Champions Trophy 2009

Facts of ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009

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1 . Who is the Highest Wicket Taker in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Parnell(South Africa) 11/196 in 3 matches

2. Who is the Highest Run Scorer in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Ponting(Australia) 288 in 5 matches

3. Which cricketer scored the Highest Individual runs in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Smith(South Africa) 141 runs in 134 balls against England comprising 16 four's

4. Which Bowler has the Best Bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Parnell(South Africa) 8 overs 5/57 against New Zealand

5. Which country scored the Highest Team Total in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
England, 323/8 in 50 overs at 6.46 runs per over against South Africa

6. Who is the Youngest player in Champions Trophy 2009?
Mohammed Aamer, 17 years(Left-hand Batsman and Left-arm fast-medium)

7. Who is the Oldest Player in Icc Champions Trophy 2009?
Sanath Jayasuriya, 40 years(Left-hand Batsman and Slow left-arm orthodox)

8. Which bowler had the Best Economy Rate in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Kandamby - 1 over, 2 runs, 2.00 economy in 3 matches

9. Which cricketer hit the most number of Sixes in Champions Trophy 2009?
Shane Watson(Australia) total of 11 sixes in 5 matches

10. Which wicket kepper has most Dismissal in Champs Trophy 2009?
Paine(Australia) 9 (8 catches and 1 stumping) in 5 matches

11. Who holds the record for highest partnership by wickets in Champs Trophy 2009?
For 1st Wicket - 125, McCullum and Ryder against Sri Lanka

12. Who holds the record for highest partnership by runs in Champs Trophy 2009?
252n.o Watson and Ponting against England

13. Who holds the record for most catches in ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Tournament?
Taylor(New Zealand) 9 in 5 matches

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009 FINAL'S MATCH SUMMARY

2009-10-06T07:01:00.004+05:30

New Zealand (Under dogs), fought at their best. McCullum's experience as a captain was just ok.

Watson's (silent killer) century proved it costly for New Zealand, as he took the game away to clinch the trophy. New Zealand had just the one chance to bounce back when aussies were 6/2.

Through professionalism and splendid performance by two teams, with New Zealand finishing Runner-up.

Man of the Match
Shane Watson

Man of the series
Ricky Ponting for 288 runs

Champs Trophy Final's: New Zealand Bowling Card

2009-10-06T06:54:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Mills	10	2	27	3	2.70
Bond	10	2	34	1	3.40
Butler	9		50	0	5.55
Franklin	9		42	0	4.66
Patel	6.2		44	0	6.94
Elliott	1		6	0	6.00

Final's: Australian Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-06T06:42:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Watson	not out	105	129	10	4
Paine	c taylor b bond	1	6
Ponting	lbw b mills	1	4
White	b mills	62	102	7	1
Hussey	c patel b mills	11	9	1
Hopes	not out	22	22	4
Extras	(leg byes 3, wide 1)	4
TOTAL	45.2 Overs	206/4 (4.54 rpo)

Champions Trophy Final: Australian Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park,Centurion

2009-10-05T17:57:00.007+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Brett Lee	10	1	45	2	4.50
Siddle	10	1	30	1	3.00
Johnson	10	1	35	1	3.50
Watson	10		50	0	5.00
Hauritz	10		37	3	3.7

CHAMPS TROPHY FINAL: New Zealand Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-05T17:56:00.007+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
McCullum	c Paine b Siddle	0	14
Redmond	st Paine b Hauritz	26	45	3
Guptill	c & b Hauritz	40	64	3
Taylor	c Hussey b Johnson	6	13
Elliot	lbw b Lee	9	9
Broom	run out(Hussey)	37	62	5
Franklin	b Lee	33	43	4
Mills	run out(ponting)	12	15	1
Butler	lbw b Hauritz	6	7	1
Patel	not out	16	19	1
Bond	not out	3	9
Extras	(wide 9, leg bye 2,byes 1)	12
TOTAL	50 Overs	200/9 (4.00 rpo)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL'S: Playing XI

