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The quarterfinals were marked by three one-sided results but thepulsating Australia-India game made up for this

Chris Cairns carried New Zealand to victory in the ICC KnockOut 2000 with a magnificent 102 not out as favourites India were beaten by four wickets in a thrilling climax to the tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

How much of a role Chris Cairns will play on New Zealand's forthcoming tour of South Africa remains to be seen, but he did enough in the ICC KnockOut 2000 final against India at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday to keep his shares up for some time

Saurav Ganguly described the strip used for Friday's ICC KnockOut semi-final as the worst of the three strips played on by India during the tournament

India roared into the final of ICC KnockOut 2000 with a crushing 95-run victory over the reigning champions South Africa at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Friday

In a semi-final both teams could have won (and, arguably, should have won) New Zealand prevailed over Pakistan to earn themselves a place in the final of the ICC KnockOut tournament on Sunday

England captain Nasser Hussain admitted his team had been completely outplayed after South Africa dominated their ICC KnockOut quarter-final at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Tuesday - winning the game by eight wickets

Zimbabwe won the toss and sent New Zealand into bat in their ICC Knockout 2000 quarter-final match at the Nairobi Gymkhana club on Monday

Roger Twose fashioned his fourth half-century in as many matches against Zimbabwe to steer New Zealand to 265 for seven in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Monday

Zimbabwe left themselves a steep hill to climb in the last 25 overs of their ICC KnockOut quarter-final against New Zealand on Monday after reaching 108 for four at the halfway stage of their innings

New Zealand stayed calm and composed throughout to win themselves a semi-final meeting with Pakistan as Zimbabwe bowed out of the ICC KnockOut tournament, beaten by 64 runs at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Monday

Honours were just about even at the halfway stage of the New Zealand innings in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Monday

They say the most effective way of putting breaks on the opposition's run rate is to take wickets

It was the 1633rd ODI match in cricket history

An opening stand of 90 between Saeed Anwar and Imran Nazir set Pakistan up for a semi-final berth in the ICC KnockOut tournament as last year's World Cup finalists cantered after a winning target of 195 on Sunday

Sri Lanka lost a succession of key top-order wickets as they reached 108 for five after 25 overs in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final against Pakistan at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Pakistan swept into the semi-finals of the ICC KnockOut tournament on the back of an assured century from Saeed Anwar as Sri Lanka were brushed aside by nine wickets at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Pakistan gave themselves an excellent chance of reaching the ICCC KnockOut semi-finals by restricting Sri Lanka to a moderate total of 194 in their quarter-final clash at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Saeed Anwar had a word with batting partner Yousuf Youhana moments before he hit the six which gave him a century and took Pakistan to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC KnockOut 2000 quarter-final at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat on a cool and overcast morning in their ICC KnockOut quarter-final match against Pakistan at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Sunday