Cricket World Cup 2011

CWC 2011 VENUE

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Eden Gardens - Kolkata

Established in 1864, the world-famous ground is the country's biggest cricket venue and had initially a seating capacity of 120,000 before renovations reduced it to its current capacity of 90,000. It hosted its first Test in 1934 between India and England, and the first ODI was played here between India and Pakistan in 1987.

The ground is famous for its passionate and vocal crowd and has previously hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1987 and 1996. The venue was witness to some famous individual feats including Harbhajan Singh becoming the first-ever Indian bowler to capture a Test hat-trick against Australia in March 2001 and Kapil Dev's ODI hat-trick against Sri Lanka in January 1991.

Feroz Shah Kotla - Delhi

Established in 1883, the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, formerly known as Willingdon Pavilion, is run by Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) and is named after Feroz Shah Tughlaq of the Tughlaq dynasty from the 14th century. It held its first official match on November 10, 1948 between India and West Indies. The stadium with a seating capacity of 48,000 has also hosted the 1987 and 1996 ICC Cricket World Cups.

Anil Kumble famously took his 10 Test wickets in an innings on this ground in 1999 against Pakistan. In 1983-84, Sunil Gavaskar scored his 29th century to equal Don Bradman's long standing record for the highest number of hundreds in Test cricket. In 2005-06, Sachin Tendulkar broke Gavaskar's record of most centuries with his 35th Test century in this venue.

Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai

Established in 1974, the stadium is located less than a mile away from Brabourne Stadium. Its seaside proximity assists swing bowlers during the early part of each day. It is currently being rebuilt ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The first Test in the ground was played in January 1975 between India and West Indies. The venue has played host to ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 and 1996.

M. A.Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai

The venue, better known as Chepauk Stadium, was established in 1916, and has a capacity of 50,000. The first Test was played here in February 1934 between India and England and the stadium has also hosted the 1987 and 1996 ICC Cricket World Cups. The first-ever Ranji Trophy match between Mysore and Tamil Nadu was also played here.

Pakistan's Saeed Anwar scored his famous knock of 194 against India in the Independence Cup match in 1997 at the same venue. India's Virender Sehwag produced his classic triple-hundred at this venue in the 2008 Test between India and South Africa.

The stadium is also recognised for the sporting behaviour of its crowd, which is reputed to be one of the most knowledgeable and appreciative in the country.

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium - Mohali

The 30,000-seat venue was established in 1993, and was transformed from a swamp with deep ravines into one of India's top sporting venues in the space of just two years. The first official match played here was an ODI between India and South Africa in November 1993. It was the venue for the thrilling ICC CWC 1996 semi-final in 1996 when Australia beat the West Indies by five runs.

The pitch initially assisted pace bowlers, especially in Test matches, but it has subsequently settled down to become a batsman's paradise. West Indies' Jimmy Adams has fond memories of the ground , in 1994, he scored 174 not and 78 not out, leading his side to victory by 243 runs.

The venue is considered to be one of the best in the country, with world-class facilities for practice, spectators as well the media.

Vidharba Cricket Association Stadium - Nagpur

This stadium, with a seating capacity of 45,000, was established in 2008 and boasts some of the best facilities in the country for players, spectators and media. Built over 35-acres of land, the venue is located 20 kilometres from the city center.

The first official match played here was the fourth Test between India and Australia in November 2008. The Vidarbha Cricket Association subsequently installed floodlights in the stadium for the day and night ODI series against Australia in 2009-10. The ground also hosted the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in December 2009 when the venue was shifted from Vishakhapatnam due to security reasons.

Sardar Patel Stadium - Ahmedabad

Also known as Motera, the stadium was established in 1982 and is built on the banks of the Sabarmati River on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Located on a 50-acre site, it took only nine months to construct the 48,000-seater stadium.

The first match played here was the third Test between India and West Indies in November 1983. The venue also hosted the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 between India and Zimbabwe in October 1987.

The venue has witnessed some memorable Indian feats including Sunil Gavaskar achieving 10,000 Test runs against Pakistan in 1986-87, and Kapil Dev claiming his 432nd victim to break Richard Hadlee's record as leading Test wicket-taker.

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bangalore

Established in 1969, the venue was originally named as Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium and eventually renamed after M Chinnaswamy, who was the president of the Indian board from 1977 until 1980.