2009-10-05T17:35:00.003+05:30

New Zealand

McCullum
Redmond
Guptill
Taylor
Elliott
Broom
Franklin
Mills
Butler
Bond
Patel

Australia

Watson
Paine
Ponting
Hussey
White
Ferguson
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Final's - New Zealand vs Australia, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-05T16:57:00.008+05:30

PITCH REPORT: Team winning toss should bat first and over 300 runs could be scored

Toss: New Zealand won the toss and will bat

2nd Semi-final: Champions Trophy - Match Summary, New Zealand vs Pakistan

2009-10-04T06:48:00.003+05:30

Openers could not capitalize, middle order grim and lower order tumbled, Pakistan could pile up only a total of 233 runs.

With jet-lag, Redmond contributed 31 runs. Middle order middling the ball every now and then to fetch runs. Electrifying Elliott was determined to take New Zealand to finals.

New Zealand won by 5 wickets with 13 balls remaining

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Pakistan Bowling Card, played Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-10-04T06:45:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Aamer	10	2	32	1	3.20
Rana Naved	8		57	0	7.12
Gul	8.5		48	1	5.43
Ajmal	8		39	2	4.87
Afridi	10		41	1	4.10
Malik	3		9	0	3.00

2nd Semi-final: ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY, New Zealand Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-10-04T06:29:00.002+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
McCullum	c afridi b aamer	17	16	1	1
Redmond	c and b ajmal	31	55	5
Guptill	c rana naved b gul	11	10	1	1
Taylor	b afridi	38	61	1	2
Elliott	not out	75	103	5	1
Vettori	st akmal b ajmal	41	42	3
Broom	not out	3	4
Extras	(leg byes 6, wide 6, byes 2, no ball 4)	18
TOTAL	47.5 Overs	234/5 (4.89 rpo)

2nd Semi-final: New Zealand Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-10-03T18:10:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Mills	10		46	1	4.60
Bond	10	1	54	1	5.40
Butler	10		44	4	4.40
Franklin	8		33	0	4.12
Vettori	10	2	43	3	4.30
Elliot	2		7	0	3.50

2nd Semi-final: Pakistan Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-10-03T18:06:00.006+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Akmal	c Redmond b Butler	24	35	2
Nazir	c Taylor b Bond	28	40	6
Malik	c Taylor b Butler	2	7
Younis	c Taylor b Vettori	15	23	1
Yousuf	b mills	45	78	3
Akmal	lbw b vettori	55	62	7
Afridi	c mccullum b butler	4	4
Rana Naved	c guptill b vettori	8	8		1
Gul	c broom b butler	6	8	1
Aamer	not out	19	20	4
Ajmal	not out	14	17	2
Extras	(no ball 2,wide 5,leg byes 6)	13
TOTAL	50 Overs	233/9 (4.66 rpo)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009 - 2nd Semi-final Playing XI

2009-10-03T17:33:00.002+05:30

Pakistan

Younis
Afridi
Nazir
Malik
Yousuf
Akmal
Rana Naved
Akmal
Ajmal
Gul
Aamer

New Zealand

Vettori
Redmond
Taylor
Broom
McCullum
Guptill
Elliott
Franklin
Mills
Butler
Bond

2nd Semi-Final - ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY, New Zealand vs Pakistan, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-10-03T16:58:00.003+05:30

Pitch Report: Excellent pitch as team winning toss posses all chance of scoring over 300 mark

Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: 1st Semi-final Match Summary

2009-10-03T06:13:00.003+05:30

Australia won by 9 wickets with 49 balls remaining.

Good effort by middle order English men. Now the learning curve really starts for England Team.

One-sided.... Single-sided.... whatever, Australia made it look crisp and simple with duo adding 2nd wicket record stand of 252.

