The ICC Champions Trophy, also known as the Mini World Cup, is Cricket's One day International tournament second in importance to the Cricket World Cup.
It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002.
Champions Trophy takes place every two years. The matches in the Champions Trophy are held over a period of around two weeks.
It was inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998 and has been played every two years since, changing its name to the Champions Trophy in 2002.
Champions Trophy takes place every two years. The matches in the Champions Trophy are held over a period of around two weeks.
1998 ICC Knock Out Tournament
All of the matches in the 1998 ICC Knock Out were played in Dhaka. 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.
2000 ICC Knock Out tournament
All of the matches in the 2000 tournament were played in Nairobi. 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.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka. The 12 teams included Netherlands and Kenya. Final between India and Sri Lanka washed out twice to leave no result. Consequently, the ICC Champions Trophy for the year 2002 was jointly awarded to India and Sri Lanka.
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England, September 2004. Fifteen matches were held, spread over sixteen days, at three venues: Edgbaston, Yhe Rose Bowl and The O val. West Indies won the tournament final against England by two wickets to take the trophy.
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was held in India the final on November 5, 2006.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.
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