2004 ICC Champions Trophy

The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004. Twelve teams, including the Test nations, together with Kenya, and – making their One Day International debut – the USA, competed in fifteen matches spread over sixteen days at three venues Edgbaston, The Rose Bowl and The Oval.

The ICC Champions Trophy was won by the West Indies in front of a sell-out Oval crowd. Ramnaresh Sarwan was named the Player of the Tournament.

Participating nations

• Group A: Australia, New Zealand, United States
• Group B: South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh
• Group C: Pakistan, India, Kenya
• Group D: Sri Lanka, England, Zimbabwe

Group stage

Group A

• September 10
• The Oval: New Zealand 347-4 (50 overs) beat USA 137 all out (42.4 overs) by 210 runs
• September 13
• The Rose Bowl: Australia 66-1 (7.5 overs) beat USA 65 (24 overs) by nine wickets
• September 16
• The Oval: Australia 199-3 (37.2 overs) beat New Zealand 198-9 (50 overs) by seven wickets. Australia qualify for the semi-finals as winners of Pool A.

Group B

• September 12
• Edgbaston: South Africa 94-1 (17.4 overs) beat Bangladesh 93 all out (31.3 overs) by nine wickets
• September 15
• The Rose Bowl: West Indies 269-3 (50 overs) beat Bangladesh 131 (39.3 overs) by 138 runs
• September 18
• The Oval: South Africa 246 for 6 (50 overs) v West Indies 20 for 0 (6 overs). Rain stops play. Play resumes on September 19.
• September 19
• The Oval: (resumed match) West Indies 249-5 (48.5......
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