2002 ICC Champions Trophy

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2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Dates12 September – 30 September 2002
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Champions (1st title)
Runners-upNone/Joint Winners
Participants12
Matches16
Player of the seriesNot Awarded
Most runs Flag of India.svg Virender Sehwag (271)
Most wickets Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Muttiah Muralitharan (10)
2000
2004

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Sri Lanka in 2002. It marked the third edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, with the previous two tournaments being known as the ICC Knock Out Tournaments. Originally scheduled to be held in India, the tournament was moved to Sri Lanka when India did not grant an exemption from tax, as needed. [1] The tournament consisted of fifteen matches, including two semi-finals and a final match. [2] This event was notable as it marked the first time that teams from all member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) visited Sri Lanka to participate in a cricket tournament. [2]

Contents

Twelve teams participated in the tournament: the ten Test-playing nations, along with Kenya, who held full One Day International (ODI) status, and the Netherlands, who were the winners of the 2001 ICC Trophy. The teams were divided into four pools, each consisting of three teams. In the pool stage, each team played the other two teams in its pool once. The top team from each pool advanced to the semi-finals. [3] [4]

In the first semi-final, Australia was defeated by Sri Lanka, while India emerged victorious over South Africa in the second semi-final. However, the final match between India and Sri Lanka was affected by rain and had to be abandoned on two occasions, resulting in no result being declared. [5]

Virender Sehwag emerged as the highest run-scorer of the tournament, while Muttiah Muralitharan claimed the title of highest wicket-taker.

Qualification

Twelve teams participated in the tournament: the ten Test-playing nations, along with Kenya, who held full One Day International (ODI) status, and the Netherlands, who were the winners of the 2001 ICC Trophy.

QualificationBerthsCountry
Host1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
ICC Full Member

(Top 10)

10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2001 ICC Trophy 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was $1 million, and in addition, the 12 teams received $165,000 each for taking part in the tournament. The winning team of the tournament collected $525,000: $100,000 for winning both of its Pool matches, $125,000 for winning semi-final and $300,000 for winning the final. [6]

Venues

All the matches were played in Colombo at two grounds: R. Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

Colombo
R. Premadasa Stadium Sinhalese Sports Club
Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 10,000
Matches: 9Matches: 6
Block B, RPS Colombo.jpg SCC Ground Colombo.jpg

Tournament structure

Unlike the previous two editions of the Champions Trophy which had a direct knockout format, this edition had a format in which teams were divided into pools instead and the first-placed teams of the respective pools at the end of pool stage would qualify to the knockout stage. The 12 teams—10 Test playing nations (plus Kenya and Netherlands)—were divided into four pools of three teams each, with every team playing two matches. Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand were placed in Pool 1 whereas England, India and Zimbabwe were allotted Pool 2. Kenya, South Africa and West Indies were put together in Pool 3, and Netherlands, Pakistan and Sri Lanka played each other in Pool 4. The semi finals were played between the winners of Pool 2 and the winners of Pool 3, and Pool 1 and Pool 4. [2] [3] [4]

Participating teams

Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of India.svg  India Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Source [7]

Pool matches

The first match of the tournament was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on 12 September 2002. Sri Lanka won the match by eight wickets with Sanath Jayasuriya scoring his thirteenth ODI century. He reached 8,000 runs in ODI during his innings. [8] Sri Lanka reached into the semi-finals by winning their next match against the Netherlands by 202 runs. [9] Australia, from the Pool 1, qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Bangladesh by nine wickets at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. In their first Pool match, Australia had defeated New Zealand by 164 runs. They played Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the tournament. [10]

South Africa, who had defeated the West Indies in their opening match, made their place into the semi-finals from Pool 3 by winning over Kenya. [11] They defeated Kenya by 176 runs with man of the match Herschelle Gibbs scoring 116 runs. [12] The fourth semi-finalist of the tournament was India, who defeated Zimbabwe and England in the Pool matches. Virender Sehwag scored 126 runs against England. India faced South Africa in the first semi-final of the tournament. [13]

Pool 1

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200083.461
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2110040.030
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 202000−3.275
Source: ESPNcricinfo
15 September 2002
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
296/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
132 (26.2 overs)
Damien Martyn 73 (87)
Jacob Oram 2/60 (10 overs)
Shane Bond 26 (22)
Glenn McGrath 5/37 (7 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia won by 164 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Dave Orchard and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn McGrath

19 September 2002
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
129 (45.2 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
133/1 (20.4 overs)
Alok Kapali 45 (75)
Jason Gillespie 3/20 (10 overs)
Matthew Hayden 67* (70)
Mohammad Rafique 1/32 (5 overs)
  • As a result of this match, Australia qualified for the semi-finals.

