ICC Champions Trophy
The ICC Champions Trophy, also sometimes called Mini World Cup, is a 1998 biennial transmitted cricket tournament in the One- Day International format. In the years 1998 and 2000 it was still called ICC Knock Out Tournament. The Champions Trophy is the most important tournament in international cricket after the Cricket World Cup. This status is but the tournament made since 2007 by the ICC World Twenty20 in dispute over who is, however, held in the shortened Twenty20 format.
Tournament Mode
The format of the tournament has grown from a simple knock-out system, as it still ICC Knock Out Tournament was called, converted to a system of preliminary groups and play-offs. Up to and including 2006, all ten full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC ), however, took part, since the planned originally for 2008 tournament in Pakistan, only the first eight of the ODI world rankings of the ICC. In some tournaments, one or more countries from among the Associate Members participated.
Tournaments
1998 ICC Knock Out Tournament
In a qualifying match for the first round ( quarter-finals ) is New Zealand won against Zimbabwe. All games, including the qualifying match took place in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. South Africa defeated New Zealand in the final four wickets in 3 remaining Over ( 18 balls ).
2000 ICC Knock Out Tournament
All games took place in Nairobi. In three qualifying matches for the first round ( quarter-finals ) in each case India against Kenya, Sri Lanka against the West Indies and England prevailed against Bangladesh. In the final, India defeated New Zealand in a tight game with 4 wicket in only 2 remaining balls.
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Hosted the tournament Sri Lanka and out of the ten test nations still took the Netherlands and Kenya part. A monsoon rains ended abruptly the finals shortly after the start of the second innings. The rescheduled finals the next day suffered exactly the same fate. The title was then divided.
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
Was the host of the discharged in September 2004 tournament England. At 16 days there were 15 matches at three venues instead: Edgbaston in Birmingham, The Rose Bowl in Southampton and The Oval. Twelve teams, including Kenya and the United States participated. The West Indies beat England in the final in a thrilling match by 48.5 over with 2 wickets.
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
It was hosted by India this time. Venues for the tournament were Mohali, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mumbai. In a qualifying group before the actual tournament, Sri Lanka and the West Indies prevailed against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Australia won the tournament with a victory over the West Indies in a rain interrupted game with 8 wickets significantly.
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
The Schedules for the originally scheduled for September 2008 provided in Pakistan tournament saw 15 games before the finals to be held in Lahore. For the first time all test nations are automatically qualified, but only the first eight of the ODI world rankings of the ICC. On 24 August 2008, the ICC announced that due to severe safety concerns, the tournament will postponed to October 2009. On 1 February 2009, the ICC decided that due to the security situation in Pakistan, the tournament will be awarded to another country yet to be determined. In March 2009, South Africa was finally set as a new host, the tournament was held from 22 September to 5 October 2009. In the final, Australia won against New Zealand.
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
In July 2010, the ICC awarded the international tournaments until 2015, including the Champions Trophy 2013 at the England and Wales Cricket Board. In the final, India won against hosts England.
Others
Originally, the ICC had, inter alia, in 2006 host the Champions Trophy 2010 awarded to the Federation of the West Indies. However, after the shift of the initially planned for 2008 tournament by one year (see above) decided instead in 2010 to discharge the third World Twenty20 in the Caribbean ( West Indies ).