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{{Infobox limited overs final
| image = 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy.jpg
| caption = The KnockOut Trophy at the [[New Zealand Cricket Museum]] in [[Wellington]]
| title = 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final
| team1 = [[India national cricket team|India]]
| team1flag = {{flagicon|IND|size=30px}}
| team1score = 264/6
| team1overs = 50 overs
| team2 = [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| team2flag = {{flagicon|NZL|size=30px}}
| details = New Zealand won by 4 wickets
| team2score = 265/6
| team2overs = 49.4 overs
| date = 15 October 2000
| stadium = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]]
| city = [[Nairobi]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Chris Cairns]] (NZ)
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| attendance =7000
| previous = [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy final|1998]]
| next = [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy final|2002]]
|imagesize=250px}}
The final of the [[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] took place on 15 October 2000 at the [[Gymkhana Club Ground]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. It was played between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 October 2000 |title=The ICC Knockout: a big hit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2000/oct/16/cricket.iccchampionstrophy20001 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] won the final by four wickets to win their first [[ICC Champions Trophy|ICC KnockOut Trophy]] and thus also winning a major [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] event.<ref>{{cite web |first=Peter|last=Robinson |date=15 October 2000 |title=Cairns steers New Zealand to heroic victory over India in ICC KnockOut final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-knockout-2000-01-61073/india-vs-new-zealand-final-66179/match-report |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> [[Chris Cairns]] was named the [[man of the match]] for scoring 102 runs.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 October 2000 |title=Cairns century secures first major trophy for Kiwis (2000 ICC Champions Trophy) |url=https://cricketcrowd.com/displayvideo.html?ccvideo=2802&ccdesc=Cairns+century+secures+first+ever+major+trophy+for+Kiwis+%282000+ICC+Champions+Trophy%29 |website=cricketcrowd.com}}</ref>

==Road to the final==

===Knockout stage===
A total of 10 matches were played in the tournament. The top 5 teams ranked according to [[1999 Cricket World Cup]] seedings qualify for the knockout stage automatically. The remaining three teams qualify from the pre-quarter-finals, which was held from 3 to 5 October, between 6 of the lowest ranked teams according to [[1999 Cricket World Cup]] seedings. Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and Zimbabwe qualified for the knockout stage automatically, while India, Sri Lanka and England qualified from the pre-quarter-finals, beating Kenya, West Indies and Bangladesh respectively. India faced Australia, Sri Lanka faced Pakistan and England faced South Africa in the quarter-finals. India, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa defeated Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and England respectively in the quarter-finals, and qualified for the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=11 October 2020 |title=Specials – Revisiting the 2000 ICC Knockout |url=https://thecricketcauldron.com/2020/10/11/specials-revisiting-the-2000-icc-knockout/ |website=The Cricket Cauldron|date=11 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ICC KnockOut 2000/01 {{!}} Cricket Score, Fixture, News, Result|url=https://wisden.com/comp/4060/icc-knockout-2000-01/results |website=Wisden}}</ref>

===Semi-finals===
The first Semi-final was played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 11 October 2000 at [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. Pakistan, who had won the toss, elected to bat first. Pakistan were bowled out for 252. [[Saeed Anwar]] scored 104 runs from 115 balls. [[Shayne O'Connor]] take a five-wicket haul his match figures were (5/46) bowling 9.2 overs, which help the New Zealand team to bowl out Pakistan for such mediocre score. New Zealand innings did start well losing their 2 wickets for 15, but [[Roger Twose]] and [[Craig McMillan]] steady the innings and put a brilliant partnership of 135 runs facing 158 balls and thus, they achieved the target with an over and 4 wickets remaining. [[Shayne O'Connor]] was awarded Man of the Match for his match figures (5/46) and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] entered in their first ever Finals at major [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] events.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 October 2000 |title=2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy 1st Semi-final Pak vs NZ |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/5806/nz-vs-pak-1st-sf-icc-knockout-2000 |website=Cricbuzz}}</ref>

