2013 Champions Trophy

Cricket tournament February 2013 June 2017 2013 ICC Champions Trophy ICC Champions Trophy logo.png 6 June 23 June 2013 International Cricket Council One Day International Round-robin and knockout England Wales IND 2 ENG 8 15 IND Shikhar Dhawan IND Shikhar Dhawan (363) IND Ravindra Jadeja (12) 2009 2009 ICC Champions Trophy 2017 2017 ICC Champions Trophy The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was the seventh edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament was held in England and Wales between 6 and 23 June 2013.1 July 2010 1 July 2010 England to host ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/01/icc-champions-trophy-2013-england The Guardian2013 ICC Champions Trophy Schedule https://www.sportsnet.ca/2013-icc-champions-trophy/ Sportsnet 21 August 2012 22 August 2012 India won the tournament for the second time by defeating England in the final by 5 runs.23 June 2013 23 June 2013 India seize Champions Trophy victory as England choke in final straight https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jun/23/england-india-champions-trophy-final The Guardian23 June 2013 India deny England in Champions Trophy thriller https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/56409/india-deny-england-in-champions-trophy-thriller-cricbuzzcom Cricbuzz India received $2 million as prize money for winning the tournament, the largest amount since the tournament's inception.24 June 2013 24 June 2013 2013 ICC Champions Trophy: BCCI announces cash prize of Rs one crore to each player https://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/icc-champions-trophy-2013/2013-icc-champions-trophy-bcci-announces-cash-prize-of-rs-one-crore-to-each-player_763970.html Zee News It was due to be the final ICC Champions Trophy, to be replaced by the ICC World Test Championship in 2017,Tariq Engineer No Champions Trophy after 2013 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/561563.html ESPNCricinfo 17 April 2012 5 October 2012 but in January 2014, it was instead confirmed by the ICC that a Champions Trophy tournament would take place in 2017, with the proposed Test Championship being cancelled.15 January 2014 World Test Championship: Fears over 2017 event https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/25741378 BBC http://tvnz.co.nz/cricket-news/watered-down-icc-proposal-significant-nz-5814010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140203181530/http://tvnz.co.nz/cricket-news/watered-down-icc-proposal-significant-nz-5814010 2014-02-03 Watered down ICC proposal significant for NZ Cricket - Cricket News TVNZ Qualification As hosts, England qualified for the competition automatically; they were joined by the seven other highest-ranked teams in the ICC ODI Championship as of 21 August 2012.India to play Pakistan in Champions Trophy https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-to-play-pakistan-in-the-2013-champions-trophy-in-england-578642 2023-11-13 ESPNcricinfo en QualificationDateBerthsCountryHost1 July 20101ENGODI Championship21 August 20127RSAINDAustraliaSRIPAKWest IndiesNew Zealand Rules and regulations The 2013 ICC Champions TrophyICC Champions Trophy: Last edition launched in London http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/198038-icc-champions-trophy-last-edition-launched-in-london NDTV Sports 18 October 2012 18 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018114147/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/198038-icc-champions-trophy-last-edition-launched-in-london 18 October 2012 dead dmy-all was contested by eight teams, which were seeded and divided into two groups. Each team played every other team in its group once. Following the group stage, the top two teams from each group progressed to the semi-finals, where the winner of Group A played the runner-up of Group B and the winner of Group B played the runner-up of Group A. Points system ResultsPointsWin2 pointsTie/No result1 pointLoss0 points Venues Three cities hosted the tournament's matches: London (at The Oval), Birmingham (at Edgbaston) and Cardiff (at Sophia Gardens, known as Cardiff Wales Stadium for the tournament).21 August 2012 Full schedule for ICC Champions Trophy 2013 announced https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/full-schedule-for-icc-champions-trophy-2013-announced International Cricket Council8 May 2013 Edgbaston to host final of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/edgbaston-to-host-final-of-icc-champions-trophy-2013-x6562 International Cricket Council LondonBirminghamCardiffThe OvalEdgbaston Cricket GroundSophia GardensCapacity: 26,000Capacity: 23,500Capacity: 15,643250px 250px250px Match officials Source:16 May 2013 16 May 2013 Umpire and match