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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

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

It was the 1634th ODI in cricket history

It was the 1635th ODI in cricket history

The problem between star off spinner Mutiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and umpire Darrel Hair of Australia that arose 5 years back and kept simmering should have as a matter of fact died its natural death

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

Leading wicket taker in one-dayers, Wasim Akram has said he is looking forward eagerly to meeting the Indians in the ICC KnockOut final

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

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

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

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

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

Roger Twose, New Zealand's transplanted Englishman, will be a little sorry to see the back of Zimbabwe after his adopted country's 64 run win in the quarter-finals of the ICC KnockOut at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club on Monday

It was the 1632nd ODI in cricket history

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

It was the 1633rd ODI match in cricket history

The match fixing controversy necessitated the induction of a few talented youngsters into the Indian side, which made a whale of a difference at the Nairobi Gymkhana as the Indians beat the World champions Australia in the Quarter final of the ICC

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