India played South Africa in the second Semi-final of the tournament on 13 October 2000 at [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. India captain, [[Sourav Ganguly]] won the toss and decided to bat first. Indian openers gave them a steady start, with 66 for no wicket in 14 overs. [[Sourav Ganguly]] scored a brilliant century scoring 141 runs facing 142 balls he was [[not out]] throughout the innings and India scored the mammoth total of 295 runs losing 6 wickets. South African openers could not give their team a good start as both Kirsten and Hall were back in the pavilion for just the score of 23 in 4 overs and soon they were reduced to 50/4 then [[Jonty Rhodes]], [[Mark Boucher]] and [[Lance Klusener]] steadied the innings for some extent but that could not help too much as they were bowled out for 200 and lost the match by 95 runs. [[Sourav Ganguly]] was named the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 141 runs.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 October 2000 |title=2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy 2nd Semi-final Ind vs SA|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-match-facts/5807/ind-vs-rsa-2nd-sf-icc-knockout-2000 |website=Cricbuzz}}</ref>

==Match details==
===Match officials===
* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]''': [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
* '''[[Third umpire|TV umpire]]''': [[Darrell Hair]] (Aus)
* '''[[Match referee]]''': [[Ranjan Madugalle]] (SL)

===Summary===

[[File:Chris Cairns from side.jpg|thumb|[[Chris Cairns]] scored 102 runs [[not out]] from 113 balls.|alt=portrait of Chris Cairns]]

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Indian openers gave a superb start to their team, and put a brilliant partnership of 141 and scoring the runs at the run rate of over 5 runs per over, but then, their middle could not take any advantage of the start given by their openers and finished the innings scoring 264 runs and losing 6 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. [[Sourav Ganguly]]'s golden run in the tournament continued as he yet again scored a brilliant century scoring 117 runs from 130 balls. New Zealand innings yet again did not start well as they lost their 2 wickets inside 6 overs for the score of 37, and later reduced to 132/5 but then, [[Chris Cairns]] and [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]] put a brilliant partnership of 122 runs which help them to win their first major [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] event and also their first [[ICC Champions Trophy|ICC KnockOut Trophy]] title.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 October 2000|first=Lynn|last=McConnell |title=New Zealand sets itself a one-day trifecta |url=https://i.imgci.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2000/OCT/056370_NZ_18OCT2000.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=15 October 2021 |title=On This Day: New Zealand secure their first-ever ICC trophy by beating India |url=https://sportslumo.com/cricket/new-zealand-secure-first-icc-trophy-by-beating-india-in-icc-knockout-event-cricket-rewind/ |website=SportsLumo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=8 June 2021 |title=The 18-year drought: Can India break their jinx against New Zealand in the World Test Championship final? |url=https://wisden.com/series-stories/world-test-championship/the-18-year-drought-can-india-break-their-jinx-against-new-zealand-in-the-world-test-championship-final |website=Wisden|date=8 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 October 2000 |title=2000 ICC Champions Trophy: Kiwis shock India as Cairns thrashes ton |url=https://cricketcrowd.com/displayvideo.html?ccvideo=6606&ccdesc=ampersand |website=cricketcrowd.com}}</ref>

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 15 October
| time =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 265/6 (49.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 117 (130)
| wickets1 = [[Scott Styris]] 2/53 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Chris Cairns]] 102[[not out|*]] (113)
| wickets2 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 3/27 (7 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66179.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]
| umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Chris Cairns]] (NZ)
| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = This was New Zealand's first major ICC event win.
}}

== Scorecard ==

'''Source:<ref>{{cite web |date=15 October 2000 |title=2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-knockout-2000-01-61073/india-vs-new-zealand-final-66179/full-scorecard |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>'''

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|IND}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sourav Ganguly]] *|status=c Harris b Astle|runs=117|balls=130|4s=9|6s=4|strike_rate=90.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Sachin Tendulkar]] |status=run out (Styris/Astle)|runs=69|balls=83|4s=10|6s=1|strike_rate=83.13}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Rahul Dravid]] |status=run out (Styris/Allott)|runs=22|balls=35|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=62.85}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Yuvraj Singh]] |status=c Twose b Styris|runs=18|balls=19|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=94.73}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Vinod Kambli]] |status=c O'Connor b Styris|runs=1|balls=5|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=20.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]] |status=c Spearman b Allott|runs=13|balls=11|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=118.18}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Ajit Agarkar]] |status=not out|runs=15|balls=17|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=88.23}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Vijay Dahiya]] † |status=not out|runs=1|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Anil Kumble]] |status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Zaheer Khan]] |status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Venkatesh Prasad]] |status=did not bat|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}