The stadium was given Test status in 1974-75 and hosted West Indies in the opening match, although the stadium was only half-built. That match was also the debut of two West Indian greats, Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards.

The venue, with a capacity of 50,000, has also hosted ICC CWC matches in 1987 and 1996 including the fierce CWC quarterfinal between India and Pakistan in March 1996.

R. Premadasa Stadium - Colombo

Established in 1986, the venue, named after former Sri Lanka president Ranasinghe Premadasa, was earlier named Khettarama Stadium. It is the biggest stadium in the country and was built on swampland previously used by monks ferrying across to the Khettarama temple adjacent to the stadium.

The 35,000-seater venue hosted its first official match with the ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played on April 1986. The first Test was played between Sri Lanka and Australia in September 1992.

A new training centre was developed behind the stadium with 16 practice pitches and dormitories for the Academy which started in 2003.

Pallekele Cricket Stadium - Kandy
The venue is being built exclusively for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and will host three CWC matches.

Pallakele was acquired by SLC in 2006 for developing it into an international venue with lights so that international cricket matches can be hosted. The venue has already hosted an U19 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, during the tri-series in late 2009.

The project, to be built at an estimated cost of $3.93 million, will have a capacity of 25,000 and would also be beneficial for schools around the area.

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Established in 2009, the venue is being built exclusively for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and will host two CWC matches. Sri Lanka Cricket considered building new venues when existing grounds like Galle, SSC and P Sara Oval, did not qualify for having capacity crowds of less than 20,000.

The project to build an international cricket stadium in Hambantota with lights was approved in 2006 by Sri Lanka Cricket. The entire cost of the stadium is estimated to be US$7.86 million and is expected to be ready by August 2010.

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium - Chittagong
The venue is also known as Chittagong Divsional Stadium and previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium. Situated about half-an-hour outside the city centre, the stadium was one of the five purpose-built cricket grounds established in the run-up to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2004.

Spectators can enjoy both cricket and breathtaking beauty of the Bay of Bengal simultaneously for the wonderful location of the stadium. It was granted full international status in January 2006, ahead of Sri Lanka's visit to the country.

Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium - Dhaka
Established in 2006, the venue was named after AK Fazlul Haque - the country's renowned leader and has a seating capacity of 25,000. The stadium will host the opening ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The first official match played here was the ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in December 2008 and the ground was granted as Test venue status in 2007.

SACHIN TENDULKAR

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SACHIN TENDULKAR

Sreesanth was hit for plenty by Imrul Kayes

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CWC 2011: Bangladesh v India, Bangladesh's batting, Mirpur, 19 February