Man of the Match
Shane Watson

ICC Champions Trophy 1st Semi-final: England bowling card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-03T06:08:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Anderson	8.5		48	0	5.43
Onions	8		47	1	5.87
Bresnan	8		51	0	6.37
Collingwood	8		50	0	6.25
Swann	5		31	0	6.20
Wright	3		18	0	6.00
Shah	1		11	0	11.00

1st Semi-final: Australia's Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-03T05:58:00.002+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Watson	not out	136	132	10	7
Paine	c davies b onions	4	4	1
Ponting	not out	111	115	12	1
Extras	(leg byes 2, wide 5)	7
TOTAL	41.5 Overs	258/1 (6.16 rpo)

Australia's Semi-final Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-02T18:14:00.007+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Lee	9		46	2	5.11
Siddle	1o		55	3	5.50
Hopes	4		28	0	7.00
Johnson	10	1	61	1	6.10
Watson	8.4	1	35	2	4.03
Hauritz	6		32	0	5.33

England Batting Card Champions Trophy Semi-final, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-02T18:08:00.011+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Strauss	c hopes b siddle	14	10	1	1
Denly	c paine b siddle	36	44	5
Shah	c paine b lee	0	2
Collingwood	c paine b johnson	32	30	5	1
Morgan	c paine b watson	9	27
Davies	b watson	5	4
Wright	c paine b siddle	48	68	2	2
Bresnan	b lee	80	76	4
Swann	run out (hauritz/paine)	18	15	2
Anderson	not out	5	9
Onions	run out (ferguson/paine)	1	2
Extras	(no ball 1,wide 6)	7
TOTAL	47.4 Overs	257 (5.39 rpo)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - SEMI-FINAL, Playing XI

2009-10-02T18:02:00.002+05:30

England

Strauss
Denly
Collingwood
Morgan
Wright
Davies
Swann
Bresnan
Anderson
Onions

Australia

Watson
Paine
Ponting
Hussey
White
Ferguson
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle

1st Semi Final: England vs Australia, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-10-02T17:12:00.005+05:30

Pitch Report: Pitch is all set for Semi Final's of ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY. Bit trick, both team do have 50-50 chance.

Toss: England won the toss and elected to bat.

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Match 12 - India vs West Indies

2009-10-01T08:33:00.002+05:30

India won by 7 wickets, a consolation win indeed!

West Indies Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-30T22:03:00.002+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Roach	6	1	27	1	4.50
Tonge	10		36	1	3.60
Sammy	10	1	25	0	2.50
Bernard	3		22	0	7.33
Miller	3.1		20	0	6.31

India Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-30T21:51:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Karthik	c dowlin b tonge	34	79	4
Gambhir	b roach	6	5	1
Dravid	run out(bernard)	4	2	1
Kohli	not out	79	104	9	2
Nayar	not out	0	7
Extras	(wide 3, no ball 4)	7
TOTAL	32.1 Overs	130/3 (4.04 rpo)

Indian Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-30T21:49:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
P Kumar	9	3	22	3	2.44
Nehra	8	1	31	3	3.87
Nayar	3		17	0	5.66
Dhoni	2		14	1	7.00
Harbhajan	8	2	14	2	1.75
Mishra	6		27	1	4.50

West Indies Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-30T21:41:00.002+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Fletcher	c dravid b kumar	0	6
Powell	c dhoni b nehra	5	15	1
Smith	c dhoni b nehra	21	26	3
Dowlin	b dhoni	14	33	2
Reifer	c karthik b kumar	1	5
Bernard	c dravid b mishra	22	46	1
Sammy	c mishra b nehra	23	38
Crandon	b harbhajan	5	9	1
Miller	not out	17	23	1
Roach	c gambhir b harbhajan	4	10
Tonge	c and b kumar	5	6	1
Extras	(leg byes 4, wide 7, no ball 1)	12
TOTAL	36 Overs	129 (3.58 rpo)

Match 12 - ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - India vs West Indies

2009-09-30T16:51:00.003+05:30

India won the toss and will field

India Playing XI

Gambhir
Karthik
Dravid
Raina
Dhoni
Kohli
Nayar
Mishra
Harbhajan
Nehra
Praveen Kumar

West Indies Playing XI

Fletcher
Powell
Smith
Crandon
Dowlin
Reifer
Bernard
Sammy
Miller
Roach
Tonge

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Match 11 Summary, SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-30T16:47:00.002+05:30

'Every Indian would have had heart in their mouth'

Match 11 - AUS vs PAK
Single handed at one stage.... Dual-handed later..... Momentum shifted to Pakistan.....Until 47th over every thing was going Pakistan's way, had Younis not introduced Spinner Ajmal then.

