Champions Trophy – brief history: The first tournament, labeled as a mini World Cup, was staged in Dhaka in October 1998 and raised more than £10 million. The second, in Nairobi, was a commercial success although the crowds stayed away. By the time the 2002 event was held – there was disquiet as [...]
Champions Trophy Cricket warmup matches
September 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There are some warm-up matches before the beginning of Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa. None of these matches will be given the ODI status and teams will be able to practice before they get into the big tournament. The big game on the Sep 18 is between the Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Pakistan [...]
Records
August 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
• The ICC Champions Trophy was originally known as ICC Knock Out tournament. It is now changed to the Champions Trophy in 2002. • New Zealand’s 347/4 against USA at the Oval in 2004 is the highest score in a Champions Trophy game. • New Zealand won the first-ever match in the [...]
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