ICC Champions Trophy : India's journey in the tournament history
Complete guide to the journey of Indian cricket team in the ICC Champions Trophy for the last two decades.
#2 ICC KnockOut Tournament, 2000
Kenya hosted the 2nd edition of the tournament. India won against Kenya to qualify for QF. Again in the QF, India had to face Aussies.
Quarter-Final against Australia- Waugh decided to field first. The Indian team led by Sourav Ganguly posted a total of 265. Yuvraj Singh played a match-winning knock of 84 from 80 balls. Aussies lost 3 wickets within 100, but Ponting and Bevan built a solid partnership. But no one could take the charge after their dismissal as India won by 15 runs.
Semi-final against South Africa- Ganguly won the toss and decided to bat first. He played a captain’s knock of 141 runs from 142 balls as India scored 295 runs. Zaheer, Kumble ad Tendulkar were spot-on with the ball. Only Mark Boucher was looking dangerous, but he was undone by Ganguly. South Africa were all out for 200.
Final against New Zealand- Stephen Fleming won the toss and chose to bowl. Ganguly played another top knock of 117 runs but the middle-order collapsed. India managed to get only 264 after 141-run opening stand. Coming out to bat, the Kiwis were 132-5. But Chris Cairns struck a wonderful 102 as New Zealand won a cracker with 2 balls to spare.
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