Australia won by 2 wickets

Pakistan Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-30T16:45:00.005+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Gul	9	1	38	1	4.22
Asif	8		34	2	4.25
Afridi	10		47	1	4.70
Naved-ul-Hasan	9	2	39	1	4.33
Ajmal	10	1	31	2	3.10
Malik	4		16	1	4.00

Australian Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-30T16:42:00.005+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Watson	c akmal b gul	24	22	5
Paine	lbw b afridi	29	40	3	1
Ponting	c gul b malik	32	64	1
Hussey	b naved-ul-hasan	64	87	6	1
Ferguson	b ajmal	7	18
White	b asif	5	16
Hopes	c younis b asif	1	3
Johnson	b ajmal	9	18	1
Lee	not out	12	15	1
Hauritz	not out	9	18	1
Siddle
Extras	(byes 1, wide 12, no ball 1)	14
TOTAL	50 Overs	206/8 (4.12)

Australia Bowling Card -Match 11:Australia Vs Pakistan

2009-09-30T13:12:00.006+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Lee	10		30	1	3.00
Siddle	5		24	0	4.80
Johnson	10		45	2	4.50
Watson	8		32	2	4.00
Hopes	10		50	1	5.00
Hauritz	7	1	24	0	3.42

Pakistan Batting Card - Match 11 :Pakistan Vs Australia

2009-09-30T13:07:00.006+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Afridi	c Hopes b Johnson	15	18	3
Akmal	b Watson	44	63	6
Younis	c Johnson b Hopes	18	49	2
Malik	c Ponting b Johnson	27	37	1	1
Yousuf	c white b lee	45	69	3
Misbah	hit wicket b watson	41	53	4
Akmal	not out	2	8
Hasan	not out	7	3	1



Extras	(wide 6)	6
TOTAL	50 Overs	205/6 (4.10 rpo)

Pakistan Vs Australia -Match 11 Played at Centurion

2009-09-30T13:00:00.004+05:30

Australia won the Toss and chose to Field

Pakistan Playing XI

Afridi
Akmal
Younis
Yousuf
Misbah-ul-Haq
Shoaib Malik
Umar Akmal
Naved
Umar Gul
Mohammad Asif
Saeed Ajmal

Australia Playing XI

Watson
Paine
Ponting
Hussey
White
Ferguson
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle

England Vs New Zealand Match Summary

2009-09-30T09:20:00.003+05:30

New Zealand won the Match by 4 wickets

Man of the Match - Elliott

England Bowling Card - Match 10: England Vs New Zealand

2009-09-30T09:19:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Anderson	10		53	1	5.30
Sidebottom	6		32	1	5.33
Broad	8.1	1	38	4	4.77
Collingwood	3		16	0	5.33

New Zealand Batting Card - Match 10:New Zealand Vs England

2009-09-30T09:07:00.002+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
McCullum	c Bopara b Broad	48	39	4	3
Guptill	c Swann b Anderson	53	55	7	1
Broom	c M0rgan b Sidebottom	17	36	1
Taylor	c Swann b Broad	1	3
Elliott	c M0rgan b Broad	3	11
Hopkins	c M0rgan b Broad	2	6
Vettori	not out	10	8	2
Franklin	not out	2	5
Milla


Extras	(leg byes 7, wide 4)	11
TOTAL	27.1 Overs	147/6 (5.41 rpo)

New Zealand Bowling Card - Match 10: England vs New Zealand

2009-09-29T19:18:00.005+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Mills	10	2	19	1	1.90
Bond	10	2	21	3	2.10
Franklin	6		31	0	5.16
Butler	8	1	34	1	4.25
Elliot	8		31	4	3.87
Vettori	1.1		2	1	1.71

