1997 ICC Trophy

Group A Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	No result	Abandoned	Points	Net RRA
Kenya	5	5	0	0	0	10	2.712
Ireland	5	4	1	0	0	8	1.682
United States	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.740
Singapore	5	2	3	0	0	4	−1.066
Gibraltar	5	1	4	0	0	2	−2.134
Israel	5	0	5	0	0	0	−1.823

Group B Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	No result	Abandoned	Points	Net RRA
Bangladesh	5	5	0	0	0	10	1.909
Denmark	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.931
United Arab Emirates	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.323
Malaysia (H)	5	2	3	0	0	4	0.050
West Africa	5	1	4	0	0	2	−1.096
Argentina	5	0	5	0	0	0	−2.350

Group C Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	No result	Abandoned	Points	Net RRA
Netherlands	4	3	0	0	1	7	2.932
Canada	4	3	0	0	1	7	0.850
Fiji	4	2	2	0	0	4	0.184
Namibia	4	1	3	0	0	2	−1.293
East and Central Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	−0.984

Group D Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	No result	Abandoned	Points	Net RRA
Scotland	4	4	0	0	0	8	1.646
Hong Kong	4	3	1	0	0	6	0.707
Bermuda	4	2	2	0	0	4	0.696
Papua New Guinea	4	1	3	0	0	2	−0.722
Italy	4	0	4	0	0	0	−2.359

Position of teams in the table is determined by:
1. Total points
2. Head-to-head result (if more than two teams level, head-to-head only applies if all those teams have played the same number of matches against each other)
3. Net run rate

The first semi final between Ireland and Kenya was won by Kenya by just seven runs. Maurice Odumbe won the man of the match award for his 67 in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by Bangladesh who beat Scotland by 72 runs.

6, 7 April Scorecard

Kenya  215/8 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 208/9 (50 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 67 (76) Paul McCrum 4/51 (9 overs)		Derek Heasley 51 (48) Aasif Karim 4/28 (10 overs)

Kenya won by 7 runs Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and Nigel Plews (England) Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field
• Reserve day used
• Kenya qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

8, 9 April Scorecard

Bangladesh  243/4 (50 overs)	v	Scotland 171 (44.5 overs)
Khaled Mashud 70 (96) Ian Beven 2/29 (10 overs)		Greig Williamson 39* (59) Mohammad Rafique 4/25 (5.5 overs)

Bangladesh won by 72 runs Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Nigel Plews (England) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field
• Reserve day used
• Bangladesh qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs after rain delayed the start. Mike Smith top scored for Scotland with 49. The Duckworth-Lewis method set Ireland's target at 192 runs, but the Irish were bowled out for 141, Keith Sheridan taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup.

10, 11 April Scorecard

Scotland  187/8 (45 overs)	v	Ireland 141/8 (39 overs)
Mike Smith 49 (88) Mark Patterson 2/42 (8 overs)		Justin Benson 26 (45) Keith Sheridan 4/34 (9 overs)

Scotland won by 51 runs (D/L) Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Mike Smith (Scotland)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field
• Rain interrupted play and reduced the match to 45 overs per team; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 192 runs in 45 overs for Ireland
• Reserve day used
• Scotland qualified for the 1999 World Cup as a result of this match

The final between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by rain and was played over two days. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, Steve Tikolo top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs by the Duckworth–Lewis method, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009.

12, 13 April Scorecard

Kenya  241/7 (50 overs)	v	Bangladesh 166/8 (25 overs)
Steve Tikolo 147 (152) Mohammad Rafique 3/40 (6 overs)		Aminul Islam 37 (37) Tony Suji 2/26 (5 overs)

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets (D/L) Kilat Kelab Club, Kuala Lumpur Umpires: Darrell Hair (Australia) and S. Venkataraghavan (India) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Kenya)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
• Bangladesh's innings shortened due to rain; Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 166 runs in 25 overs for Bangladesh
• Reserve day used

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Maurice Odumbe	Kenya	517	9	86.16	121*	3	1
Steve Tikolo	Kenya	392	9	56.00	110	1	2
Dekker Curry	Ireland	391	7	65.16	158*	2	1
Riaz Farcy	Hong Kong	391	9	55.85	108	1	3
Alan Lewis	Ireland	370	9	52.85	126*	1	2

Source: CricketArchive

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player	Team	Overs	Wkts	Ave	SR	Econ	Best
Aasif Karim	Kenya	61.1	19	8.26	19.31	2.56	4/7
Asim Khan	Netherlands	57.1	19	10.26	18.05	3.41	7/9
Mohammad Rafique	Bangladesh	57.4	19	10.68	18.21	3.52	4/25
Søren Sørensen	Denmark	65.5	18	10.16	21.94	2.77	3/19
Martin Suji	Kenya	69.4	17	9.35	24.58	2.28	5/7

Source: CricketArchive