC Lara 111 120 WI Ken Colombo (SSC) 17 Sep 2002
Saeed Anwar 105* 134 Pak SL Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
Saeed Anwar 104 115 Pak NZ Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
PA Wallace 103 102 WI SA Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
ST Jayasuriya 102* 120 SL Pak Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2002
CL Cairns 102* 113 NZ Ind Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
MS Atapattu 101 118 SL Net Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002
ADR Campbell 100 143 Zim NZ Dhaka 24 Oct 1998

Leading run-scorers:

Batsman For Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 0s
SC Ganguly Ind 11 9 2 575 141* 82.14 671 85.69 3 2 0
JH Kallis SA 8 8 2 424 113* 70.67 511 82.97 1 3 0
SR Tendulkar Ind 11 10 2 359 141 44.88 434 82.72 1 1 0
R Dravid Ind 11 8 1 345 71 49.29 493 69.98 0 3 0
ST Jayasuriya SL 9 9 1 317 102* 39.63 373 84.99 1 1 2
Saeed Anwar Pak 4 4 2 289 105* 144.50 371 77.90 2 1 0
V Sehwag Ind 5 5 2 271 126 90.33 225 120.44 1 1 0
A Flower Zim 4 4 0 267 145 66.75 307 86.97 1 1 0
HH Gibbs SA 3 3 1 240 116* 120.00 255 94.12 2 0 0
S Chanderpaul WI 5 5 0 238 74 47.60 373 63.81 0 1 0
MS Atapattu SL 9 9 0 228 101 25.33 354 64.41 1 1 1
BC Lara WI 6 6 1 224 111 44.80 273 82.05 1 1 0
PA Wallace WI 3 3 0 221 103 73.67 205 107.80 1 1 0
SP Fleming NZ 7 7 0 213 96 30.43 280 76.07 0 1 0
Yuvraj Singh Ind 9 5 0 208 84 41.60 213 97.65 0 2 0
RG Twose NZ 3 3 0 203 87 67.67 247 82.19 0 2 0

Best batting strike rate
(Qualification: 100 runs)

SR Batsman For Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF 100s 50s 0s
123.03 AC Gilchrist Aus 5 5 0 187 54 37.40 152 0 1 0
120.44 V Sehwag Ind 5 5 2 271 126 90.33 225 1 1 0
107.80 PA Wallace WI 3 3 0 221 103 73.67 205 1 1 0
105.26 Imran Nazir Pak 3 3 0 120 59 40.00 114 0 1 0
100.93 RR Singh Ind 6 5 1 108 73* 27.00 107 0 1 1
97.74 M Kaif Ind 5 2 1 130 111* 130.00 133 1 0 0
97.65 Yuvraj Singh Ind 9 5 0 208 84 41.60 213 0 2 0
96.39 ME Trescothick Eng 4 4 0 160 119 40.00 166 1 0 1
94.12 HH Gibbs SA 3 3 1 240 116* 120.00 255 2 0 0
90.80 WJ Cronje SA 3 3 1 148 67 74.00 163 0 2 0
88.96 DA Gunawardene SL 2 2 0 137 132 68.50 154 1 0 0
88.27 CD McMillan NZ 5 5 1 173 52 43.25 196 0 2 0
86.97 A Flower Zim 4 4 0 267 145 66.75 307 1 1 0
86.96 DJ Cullinan SA 3 3 0 120 69 40.00 138 0 1 0
85.69 SC Ganguly Ind 11 9 2 575 141* 82.14 671 3 2 0
84.99 ST Jayasuriya SL 9 9 1 317 102* 39.63 373 1 1 2
83.94 CL Cairns NZ 2 2 1 115 102* 115.00 137 1 0 0
83.92 SO Tikolo Ken 3 3 0 167 93 55.67 199 0 2 0
82.97 JH Kallis SA 8 8 2 424 113* 70.67 511 1 3 0
82.72 SR Tendulkar Ind 11 10 2 359 141 44.88 434 1 1 0
82.19 RG Twose NZ 3 3 0 203 87 67.67 247 0 2 0
82.05 BC Lara WI 6 6 1 224 111 44.80 273 1 1 0
81.39 DPM Jayawardene SL 7 6 1 188 77 37.60 231 0 2 0

