All matches were day and night games and the tournament featured India, Australia and New Zealand cricket teams.

Damien Fleming and Ricky Ponting of Australia won the best bowler and best fielder awards respectively.

[6] Source:[7] Source:[8] The tournament is best known for Sachin Tendulkar's back to back centuries against Australia (popularly known as 'Desert Storm') - the first helped India qualify for the final based on a better net run rate, and the second, in the finals which was played on Tendulkar's 25th birthday, helped India beat Australia to win the tournament.

[9] In lighter vein, Australian bowler Shane Warne claimed that he had "nightmares" at the thought of bowling to Tendulkar after being dominated by him in the tournament.

[11] The last league match, where India played Australia needing to finish with a win or a better net run rate than New Zealand to qualify for the finals, was interrupted by a sandstorm.