2000: (Winner- New Zealand, Host-Kenya)
The format was tweaked for this version and it was made a knock-out affair. New Zealand were crowned the champions.
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.
In the finals, New Zealand beat India by 4 wickets. India had previously beaten Australia and South Africa, but were thwarted by a spirited New Zealand side in the finals.
Captain Saurav Ganguly scored 117 as India posted a formidable target of 265. In reply, New Zealand were struggling at 132/5, but then the partnership between Chris Cairns and Chris Harris sealed the match. Cairns smashed a counter-attacking century and New Zealand won the game with 2 balls to spare.
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