Highest partnership for each wicket:

Wkt Runs Batsmen For Vs Venue Date
1st 192 V Sehwag & SC Ganguly Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
2nd 178* HH Gibbs & JH Kallis SA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
3rd 160 DA Gunawardene & DPM Jayawardene SL WI Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
4th 132 SR Tendulkar & A Jadeja Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
5th 118 DPM Jayawardene & RP Arnold SL Ind Colombo (RPS) 30 Sep 2002
6th 122 CL Cairns & CZ Harris NZ Ind Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
7th 84* M Kaif & A Kumble Ind Zim Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
8th 46 SK Warne & B Lee Aus SL Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
9th 38 HH Streak & RW Price Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
10th 50 KD Mills & SE Bond NZ Aus Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002

Best bowling in a match:

Bowler Figures For Vs Venue Date
JH Kallis 5-30 7.3 overs SA WI Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
GD McGrath 5-37 7 overs Aus NZ Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002
SB O'Connor 5-46 8 overs NZ Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
M Muralitharan 4-15 5.3 overs SL Net Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002
SE Bond 4-21 5 overs NZ BD Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
KLT Arthurton 4-31 10 overs WI Pak Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
RC Irani 4-37 10 overs Eng Zim Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
SR Tendulkar 4-38 9.1 overs Ind Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
PJ Wiseman 4-45 9.2 overs NZ Zim Nairobi (Gym) 09 Oct 2000
DT Hondo 4-45 6 overs Zim Eng Colombo (RPS) 18 Sep 2002
Zaheer Khan 4-45 10 overs Ind Zim Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
M Dillon 4-60 10 overs WI SA Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002
DT Hondo 4-62 9 overs Zim Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002
Azhar Mahmood 4-65 10 overs Pak NZ Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000

Best all-round performance in a match:

Player For Performance Vs Venue Date
JH Kallis SA 37 & 5-30 WI Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
KLT Arthurton WI 33 & 4-31 Pak Dhaka 29 Oct 1998
SR Tendulkar Ind 141 & 4-38 Aus Dhaka 28 Oct 1998
Shahid Afridi Pak 55* & 3-18 Net Colombo (SSC) 21 Sep 2002
V Sehwag Ind 59 & 3-25 SA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
CL Hooper WI 27 & 3-42 SA Colombo (SSC) 13 Sep 2002

Most catches in a match:

Fielder Ct For Vs Venue Date
JN Rhodes 3 SA WI Dhaka 01 Nov 1998
MS Atapattu 3 SL SA Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
Yuvraj Singh 3 Ind SA Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
ADR Campbell 3 Zim Ind Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2002

Most dismissals in a match:

Keeper Dismissals For Vs Venue Date
KC Sangakkara 5 (4 ct + 1 st) SL Net Colombo (RPS) 16 Sep 2002
DO Obuya 4 (1 ct + 3 st) Ken SA Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
Moin Khan 3 (3 ct) Pak SL Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
RS Kaluwitharana 3 (3 ct) SL WI Nairobi (Gym) 04 Oct 2000
V Dahiya 3 (2 ct + 1 st) Ind SA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
Khaled Masud 3 (2 ct + 1 st) BD NZ Colombo (SSC) 23 Sep 2002
AC Gilchrist 3 (2 ct + 1 st) Aus NZ Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002

Most man of match awards:

Player For MoM
JH Kallis SA 3
V Sehwag Ind 2

Most matches as umpire:

Umpire Mts Start End
SA Bucknor 14 24 Oct 1998 30 Sep 2002
DR Shepherd 13 26 Oct 1998 30 Sep 2002
DL Orchard 10 29 Oct 1998 27 Sep 2002
S Venkataraghavan 7 25 Oct 1998 20 Sep 2002
P Willey 6 24 Oct 1998 13 Oct 2000
RB Tiffin 4 15 Sep 2002 25 Sep 2002
RS Dunne 3 25 Oct 1998 01 Nov 1998
DJ Harper 3 12 Sep 2002 20 Sep 2002
EAR De Silva 3 14 Sep 2002 23 Sep 2002
RE Koertzen 3 14 Sep 2002 21 Sep 2002
DB Hair 2 05 Oct 2000 10 Oct 2000

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Rajneesh Gupta