Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy

England v Zimbabwe

Left-handed opener Marcus Trescothick was at his belligerent best on Wednesday afternoon, crashing his second consecutive one-day century to pave the way for a massive 108-run English victory.

England won the toss and, unsurprisingly,have elected to bat first on a wicket that looks full of runs. With the track expected to slow down as the match progresses, England look set to enjoy the best of the batting conditions.

However, this wasn't to deter Zimbabwe who chased brilliantly against India, nearly pulling off a dramatic win after Andy Flower scored a career best 145.

Zimbabwe's campaign in the Champions Trophy 2002 came to an abrupt end when they lost to England by the massive margin of 108 runs here at the R Premadasa Stadium. Without a big knock from Andy Flower the Zimbabweans folded meekly, reaching just 190 for 9 in 48 overs.

England v India

Nasser Hussain won the toss and had absolutely no hesitation in electing to bat first at the R Premadasa stadium in England’s crunch game against India.

The winners of this match take on South Africa in the semi final of the Champions Trophy 2002.

England reached 269/7 in 50 overs, a score that looked at best unlikely when they lost their first two wickets with just five runs on the board. Nick Knight and Ian Blackwell with half-centuries did their country proud, spurring the side on to a total that could prove a bother for India. The men from the sub continent have never been the best of chasers and remember Matthew Hoggard bowled superbly under lights earlier in the tournament.

When England were bowling and finally stopped Virender Sehwag, the game was already all but lost. India had 192 runs on the board for the first wicket in just 28.4 overs. After hitting Blackwell back over his head Sehwag tried to repeat the stroke and was caught and bowled for 125 (135 minutes, 104 balls, 21 fours, 1 six). Sourav Ganguly cracked the 19th century of his limited overs career and India blasted its way to an eight wicket win with more than 10 overs to spare.