Most player-of-the-match awards

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Player	Span	Mat	Awards
SR Tendulkar (India)	1989-2011	445	61
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2009	444	48
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1996-2010	307	32
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	187	31
SC Ganguly (Asia/India)	1992-2007	311	31
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2007	299	30
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2003	308	30
RT Ponting (Aus/ICC)	1995-2011	353	30
Saeed Anwar (Pak)	1989-2003	247	28
AC Gilchrist (Aus/ICC)	1996-2008	287	28
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	223	25
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	238	25
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1999	269	24
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak)	1991-2007	378	24
V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/India)	1999-2011	229	22
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2010	248	22
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA)	1996-2008	303	22
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/Pak)	1996-2011	313	22
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1984-2003	356	22
A Symonds (Aus)	1998-2009	198	21
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)	1999-2011	223	21
ME Waugh (Aus)	1988-2002	244	21
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/India)	2000-2011	266	21
SR Waugh (Aus)	1986-2002	325	21
CG Greenidge (WI)	1975-1991	128	20
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	268	20
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	143	19
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	19
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	18
Javed Miandad (Pak)	1975-1996	233	18
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/Pak)	1996-2011	255	18
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/Pak)	1998-2010	288	18
M Azharuddin (India)	1985-2000	334	18
Waqar Younis (Pak)	1989-2003	262	17
AR Border (Aus)	1979-1994	273	17
SP Fleming (ICC/NZ)	1994-2007	280	17
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL)	2000-2011	283	17
DM Jones (Aus)	1984-1994	164	16
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2003	185	16
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2003	245	16
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2011	263	16
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	1998-2011	333	16
Shoaib Malik (Pak)	1999-2010	192	15
B Lee (Aus)	2000-2011	193	15
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2003	227	15
GD McGrath (Aus/ICC)	1993-2007	250	15
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC)	1999-2009	141	14
Aamer Sohail (Pak)	1990-2000	156	14
PD Collingwood (Eng)	2001-2011	194	14
Younis Khan (Pak)	2000-2011	214	14
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak)	1986-2000	250	14
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/India)	1996-2009	339	14
GR Marsh (Aus)	1986-1992	117	13
AJ Lamb (Eng)	1982-1992	122	13
NS Sidhu (India)	1987-1998	136	13
Imran Khan (Pak)	1974-1992	175	13
MS Dhoni (Asia/India)	2004-2011	178	13
Saleem Malik (Pak)	1982-1999	283	13
M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL)	1993-2011	342	13
SR Watson (Aus)	2002-2011	124	12
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1999	143	12
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	159	12
SK Warne (Aus/ICC)	1993-2005	194	12
GW Flower (Zim)	1992-2010	221	12
MG Bevan (Aus)	1994-2004	232	12
G Gambhir (India)	2003-2011	106	11
ME Trescothick (Eng)	2000-2006	123	11
GA Gooch (Eng)	1976-1995	125	11
K Srikkanth (India)	1981-1992	146	11
DC Boon (Aus)	1984-1995	181	11
A Flower (Zim)	1992-2003	213	11
N Kapil Dev (India)	1978-1994	225	11
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1994-2008	322	11
RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	115	10
AJ Stewart (Eng)	1989-2003	170	10
SB Styris (NZ)	1999-2011	181	10
MJ Clarke (Aus)	2003-2011	189	10
TM Dilshan (SL)	1999-2011	195	10
A Jadeja (India)	1992-2000	196	10
DR Martyn (Aus)	1992-2006	208	10
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	1991-2006	215	10
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1996	224	10
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	250	10
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	267	10

Records include the following recent matches:
Kenya v Pakistan at Hambantota, ICC Cricket World Cup 6th match, Feb 23, 2011 [ODI # 3105]
England v Netherlands at Nagpur, ICC Cricket World Cup 5th match, Feb 22, 2011 [ODI # 3104]
Australia v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad, ICC Cricket World Cup 4th match, Feb 21, 2011 [ODI # 3103]

Highest individual scores

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Player	OPP	RUNS	BALLS	S/R	4s	6s
Nathan Astle	USA	145*	151	96.03	13	6
Andy Flower	IND	145	164	88.41	13	0
Sachin Tendulkar	AUS	141	128	110.16	13	3
Graeme Smith	ENG	141	134	105.22	16	0
Sourav Ganguly	SA	141*	142	99.3	11	6
Shane Watson	ENG	136*	132	103.03	10	7
Chris Gayle	SA	133*	135	98.52	17	3
Avishka Gunawardene	WI	132	146	90.41	19	0
Shoaib Malik	IND	128	126	101.59	16	0
Virender Sehwag	ENG	126	104	121.15	21	1
Shahriar Nafees	ZIM	123*	161	76.4	17	1
Marcus Trescothick	ZIM	119	102	116.67	11	2
Sourav Ganguly	ENG	117*	109	107.34	12	3
Sourav Ganguly	NZ	117	130	90	9	4
Herschelle Gibbs	IND	116	119	97.48	16	0
Herschelle Gibbs	KEN	116	126	92.06	13	3
Jacques Kallis	SL	113*	100	113	5	5
Dwayne Bravo	ENG	112*	124	90.32	14	1
Mohammad Kaif	ZIM	111*	112	99.11	8	1
Ricky Ponting	ENG	111*	115	96.52	12	1

Most Wickets

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Player	MP	OVERS	WKTS	RUNS	MAIDENS	E/R
Muttiah Muralidaran	17	134.1	24	484	11	3.61
Kyle Mills	12	96.0	22	420	6	4.38
Brett Lee	16	123.1	22	591	6	4.8
Glenn McGrath	12	102.0	21	412	13	4.04
Jacques Kallis	17	106.3	20	525	3	4.94
Mervyn Dillon	7	68.0	19	317	10	4.66
Chaminda Vaas	16	125.4	18	494	20	3.94
Chris Gayle	14	83.0	17	369	2	4.45
Shane Bond	10	91.0	17	472	5	5.19
Farveez Maharoof	8	55.0	16	247	4	4.49
Makhaya Ntini	8	57.0	16	248	7	4.35
Shane Watson	14	82.0	16	345	2	4.21
Shaun Pollock	11	88.1	16	321	8	3.64
Daniel Vettori	14	121.4	16	456	10	3.76
Jacob Oram	8	64.4	15	270	7	4.19
Lasith Malinga	9	76.3	15	381	3	4.99
Zaheer Khan	9	80.0	15	368	7	4.6
Sachin Tendulkar	16	74.1	14	351	2	4.74
Ian Bradshaw	10	89.0	14	334	7	3.75
Shahid Afridi	13	98.4	14	427	4	4.34

