ICC Knock Out Tournament 1998 Bangladesh

The inaugural ICC Knock Out Tournament was held in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With this high profile cricket event, the International Cricket Council expected to give a boost to the stature of cricket in Bangladesh.

Here is a brief summary of ICC Knock Out Tournament 1998:

Preliminary match
October 24 - Zimbabwe (258-7, 50 ov) lost to New Zealand (260-5, 50 ov) by 6 wickets.

Quarter Finals
October 25 - England (281-7, 50 ov) lost to South Africa (283-4, 46.4 ov) by 6 wickets.
October 26 - New Zealand (188, 49.5 ov) lost to Sri Lanka (191-5, 41.3 ov) by 5 wickets.
October 28 - India (307-8, 50 ov) beat Australia (263, 48.1 ov) by 44 runs.
October 29 - West Indies (289-9, 50 ov) beat Pakistan (259-9, 50 ov) by 30 runs.

Semi Finals
October 30 - South Africa (240-7, 39 ov) beat Sri Lanka (132 , 23.4 ov) by 92 runs.
October 31 - India (242-6, 50 ov) lost to West Indies (245-4, 47 ov) by 6 wickets.

Final
November 1 - West Indies (245, 49.3 ov) lost to South Africa (248-6, 47 ov) by 4 wickets.