West Indies had reached the final in Dhaka but were brushed aside by Sri Lanka, with Muttiah Muralitharan conceding only nine runs in his 10 overs.

England had few problems disposing of Bangladesh by eight wickets thanks to Alec Stewart (87no) and skipper Nasser Hussain (95) who narrowly missed out on his first ODI century.

Kenya proved no match for India, who had arrived on the back of a match-fixing scandal which ended the careers of Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja.

The Indians continued their fine form in the next round, while England were soon back home...