Scoring System(same as used in Asian Test Championships, group winners and best 2nd place team advance to semi-finals)
Win Test= 12 points
Tied Test= 6 points
Lost or Drawn Test=0 points
Bonus Points:(based on 1st 100 overs of 1st innings)
Batting:
350 +=4 points
300-349=3 points
225-299=2 points
150-224= 1 point
Bowling:
9-10 wickets=4 points
7-8 wickets= 3 points
5-6 wickets=2 points
3-4 wickets=1 point
Semi Finals consisted of the 3 group winners plus a "wild-card"(best second place team based on points). The wild-card played host to the better of the 2 "other" group winners, while the 2 group winners left over played each other at the home of the better team(sounds much more complicated than it is). The final is a 3-test series at the home of the higher remaining team. Oh and should a semi-final or final be drawn, the winner is determined to be the host team, since they would be the higher seeded team.
Groups were set up as follows:
Group A
Asian Test Championship Teams
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Group B
Tri-Nations(If it's good enough for rugby, it's good enough for cricket :))
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Group C
Well, these 3 are kinda mismatched but they were left over
England
West Indies
Zimbabwe
| Group A | Wins | Draws | Losses | Bonus | Total |
| x-India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
x-denotes team advancing into semi-finals
Matches:
Pakistan v India
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
India v Sri Lanka
| Group B | Wins | Draws | Losses | Bonus | Total |
| x-South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
x-denotes team advancing into semi-finals
Matches:
South Africa v Australia
New Zealand v South Africa
Australia v New Zealand
| Group C | Wins | Draws | Losses | Bonus | Total |
| x-West Indies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| x-England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
x-denotes team advancing into semi-finals
Matches:
England v West Indies
Zimbabwe v England
West Indies v Zimbabwe
Semi Final #1 India draws with England
(India advances based on better 1st round performance)
Semi Final #2 West Indies turns South Africa into their
little plaything
(West Indies advances to host 3-match final)
(Also note the 10th wicket partnership for the Windies)
(herein lies the difference between fantasy and reality)