Most Stumping

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Player	MP	Stumps
Kumar Sangakkara	16	4
David Obuya	2	3
Kennedy Obuya	3	2
Vijay Dahiya	4	2
Courtney Browne	5	2
Ridley Jacobs	5	2
Kamran Akmal	7	2
Adam Gilchrist	13	2
Mark Boucher	17	2
Chadwick Walton	2	1
Rashid Latif	2	1
Romesh Kaluwitharana	4	1
Adam Parore	5	1
Tim Paine	5	1
Moin Khan	6	1
Khaled Mashud	7	1
Carlton Baugh	8	1
Brendon McCullum	11	1
Andre Fletcher	1	0
Jack Russell Jr	1	0

Most Catches (Including as Wicket Keeper)

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Player	MP	Catches
Mahela Jayawardena	18	13
Sourav Ganguly	13	12
Ross Taylor	5	9
Dwayne Bravo	12	9
Graeme Smith	12	8
Stephen Fleming	13	8
Daniel Vettori	14	8
Ricky Ponting	18	8
Rahul Dravid	19	8
JP Duminy	3	7
Jonty Rhodes	7	7
Marcus Trescothick	8	7
Shoaib Malik	12	7
Yuvraj Singh	13	7
Sachin Tendulkar	16	7
Andrew Strauss	11	6
Shaun Pollock	11	6
Harbhajan Singh	13	6
Nathan Astle	13	6
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	16	6

Best Bowling

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Best Bowling
Player	OPP	OVERS	WKTS	RUNS	MAIDENS	E/R
Farveez Maharoof	WI	9	6	14	2	1.56
Shahid Afridi	KEN	6	5	11	1	1.83
Makhaya Ntini	PAK	6	5	21	2	3.5
Mervyn Dillon	BAN	10	5	29	4	2.9
Jacques Kallis	WI	7.3	5	30	0	4.11
Jacob Oram	USA	9.4	5	36	1	3.83
Glenn McGrath	NZ	7	5	37	1	5.29
Shayne O'Connor	PAK	9.2	5	46	0	5
Wayne Parnell	NZ	8	5	57	0	7.13
Michael Kasprowicz	USA	7	4	14	1	2
Jason Gillespie	USA	6	4	15	1	2.5
Muttiah Muralidaran	NED	5.3	4	15	2	2.83
Shane Bond	BAN	5	4	21	0	4.2
Muttiah Muralidaran	NZ	10	4	23	1	2.3
Naved-ul-Hasan	IND	9	4	25	1	2.78
Gavin Tonge	PAK	10	4	25	3	2.5
Keith Arthurton	PAK	10	4	31	0	3.1
Grant Elliott	ENG	8	4	31	0	3.88
Shoaib Akhtar	IND	9.5	4	36	1	3.79
Ronnie Irani	ZIM	10	4	37	0	3.7

ICC Champions Trophy All-Time Statistics

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Leading run-scorers
Player	MP	RUNS	AVG	S/R	4s	6s
Chris Gayle	14	695	695	86.98	88	13
Sourav Ganguly	13	665	665	83.13	66	17
Jacques Kallis	17	653	653	77.46	63	9
Rahul Dravid	19	627	627	73.42	56	1
Ricky Ponting	18	593	593	76.52	66	4
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	16	587	587	67.94	67	3
Mahela Jayawardena	18	574	574	84.41	62	5
Mahela Jayawardena	18	574	574	84.41	62	5
Sanath Jayasuriya	20	536	536	88.01	67	6
Damien Martyn	12	492	492	73.98	63	0
Mohammad Yousuf	13	484	484	67.69	41	3
Graeme Smith	12	470	470	86.72	57	1
Brian Lara	18	465	465	76.1	46	9
Kumar Sangakkara	18	461	461	67.79	47	0
Herschelle Gibbs	10	460	460	85.5	50	6
Stephen Fleming	13	441	441	72.41	50	2
Sachin Tendulkar	16	441	441	78.75	49	7
Marcus Trescothick	8	421	421	85.74	49	4
Shane Watson	14	419	419	84.99	41	11
Paul Collingwood	11	403	403	78.71	32	11

