[Bluffmaster]

Hi Guyz ,

This is Bluffmaster and I present 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)

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).

Winners : Australia

Runners-up : West Indies

Man of the Series : Chris Gayle

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 series

Lowest 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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VENUES

Braboune Stadium, MUMBAI

Cricket returns to the original home of Mumbai 'The Brabourne Stadium' after it was chosen as one of the venues for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy - scheduled to take place in India. Built in 1937, the ground was gifted to the Cricket Club of India by Lord Brabourne, the then Governor of Bombay. The CCI is also a multi sport complex which hosted international tennis.

Despite being termed as India's Lord's, the Brabourne Stadium faced several problems; the prominent among them being crowds cramming in beyond capacity and faulty ticketing arrangements. All this took its toll, as the Bombay Cricket Association dissuaded itself from the CCI by building its own stadium half a mile away. In 1973, Brabourne Stadium lost its test status and twenty-two years later, it hosted its last ODI.

CCI came back into spotlight in 2006, after it successfully hosted India's Davis Cup campaign against Pakistan. Few months later, Mumbai's historical ground earned a chance to renew its tryst with cricket as it was chosen as a venue for the ICC Champions Trophy. Brabourne Stadium is slated to host five matches which include the final


October 14, 2006 Sri Lanka v West Indies
October 16, 2006 New Zealand v South Africa
October 18, 2006 Australia v Q2
October 20, 2006 New Zealand v Q1
November 05, 2006 Winners S/F1 v S/F2 Final

Sardar Patel Gujrat Stadium, AHMEDABAD

Formerly known as Gujarat Stadium, the Sardar Patel Stadium or Motera is built on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad. Established in 1983, Motera hosted its first Test in 1984 and its first ODI the following year. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 and is fitted with floodlights. Though, there haven't been that many results in Tests here, it holds a special significance for Indians as Former opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar scored his 10,000th run here, against Pakistan in 1987. Seven years later, legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev picked up his 432nd wicket surpassing Richard Hadlee as the leading wicket-taker in Tests.

The pitch at Motera is a low and slow one, resulting in few Test victories. However, it has proved to be a paradise for the batsman. The last three matches here have witnessed scores in excess of 280 being chased down easily. So when the ICC Champions Trophy comes to Motera, expect fans to enjoy few more run-feasts.


October 08, 2006 West Indies v Zimbabwe
October 10, 2006 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
October 24, 2006 South Africa v Q1
October 26, 2006 India v Q2
October 28, 2006 England v Q2

Punjab CricketAssociation Stadium, MOHALI

It’s hard to believe that what was once a land that resembled nothing less than a dumping ground in 1992 was turned into arguably India's best stadium within a span of two years. The PCA cricket Stadium is a truly a world-class venue with excellent facilities both for the players and the spectators.

The PCA Stadium has played host to some of the most exciting matches. One that remains etched in everyone's mind is the 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final game between Australia and West Indies where the 'Wizard of Oz' Shane Warne denied the Windies of a certain victory.

In the past, the Mohali pitch was often considered as the best in the country as it offered good pace and bounce for all bowlers. However, it no longer plays to its reputation ever since it was re-laid a few years ago. Nevertheless, it's still an ideal wicket for one-day cricket.

Mohali is slated to host five matches during the ICC Champions Trophy which includes the first semi-final.


October 07, 2006 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
October 25, 2006 New Zealand v Pakistan
October 27, 2006 Pakistan v South Africa
October 29, 2006 India v Australia
November 01, 2006 1st Semi-Final

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, JAIPUR

Come this winter, the cricketing world will get a taste of Indian royalty as the Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been picked as one of the venues for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium hosted its first international match in 1983. Though, it is situated in the Pink City (Jaipur), the Sawai Mansingh Stadium hasn’t had many colourful moments. The first Test match on this ground was played in 1987 between India and Pakistan - a game that was witnessed by Pakistan's President General Zia-ul-Haq. The Test ended in a draw but it aroused controversy as Pakistan objected to the alleged use of sawdust on the wicket. Unfortunately, that proved to be the first and only Test at the Mansingh Stadium.

Poor management and lack of facilities resulted in Jaipur not getting too many ODIs. It nearly ran the risk of losing its international status after it didn't host any international game between 1999 and 2005. However, a shift in power brought about a shift in fortunes too for the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Businessman Lalit Modi tamed the incumbent Kishen Rungta to take the reigns of Rajasthan cricket in his hands. Within few months of his appointment, Modi brought international cricket back to Jaipur as it hosted a thrilling ODI between India and Sri Lanka. While the home side celebrated a memorable win, the RCA (Rajasthan Cricket Association) officials drew praises from all quarters for the stark improvement at the venue. The RCA officials have now been rewarded for their efforts with Jaipur getting six matches for the ICC Champions Trophy and for the first time in history, Jaipur fans will witness a mouth-watering clash between Ashes rivals Australia and England.


