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. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Teams <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n All 9 Test playing nations participated in the torunament. India, Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe<\/p>\r\n\r\n ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Format<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Match Results<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Preliminary Match: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: NZ won by 5 wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Quarter-Finals <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n South Africa vs England: South Africa won by 2 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets<\/p>\r\n\r\n India vs Australia: India won by 44 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n West Indies vs Pakistan: West Indies won by 30 runs<\/p>\r\n\r\n ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Semi-Finals<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 108 runs in the first semi-final<\/p>\r\n\r\n West Indies beat India by 6 wickets in the second semi-final<\/p>\r\n\r\n ICC Knockout Trophy 1998 Final<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n South Africa beat West Indies by 18 runs in the final to lift the trophy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Player of the match:<\/strong> Jacques Kallis<\/p>\r\n\r\n