referee appointments announced https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/umpire-and-match-referee-appointments-announced International Cricket Council The match referees’ responsibilities throughout the men's tournament were shared between three members of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees : ENG Chris Broad ZIM Andy Pycroft IND Javagal Srinath The on-field responsibilities for officiating the men's tournament were shared between 12 members of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires: NZ Billy Bowden PAK Aleem Dar SRI Kumar Dharmasena AUS Steve Davis SA Marais Erasmus ENG Ian Gould NZ Tony Hill ENG Richard Kettleborough ENG Nigel Llong AUS Bruce Oxenford PAK Asad RaufRauf's name cropped up during the 2013 IPL spot fixing controversy, prompting the ICC to remove him from the panel of match officials for the 2013 Champions Trophy. ICC pull umpire Rauf from Champions Trophy http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/637367.html ESPNCricinfo 23 May 2013 23 May 2013http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch https://web.archive.org/web/20130622121347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/news/40094466_1_vindu-dara-singh-asad-rauf-crime-branch dead 22 June 2013 The Times of India Asad Rauf receives costly gifts for fixing matches AUS Rod Tucker Squads 2013 ICC Champions Trophy squads Warm-up matches The warm-up matches had rules that were slightly different from normal ODI matches, so they are not recognised as ODIs. A team could use up to 15 players in a match, but only 11 could bat or field in each innings.13 May 2013 13 May 2013 ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches ahead of Champions Trophy https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/icc-announces-schedule-of-warm-up-matches-ahead-of-champions-trophy-1536887 NDTV Sports August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 30 May 2013 13:00 yes PAK SRI Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) No toss. Rain and a wet outfield prevented any play. 1 June 2013 10:30 SRI 333/5 (50 overs) 337/5 (49 overs) IND Tillakaratne Dilshan 84 (78) Ishant Sharma 1/41 (6 overs) Virat Kohli 144 (120) Shaminda Eranga 2/60 (9 overs) India won by 5 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Ian Gould (Eng) and Tony Hill (NZ) India won the toss and elected to field. 1 June 2013 13:00 yes WIN 256/9 (50 overs) 259/6 (38.5 overs) AUS Darren Bravo 86 (99) Mitchell Starc 4/29 (7 overs) Shane Watson 135 (98) Kemar Roach 2/44 (6 overs) Australia won by 4 wickets Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. 3 June 2013 10:30 RSA 202/9 (50 overs) 207/3 (45.3 overs) PAK Ryan McLaren 55 (72) Wahab Riaz 3/30 (9 overs) Imran Farhat 56 (82) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2/43 (8 overs) Pakistan won by 7 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Michael Gough (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. 4 June 2013 10:30 WIN 297/6 (50 overs) 280 (47 overs) SRI Darren Bravo 71 (96) Thisara Perera 2/48 (9 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 56 (62) Dwayne Bravo 3/26 (5 overs) West Indies won by 17 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Nick Cook (Eng) and Peter Hartley (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 4 June 2013 10:30 IND 308/6 (50 overs) 65 (23.3 overs) AUS Dinesh Karthik 146* (140) Clint McKay 2/39 (10 overs) Adam Voges 23 (49) Umesh Yadav 5/18 (5 overs) India won by 243 runs Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Rob Bailey (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng) India won the toss and elected to bat. Group stage Group A main CricketRR complete EspnCricinfo A yes ENG SL NZ AUS Q Q 0 2 1 454 100 522 100 2 1 0 731 124 677 121.1 1 1 1 298 60.3 307 74 2 1 0 688 147.1 665 136.3 AUS ENG NZL SL #bfc darkgray #bfc Advanced to knock-out stage match3 8 June 2013 10:30 ENG AUS 269/6 (50 overs) 221/9 (50 overs) Ian Bell 91 (115) Clint McKay 2/38 (10 overs) George Bailey 55 (69) James Anderson 3/30 (10 overs) England won by 48 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Ian Bell (Eng) England won the toss and elected to bat. Points: England 2, Australia 0. match4 9 June 2013 10:30 SRI NZL 138 (37.5 overs) 139/9 (36.3 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 68 (87) Mitchell McClenaghan 4/43 (8.5 overs) Nathan McCullum 32 (42) Lasith Malinga 4/34 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 1 wicket Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Nathan McCullum (NZ) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Points: New Zealand 2, Sri Lanka 0. match7 12 June 2013 10:30 AUS NZL 243/8 (50 overs) 51/2 (15 overs) Adam Voges 71 (76) Mitchell McClenaghan 4/65 (10 overs) Kane Williamson 18* (37) Clint McKay 2/10 (4 overs) No result Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Match abandoned due to rain. Points: Australia 1, New Zealand 1. match8 13 June 2013 13:00 yes ENG SRI 293/7 (50 overs) 297/3 (47.1 overs) Jonathan Trott 76 (87) Rangana Herath 2/46 (10 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 134* (135) James Anderson 2/51 (10 overs) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Billy Bowden (NZ) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Kumar Sangakkara (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Points: Sri Lanka 2, England 0. match11 16 June 2013 10:30 ENG NZL 169 (23.3 overs) 159/8 (24 overs) Alastair Cook 64 (47) Kyle Mills 4/30 (4.3 overs) Kane Williamson 67 (54) James Anderson 3/32 (5 overs) England won by 10 runs Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Rod Tucker (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Alastair Cook (Eng) New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Rain delayed start of play and reduced the match to 24 overs per side. Corey Anderson (NZ) made his ODI debut. Points: England 2, New Zealand 0 As a result of this match, England qualified for the semi-finals.17 June 2013 17 June 2013 England clinch a spot in ICC Champions Trophy semis after 10-run win against New Zealand https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/icc-champions-trophy-match-11-england-vs-new-zealand-1535084 NDTV Sports August 2026 InternetArchiveBot match12 17 June 2013 13:00 yes SRI AUS 253/8 (50 overs) 233 (42.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 84* (81) Mitchell Johnson 3/48 (10 overs) Adam Voges 49 (62) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/42 (9 overs) Sri Lanka won by 20 runs Scorecard The Oval, London Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ) Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Australia won the toss and elected to field. Points: Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0. As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals.17 June 2013 Sri Lanka oust Aussies to qualify for semis https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/56265/sri-lanka-oust-aussies-to-qualify-for-semis-cricbuzzcom Cricbuzz Group B main CricketRR complete EspnCricinfo B IND SA WI PAK Q Q 3 0 0 669 108.2 639 122 0 3 0 438 122 508 109.5 1 1 1 729 126.1 688 126.1 1 1 1 595 116.5 596 115.2 IND PAK RSA WIN #bfc darkgray #bfc Advanced to knock-out stage match1 6 June 2013 10:30 IND RSA 331/7 (50 overs) 305 (50 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 114 (94) Ryan McLaren 3/70 (10 overs) Ryan McLaren 71* (61) Ravindra Jadeja 2/31 (9 overs) India won by 26 runs Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Ian Gould (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Shikhar Dhawan (Ind) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 2, South Africa 0. match2 7 June 2013 10:30 PAK WIN 170 (48 overs) 172/8 (40.4 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 96* (127) Kemar Roach 3/28 (10 overs) Chris Gayle 39 (47) Mohammad Irfan 3/32 (9 overs) West Indies won by 2 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Steve Davis (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Kemar Roach (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. The West Indies innings was delayed by rain. Points: West Indies 2, Pakistan 0. match5 10 June 2013 13:00 yes RSA PAK 234/9 (50 overs) 167 (45 overs) Hashim Amla 81 (97) Shoaib Malik 1/27 (6 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 55 (75) Ryan McLaren 4/19 (8 overs) South Africa won by 67 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Billy Bowden (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Hashim Amla (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Chris Morris (SA) made his ODI debut. Points: South Africa 2, Pakistan 0. match6 11 June 2013 10:30 WIN IND 233/9 (50 overs) 236/2 (39.1 overs) Johnson Charles 60 (55) Ravindra Jadeja 5/36 (10 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 102* (107) Sunil Narine 2/49 (10 overs) India won by 8 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ) Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Points: India 2, West Indies 0. As a result of this match, India qualified for the semi-finals and Pakistan were eliminated.12 June 2013 12 June 2013 Dhawan, Jadeja are heroes as India crush West indies to become first team to enter ICC Champions Trophy semifinals https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/champions-trophy-2013-india-vs-west-indies-pool-b-match-1535324 NDTV Sports August 2026 InternetArchiveBot match9 14 June 2013 10:30 RSA WIN 230/6 (31 overs) 190/6 (26.1 overs) Colin Ingram 73 (63) Dwayne Bravo 2/43 (5 overs) Marlon Samuels 48 (38) Dale Steyn 2/33 (6 overs) Match tied (D/L method) Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Steve Davis (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Colin Ingram (SA) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. The match was reduced to 31 overs per side due to rain. West Indies innings curtailed at 26.1 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 191. Points: South Africa 1, West Indies 1. South Africa qualified for the semi-finals due to better net run rate and West Indies were eliminated.15 June 2013 South Africa vs West Indies: South Africa storms into semis as rain-hit match ends in a tie https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/icc-champions-trophy-2013-south-africa-vs-west-indies-live-score-odi-match-updates-166737-2013-06-13 India Today match10 15 June 2013 10:30 PAK IND 165 (39.4 overs) 102/2 (19.1 overs) Asad Shafiq 41 (57) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/19 (8 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 48 (41) Wahab Riaz 1/20 (4 overs) India won by 8 wickets (D/L method) Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Rain during Pakistan's innings reduced the match to 40 overs per side. Further rain reduced India's innings to 22 overs, with a revised target of 102. Points: India 2, Pakistan 0. Knockout stage y Final 120px 150px A1 ENG 179/3 (37.3 overs) B2 RSA 175 (38.4 overs) B1 IND 182/2 (35 overs) A2 SRI 181/8 (50 overs) A1 ENG 124/8 (20 overs) B1 IND 129/7 (20 overs) Semi-finals match13 19 June 2013 10:30 RSA ENG 175 (38.4 overs) 179/3 (37.3 overs) David Miller 56* (51) James Tredwell 3/19 (7 overs) Jonathan Trott 82* (84) Rory Kleinveldt 1/10 (4 overs) England won by 7 wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) James Tredwell (Eng) England won the toss and elected to field. match14 20 June 2013 10:30 SRI IND 181/8 (50 overs) 182/2 (35 overs) Angelo Mathews 51 (89) Ishant Sharma 3/33 (9 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 68 (92) Angelo Mathews 1/10 (4 overs) India won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Ishant Sharma (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Final 2013 ICC Champions Trophy final match15 23 June 2013 10:30 IND ENG 129/7 (20 overs) 124/8 (20 overs) Virat Kohli 43 (34) Ravi Bopara 3/20 (4 overs) Eoin Morgan 33 (30) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/15 (4 overs) India won by 5 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) England won the toss and elected to field. The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.http://www.icc-cricket.com/champions-trophy/news/2013/match-reports/70716/ashwin-jadeja-spin-india-to-elusive-title Ashwin, Jadeja spin India to elusive title ICC 24 June 2013 28 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208190247/http://www.icc-cricket.com/champions-trophy/news/2013/match-reports/70716/ashwin-jadeja-spin-india-to-elusive-title 8 December 2015 dead dmy-all MS Dhoni (Ind) became the first captain to win T20 World Cup (2007), Cricket World Cup (2011) and ICC Champions Trophy (2013).24 June 2013 24 June 2013 India vs England, Champions Trophy stats: MS Dhoni first captain to win all three ICC trophies https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/india-vs-england-champions-trophy-stats-ms-dhoni-first-captain-to-win-all-three-icc-trophies-1534699 NDTV Sports August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Statistics Batting Most runsICC Champions Trophy, 2013 – Most runs http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=7371;type=tournament Cricinfo.com ESPN 23 June 2013 Player Mat Matches Inns Innings Runs Ave Average HS High scoreIND Shikhar Dhawan5536390.75114ENG Jonathan Trott5522957.2582* SRI Kumar Sangakkara4422274.00134*IND Rohit Sharma5517735.4065IND Virat Kohli5517658.6658* Bowling Most wicketsICC Champions Trophy, 2013 – Most wickets http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=7371;type=tournament Cricinfo.com ESPN 23 June 2013 Player Mat Matches Inns Innings Wkts Wickets Ave Average Econ Economy rate BBI Best innings bowlingIND Ravindra Jadeja551212.833.755/36NZ Mitchell McClenaghan331113.096.044/43ENG James Anderson551113.724.083/30IND Ishant Sharma551021.805.733/33SA Ryan McLaren44818.505.444/19 Team of the Tournament The team of the tournament was announced by ICC on 28 June 2013. It was selected by a five-person selection panel that comprised Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager – Cricket, and Chairman Event Technical Committee), Javagal Srinath (former India fast bowler and ICC Emirates Elite Panel match referee), Aleem Dar (ICC Emirates Elite Panel umpire), Scyld Berry (Wisden Editor from 2008 to 2011 and Sunday Telegraph correspondent) and