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This is Bluffmaster and I bring to you The ICC Champions Trophy Thread ! In This Thread u will get to Know the Present,Past and Future of the ICC Champions Trophy along with Full coverage of the On-going Matches ! Also I encourage u all to Participate in the Pre/Post Match Analysis in this Thread ! I Hope u Like my effort ! So Lets Get started !
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ICC CHAMPIONS' TROPHY FACTS
The coveted ICC Champions Trophy has its origins in London, England – having been designed and manufactured by Crown Jewellers, Asprey, who also have the distinction of manufacturing other ICC trophies for events such as the ICC Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC Test Championship Mace and the ICC U/19 Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup.The ICC Champions Trophy stands 18 inches tall (45.72 centimeters) and is 5.5 inches (13.97 centimeters) at its widest point. It weighs a modest 8 kilograms or just under 18 pounds.
The stunning trophy is crafted with solid silver and consists of a silver gilt cricket ball engraved with a map of the world. The ball is mounted on a trefoil of sterling silver panels that taper down to a lacquered wooden plinth with the front panel engraved with the tournament title and logo.
Though its commercial value is approximately US $20,000, to the cricketing world its priceless!
The trophy made its first appearance in 2002 when the tournament’s name was changed from the ICC Knock-out to the ICC Champions Trophy.
Joint winners, India and Sri Lanka became the first teams to win the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002.
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ICC Champions Trophy (India, 2006) { In - Progress )
Teams: Ten.
Matches: Twenty one.
Format: Six teams (India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa) have been seeded into the main tournament, which begins with a group-league. Four teams (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe) will fight for the remaining two slots though a round-robin qualifier. The group-league stage will throw up the semi-finalists (top two of each group).
Note: The six direct entries to the group-league was determined by the ICC rankings in April. A similar criterion was followed in the previous championships as well.
ICC Champions Trophy (England, 2004)
Teams: Twelve.
Matches: Fifteen.
Format: Same format as the 2002 tournament. Twelve participating teams were India, Kenya, Sri Lanka,West Indies, England, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and United States.
Winners: West Indies
Runners-up: England
Man of the Series: Ramnaresh Sarwan
ICC Champions Trophy (Colombo, 2002)
Teams: Twelve.
Matches: Fifteen (plus one as tournament extends by one extra match when the reserve day of the final is invoked because of rain).
Format: Twelve teams (India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, West Indies, England, Bangladesh, South Africa,Australia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and the Netherlands) divided into four groups. Top team of each group moves into semi-finals. League-cum-knockout meet.
Winners: India/Sri Lanka (jointly, match rained off)
(No individual prize given)
ICC Knockout (Nairobi, 2000)
Teams: Eleven.
Matches: Ten.
Format: Five teams (South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, New Zealand) seeded into quarter-finals. Six (India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, West Indies, England and Bangladesh) in one-on-one face-offs to decide who fills the three remaining slots. All knockout matches.
Winners: New Zealand
Runners-up: India
Man of the Match (final): Chris Cairns
ICC Knockout (Dhaka, 1998)
Teams: Eight.
Matches: Eight.
Format: Seven teams (England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, India, Pakistan, West Indies) seeded into quarter-finals. Zimbabwe and New Zealand clash to decide who fills the eighth slot. All knockout matches.
Winners: South Africa
Runners-up: West Indies
Man of the Series: Jacques Kallis
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TRIVIA
Talha Zubair 16 years and 287 days from Bangladesh is the youngest player to play the Champions Trophy when Bangladesh played New Zealand at the SSC in Colombo in 2002/03. Donovan Blake at 42 years and 284 days from US is the oldest player to play in the Champions Trophy when US played against the Australians in Southampton in 2004.
Sourav Ganguly holds the record for most runs in the Champions Trophy. In 13 games he has scored 665 runs at 73.88 with three 50s and three 100s.
Sourav Ganguly also holds the record of scoring most runs in a single edition of the tournament. His 348 runs he scored in the 2000 World Cup in Kenya is the highest. He did that at 116.00 with two hundreds.
Sourav Ganguly holds the record of striking most sixes too in the Champions Trophy, so far belting 17.
New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan's seven sixes against US at the Oval in 2004 is the highest by a batsman in a Champions Trophy match.
Chris Gayle is the only batsman to score 99. He was dismissed for that score in the game against Bangladesh at Southampton in 2004.
Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly's opening stand of 192 at the Premadasa against England in 2002 is the highest partnership for any wicket. It was equaled by Chris Gayle and Wavell Hinds again for the 1st wicket, against Bangladesh at Southampton.
Sanath Jayasuriya is the only batsman to have got a first ball duck in the Champions Trophy. Sadly for him it happened twice. In 1998 Simon Doull got him and in 2002, Zaheer Khan did it.
Nathan Astle of New Zealand and Andy Flower of Zimbabwe hold the record of the highest score in the event, 145. Astle's effort was an unbeaten one, against US, at the Oval in 2004.
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STATISTICS
Most centuries in seriesLowest innings totals
Summary of results
Partnership record
Most man of the match awards
Highest team scores without a 100 partnership
Highest innings totals
Highest individual innings in series
Fastest victories
Captains records
Most wickets in series
Most runs scored
Most ducks in series
Hundred in debut innings
Wicketkeeping record in series
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Fixtures and Results of the ICC Champions Trophy 2006
Preliminaries
Match 1 : Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 7, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 37 runs
Summary : Sri Lanka: 302/8 (50.0) Bangladesh: 265/9 (50.0)
Match 2 : West Indies vs Zimbabwe
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 8, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
Summary : Zimbabwe: 85/10 (30.1) West Indies: 90/1 (14.2)
Match 3 : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 10, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 144 runs
Summary : Sri Lanka: 285/7 (50.0) Zimbabwe: 141/10 (42.3)
Match 4 : West Indies vs Bangladesh
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 11, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : West Indies beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets
Summary : Bangladesh: 161/10 (46.3) West Indies: 164/0 (36.4}
Match 5 : Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 13, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 101 runs
Summary : Bangladesh: 231/6 (50.0) Zimbabwe: 130/10 (44.4)
Match 6 : Sri Lanka vs West Indies
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 14, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
West Indies and Srilanka Have qualified for the Group Stage !
Group Stage
Match 1 : India vs England
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 15, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 2 : New Zealand vs South Africa
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 16, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 3 : Pakistan vs Sri lanka
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 17, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 4 : Australia vs West Indies
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 18, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 5 : New Zealand vs Sri lanka
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 20, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 6 : Australia vs England
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 21, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 7 : South Africa vs Sri lanka
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 24, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 8 : New Zealand vs Pakistan
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 25, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 9 : India vs West Indies
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 26, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 10: Pakistan vs South Africa
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 27, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 11: England vs West Indies
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 28, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 12: India vs Australia
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 29, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 13: Semi-Final 1, A1 vs B2
Venue : Mohali
Date : Nov 01 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 14: Semi-Final 2, B1 vs A2
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Nov 02 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Match 15: Final
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Nov 05 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
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PHOTO GALLERY
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