History
The Wills International Cup, 1998
Winners: South Africa
Runners-up: West Indies
Off-spinner Pat Symcox bowled brilliantly and every player in the team
played his part to perfection in the final to guide South Africa to
victory against the West Indies. India defeated Australia with Sachin
Tendulkar producing a brilliant all-round performance, 141 and 4 for 38
but the West Indies beat India in the semi-final.
The 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy
Winners: New Zealand
Runners-up: India
This edition of the Knockout trophy was the most eagerly awaited
tournament since the 1999 World Cup and it did not disappoint. New
Zealand pipped India at the post to become worthy winners as Chris
Cairns underlined his status as a world-class all-rounder. For India,
the emergence of batsman Yuvraj Singh and fast bowler Zaheer Khan were
the high-points of a tournament where they beat Australia and South
Africa in successive matches.
Match by match summary
The Dhaka tournament (all were day-night matches)
| Num | Date | Teams | M | Status | Result |
| 1 | 24/10/98 | NZ v Zim | 1 | PQF | NZ won by 5 wickets |
| 2 | 25/10/98 | Eng v SA | 2 | QF | SA won by 6 wickets |
| 3 | 26/10/98 | NZ v SL | 3 | QF | SL won by wickets |
| 4 | 28/10/98 | Aus v Ind | 4 | QF | Ind won by 44 runs |
| 5 | 29/10/98 | Pak v WI | 5 | QF | WI won by 30 runs |
| 6 | 30/10/98 | SA v SL | 6 | SF | SA won by 91 runs |
| 7 | 31/10/98 | Ind v WI | 7 | SF | WI won by 6 wickets |
| 8 | 1/11/98 | SA v WI | 8 | GF | SA won by 4 wickets |
The Nairobi tournament (all were day matches)
| Num | Date | Teams | M | Status | Result |
| 9 | 3/10/00 | Ken v Ind | 1 | PQF | Ind won by 8 wickets |
| 10 | 4/10/00 | SL v WI | 2 | PQF | SL won by 108 runs |
| 11 | 5/10/00 | Ban v Eng | 3 | PQF | Eng won by 8 wickets |
| 12 | 7/10/00 | Aus v Ind | 4 | QF | Ind won by 20 runs |
| 13 | 8/10/00 | Pak v SL | 5 | QF | Pak won by 9 wickets |
| 14 | 9/10/00 | NZ v Zim | 6 | QF | NZ won by 64 runs |
| 15 | 10/10/00 | Eng v SA | 7 | QF | SA won by 8 wickets |
| 16 | 11/10/00 | NZ v Pak | 8 | SF | NZ won by 4 wickets |
| 17 | 13/10/00 | Ind v SA | 9 | SF | Ind won by 95 runs |
| 18 | 15/10/00 | Ind v NZ | 10 | GF | NZ won by 4 wickets |
Result summary
| Team | P | W | L |
| Australia | 2 | - | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | - | 1 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Kenya | 1 | - | 1 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | - | 2 |
Highest team totals
| Scores | Overs | For | vs | date | venue |
| 307-8 | 50.0 | Ind | Aus | 28/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 295-6 | 50.0 | Ind | SA | 13/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 289-9 | 50.0 | WI | Pak | 29/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 287-6 | 50.0 | SL | WI | 4/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 283-4 | 46.4 | SA | Eng | 25/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 281-7 | 50.0 | Eng | SA | 25/10/1998 | Dhaka |
Lowest team totals
| Scores | Overs | For | vs | date | venue |
| 132+ | 23.4 | SL | SA | 30/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 179 | 46.4 | WI | SL | 4/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 182 | 44.1 | Eng | SA | 10/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 188 | 49.5 | NZ | SL | 26/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| + one batsman absent |
Highest individual scores
| Batsman | Runs | For | vs | date | venue |