England Batting card - Match 10: England vs New Zealand

2009-09-29T19:12:00.005+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Strauss	c McCullum b Mills	0	2
Denly	b Bond	5	12	1
Shah	c McCullum b Bond	3	10
Collingwood	c Taylor b Elliot	40	58	2	3
Morgan	c Taylor b Butler	9	40	1
Bopara	lbw Bond	30	51	2
Wright	c McCullum b Elliot	4	6	1
Broad	c & b b Elliot	1	3
Swann	c McCullum b Elliot	11	20	1
Sidebottom	c Taylor b Vettori	20	41	3
Anderson	not out	4	18
Extras	(wide 9, no ball 2,leg byes 4,byes 4)	19
TOTAL	43.1 Overs	146 (3.38 rpo)

Match 10: England vs New Zealand, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-29T18:20:00.001+05:30

New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009: Match 9 - India vs Australia

2009-09-29T06:28:00.002+05:30

No Resut.

India Bowling Card - Match 9: India Vs Australia

2009-09-28T18:06:00.007+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Nehra	8	1	38	1	4.75
Praveen	8		34	0	4.25
Sharma	7.3		53	1	7.06
Mishra	9		45	1	5.00
H.Singh	9		54	0	6.00
Raina	1		8	0	8.00

Australia Batting Card - Match 9: India Vs Australia

2009-09-28T18:04:00.006+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Watson	c H.Singh b Nehra	0	7
Paine	c H.Singh b Mishra	56	58	7	1
Ponting	run out(gambhir)	65	88	4	1
Hussey	c Tendulkar b sharma	67	65	5
White	not out	35	30	2	1
Ferguson	not out	2	7
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle
Extras	(wide 7,byes 1,leg byes 1)	9
TOTAL	42.3 Overs	234/4(5.50 rpo)

India vs Australia (Match 9) played at Centurion

2009-09-28T17:32:00.003+05:30

Australia won the Toss and Chose to bat

Australia Playing XI

Watson
Paine
Ponting
Hussey
Ferguson
White
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle

India Playing XI

Gambhir
Tendulkar
Dravid
Raina
Dhoni
Kohli
Mishra
Harbhajan Singh
Nehra
Sharma
Praveen

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: 8th Match Summary, England vs South Africa

2009-09-28T06:26:00.004+05:30

England won by 22 runs

England's middle order gave boost to the team where the score mounted to 323.

Single-handed fight by South African captain Smith who scored 141 went in vain.

England Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-28T06:23:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Anderson	10		42	3	4.20
Onions	7		52	0	7.42
Broad	10		67	3	6.70
Wright	5		31	0	6.20
Collingwood	10		58	1	5.80
Swann	8		43	1	5.37

South Africa Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-28T06:11:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Smith	c shah b broad	141	134	16
Gibbs	c wright b anderson	22	26	3	1
Kallis	c denly b broad	12	16	1
AB de Villiers	c denly b collingwood	36	41	4
Duminy	b swann	24	33	1
Boucher	b anderson	8	10	1
Morkel	run out(morgan)	17	14	1	1
Botha	c onions b broad	0	2
RE van der merwe	b anderson	0	2
Parnell	not out	10	10
Steyn	not out	17	13	2
Extras	(leg byes 8, wide 5, no ball 1)	14
TOTAL	50 Overs	301/9 (6.02 rpo)

Match 7:Srilanka Vs New Zealand Match Result

2009-09-27T21:21:00.002+05:30

New Zealand won the match by 38 runs

Man of the Match - Vettori

South Africa Bowling Card - Match 8: South Africa Vs England

2009-09-27T19:00:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Steyn	10		59	1	5.90
Parnell	10	2	60	3	6.00
Kallis	3		14	1	4.66
Morkel	6		45	0	7.50
Van Der Merwe	9		67	0	7.44
Botha	9		56	2	6.22
Duminy	3		17	0	5.66

England Batting Card -Match 8: England Vs South Africa

2009-09-27T18:53:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Strauss	c Boucher b Parnell	25	37	5
Denly	c Duminy b Kallis	21	25	3
Shah	c Boucher b Botha	98	89	5	6
Collingwood	b Parnell	82	94	6	1
Morgan	c Smith b Steyn	67	34	4	5
Wright	run out(Parnell)	8	7	1
Bopara	c Morkel b Botha	1	2
Broad	b Parnell	0	2
Swann	not out	8	9	1
Anderson	not out	2	2

