The Kenyan capital Nairobi was chosen to stage the second tournament, now renamed the ICC Knockout Cup, as the sport's governing body continued to take the game to emerging nations.

Bangladesh, soon to gain Test status, and the hosts were added to the nine teams who competed in Dhaka in - appropriately enough - another straight knockout format.

Indifference was again noticeable, with most Kenyans staying away from the games and the local media paying little attention.

Three preliminary games were required to finalise the quarter-final line-up, and there was one big casualty at the first stage...