Stephen Brenkley (correspondent of The Independent and Independent On Sunday).ICC announces Team of the Tournament https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/icc-announces-team-of-the-tournament International Cricket Council 24 June 201324 June 2013 Champions Trophy: Five Indians, led by MS Dhoni, in Team of the Tournament https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/icc-champions-trophy-ms-dhoni-named-captain-of-team-of-the-tournament-1534659 NDTV Sports Team of the Tournament (in batting order): IND Shikhar Dhawan ENG Jonathan Trott SRI Kumar Sangakkara IND Virat Kohli PAK Misbah-ul-Haq IND Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk) IND Ravindra Jadeja RSA Ryan McLaren IND Bhuvneshwar Kumar ENG James Anderson NZ Mitchell McClenaghan ENG Joe Root (12th man) Controversies In the group stage match against Pakistan, West Indies' wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin claimed the catch of Misbah-ul-Haq, however in the replays it was shown that he had actually dropped it. Later, Ramdin was found guilty of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. He was fined 100% of his match fees and got suspended for two ODIs.8 June 2013 Ramdin charged for claiming Misbah catch https://www.cricinfo.com/story/denesh-ramdin-charged-with-level-2-breach-of-code-for-misbah-ul-haq-catch-639755 ESPNcricinfo10 June 2013 West Indian wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin suspended for two games over false catch https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/westindies/10110860/Champions-Trophy-2013-West-Indian-wicketkeeper-Denesh-Ramdin-suspended-for-two-games-over-false-catch.html The Telegraph David Warner was suspended by Cricket Australia until the first Ashes Test after an altercation with English batsman Joe Root following Australia's loss to England.David Warner: Australia batsman suspended until first Ashes Test https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/22884371 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 13 June 2013 19 June 2013 Former England captain Bob Willis accused one English cricketer of tampering with the ball in order to aid reverse swing during their match against Sri Lanka. Umpire Aleem Dar changed the ball midway through Sri Lanka's innings, but England coach Ashley Giles denied the accusations, saying that Dar changed the ball because it had gone out of shape.Ball-tampering: England's Ashley Giles denies allegations https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/22919249 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 15 June 2013 19 June 2013 Pitch invasion incident The semi-final between India and Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff saw individuals, possibly Tamil Youth activists,20 June 2013 UK Tamils gather at Cardiff protesting Sri Lankan cricket http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36421 22 June 2013 TamilNet running onto the pitch with flags of Tamil Eelam and banners protesting against the Sri Lankan team playing in the United Kingdom. The first invasion occurred in the 50th over of the Sri Lanka innings, but the two interlopers were soon overpowered by the security staff. However, the second invasion saw at least six protesters run onto the field from various angles from the River Taff End of the ground. The protests continued after the match had finished, and a fight broke out outside the ground between protesters and supporters in a manner similar to the earlier protests at a group stage game at The Oval.Security breaches disrupt semi-final http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/643955.html ESPNcricinfo 20 June 2013 21 June 2013 Later, hundreds of members of Britain's Tamil community held up the Sri Lankan team bus after the encounter and raised anti-Sri Lankan government slogans. No protests were shown to the Indian team and their bus left as scheduled.http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/news/209561-protesters-hold-up-sri-lankan-team-bus-after-supporters-invade-cardiff-pitch Protesters hold up Sri Lankan team bus after supporters invade Cardiff pitch NDTV India 22 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130624161805/http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/news/209561-protesters-hold-up-sri-lankan-team-bus-after-supporters-invade-cardiff-pitch 24 June 2013 live19 June 2013 19 June 2013 Protesters disrupt Sri Lanka's last match with pitch invasions https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/protesters-disrupt-sri-lankas-last-match-pitch-invasions Tamil Guardian Notes References External links Official tournament site Tournament site on ESPN Cricinfo ICC Champions Trophy ICC Champions Trophy Champions Trophy