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.
#3 ICC Champions Trophy, 2002
A pool system was introduced for the first time. India was in Pool-2 with England and Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka was the host.
Match 1 against Zimbabwe- Opting to bat first, India scored a massive 288 runs. Kaif was the best batsman for India. He scored 111 runs in 112 balls. Andy Flower played a superb knock of 145 runs, but Zimbabwe fell short of the target by 9 runs.
Match 2 against England- England batted first and scored 269 runs, owing to Ian Blackwell’s 82. But Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly put up a first wicket partnership of 192 runs. Sehwag scored 126 while Ganguly made 117. India chased the target with over 10 overs to spare.
Semi-final against South Africa- Ganguly won the toss and opted to bat. He scored 58, while Yuvraj Singh scored a quick-fire 62. India posted a total of 261. Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis batted brilliantly for Proteas. But after their departure, South Africa lost the momentum. They fell short by 10 runs.
Final against Sri Lanka- Both the finals were washed out as India and Sri Lanka shared the trophy. In the first occasion, Sri Lanka scored 244 runs while India batted just 2 overs. On the second day, Lankans scored 222 while India was 38-1 at the ninth over.
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