23 September 2002
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
244/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
77 (19.3 overs)
Mathew Sinclair 70 (122)
Mohammad Ashraful 3/26 (5 overs)
Tushar Imran 20 (16)
Shane Bond 4/21 (5 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand won by 167 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Asoka de Silva and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Bond

Pool 2

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of India.svg  India 2200080.816
2Flag of England.svg  England 2110040.401
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 202000−1.125
Source: ESPNcricinfo
14 September 2002
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
288/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
274/8 (50 overs)
Mohammad Kaif 111 (112)
Douglas Hondo 4/62 (9 overs)
Andy Flower 145 (164)
Zaheer Khan 4/45 (10 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India won by 14 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Flag of India.svg Mohammad Kaif

18 September 2002
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
298/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
190/9 (48 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 119 (102)
Douglas Hondo 4/45 (6 overs)
Heath Streak 50* (58)
Ronnie Irani 4/37 (10 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England won by 108 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Marcus Trescothick
  • Zimbabwe were fined 2 overs for a slow over rate

22 September 2002
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
269/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
271/2 (39.3 overs)
Ian Blackwell 82 (68)
Ashish Nehra 2/49 (10 overs)
Virender Sehwag 126 (104)
Ian Blackwell 1/46 (8 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Flag of India.svg Virender Sehwag
  • As a result of this match, India qualified for the semi-finals.

Pool 3

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2200081.856
2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2110040.202
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 202000−2.050
Source: ESPNcricinfo
13 September 2002
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
238/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
242/8 (49 overs)
Chris Gayle 49 (55)
Jacques Kallis 2/41 (9 overs)
Jonty Rhodes 61 (70)
Mervyn Dillon 4/60 (10 overs)

17 September 2002
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
261/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
232 (49.1 overs)
Brian Lara 111 (120)
Steve Tikolo 2/49 (7 overs)
Steve Tikolo 93 (91)
Pedro Collins 3/18 (9.1 overs)

20 September 2002
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
316/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
140 (46.5 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 116 (126)
Collins Obuya 2/77 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 69 (97)
Dale Benkenstein 3/5 (3.5 overs)
  • As a result of this match, South Africa qualified for the semi-finals.

Pool 4

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2200082.861
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2110041.245
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 202000−4.323
Source: ESPNcricinfo
12 September 2002
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
200 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
201/2 (36.1 overs)
Saeed Anwar 52 (82)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/29 (10 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 102* (120)
Wasim Akram 1/42 (8 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Daryl Harper
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath Jayasuriya

16 September 2002
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
292/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
86 (29.3 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 101 (118)
Adeel Raja 2/50 (10 overs)
Tim de Leede 31 (43)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/15 (5.3 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 206 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Dave Orchard and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Marvan Atapattu
  • As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals.

21 September 2002
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
136 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
142/1 (16.2 overs)
Roland Lefebvre 32 (70)
Shahid Afridi 3/18 (10 overs)
Imran Nazir 59 (40)
Feiko Kloppenburg 1/23 (2 overs)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Dave Orchard
Player of the match: Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahid Afridi

Knockout matches

Semifinals

Australia, India, South Africa, and Sri Lanka topped their respective Pools by winning their Pool matches and qualified for the semi-finals. [14] [15] [16] [17] In the first semi-final India faced South Africa and in the second semi-final Australia played against the hosts Sri Lanka.

Semifinals Final
      
WP2Flag of India.svg  India 261/9 (50 overs)
WP3 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 251/6 (50 overs)
SFW2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 244/5 (50 overs)
SFW1 Flag of India.svg  India 14/0 (2 overs)
WP1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 162 (48.4 overs)
WP4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 163/3 (40 overs)Reserve Day
SFW2 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 222/7 (50 overs)
SFW1 Flag of India.svg  India 38/1 (8.4 overs)

Semifinal 1

The first semi-final was played between India and South Africa on 25 September 2002 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. India batted first and scored 261 runs for nine wickets in 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid scored 62, 59 and 49 runs respectively. South African fast bowler Shaun Pollock took three wickets for 43 runs. Chasing the target of 262, South Africa collapsed after reaching 192 runs for one wicket with Herschelle Gibbs scoring 116 and Jacques Kallis 97 runs in 37 overs. Gibbs could not continue his inning due to heat exhaustion. [18] Sehwag got three wickets for 25 runs, and was given the man of the match award for his performance. India won the match by 10 runs and qualified for the final of the tournament. [19] [20]

25 September 2002
India  Flag of India.svg
261/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
251/6 (50 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 62 (72)
Shaun Pollock 3/43 (9 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 116 (119)
Virender Sehwag 3/25 (5 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India won by 10 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: David Shepherd and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Flag of India.svg Virender Sehwag

Semifinal 2

The second semi-final was played between Sri Lanka and Australia on 27 September 2002 at the same ground. Australia batted first and scored 162 runs all out. Tail-ender Shane Warne scored 36 runs followed by Adam Gilchrist and Damien Martyn scoring 31 and 28 runs respectively. Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took three wickets for 26 runs. Aravinda de Silva, who was awarded Man of the Match, conceded only 16 runs in 10 overs and took Matthew Hayden's wicket. Sri Lanka, in their innings, reached the target of 163 runs in 40 overs losing only three wickets. Opener Marvan Atapattu scored 51 runs followed by wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya scoring 48 and 42 runs respectively. Glenn McGrath took two wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs. [21] [22]

