1998 KnockOut Trophy

Cricket tournament held in Bangladesh March 2026 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy ICC_KnockOut_Trophy_1998_logo.gif International Cricket Council One Day International Knockout Bangladesh 24 October 1 November RSA 1 WIN 9 8 RSA Jacques Kallis WIN Philo Wallace (221) RSA Jacques Kallis (8) ICC-Cricinfo Tournament website 2000 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy The 1998 Wills International Cuphttp://content.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155194.html The Mini World Cup, 1998–99 – When cricket really was the winner 2000 Cricinfo, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack https://web.archive.org/web/20090403004425/http://content.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155194.html 3 April 2009 live 14 March 2009 dmy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. New Zealand defeated Zimbabwe in a pre-quarter-final match to qualify for the main knockout stage. Future editions of this tournament are now known as the ICC Champions Trophy. Appearing in their first major tournament final, South Africa defeated the West Indies in the final to win the event. This tournament was inaugurated on the basis of FIFA Confederations Cup where the best teams from their respected confederations compete against each other but in this case the top teams in the ICC ODI Championship compete with each other.http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/icc-champions-trophy-2013/icc-champions-trophy-2013-history ICC Champions Trophy – History England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141018135639/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/icc-champions-trophy-2013/icc-champions-trophy-2013-history 18 October 2014 dead dmy-all History The ICC conceived the idea of a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries.http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/76807.html Curtain falls amid high ICC hopes 2 November 1998 Cricinfo https://web.archive.org/web/20070330074121/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/76807.html 30 March 2007 live 21 March 2009 dmy The tournament, later dubbed as the mini-World Cup as it involved all of the full members of the ICC, was planned as a knock-out tournament so that it was short and did not reduce the value and importance of the World Cup.March 2016 Venue The ICC decided to award the tournament to Bangladesh to promote the game in that nation. Bangladesh did not participate as they were not a test playing nation at that time although they had won the 1997 ICC Trophy and qualified for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. One of the worst ever floods of the regionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/157254.stm South Asia Bangladesh floods rise again 24 August 1998 BBC 21 March 2009 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225173611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/157254.stm live threatened to ruin the tournament. However, the tournament eventually went ahead and the Bangladesh Cricket Board promised to donate 10% of the gate money to the Prime Minister's Fund for flood relief.http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/WIC_GATE_CHARITY_02SEP1998.html Ten percent for PM's relief fund 2 September 1998 Cricinfo https://web.archive.org/web/20070328150116/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/WIC_GATE_CHARITY_02SEP1998.html 28 March 2007 live 21 March 2009 dmy Fixtures The tournament was held in a direct knock-out format and involved all of the Test playing countries of the time. There were 9 countries eligible which meant that 2 countries would play a qualifier knockout to determine the final 8 teams. Initially, it was announced that the 9 teams would be ranked according to the 1996 Cricket World Cup seedings. However, the draw that was eventually released appeared to have been tweaked in favour of some of the teams with larger followingshttp://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/ICCKO_DRAW_22AUG1998.html ICC's business interest given prominence 22 August 1998 Cricinfo https://web.archive.org/web/20121105205232/http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/ICCKO_DRAW_22AUG1998.html 5 November 2012 live 19 March 2009 dmy and saw New Zealand play Zimbabwe in order to qualify for the main draw.http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/NZ_TO_QUALIFY_24AUG1998.html Black Caps must qualify 24 August 1998 Cricinfo 19 March 2009 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225173607/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/NZ_TO_QUALIFY_24AUG1998.html live Squads 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads All nine Test cricket nations participated in the tournament.http://static.espncricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/1998/NOV/WIC_CI365_RECAP_05NOV1998.html Nine nations, one chance ESPNcricinfo 5 November 1998 Zahid Newaz 12 October 2014http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8242539.stm 1998 & 2000: The ICC Knock Out Trophy BBC News 21 September 2009 25 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090925022157/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8242539.stm live The teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament.http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/ICCKO_BOWL-OUT_28JUL1998.html Tie-breaker in mini World Cup! ESPNcricinfo 28 July 1998 Staff Reporter 12 October 2014 16 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141016175056/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/ARTICLES/ICCKO_BOWL-OUT_28JUL1998.html livehttp://static.espncricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/OD_TOURNEYS/WIC/SQUADS Champions Trophy: Pakistan names probables – Squads ESPNcricinfo 12 October 2014 Results white-space:nowrap 24 October – Dhaka ZIM 258/7 NZ 260/5 Preliminary match no white-space:nowrap 25 October – Dhaka RSA 283/4 ENG 281/7 26 October – Dhaka NZ 188/10 SRI 191/5 28 October – Dhaka, Dhaka IND 307/8 AUS 263/10 29 October – Dhaka West Indies 289/9 PAK 259/9 30 October – Dhaka RSA 240/7 SRI 132/10 31 October – Dhaka IND 242/6 West Indies 245/4 1 November – Dhaka RSA 248/6 West Indies 245/10 no Preliminary match prelim 24 October 1998 Yes ZIM 258/7 (50 overs) NZ 260/5 (50 overs) Alistair Campbell 100 (143) Geoff Allott 3/54 (8 overs) Stephen Fleming 96 (130) Andy Whittall 1/35 (8 overs) New Zealand won by 5 wickets Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Steve Bucknor (WI) and Peter Willey (Eng) Stephen Fleming (NZ) New Zealand qualified for the main tournament as a result of winning this preliminary match Quarter-finals qf1 25 October 1998 RSA 283/4 (46.4 overs) ENG 281/7 (50 overs) Adam Hollioake 83 (91) Jacques Kallis 3/48 (10 overs) Daryll Cullinan 69 (70) Graeme Hick 1/28 (7 overs) South Africa won by 6 wickets Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Daryll Cullinan (SA) qf2 26 October 1998 NZ 188 (49.5 overs) SRI 191/5 (41.3 overs) Adam Parore 54 (87) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/31 (10 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 90* (116) Simon Doull 2/17 (5 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh David Shepherd (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng) Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) qf3 28 October 1998 IND 307/8 (50 overs) AUS 263 (48.1 overs) Sachin Tendulkar 141 (128) Michael Kasprowicz 3/71 (9 overs) Mark Waugh 74 (79) Sachin Tendulkar 4/38 (9.1 overs) India won by 44 runs Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Steve Bucknor (WI) and Steve Dunne (NZ) Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) qf4 29 October 1998 West Indies 289/9 (50 overs) PAK 259/9 (50 overs) Philo Wallace 79 (58) Wasim Akram 3/55 (10 overs) Ijaz Ahmed 51 (64) Keith Arthurton 4/31 (10 overs) West Indies won by 30 runs Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng) Keith Arthurton (WI) Semi-finals The first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings. South Africa batted first and scored 240 runs for 7 wickets. Jacques Kallis scored 113 not out runs from 100 balls. The second innings was further reduced by 5 overs and the revising target was 224 runs in 34 overs. Sri Lanka scored 132 all out in 23.1 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's highest run-scorer with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth–Lewis method. Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66167.html Wisden – Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – 1st semi final: South Africa v Sri Lanka ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924234715/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66167.html livehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151573.html Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – first semi-final – South Africa v Sri Lanka ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 19 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131119070825/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151573.html live West Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. India won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 74 runs in the West Indian innings. Dillon was named the man of the match.http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66168.html Wisden – Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – 2nd semi final: West indies v India ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924234717/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66168.html livehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151574.html Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – second semi-final – West indies v India ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 sf1 30 October 1998 RSA 240/7 (39 overs) SRI 132 (23.4 overs) Jacques Kallis 113* (100) Nuwan Zoysa 2/34 (6 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 22 (17) Steve Elworthy 3/21 (4 overs) South Africa won by 92 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Steve Bucknor (WI) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Jacques Kallis (SA) The start of the match was delayed by rain and it was reduced to 39 overs a side. Further rain during the innings interval resulted in the revised D/L target of 224 in 34 overs. sf2 31 October 1998 IND 242/6 (50 overs) West Indies 245/4 (47 overs) Saurav Ganguly 83 (116) Mervyn Dillon 3/38 (8 overs) Shivnarine Chanderpaul 74 (74) Sachin Tendulkar 2/29 (10 overs) West Indies won by 6 