Extras	(leg byes 4, wide 5,byes 1, no ball 1)	11
TOTAL	50 Overs	323/8 (6.46 rpo)

Match 8: ICC Champions Trophy - England Vs South Africa, Played at Centurion

2009-09-27T18:49:00.004+05:30

England won the Toss and Chose to Bat

New Zealand Bowling Card - Match 7 -Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand

2009-09-27T18:29:00.005+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Mills	10		69	3	6.90
Bond	9		82	0	9.11
Tuffey	8.4	1	39	2	4.50
Franklin	9		40	2	4.44
Vettori	10		45	2	4.50

Sri Lanka Batting Card - Match 7:Srilanka Vs New Zealand played at Johannesberg

2009-09-27T18:24:00.006+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Dilshan	c Patel b Mills	41	31	7	1
Jayasuriya	c Mills b Tuffy	24	18	4
Sangakkara	c Taylor b Franklin	11	13	1
Jayawardene	b Vettori	77	85	6	2
Samaraweera	c Broom b Vettori	18	18	3
Kandamby	run out(Vettori)	11	19	1
Mathews	c Guptill b Franklin	2	11
Kulasekara	not out	57	56	2	4
Thushara	c Guptill b Mills	11	14		1
Malinga	c Taylor b Mills	15	10	1	1
Mendis	c Vettori c Tuffey	3	6
Extras	(nb 1,lb 2,w 5)	8
TOTAL	46.4 Overs	277 (5.93 rpo)

Sri Lanka Bowling Card - Match 7:Srilanka Vs New Zealand

2009-09-27T18:17:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Kulasekara	7		52	1	5.42
Thushara	7		50	0	7.14
Malinga	10		85	1	8.50
Mendis	9	1	49	0	5.44
Mathews	6		33	2	5.50
Jayasurya	10		39	3	3.90
Kandamby	1		2	0	2.00

New Zealand Batting Card of Match 7 played at Johannesberg

2009-09-27T18:06:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
McCullum	c dilshan b Mathews	46	72	5
Ryder	c sangakkara b Kulasekara	74	58	10	1
Guptill	bMalinga	66	76	3	1
Taylor	c Jayawardane b Jayasurya	4	2	1
Elliott	lbw b Mathews	0	3
Broom	c Jayawardane b Jayasurya	15	21	2
Vettori	c Kapugadera b jayasurya	48	44	4	1
Franklin	not out	28	21	3
Milla	not out	18	16	2	1


Extras	(leg byes 2, wide 8, no ball 3, byes 3)	16
TOTAL	50 Overs	315/7 (6.30 rpo)

Match 7:Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand played at Johannesberg

2009-09-27T18:02:00.002+05:30

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

6th Match Summary: India vs Pakistan

2009-09-27T17:27:00.004+05:30

Pakistan won by 54 runs

Outstanding knock by Shoaib Malik which helped Pakistan to put 302 on board.

Cheer negligence by Indian team, as players got out in quick succession.

Pakistan Bowling Card

2009-09-27T17:26:00.000+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Aamer	8		46	2	5.75
Hasan	9		48	2	5.33
Gul	6		55	0	9.16
Ajmal	8.5		31	2	3.50
Afridi	10		39	2	3.90
Malik	3		25	0	8.33

Indian Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-27T17:16:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Gambhir	runt out(younis)	57	46	7	2
Tendulkar	c akmal b aamer	8	14	1
Dravid	run out(gul/akmal)	76	103	4
Kohli	c gul b afridi	16	24	1
Dhoni	lbw b afridi	3	9
Raina	lbw b ajmal	46	41	5	2
Y Pathan	c sub misbah b aamer	5	10
Harbhajan	b ajmal	13	22	1
RP Singh	c yousuf b hasan	2	6
I Sharma	b hasan	0	1
Nehra	not out	0	0
Extras	(leg byes 4, wide 11, no ball 7)	22
TOTAL	44.5 Overs	248 (5.53 rpo)