{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 2, nb 2, w 4)|runs=8|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(6 wickets; 50 overs)|runs='''264'''|balls=|4s=23|6s=5|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1/141 (Tendulkar, 26.3 ov), 2/202 (Dravid, 38.6 ov), 3/220 (Ganguly, 42.3 ov), 4/229 (Kambli, 43.4 ov), 5/237 (Yuvraj, 45.3 ov), 6/256 (Robin, 48.4 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|NZ}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Geoff Allott]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=54|wickets=1|econ=5.40|wides=2|no-balls=1}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Shayne O'Connor]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=37|wickets=0|econ=7.40|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Chris Cairns]]|overs=10|maiden=2|runs=40|wickets=0|econ=4.00|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Scott Styris]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=53|wickets=2|econ=5.30|wides=0|no-balls=1}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Nathan Astle]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=46|wickets=1|econ=4.60|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]]|overs=5|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=0|econ=6.40|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

{{Cricket match batting box begin|title={{cr|NZ}} batting}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Craig Spearman]]|status=c Yuvraj b Prasad|runs=3|balls=8|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=37.50}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Nathan Astle]]|status=c Robin b Kumble|runs=37|balls=48|4s=5|6s=0|strike_rate=77.08}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Stephen Fleming]] *|status=lbw b Prasad|runs=5|balls=11|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=45.45}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Roger Twose]]|status=st †Dahiya b Kumble|runs=31|balls=35|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=88.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Chris Cairns]]|status=not out|runs=102|balls=113|4s=8|6s=2|strike_rate=90.26}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Craig McMillan]]|status=c Ganguly b Tendulkar|runs=15|balls=14|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=107.14}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]]|status=c Robin b Prasad|runs=46|balls=72|4s=4|6s=0|strike_rate=63.88}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Adam Parore]] †|status=not out|runs=3|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=75.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Scott Styris]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Shayne O'Connor]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[Geoff Allott]]|status=|runs=|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}

{{Cricket match batsman status|player=Extras|status=(lb 15, nb 7, w 1)|runs=23|balls=|4s=|6s=|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=(6 wickets; 49.4 overs)|runs='''265'''|balls=|4s=23|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

Fall of wickets: 1/6 (Spearman, 1.5 ov), 2/37 (Fleming, 5.4 ov), 3/82 (Astle, 14.6 ov), 4/109 (Twose, 18.5 ov), 5/132 (McMillan, 23.2 ov), 6/254 (Harris, 48.3 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title={{cr|IND}} bowling}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Zaheer Khan]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=54|wickets=0|econ=7.71|wides=0|no-balls=6}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Venkatesh Prasad]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=3|econ=3.85|wides=1|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Ajit Agarkar]]|overs=6.4|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=0|econ=6.60|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Anil Kumble]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=55|wickets=2|econ=6.11|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Sachin Tendulkar]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=38|wickets=1|econ=3.80|wides=0|no-balls=0}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[Yuvraj Singh]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=0|econ=3.20|wides=0|no-balls=1}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Key'''
* <nowiki>*</nowiki> – [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
* {{dagger}} – [[Wicket-keeper]]
* c ''Fielder'' – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]]
* b ''Bowler'' – Indicates which [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] gains credit for the dismissal

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-knockout-2000-01-61073/india-vs-new-zealand-final-66179/full-scorecard|title=Ind vs NZ Cricket Scorecard, Final at Nairobi, October 15, 2000|publisher=[[ESPN Cricinfo]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-match-facts/5808/ind-vs-nz-final-icc-knockout-2000|title=Ind vs NZ, Final, ICC KnockOut Trophy 2000|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]}}

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