Tuesday 29 April 2014

Champion Trophy

Champion Trophy
The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in England and Wales between 6 and 23 June 2013.[1] Three cities hosted the tournament's matches: London (at The Oval), Birmingham (at Edgbaston) and Cardiff (at the SWALEC Stadium, known as Cardiff Wales Stadium for the tournament).


India won the competition, beating England by five runs in the final after overcoming South Africa, the West Indies and Pakistan in the group stage, followed by a semi-final victory over Sri Lanka. As winners, India earned $2 million in prize money, the largest amount since the tournament's inception. It was the seventh and final ICC Champions Trophy, as it is due to be replaced by the ICC World Test Championship in 2017.[2] However in January 2014, it was confirmed by the ICC that a Champions Trophy tournament will take place in 2017 and the proposed World Test Championship has been cancelled













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