1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy

The ICC conceived the idea of a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries.[3] The tournament, later dubbed as the mini-World Cup as it involved all of the full members of the ICC, was planned as a knock-out tournament so that it was short and did not reduce the value and importance of the World Cup.

The ICC decided to award the tournament to Bangladesh to promote the game in that nation. Bangladesh did not participate as they were not a test playing nation at that time, despite winning the 1997 ICC Trophy and qualifying for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. One of the worst ever floods of the region[4] threatened to ruin the tournament. However, the tournament eventually went ahead and the Bangladesh Cricket Board promised to donate 10% of the gate money to the Prime Minister's Fund for flood relief.[5]

The tournament was held in a direct knock-out format and involved all of the test playing countries of the time. There were 9 countries eligible which meant that 2 countries would play a qualifier knockout to determine the final 8 teams. Initially, it was announced that the 9 teams would be ranked according to the 1996 Cricket World Cup seedings. However, the draw that was eventually released appeared to have been tweaked in favour of some of the teams with larger followings[6] and saw New Zealand play Zimbabwe in order to qualify for the main draw.[7]

All nine Test cricket nations participated in the tournament.[8][9] The teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but only 14-man squads were permitted for the actual tournament, one month before the start of the tournament.[10][11]

	Preliminary Match
	24 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
	Zimbabwe	258/7
	New Zealand	260/5

The next day, the main tournament got underway in a straight knock-out format

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
	South Africa	283/4
					30 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
	England	281/7
					South Africa	240/7
	26 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
					Sri Lanka	132/10
	New Zealand	188/10
									1 November – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
	Sri Lanka	191/5
									South Africa	248/6
	28 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
									West Indies	245/10
	India	307/8
					31 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
	Australia	263/10
					India	242/6
	29 October – Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
					West Indies	245/4
	West Indies	289/9
	Pakistan	259/9

Preliminary match

24 October 1998 Scorecard

Zimbabwe 258/7 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand  260/5 (50 overs)
Alistair Campbell 100 (143) Geoff Allott 3/54 (8 overs)		Stephen Fleming 96 (130) Andy Whittall 1/35 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: Steve Bucknor    and Peter Willey    Player of the match: Stephen Fleming

• New Zealand qualified for the main tournament as a result of winning this Preliminary match

Quarter finals

25 October 1998 Scorecard

England  281/7 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 283/4 (46.4 overs)
Adam Hollioake 83 (91) Jacques Kallis 3/48 (10 overs)		Daryll Cullinan 69 (70) Graeme Hick 1/28 (7 overs)

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: Steve Dunne    and S. Venkataraghavan    Player of the match: Daryll Cullinan

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26 October 1998 Scorecard

New Zealand 188/10 (49.5 overs)	v	Sri Lanka  191/5 (41.3 overs)
Adam Parore 54 (87) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/31 (10 overs)		Arjuna Ranatunga 90* (116) Simon Doull 2/17 (5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 51 balls remaining) Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: David Shepherd    and Peter Willey    Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga

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28 October 1998 Scorecard

India 307/8 (50 overs)	v	Australia  263/10 (48.1 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 141 (128) Michael Kasprowicz 3/71 (9 overs)		Mark Waugh 74 (79) Sachin Tendulkar 4/38 (9.1 overs)

India won by 44 runs Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: Steve Bucknor    and Steve Dunne    Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar

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29 October 1998 Scorecard

West Indies 289/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan  259/9 (50 overs)
Philo Wallace 79 (58) Wasim Akram 3/55 (10 overs)		Ijaz Ahmed 51 (64) Keith Arthurton 4/31 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 30 runs Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: David Orchard    and David Shepherd    Player of the match: Keith Arthurton

Semi finals

The first semi-final was played between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 30 October 1998 in Dhaka. On the rainy day, the match was initially reduced to 39 overs per innings. South Africa batted first and scored 240 runs for 7 wickets. Jacques Kallis scored 113 not out runs from 100 balls. The second innings was further reduced by 5 overs and the revising target was 224 runs in 34 overs. Sri Lanka scored 132 all out in 23.1 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya was Sri Lanka's highest run-scorer with 22 runs. South Africa won the match by 92 runs applying the Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method). Kallis was awarded the man of the match for his performance.[12][13]

West Indies played India in the second semi-final of the tournament on 31 October 1998 in Dhaka. India won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 242 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs, including Sourav Ganguly's 83 runs from 116 balls. Dillon finished with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. West Indies started their innings aggressively, reaching 100 runs in 15 overs. They achieved the target in 47 overs losing 4 wickets. Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 74 runs in the West Indian innings. Dillon was named the man of the match.[14][15]

30 October 1998 Scorecard

South Africa 240/7 (39 overs)	v	Sri Lanka  132/10 (23.4 overs)
Jacques Kallis 113* (100) Nuwan Zoysa 2/34 (6 overs)		Sanath Jayasuriya 22 (17) Steve Elworthy 3/21 (4 overs)

South Africa won by 92 runs by D/L method Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: Steve Bucknor    and S. Venkataraghavan    Player of the match: Jacques Kallis

• The start of the match was delayed by rain and it was reduced to 39 overs a side.
• Further rain during the innings interval resulted in the revised D/L target of 224 in 34 overs.

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31 October 1998 Scorecard

India 242/6 (50 overs)	v	West Indies  245/4 (47 overs)
Saurav Ganguly 83 (116) Mervyn Dillon 3/38 (8 overs)		Shivnarine Chanderpaul 74 (74) Sachin Tendulkar 2/29 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: David Orchard    and David Shepherd    Player of the match: Mervyn Dillon

The final of the inaugural edition was played between South Africa and West Indies on 1 November 1998 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. After losing the toss, West Indies were invited to bat, and scored 245 runs in 49.3 overs. Kallis took 5 wickets conceding 30 runs in 7.3 overs. South Africa achieved the target in 47 overs losing 6 wickets, with Hansie Cronje and Mike Rindel scoring 61 not out and 49 runs respectively. Kallis scored 37 runs, and was named the man of the match for his performance. He also received the man of the tournament award.[16][17] With this victory, South Africa won the inaugural edition of the ICC KnockOut Trophy.

1 November 1998 Scorecard

West Indies 245/10 (49.3 overs)	v	South Africa  248/6 (47 overs)
Philo Wallace 103 (102) Jacques Kallis 5/30 (7.3 overs)		Hansie Cronje 61* (77) Phil Simmons 2/45 (8 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Umpires: Steve Dunne    and Peter Willey    Player of the match: Jacques Kallis

• This is the only senior ICC event won by  South Africa to date.

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