ICC Champions Trophy - Event History

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1998 - Bangladesh

Winners: South Africa
Runners-up: West Indies
No. Countries: 9

The first edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, then known as the ICC Knockout Trophy, was staged in Bangladesh. All matches were played at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka, but the slow and low pitches produced some poor cricket. Severe flooding threatened to cause the whole show to be moved to India, and it only got the go-ahead at the 11th hour. As it was, Dhaka was the third choice after Disneyworld (Florida) and Sharjah. The knock-out format, with eight matches compressed into nine days, fuelled the locals' excitement.

Nine teams took part in the event with only eight making it to the quarter-finals. New Zealand played Zimbabwe for the eighth spot and defeated them by five wickets to make it to the last eight. South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and West Indies progressed to the semi-finals.

In a rain-affected first semi-final, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 92 runs on D/L method. Put into bat, man-of-the-match Jacques Kallis smashed a 100-ball 113 that included five fours and five sixes and guided South Africa to 240-7 in 37 overs. In turn, Sri Lanka whose target was revised to 224 in 34 overs, was bowled out for 132 in 23.4 overs with Steve Elworthy taking 3-21 and Pat Symcox claiming 3-27.

In the other semi-final, the West Indies defeated India by six wickets. Saurav Ganguly (83) and Robin Singh (73) steered India to 242-6 in 50 overs after it had elected to bat first. The West Indies achieved target without breaking sweat in 47 overs with Shivnarine Chanderpaul (73), Brian Lara (60 not out) and Keith Arthurton (40 not out) being the main run-getters. Mervyn Dillon, who took 3-38, won the man-of-the-match award.

In the final, West Indies opener Philo Wallace hit a punishing century (103 from 102 balls with 11 fours and five sixes) but ended up on the losing side as South Africa achieved the 246-run target for the loss of six wickets with 18 balls to spare. Hansie Cronje was the top scorer with a 77-ball 61. Jacques Kallis for his 5-30 and 37 was declared man-of-the-match award. He was also received the player of the tournament award.

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2000-01 - Kenya

Winners: New Zealand
Runners-up: India
No. Countries: 11

The 2000 event was held in Kenya. New Zealand were crowned champions and collected the winner's cheque of US$250 000. It was their first-ever win in a major ICC tournament. India players Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh and West Indies' Marlon Samuels made their ODI debuts during the competition.

Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe were the 11 teams that took part in the event. Six teams played in the three preliminary quarter-finals in which India defeated Kenya by eight wickets, Sri Lanka trounced West Indies by 108 runs and England outplayed Bangladesh to join the other five teams in the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals, India beat Australia by 20 runs, Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by nine wickets, New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 64 runs and South Africa beat England by eight wickets.

In the first semi-final, New Zealand held its nerves to beat Pakistan by four wickets after Moin Khan's team had build on Saeed Anwar's century to post 252 in 49.2 overs. Shayne O'Connor, later adjudged man of the match, was the picjk of New Zealand bowlers with 5-46. In turn, New Zealand recovered from 2-15 to achieve the target with four wickets and six deliveries to spare. Roger Twose was the star of New Zealand's victory with a 101-ball 87 that included 14 fours. Together with Nathan Astle (49), Twose added 135 runs for the third wicket. Craig McMillan provided the final impetus to the innings by scoring an unbeaten 56-ball 51. For Pakistan, Azhar Mahmood took 4-65.

India set a final date with New Zealand when it defeated South Africa by 95 runs in the other semi-final. Sourav Ganguly led from the front with a superb 141 off 142 balls which included 11 fours and 6 sixes as India collected 295-6 in 50 overs. In reply, the Proteas were bowled out for 200 in 41 overs with Mark Boucher scoring 60.