Indian Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-26T18:00:00.005+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Nehra	10	0	55	4	5.50
RP Singh	9	1	59	1	6.55
Sharma	8	2	39	2	4.87
Kohli	3	0	21	0	7.00
Pathan	10	0	56	1	5.60
H.Singh	10	0	71	1	7.10

Pakistan Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-26T17:58:00.005+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Nazir	c H. Singh b Nehra	20	17	4
Akmal	b Nehra	19	22	3
Younis	c Dhoni b RPSingh	20	33	3
Malik	c Pathan b H.Singh	128	126	16
Yousuf	b Nehra	87	88	7
Afridi	c Dhoni b Pathan	4	2	1
Umar	c Dhoni b Nehra	0	1
Naveed	not out	11	8	1
Gul	c Raina b Sharma	0	2
Aamer	c Kohli b Sharma	o	1
Ajmal	not out	0	0
Extras	(leg byes 1, wide 12)	13
TOTAL	50 Overs	302/9 (6.04 rpo)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Match 6, India vs Pakistan, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-26T17:50:00.002+05:30

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Pakistan Playing XI

Nazir
Akmal
Malik
Younis
Yousuf
Akmal
Afridi
Hasan
Aamer
Gul
Ajmal

India Playing XI

Gambhir
Tendulkar
Dravid
Raina
Dhoni
Kohli
Y Pathan
Harbhajan
RP Singh
Nehra
I Sharma

Match 5: Australia vs West Indies, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T17:49:00.001+05:30

Australian Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T17:24:00.002+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Lee	8	0	41	1	5.12
Siddle	8	1	37	2	4.62
Johnson	10	0	44	0	4.40
Watson	7	0	34	2	4.85
Hauritz	7.5	0	23	2	2.93
Hopes	6	1	27	1	4.50

West Indies Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T17:11:00.004+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Smith	c paine b siddle	7	16	4
Fletcher	run out (johnson)	54	77	4	1
Dowlin	c paine b lee	55	87	5
Walton	b Hopes	0	2
Reifer	c Hauritz b Watson	28	56	3
Bernard	b Siddle	8	6	1
Sammy	c Hussey b Watson	20	23	1	2
Miller	c Ponting b Hauritz	4	7
Roach	c Johnson b Hauritz	3	8
Tonge	not out
Richards	Retired Hurt
Extras	(lb 19, w 16, nb 1)	36
TOTAL	46.5 Overs	225/9 (4.85 rpo)

West Indies Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T14:33:00.002+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Roach	10		73	2	7.30
Tonge	10	1	54	0	5.40
Sammy	10		53	1	5.30
Bernard	10		63	2	6.30
Miller	10	1	24	2	2.40

Australia Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T14:26:00.005+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Watson	b roach	0	1
Paine	c walton b bernard	33	59	3
Ponting	st walton b miller	79	94	9	1
Hussey	c fletcher b bernard	6	14
Ferguson	b roach	20	30	3
White	b miller	4	16
Hopes	c walton b sammy	5	13
Johnson	not out	73	47	8	3
Lee	run out(walton)	25	28	2
Hauritz	not out	7	3	1
Siddle
Extras	(leg byes 8, wide 10, no ball 5)	23
TOTAL	50 Overs	275/8 (5.50 rpo)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Match 5 - Australia vs West Indies, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T14:18:00.003+05:30

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl

West Indies Playing XI

Richards
Fletcher
Smith
Dowlin
Reifer
Bernard
Sammy
Walton
Miller
Roach
Tonge

Australia Playing XI

Watson
Paine
Ponting
Hussey
Ferguson
White
Hopes
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Siddle

Match 4: Sri Lanka vs England, ICC Champions trophy

2009-09-26T06:09:00.003+05:30

Sri Lanka struggled losing their top order batsmen, middle order gave life to the match with Kandamy 53 and Mathews 52 while England restricted Lankan's for 212.

While the world was on toes to witness England opener's collapsing, immediate players contributed and won the opening match for the team.

