The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket

Cricket

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 tournament played in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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, Malaysia in March/April 1997. It was the qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup

1999 Cricket World Cup

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. Kenya and for the first time Bangladesh and Scotland all Qualified.

First round

The first round took the form of a group stage, with four groups, two of six teams and two of five teams. The top two teams from each group went through to the second round, whilst the remaining 14 teams took part in play-offs for the final standings.

Second round

The second round was also a group stage, this time with two groups of four. The top two teams went through to the semi final stage, whilst the third placed teams played off for fifth place, and the fourth placed teams played off for 7th place.

Semi finals

The first semi final, between Ireland

Irish cricket team

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 and Kenya

Kenyan cricket team

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 was won by the Kenyans by just seven runs. Maurice Odumbe

Maurice Odumbe

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 won the man of the match award for his 67 runs in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by Bangladesh

Bangladeshi cricket team

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, who beat Scotland

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 by 72 runs.

3rd place play off

In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs, rain having reduced the match from the scheduled 50 overs. Mike Smith

Michael Jonathon Smith

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 top scored for Scotland with 49. The Duckworth-Lewis method

Duckworth-Lewis method

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 set Ireland's target at 192 runs, and they fell short at 141, Keith Sheridan

Keith Sheridan

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 taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup.

Final

The final, between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by the Duckworth-Lewis method. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, Steve Tikolo

Steve Tikolo

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 top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2009

2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier

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Final standings

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