 Bangabandhu National Stadium | |||||||||
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| Date | 1 November 1998 | ||||||||
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| Venue | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Jacques Kallis (SA) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Steve Dunne (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 40,000[1] | ||||||||
2000 → | |||||||||
The 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup, also known as Mini World Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh.[2][3] It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all Test playing nations.[2] The winners of the Knock-out stage—India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Indies—reached the semi-finals. South Africa made their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final by 92 runs; the match was reduced to 39 overs per innings due to rain. In the second semi-final, West Indies defeated India by six wickets, and qualified for the final.[2]
The tournament's final was played on 1 November 1998 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. West Indies scored 245 all out in 49.3 overs; Philo Wallace scored 103 runs and Jacques Kallis took five wickets for 30 runs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets. Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scored 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. South Africa won the inaugural edition of the tournament by four wickets.[4] Kallis was named man of the match in the final, and man of the tournament.[5]
- ^ Deeley, Peter (2 November 1998). "Wills International Cup: Cronje continues travels in triumph". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (2000). "The Mini World Cup, 1998–99 / When cricket really was the winner". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Mitchener, Mark (4 June 2013). "Champions Trophy: History, format & tournament in numbers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "1998 & 2000: The ICC Knock Out Trophy". BBC Sport. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Moonda, Firdose (27 May 2013). "Champions Trophy 2013 – Victorious in Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2015.