| SC Ganguly | 141* | Ind | SA | 13/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| SR Tendulkar | 141 | Ind | Aus | 28/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| DA Gunawardene | 132 | SL | WI | 4/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| SC Ganguly | 117 | Ind | NZ | 15/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| JH Kallis | 113* | SA | SL | 30/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| Saeed Anwar | 105* | Pak | SL | 8/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| Saeed Anwar | 104 | Pak | NZ | 11/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| PA Wallace | 103 | WI | SA | 1/11/1998 | Dhaka |
| CL Cairns | 102* | NZ | Ind | 15/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| ADR Campbell | 100 | Zim | NZ | 24/10/1998 | Dhaka |
Best partnerships for each wicket
| Runs | Wkt | Batsmen | For | vs | date | venue |
| 1st | 141 | SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar | Ind | NZ | 15/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 2nd | 175 | AJ Stewart & N Hussain | Eng | Ban | 5/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 3rd | 160 | DA Gunawardene & DPM Jayawardene | SL | WI | 4/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 4th | 132 | SR Tendulkar & AD Jadeja | Ind | Aus | 28/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 5th | 95 | RG Twose & CD McMillan | NZ | Zim | 9/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 6th | 122 | CL Cairns & CZ Harris | NZ | Ind | 15/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 7th | 74 | LR Williams & MV Nagamootoo | WI | SL | 4/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 8th | 44* | JH Kallis & DM Benkenstein | SA | SL | 30/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| 9th | 32 | TM Odoyo & MA Suji | Ken | Ind | 3/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| 10th | 38* | Saqlain Mushtaq & Arshad Khan | Pak | WI | 29/10/1998 | Dhaka |
Top run-getters
| Batsman | For | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SR |
| SC Ganguly | Ind | 6 | 6 | 1 | 432 | 141* | 86.40 | 2 | 2 | 80.45 |
| SR Tendulkar | Ind | 6 | 6 | 0 | 320 | 141 | 53.33 | 1 | 1 | 92.22 |
| JH Kallis | SA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 257 | 113* | 85.67 | 1 | 1 | 85.67 |
| RS Dravid | Ind | 6 | 6 | 1 | 225 | 68* | 45.00 | - | 2 | 65.22 |
| PA Wallace | WI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 103 | 73.67 | 1 | 1 | 107.80 |
| Saeed Anwar | Pak | 2 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 105* | 209.00 | 2 | - | 83.94 |
| RG Twose | NZ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 87 | 67.67 | - | 2 | 82.19 |
Best bowling in a match
| Bowler | W-R | (Ov) | For | vs | date | venue |
| JH Kallis | 5-30 | (7.3) | SA | WI | 1/11/1998 | Dhaka |
| SB O'Connor | 5-46 | (9.2) | NZ | Pak | 11/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| KLT Arthurton | 4-31 | (10.0) | WI | Pak | 29/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| SR Tendulkar | 4-38 | (9.1) | Ind | Aus | 28/10/1998 | Dhaka |
| PJ Wiseman | 4-45 | (9.2) | NZ | Zim | 9/10/2000 | Nairobi |
| Azhar Mahmood | 4-65 | (10.0) | Pak | NZ | 11/10/2000 | Nairobi |
Top wicket-takers
| Bowler | For | M | Balls | Md | Runs | W | Ave | Best | 5 | 4 | SR | R/O |
| JH Kallis | SA | 5 | 237 | 0 | 209 | 12 | 17.42 | 5/30 | 1 | - | 19.75 | 5.29 |
| SR Tendulkar | Ind | 6 | 283 | 2 | 193 | 10 | 19.30 | 4/38 | - | 1 | 28.30 | 4.09 |
| Azhar Mahmood | Pak | 3 | 150 | 0 | 156 | 8 | 19.50 | 4/65 | - | 1 | 18.75 | 6.24 |
| BKV Prasad | Ind | 4 | 196 | 0 | 171 | 8 | 21.38 | 3/27 | - | - | 24.50 | 5.23 |
| M Dillon | WI | 4 | 228 | 3 | 183 | 8 | 22.88 | 3/38 | - | - | 28.50 | 4.82 |
| Zaheer Khan | Ind | 4 | 192 | 0 | 169 | 7 | 24.14 | 3/48 | - | - | 27.43 | 5.28 |
| A Kumble | Ind | 6 | 330 | 2 | 243 | 7 | 34.71 | 2/22 | - | - | 47.14 | 4.42 |
| GI Allott | NZ | 5 | 270 | 0 | 247 | 7 | 35.29 | 3/54 | - | - | 38.57 | 5.49 |
Statistics: Mohandas Menon