27 September 2002
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
162 (48.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
163/3 (40 overs)
Shane Warne 36 (69)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/26 (9.4 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 51 (113)
Glenn McGrath 2/41 (10 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Dave Orchard
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Aravinda de Silva

Final

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy Final was played on 29 and 30 September 2002 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. [5] On 29 September, Sri Lanka scored 244 runs including Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara scoring fifties, and Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took three wickets for 27 in 10 overs. In reply, India started their batting and scored 14 runs without any loss in two overs before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain; the match was finished in no result. [23] It was decided that the new match would be played on the reserve day. [24]

29 September 2002
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
244/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
14/0 (2 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 74 (89)
Harbhajan Singh 3/27 (10 overs)
Virender Sehwag 13* (5)
  • Due to heavy rains, no further play was possible.
  • The match was moved to reserve day on 30th September.

On the reserve day the Sri Lankans again batted first, scoring 222 runs including Mahela Jayawardene and Russel Arnold scoring 77 and 56 runs respectively, and Indian Zaheer Khan took three wickets for 44 runs. India scored 38 runs in 8.4 overs and the match was abandoned due to rain without result. According to ICC rules, an ODI match is only official after 25 overs bowled to the side batting second. A Man of the Series award was not made.

30 September 2002
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
222/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
38/1 (8.4 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 77 (99)
Zaheer Khan 3/44 (9 overs)
Virender Sehwag 25 (22)
Chaminda Vaas 1/24 (4.4 overs)
No result
India and Sri Lanka are declared as joint winners

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd
  • Due to heavy rains, the match was washed out twice.
  • India and Sri Lanka are declared as joint winners.

Criticism

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) rule for One Day International (ODI) cricket at that time, "a minimum of 25 overs have to be bowled to the side batting second to constitute a match", was criticized by former Indian cricketers. [25] Former Indian wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer rejected the rule saying that it "doesn't make any sense". [26] Another former Test cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that the ICC "should look at that rule straight away and change it", and the "obvious thing is to continue from where they left off". [26]

Tournament statistics

Indian opener Virender Sehwag was the highest run-scorer of the tournament. He scored 271 runs from four innings at the average of over 90, including a century and a fifty. His highest score was 126 runs against England. [27] Followed by Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya who scored 254 runs. Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa scored two centuries in the tournament. He also had the highest average of 120 from three innings. [27] Zimbabwean Andy Flower's score of 145 against India was the highest individual score in a match. [27] [28]

Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was the most successful bowler of the tournament. He took ten wickets in three innings, while his best bowling figures were four wickets for 15 runs against the Netherlands at the R. Premadasa Stadium. The only five-wicket haul of the tournament was taken by Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath. He took five wickets for 37 runs against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. [29] [30]

Zimbabwean Alistair Campbell took five catches in two matches, [31] and Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara had the most dismissals with seven—five catches and two stumpings. [32]

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The 2003 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International (ODI) match played on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. It marked the culmination of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the eighth edition of the tournament. It was the first time these two teams had met at this stage of a World Cup. For defending champions Australia it was their fifth World Cup final, while for India it was the second after their 1983 victory. Australia won the match by 125 runs to claim the title for the third time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dinesh Karthik</span> Indian cricketer

Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik is an Indian commentator and former professional cricketer and coach who played for the India national cricket team and is currently the batting coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. He was also the captain of the Tamil Nadu cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004. He was the 4th Indian batsman to play 300 T20 matches. Karthik was a member of the team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Karthik is also the first Indian ever to win a Player of The Match award in a T20 International, having done so in 2006. Known for his six hitting ability, aggressive batting style, longevity and ability to finish games strong, Karthik was viewed as a crucial asset in the IPL and the India national cricket team for almost two decades.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 ICC Champions Trophy final</span> Cricket final

The final of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was rained-out twice, on 29 and 30 September 2002 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The final was scheduled to play between Sri Lanka cricket team and the India cricket team on 29 September 2002. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 244 runs for five wickets in 50 overs. Indian had played only two overs before the match was stopped by the rain.

The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. It was the third edition of the ICC Champions Trophy – the first two having been known as the ICC Knock Out Tournaments. 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. Fifteen matches were to be played in the tournament including two semi-finals and a final match.[1] All the matches were played in Colombo at two grounds: R. Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. It was the first time that the teams of all International Cricket Council (ICC) member nations visited Sri Lanka to participate in a cricket tournament.[1]

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 ICC Champions Trophy</span> International cricket tournament

The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was the eighth ICC Champions Trophy, a cricket tournament for the eight top-ranked One Day International (ODI) teams in the world. It was held in England and Wales from 1 to 18 June 2017. Pakistan won the competition for the first time with a 180-run victory over India in the final at The Oval. The margin of victory was the largest by any team in the final of an ICC ODI tournament in terms of runs.

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