The Champions Cup is a limited overs cricket tournament loosely based on the FIFA Club World Cup Championship and the UEFA Champions League in football. The aim of this tournament is find the best one-day domestic side in the world from each of the 10 Test playing nations as of March 2001. It is anticipated to become a regular event and expand each year with additional cricket nations being represented as the cricketing world grows in stature following years of stifled growth as a result of the ICC's exclusionist policy. The officials have already gone as far as to allow associate nations Kenya and Scotland to send over their national teams to participate alongside 14 other domestic teams emerging from the Test playing nations as they attempt to form their own domestic cricket structures.
The qualification rules of the competition permit the 4 ODI nations with the best W/L ratio (loosely based on the UEFA country coefficient) in ODIs between 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2001 to send over two teams each, whilst the remaining 6 nations are permitted to send over 1 team apiece. The four ODI nations with the privilege of sending over two teams each for the 2000/01 edition are Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa and England. The tournament is set to be played in the single elimination or knockout format, and will be hosted in Perth, Western Australia.
The qualification rules of the competition permit the 4 ODI nations with the best W/L ratio (loosely based on the UEFA country coefficient) in ODIs between 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2001 to send over two teams each, whilst the remaining 6 nations are permitted to send over 1 team apiece. The four ODI nations with the privilege of sending over two teams each for the 2000/01 edition are Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa and England. The tournament is set to be played in the single elimination or knockout format, and will be hosted in Perth, Western Australia.
List of participating teams for 2000/01:
New South Wales | Australia | 2000/01 Mercantile Mutual Cup (champions)
Western Australia | Australia | 2000/01 Mercantile Mutual Cup (runners-up)
Glamorgan | England | 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup (runners-up)
Gloucestershire | England | 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup (champions)
KwaZulu Natal | South Africa | 2000/01 Standard Bank Cup (champions)
Northerns | South Africa | 2000/01 Standard Bank Cup (runners-up)
Colts Cricket Club | Sri Lanka | 2000/01 Premier Limited Overs Tournament (runners-up)
Sinhalese Sports Club | Sri Lanka | 2000/01 Premier Limited Overs Tournament (champions)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Bangladesh | 2000/01 Green Delta National Cricket League (champions)
Central Districts | New Zealand | 2000/01 Shell Cup (champions)
Habib Bank Limited | Pakistan | 1999/00 National Bank of Pakistan Cup (champions)
Mashonaland | Zimbabwe | 2000/01 Logan Cup (champions)
Mumbai | India | 1999/00 Ranji Trophy (champions)
Windward Islands | West Indies | 2000/01 Red Stripe Bowl (champions)
Kenya | Kenya | -
Scotland | Scotland | -
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