These players starred for India, NZ in 2000 Champions Trophy
What's the story
India and New Zealand have been involved in some memorable encounters on the cricket pitch, particularly in ICC events.
The last time India and New Zealand clashed in an ICC limited-overs tournament final was in the Champions Trophy 2000, aka the ICC KnockOut Trophy.
The match was played on October 15, 2000, at Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi, Kenya. New Zealand won the match by four wickets.
Here we decode India and NZ's key performers from that campaign.
NZ
NZ's journey to the finals
As one of the top five teams in the 1999 World Cup seedings, New Zealand secured a direct spot in the knockout stages.
In the quarterfinals, they cruised to a commanding 64-run victory over Zimbabwe. They then edged past Pakistan by four wickets in the semifinal thanks to Shayne O'Connor's fifer.
Roger Twose and Craig McMillan emerged as NZ's batting heroes in these matches as both batters slammed consecutive fifties.
India
India's road to final
Unlike NZ, India had to face Kenya in the pre-quarterfinals, as they weren't among the top five seeds.
However, they dominated Kenya with an eight-wicket win, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Australia.
India then edged past the Aussies by 20 runs as Yuvraj Singh starred with an 80-ball 84.
In the semifinal clash, skipper Sourav Ganguly's century and a brilliant bowling effort helped India thrash South Africa by 95 runs.
India's innings
India set a solid total with Ganguly's century
India were put into bat by New Zealand in the final clash.
They set a target of 264/6 in their allotted 50 overs, courtesy of captain Ganguly's commanding century (117 runs off 130 balls) and Sachin Tendulkar's valuable contribution of 69 runs.
However, despite a strong opening partnership of 141 runs between the duo, India's middle order couldn't fully capitalize on this start.
Scott Styris (2/53) was the pick of the NZ bowlers.
NZ's chase
Cairns's century guides New Zealand to victory
New Zealand's chase wasn't easy as Venkatesh Prasad dismissed two batters within the first six overs.
The likes of Nathan Astle (37) and Roger Twose (31) threw away their starts as the Kiwis were further reduced to 132/5.
However, all-rounder Chris Cairns rescued his team with an unbeaten 113-ball 102.
His partnership of 122 runs with Chris Harris, who scored 46 runs, was crucial as New Zealand (265/6) prevailed with just two balls to spare.
Decisive moments
The final moments of the match
In a nail-biting finish, with New Zealand needing 24 runs off the last two overs, Cairns hit a six off Anil Kumble and followed it up with a paddle sweep for four.
This brought New Zealand closer to victory. They needed just three runs from the final over, which was delivered by Ajit Agarkar.
Cairns sealed the match for his team with a swing to deep square leg, securing their first global trophy.
Indian stars
India's top performers in the tournament
While Ganguly finished the event with 348 runs at 116, no other batter could even manage 210 runs, as per ESPNcricinfo.
Tendulkar (171 at 42.75) and Rahul Dravid (157 at 52.33) were the other Indians with 150-plus runs.
Meanwhile, Venkatesh finished as the highest wicket-taker of the event with eight wickets at 21.37. Zaheer Khan was right behind him with seven scalps at 24.14.
Leg-spinner Anil Kumble dismissed six batters at 24.50.
NZ performers
New Zealand's top performers in the tournament
Twose starred for NZ with the bat, finishing as their top scorer with 203 runs at an impressive average of 67.66. He was overall the third-highest run-getter.
Meanwhile, Shayne O'Connor led the bowling attack, claiming five wickets at 20.60. All his five wickets came in a solitary game, against Pakistan.
Nathan Astle claimed five wickets besides scoring 86 runs. 102* of Cairns's 115 runs in the tourney came in the final.
Craig McMillan managed 115 runs at 59.