wickets Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Dave Orchard (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng) Mervyn Dillon (WI) Final 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy final The final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After losing the toss, West Indies were invited to bat, and scored 245 runs in 49.3 overs. Kallis took 5 wickets conceding 30 runs in 7.3 overs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets, with Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scoring 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. Kallis scored 37 runs, and was named the man of the match for his performance. He also received the man of the tournament award.http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66169.html Wisden – Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – Final: South Africa v West indies ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924234718/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/66169.html livehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151575.html Wills International Cup, 1998–99 – Final – West indies v India ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2014 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140827045459/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151575.html live With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy. final 1 November 1998 West Indies 245 (49.3 overs) RSA 248/6 (47 overs) Philo Wallace 103 (102) Jacques Kallis 5/30 (7.3 overs) Hansie Cronje 61* (77) Phil Simmons 2/45 (8 overs) South Africa won by 4 wickets Scorecard Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Steve Dunne (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng) Jacques Kallis (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. This was the only senior ICC event won by South Africa until 2025. Statistics Team totals Highest team totals +Highest team total (250 plus) Score (Overs) Country Opponent Venue Date 307/8 (50.0) IND AUS Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 289/9 (50.0) WIN PAK Bangabandhu National Stadium 29 October 1998 283/4 (46.4) RSA ENG Bangabandhu National Stadium 25 October 1998 281/7 (50.0) ENG RSA Bangabandhu National Stadium 25 October 1998 263/10 (48.1) AUS IND Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 260/5 (50.0) NZ ZIM Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 259/9 (50.0) PAK WIN Bangabandhu National Stadium 29 October 1998 258/7 (50.0) ZIM NZ Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 Batting Most runs in the tournament +Most runs in the tournament (Top 5 players) Player Country M I NO Total HS Avg S/R 100s 50s Philo Wallace WIN 3 3 0 221 103 73.66 107.80 1 1 Jacques Kallis RSA 3 3 1 164 113* 82.00 95.34 1 0 Shivnarine Chanderpaul WIN 3 3 0 150 74 50.00 75.37 0 1 Sachin Tendulkar IND 2 2 0 149 141 74.50 104.92 1 0 Hansie Cronje RSA 3 3 1 148 67 74.00 90.79 0 2 Source: Cricinfo Highest average in the tournament +Highest average in the tournament (Top 5 players, minimum 50 runs) Player Country M I NO Total HS Avg S/R 100s 50s Alistair Campbell ZIM 1 1 0 100 100 100.00 69.93 1 0 Arjuna Ranatunga SRI 2 2 1 94 90* 94.00 75.80 0 1 Jacques Kallis RSA 3 3 1 164 113* 82.00 95.34 1 0 Andy Flower ZIM 1 1 0 77 77 77.00 96.25 0 1 Robin Singh IND 2 2 1 76 73* 76.00 116.92 0 1 Source: Cricinfo Highest individual scores +Highest individual scores (Top 5 players) Player Country Runs Balls S/R 4s 6s Opponent Venue Date Sachin Tendulkar IND 141 128 110.15 13 3 AUS Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 Jacques Kallis RSA 113* 100 113.00 5 5 SRI Bangabandhu National Stadium 30 October 1998 Philo Wallace WIN 103 102 100.98 11 5 RSA Bangabandhu National Stadium 1 November 1998 Alistair Campbell ZIM 100 143 69.93 7 1 NZ Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 Stephen Fleming NZ 96 130 73.84 3 1 ZIM Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 Source: Cricinfo Highest partnerships +Highest partnerships (Top 10) Runs Balls RR Wicket Players Country Opponent Venue Date 140 140 6.00 3rd Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar IND AUS Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 132 114 6.94 4th Ajay Jadeja & Sachin Tendulkar IND AUS Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 127 155 4.91 4th Romesh Kaluwitharana & Arjuna Ranatunga SRI NZ Bangabandhu National Stadium 26 October 1998 125 147 5.10 4th Stephen Fleming & Adam Parore NZ ZIM Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 118 165 4.29 4th Alistair Campbell & Andy Flower ZIM NZ Bangabandhu National Stadium 24 October 1998 117 97 7.23 4th Hansie Cronje & Jonty Rhodes RSA ENG Bangabandhu National Stadium 25 October 1998 113 116 5.84 1st Daryll Cullinan & Michael Rindel RSA ENG Bangabandhu National Stadium 25 October 1998 112 144 4.66 6th Neil Fairbrother & Adam Hollioake ENG RSA Bangabandhu National Stadium 25 October 1998 109 87 7.51 2nd Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Philo Wallace WIN PAK Bangabandhu National Stadium 29 October 1998 94 101 5.58 2nd Ricky Ponting & Mark Waugh AUS IND Bangabandhu National Stadium 28 October 1998 Source: Cricinfo References External links CricketArchive Category:1998 in cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1997–98 to 2000 Category:1998 in Bangladeshi cricket