May 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - With few days left for the mega cricket event - ICC Champions Trophy 2017, lets take a look at the previous editions of this tournament. The first edition of ICC Champions Trophy (then known as ICC Knockout Trophy) was held in Bangladesh in 1998. South Africa emerged as the winner after defeating West Indies in the final of the tournament.
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Teams
All 9 Test playing nations participated in the torunament. India, Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Format
Tournament involved a direct knock-out format featuring all the test playing countries of the time. New Zealand and Zimbabwe played a preliminary match based on rankings. The winner New Zealand qualified for the Quarter-Finals.
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Match Results
Preliminary Match: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: NZ won by 5 wickets
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Quarter-Finals
South Africa vs England: South Africa won by 2 runs
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
India vs Australia: India won by 44 runs
West Indies vs Pakistan: West Indies won by 30 runs
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Semi-Finals
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 108 runs in the first semi-final
West Indies beat India by 6 wickets in the second semi-final
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Final
South Africa beat West Indies by 18 runs in the final to lift the trophy.
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis
Most Runs: Philo Wallace (West Indies) - 221 Runs
Most Wickets: Jacques Kallis (South Africa) - 8 Wickets
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