October 11, 2006 West Indies v Bangladesh
October 13, 2006 Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
October 15, 2006 India v England
October 17, 2006 Pakistan v Q1
October 21, 2006 Australia v England
November 02, 2006 2nd Semi-Final


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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)
Result : India beat England by 4 wickets
Summary : England: 125/10 (37.0) India: 126/6 (29.3)



Match 2 : New Zealand vs South Africa
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 16, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : New Zealand beat South Africa by 87 runs
Summary : New Zealand: 195/10 (45.4) South Africa: 108/10 (34.1)


Match 3 : Pakistan vs Sri lanka
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 17, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
Summary : Sri Lanka: 253/10 (49.2) Pakistan: 255/6 (48.1)



Match 4 : Australia vs West Indies
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 18, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : West Indies beat Australia by 10 runs
Summary : West Indies: 234/6 (50.0) Australia: 224/9 (50.0)



Match 5 : New Zealand vs Sri lanka
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Oct 20, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
Summary : New Zealand: 165/10 (49.2) Sri Lanka: 166/3 (36.0)



Match 6 : Australia vs England
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Oct 21, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Australia beat England by 6 wickets
Summary : England: 169/10 (45.0) Australia: 170/4 (36.5)



Match 7 : South Africa vs Sri lanka
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 24, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 78 runs
Summary : South Africa: 219/9 (50.0) Sri Lanka: 141/10 (39.1)



Match 8 : New Zealand vs Pakistan
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 25, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : New Zealand beat Pakistan by 51 runs
Summary : New Zealand: 274/7 (50.0) Pakistan: 223/10 (46.3)



Match 9 : India vs West Indies
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 26, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : West Indies beat India by 3 wickets
Summary : India: 223/9 (50.0) West Indies: 224/7 (49.4)



Match 10: Pakistan vs South Africa
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 27, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : South Africa beat Pakistan by 124 runs
Summary : South Africa: 213/8 (50.0) Pakistan: 89/10 (25.0) @ Pakistan..


Match 11: England vs West Indies
Venue : Ahmedabad
Date : Oct 28, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : England beat West Indies by 3 wickets
Summary : West Indies: 272/4 (50.0) England: 276/7 (48.3)


Match 12: India vs Australia
Venue : Mohali
Date : Oct 29, 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Australia beat India by 6 wickets
Summary : India: 249/8 (50.0) Australia: 252/4 (45.4) ....Hu ha India....my a$$ ....cant win a bloody match


Match 13: Semi-Final 1 : Australia vs New Zealand
Venue : Mohali
Date : Nov 01 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Australia beat New Zealand by 34 runs
Summary : Australia: 240/9 (50.0) New Zealand: 206/10 (46.0)


Match 14: Semi-Final 2 : West Indies vs South Africa
Venue : Jaipur
Date : Nov 02 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : West Indies beat South Africa by 6 wickets
Summary : South Africa: 258/8 (50.0) West Indies: 262/4 (44.0)


Match 15: Final
Venue : Mumbai
Date : Nov 05 , 2006
Time : 14:15(IST)
Result : Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L Method)
Summary : West Indies: 138/10 (30.4) Australia: 116/2 (28.1)



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STANDINGS

GROUP A

Australia : MP - 3 , W - 2 , L - 1 , P - 4 , NRR = +0.529
West Indies : MP - 3 , W - 2 , L - 1 , P - 4 , NRR = +0.009
India : MP - 3 , W - 1 , L - 2, P - 2 , NRR = +0.482
England : MP - 3 , W - 1 , L - 2 , P - 2 , NRR = -1.044


GROUP B

South Africa : MP - 3 , W - 2 , L - 1 , P - 4 , NRR = +0.767
New Zealand : MP - 3 , W - 2 , L - 1 , P - 4 , NRR = +0.572
Srilanka : MP - 3 , W - 1 , L - 2 , P - 2 , NRR = -0.195
Pakistan : MP - 3 , W - 1 , L - 2 , P - 2 , NRR = -1.101

Legend : MP - Matches Played , W - Won , L - Lost , P - Points , NRR - Net run rate.

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PHOTO GALLERY

FACE OF THE DAY

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid looks dejected during the presentation ceremony of the match between India and Australia. Australia won the match by six wickets.

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I Think I have covered up Pretty much everything ! Anyways If u Find any Kinda of Mistake in the Given Data Plz Feel Free to Post it Here ! Comments , suggestions , critics and Reps r welcome !


Refferences : Indiatimes , Official ICC site

[medpal]

nice effort there. bluffy.

[Safin]

awesome effort bluff..

keep it up repped

[Bluffmaster]

Thanx Safin and Medpal , its Just a Begining ! Now I am waiting to get my Mod Control so that I can daily update this Thread !

[Safin]

^^ you will get it tomorrow..your rank tags are being made

seeing how the windies played today though its hard to imagine they will retain the trophy this time around, but you never know with windies.

BTW a good test for dravid/chappell. Indian conditions, they should do well or else

[Bluffmaster]

Yeah I was almost Shocked at How Poorly the Windies Performed Today ! Watever Happened to Gayle , lara , sarwan ! This Just Proves How much advantage the sub-continent Teams Have in this series ! I dont know but I have got this feeling that India and Pakistan r gonna clash in the Finals ! Yeah I know its too Far fetched but well..... lets Hope for the Best !

And yeah if u would have created a bet for todays match I would have surely Lost ! So Thanks for not Creating windies lanka Bet !

[dipdude]

Great info there Bluffy

Keep it up

Also, you can actually create one more thread for just the STATISTICS part would be very helpful.

[vij]

Good work..Now theres one hardworking mod...repped.

[Bluffmaster]

Great info there Bluffy

Thanx alot for the Reps !

Keep it up

I will ! This is just a Begining !

Also, you can actually create one more thread for just the STATISTICS part would be very helpful.

Oh well Yeah .... I know dat ! Infact earlier I thought of Posting each and every statsistic in this Thread itself , but the sh*t was in Table Format , therefore it would have taken me days to post them here in a Presentable manner ! But anyways I will see what I can do !

EDIT : Thanx Vij !

[Safin]

india pakistan will only clash if India are able to get through to the semis. So for that they have to beat any two from the following

australia - good joke
england - the best bet, lose tomorrow say good bye to champions trophy
windies - this is gonna be good. Yes i know how badly they played today but the windies have a habit of playing horribly and outstandingly alternately. Plus since all the guns misfired today, i am sure they will be greased today to fire against India..

my take, tomorrow's match is the most crucial match for India. Must Win.