Ganguly carried his rich form in the final by scoring 117 runs in 130 balls (9 fours, 4 sixes). Together with Sachin Tendulkar (69), Ganguly put on 141 runs in 26.3 overs but after his departure at the score of 220 in 42.3 overs, India lost its way and finished at 264-6 in 50 overs. India started well and reduced New Zealand to 132-5 but Chris Cairns turned the match on its head by a ruthless display of batting. Cairns scored an undefeated 102 off 113 balls with eight fours and two sixes and added 122 runs for the sixth wicket with Chris Harris (46) as the Black Caps romped to victory in 49.2 overs with four wickets to spare. Cairns was declared man of the match.

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2002-03 Sri Lanka

Winners: India/Sri Lanka
No. Countries: 12

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. After the first two tournaments were held under the ICC KnockOut name, this event was renamed with 12 teams, including the 10 Full Members, the Netherlands and Kenya, divided equally in four groups and the top team from each group progressing to the semi-finals. The tournament was due to be held in India, but was switched to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted.

In the first semi-final played between India and South Africa, India pulled off a stunning 10-run victory over South Africa at the Premadasa Stadium. The Proteas, chasing 262 for victory, looked in complete command when it reached 192-1 in the 37th over when Herschelle Gibbs retired after scoring a 119-ball 116 with 16 fours. It turned out to be the turning point in the match as not only the runs dried for South Africa but wickets also started falling at regular intervals before the Proteas finished at 251-6.

Virender Sehwag, who earlier scored 59, chipped in with 3-25 to walk away with the man of the match award. Besides Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh (62), Rahul Dravid (49) were the other main run-getters in India's 261-9.

In the other semi-final, Sri Lanka, swayed by the electrifying atmosphere created by their fans at the R Premadasa Stadium crushed Australia by seven wickets. The home team spinners, led by Muthiah Muralidaran (3-26) limited Australia for only 162. Marvan Atapattu (52), Sanath Jayasuriya (42) and Kumar Sangakkara (48) made sure that the target was achieved without any hiccups.

The weather gods played spoilsports on the two days the final was played. On the first day, India, chasing 245 for victory, was 14-0 in two overs when rain prevented any further play while on the second, India chasing 223 for victory, was 38-1 in 8.3 overs rain again came down in force again to prevent any further play.

The trophy was shared by the two neighbors, not to mention the prize money of USD $300,000, which was equally split between the two sides.

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2004 England

Winners: West Indies
Runners-up: England
No. Countries: 12

The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004. Twelve teams, including the 10 Full Members, together with Kenya, and - making their One Day International debut - the USA, competed in fifteen matches spread over sixteen days at three venues - Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl and The Oval.

The ICC Champions Trophy was won by the West Indies in front of a sell-out Oval crowd. Ramnaresh Sarwan was named the player of the tournament.

The format followed was similar to the previous edition. The teams were split into four pools of three teams each. Each team played the other two teams in its pool once, and the four teams that lead in each pool proceeded to the semi-finals. The pool structure was as follows:

Pool A: Australia, New Zealand, United States
Pool B: South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh
Pool C: Pakistan, India, Kenya
Pool D: Sri Lanka, England, Zimbabwe

The first semi-final was played between the hosts England and the world champions Australia. Michael Vaughan missed out on a maiden ODI century, but his classy 86, to go with his 2 for 42 with the ball, formed the backbone of England's innings as they romped to a six-wicket victory against Australia and booked a place in the final. The skipper, along with Marcus Trescothick (81) and Andrew Strauss (52), sealed the fate of Australia as they compiled 262 runs in response to Australia's 259. With this win, they ended Australia's 14-match winning streak, dating back to January 1999.

Pakistan, after a thrilling victory over arch-rivals India and crushing Kenya in the pool matches, looked all set for a sure victory over West Indies in the next semi-final at the Rose Bowl. The real answer, as it turns out, is that in this game there is no such thing as a sure thing. Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq chose to bat first on a pitch renowned for favoring the chasing team and had to pay a heavy price when West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets. The low-scoring match saw Pakistan being choked for just 131. A gusty half-century by vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan took his team home to book their place in the final.

A valiant century by Marcus Trescothick in the final went in vain as West Indies proved that victory belonged to the side who wanted it the most. For a shell-shocked England, still heady from their efforts against Australia, it was almost too much to take in, as from the depths of 147-8; Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw forged an unbeaten ninth-wicket stand of 71 to ensure a two-wicket victory. The Caribbean bowlers had earlier totaled England for 217. Brian Lara would later say that the hurricanes that lashed the Caribbean islands inspired his team to play to their potential in the ICC Champions Trophy, where they pulled off the surprise win. He hoped that this success would act as a spur for a new generation of Caribbean cricketers.

