2002 ICC Champions Trophy final
The final was washed out due to continuous rain in Colombo. Even the reserve day couldn't help. | |||||||||
| Event | 2002 ICC Champions Trophy | ||||||||
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| India and Sri Lanka declared co-champions. | |||||||||
| Date | 29 & 30 September 2002 | ||||||||
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Not awarded | ||||||||
| Umpires | Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 34,832 | ||||||||
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The final of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was rained-out twice, on 29 and 30 September 2002 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The final was scheduled to be played between Sri Lanka cricket team and the India cricket team on 29 September 2002. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 244 runs for five wickets in 50 overs. India had played only two overs before the match was stopped by the rain.
On 30 September, the Sri Lankan team again batted first and scored 222 runs for seven wickets. The match was abandoned as India reached 38 runs in 8.4 overs. Man of the Match and Man of the Series were not awarded, and both the teams were declared as joint winners.