2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy

ICC KnockOut Trophy 2000

The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy on display at the New Zealand Cricket Museum, Wellington.
Dates	3 October – 15 October
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Host(s)	Kenya
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Participants	11
Matches	10
Most runs	Sourav Ganguly (348)
Most wickets	Venkatesh Prasad (8)
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The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya (which helped to increase the popularity of cricket in Kenya). New Zealand were crowned champions and cashed the winner's cheque of US$250,000. It was their first win in a major ICC tournament. Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Marlon Samuels made their ODI debuts during the competition.

All the test playing nations participated in the tournament along with the leading Associates Bangladesh and hosts Kenya. As there were 11 teams taking part, three would miss out on a spot in the quarter-finals. Therefore, a playoff stage took place between six of the lowest ranked teams.