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2006 India

Winners: Australia
Runners-up: West Indies
No. Countries: 10

The fifth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy was held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed that tournament revenues would be free from tax (the 2002 tournament had been due to be held in India, but was switched to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted).

Australia won the tournament, their first Champions Trophy victory. They were the only team to only get one loss in the tournament, as all other teams lost at least two matches. West Indies, their final opponents, beat Australia in the group stage, but were bowled out for 138 in the final and lost by eight wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method. West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle was named Player of the Tournament.

The tournament was considered unpredictable because no Asian side qualified for the semi-final, for the first time in a major ICC tournament since the 1975 World Cup. The tournament also recorded five of the 10 lowest team totals in the tournament's history, and totals of 80 (for West Indies v Sri Lanka) and 89 (for Pakistan v South Africa) were the lowest recorded in matches involving the top eight ranked One-day International sides of the world.

Ten teams competed in the tournament based on the ICC ODI Championship standings on 1 April 2006. The first six teams on the ICC ODI table (Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, India, and England) qualified automatically; the next four teams (Sri Lanka, the defending champions West Indies, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh) played a pre-tournament round robin qualifying round from 7 October to 14 October to determine which two will proceed to play in the tournament proper.

Two teams from the qualifying round, plus the other six teams, played in a group stage, split into two groups of four in a round-robin competition. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semi-finals, played in Mohali on 1 November and in Jaipur on 2 November. The final was played in Mumbai on 5 November.

In the first semi-final, Australia beat New Zealand by 34 runs. Captain Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds smashed half centuries to bring the total score to 240. Man of the Match Glenn McGrath picked up three wickets to bundle the opposition out for 206.

In the other semi-final between West Indies and South Africa, Chris Gayle scripted his team's entry into the finals with his unbeaten 135-ball 133 runs. West Indies won by six wickets as they scored 262 runs in response to the Proteas' 258.

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2009 South Africa

Winners: Australia
Runners-up: New Zealand
No. Countries: 8

TThe ICC Champions Trophy 2009 was held in South Africa. The event was rearranged following the postponement of the tournament in 2008 that had been due to be held in Pakistan.

The event had a new-look format, with the world?s best eight teams split into two groups, with the top two sides in each pool progressing to the semi-finals.

In Group A, the most anticipated clash was that between Pakistan and India, a repeat of the ICC World Twenty20 2007 final that had also taken place in South Africa, which was won by Pakistan by 54 runs after a brilliant 128 from Shoaib Mailk.

That victory, added to Pakistan?s comfortable five-wicket win over the West Indies and then a match abandoned game, due to rain, between Australia and India, set up a dramatic final day of group matches.

Australia appeared to be coasting to victory against Pakistan until a dramatic collapse suddenly meant that it was facing potential elimination from the event until a 19-run partnership for the ninth wicket between Brett Lee and Nathan Hauritz sealed victory off the last ball. This meant that India was eliminated, despite its victory over the West Indies, with Floyd Reifer?s under strength side struggling to cope with the quality of the opposition throughout the event.

In Group B, England arriving at the tournament on the back of a 6-1 home defeat to Australia, was expected to be the weakest team in the pool, but it stunned everybody with two fantastic displays to defeat Sri Lanka and South Africa.

As Sri Lanka had defeated South Africa in the opening match of the tournament, this meant that Graeme Smith?s side had again failed to progress to the semi-finals of an event on home soil.

New Zealand recovered from a defeat against South Africa to record wins over Sri Lanka and then England to seal a semi-final spot along with Andrew Strauss? side.

The semi-finals saw a match-up between Ashes rivals England and Australia. After crumbling to 101-6, Tim Bresnan?s brilliant 80 raised England?s hopes, but despite losing Tim Paine early on, Australia achieved a nine-wicket victory after centuries from Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting.

In the other semi-final Pakistan could only make 233-9 with Ian Butler taking 4-33 and although it lost early wickets in reply a match-winning innings of 75 not out from Grant Elliott sealed victory with 13 balls remaining.

In the final at Centurion, New Zealand made 200-9 batting first, with Nathan Hauritz taking three wickets, and although Australia lost two early wickets, a century from Shane Watson (105 not out) guided it to a comfortable six-wicket win.

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