Today we bring you the Cricketers who picked the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. The 2004 Champions Trophy was played during September 10- 25, 2004 in Sri Lanka, with twelve teams participating, 4 groups were created and round robin matches in group teams would give the table toppers, the 4 semifinalists who would then fight to enter the tournament final. England & West Indies played the tournament final with West Indies winning their first Champions Trophy title. English Cricketer Marcus Trescothick led the batting cards of the tournament edition. Here we detail the bowlers who grabbed the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004.
5. Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
The Pakistan Fast Bowler Shoaib Akhtar would pick 6 wickets from the three matches he played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 at an average of 10.66. With these wickets, Akhtar featured in the top 5 list of the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. His best was 4/36 against arch-rivals India on September 19 at Birmingham. India had batted first and were bowled out for 200 despite Rahul Dravid’s 67 & Ajit Agarkar’s 47. Shoaib & Naved-ul-Hasan took 4 wickets each while Mohammad Sami & Abdul Razzaq shared the remaining two. Pakistan chased down the target and won by 3 wickets; Mohammad Yousuf scored 81 not out while Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 41.
4. Chris Gayle (West Indies)
The West Indies Off-break bowler Chris Henry Gayle would pick 7 wickets from the four matches he played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 at an average of 17.85 & strike rate of 21.8. With these wickets, Gayle featured in the top 5 list of the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. His best was 3/50 against South Africa on September 18. Batting first, the Proteas team scored 246/6 with Herschelle Gibbs‘ 101. Gayle took 3 while Bradshaw took 2. West Indies chased down the target and won by 5 wickets; Ramnaresh Sarwan top-scored with75.
3. Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
The Australian Pace Bowler would pick 7 wickets from the three matches he played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 at an average of 14 & strike rate of 23.1. With these wickets, Michael Kasprowicz featured in the top 5 list of the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. His best was 4/14 against USA at Southampton on September 13. Australia bowled out USA at 65 with Kasprowicz’s 4, Gillespie’s 4 & Brett Lee’s 1 and then chased down the target with 9 wickets intact.
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2. Steve Harmison (England)
The England Pace bowler would go on to take 8 wickets from the four matches he played at an average of 17.12 & strike rate of 27. With these wickets, Stephen James Harmison featured in the top 5 list of the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. His best was 3/29 against Zimbabwe on September 10. England had batted first and scored 299/7 from their 50 overs with Paul Collingwood’s 80 not out. Zimbabwe, on their chase, were bowled out for 147, losing the match by 152 runs.
1. Andrew Flintoff (England)
The England All-rounder would pick 9 wickets from the four matches he played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 at an average of 14 & strike rate of 20.6. With these wickets, Andrew Flintoff led the top 5 list of the most wickets in Champions Trophy 2004. His best was 3/11 against Zimbabwe on September 10 in the same match that saw Steve Harmison also picking 3 in a winning cause. The match saw Collingwood scoring 80 not out, Vikram Solanki scoring 62, Harmison & Flintoff picking 3 wickets each while Darren Gough & Ashley Giles took 2 wickets each.
Only three bowlers took 5-wickets hauls while four bowlers took 4-wickets hauls in the tournament. These were the top wicket-takers, the ones who made the top 5 list of the most wickets in ICC Champions Trophy 2004. The twelve teams that participated in ICC Champions Trophy 2002 were India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, England, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Bangladesh, West Indies & USA. Hope you liked the content, don’t shy away from asking your questions, commenting about the content.