2004 ICC Champions Trophy Final

2004 ICC Champions Trophy Final
Event 2004 ICC Champions Trophy
 England  West Indies
217 218/
49.4 48.5
West Indies won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy
Date 25 September 2004
Venue The Oval, London, England
Umpires Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Attendance 18,600
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The final of the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 25 September 2004 between West Indies and England at the Oval, London.[1] England qualified into the final by defeating Australia in the first semi final at Edgbaston while West Indies defeated Pakistan at the Rose Bowl in the second semi final. West Indies won the final by 2 wickets at the Oval, winning the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[2] This was their first major tournament win since the 1979 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]

Road to the Final

First Semi-Final

The first semi final was played between Australia and England on 21 September 2004 at the Edgbaston, Birmingham. England won the toss and decided to field first. Australia scored 259 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs, with Damien Martyn scoring 65 runs from 91 balls. Darren Gough took 3 wickets giving away 48 runs in 7 overs. England, in the reply, chased the target of 260 runs in 46.3 overs losing 4 wickets. They won the match by 6 wickets and reached the final. Michael Vaughan scored 86 runs and received the man of the match award.[5] With this victory, England achieved their first win over Australia since 17 June 1999 and ended a run of 14 consecutive defeats.[6]

21 September 2004
Scorecard
Australia 
259/9 (50 overs)
v
 England
262/4 (46.3 overs)
Damien Martyn 65 (91)
Darren Gough 3/48 (7 overs)
Michael Vaughan 86 (122)
Brett Lee 2/65 (8.3 overs)
England won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

Second Semi-Final

West Indies played Pakistan in the second semi-final at the Rose Bowl, Southampton on 22 September 2004, and defeated them by 7 wickets. Pakistan won the toss and surprisingly elected to bat first on a pitch known for favouring the chasing teams.[7] They scored 131 runs all out in 38.2 overs, with Yasir Hameed being the highest run-scorer—39 runs off 56 balls. West Indies achieved the target of 132 runs in 28.1 overs, their highest scorer was Ramnaresh Sarwan, with 56 not out. He was named the man of the match.[8][9]

22 September 2004
Scorecard
Pakistan 
131 (38.2 overs)
v
 West Indies
132/3 (28.1 overs)
Yasir Hameed 39 (56)
Corey Collymore 2/24 (9 overs)
Ramnaresh Sarwan 56* (85)
Shoaib Akhtar 2/18 (7 overs)
West Indies won by 7 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Salman Butt (Pak) made his ODI debut.

Result

The final of the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was played between West Indies and England at the Oval on 25 September 2004. West Indies made England bat first after winning the toss. Despite a century (104 runs) from Marcus Trescothick, England were restricted to 217 runs in 49.4 overs. Wavell Hinds and Ian Bradshaw took 3 and 2 wickets respectively.[10] West Indies started their batting with the early losses of Hinds and Sarwan, and at one moment they were restricted to 147 runs for 8 wickets; the highest run-scorer Shivnarine Chanderpaul (47 runs) had also departed.[11] Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw scored 35 and 34 not out respectively which was the highest scoring innings of both their respective careers at the time and guided West Indies to victory without any further loss. They chased the target in 48.5 overs, and Browne and Bradshaw shared an unbeaten 71 run ninth wicket partnership, a West Indian record.[12] Andrew Flintoff took 3 wickets for 38 runs in 10 overs. Bradshaw was given the man of the match award for his all-round performance while Sarwan was named the man of the tournament.[10][13]

The Final

25 September 2004
Scorecard
England 
217 (49.4 overs)
v
 West Indies
218/8 (48.5 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 104 (124)
Wavell Hinds 3/24 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 47 (66)
Andrew Flintoff 3/38 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 2 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Ian Bradshaw (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

References

  1. ↑ "Wisden – Final: England v West Indies, 2004". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 – Final: England v West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Elated Windies return home". BBC News. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Windies clinch Trophy glory". BBC News. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Wisden – ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 – 1st Semi final :England v Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Wisden – 1st Semi-final:England v Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Windies destroy Pakistan". BBC News. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Jenny (22 September 2004). "West Indies storm into the final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 – 2nd Smi-final: England v Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. 1 2 "ICC Champions Trophy, 2004 – Final: England v West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Baksh, Vaneisa (4 October 2009). "West Indies win the Champions Trophy, London, 25 September 2004". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Lynch, Steven (25 September 2004). "Dancing in the dark". The Oval: ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Wisden – Final: England v West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

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