Sri Lanakan Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-26T06:03:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Malinga	9		43	1	4.77
Kulasekara	9	1	42	2	4.66
Mathews	8	2	26	0	3.25
Mendis	9		35	0	3.88
Muralitharan	10		60	1	6.00

England Batting Card, played at Wanderers,Johannesburg

2009-09-26T05:54:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Strauss	c kandamby b kulasekara	9	25	1
Denly	lbw b kulasekara	5	11	1
Shah	c sangakkara b muralitharan	44	74	3	1
Collingwood	b malinga	46	51	5	3
Morgan	not out	62	83	7
Prior	not out	28	27	3
Extras	(leg byes 7, wide 11, no ball 1)	19
TOTAL	45 Overs	213/4 (4.73 rpo)

England Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-25T18:03:00.007+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Anderson	9.3	2	20	3	2.11
Onions	10	0	58	2	5.80
Broad	10	0	49	3	4.90
Wright	6	0	34	1	5.66
Collingwood	8	0	24	0	3.00
Swann	4	0	23	0	5.75

Sri Lankan Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-25T17:54:00.009+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Dilshan	c morgan b anderson	2	12
Jayasuriya	c prior b onions	0	2
Sangakkara	c strauss b onions	1	6
Jayawardene	lbw b anderson	9	12	1
Samaraweera	c collinwood b broad	30	48	4
Kandamby	run out(wright)	53	82	5
Mathews	c prior b wright	52	73	6
Kulasekara	not out	17	24	1
Muralitharan	b broad	18	10	2	1
Malinga	b broad	0	1
Mendis	c strauss c anderson	5	15
Extras	(b 4,w 21)	25
TOTAL	47.3 Overs	212/10 (4.46 rpo)

4th Match: England vs Sri Lanka, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-25T17:34:00.005+05:30

England won the toss and elected to field.

England Playing XI

Strauss
Denly
Shah
Collingwood
Morgan
Prior
Wright
Broad
Swann
Onions
Anderson

Sri Lankan Playing XI

Dilshan
Jayasuriya
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
Samaraweera
Kandamby
Mathews
Kulasekara
Muralitharan
Malinga
Mendis

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Match 3, South Arica vs New Zealand

2009-09-25T06:45:00.003+05:30

New Zealand needs to pull up their socks to fight evenly for the days to come.

South Africa, apart from losing Smith early it was their day as they won by 5 wickets.

New Zealand Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park,Centurion

2009-09-25T06:43:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Mills	8.1		45	1	5.51
Bond	10		51	1	5.10
Tuffey	9	1	52	2	5.77
Vettori	10	1	34	1	3.40
Ryder	2		15	0	7.50
Guptill	1		13	0	13.00
Elliott	1		5	0	5.00

South African Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-25T06:31:00.004+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Smith	c vettori b tuffey	7	14	1
Amla	lbw b vettori	38	65	3
Kallis	c mccullum b bond	36	39	6
AB de Villiers	not out	70	76	9
Duminy	c mccullum b mills	11	13	2
Boucher	c mccullum b tuffey	28	28	4
Morkel	not out	19	14	3
Extras	(leg byes 2, wide 4, no ball 2)	8
TOTAL	41.1 Overs	217/5 (5.27 rpo)

South African Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-24T16:30:00.001+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Steyn	9.5	1	32	2	3.25
Parnell	8		57	5	7.12
Kallis	8		24	0	3.00
Morkel	3		13	0	4.33
Botha	9	1	44	1	4.88
RE van de Merwe	10	1	35	2	3.50

New Zealand Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-24T16:05:00.005+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
McCullum	c duminy b botha	44	68	3	2
Ryder	c merwe b parnell	8	12	1
Guptill	c amla b parnell	21	26	4
Taylor	lbw b Parnell	72	106	6	2
Elliott	b merwe	39	48	4
Broom	lbw b merwe	1	4
Hopkins	c duminy b parnell	13	13	2
Mills	c de villiers b steyn	0	3
Vettori	not out	1	2
Tuffey	c duminy b Parnell	4	2	1
Bond	c de villiers b Steyn	0	4
Extras	(leg byes 5, wide 1, no ball 1, byes 4)	11
TOTAL	47.5 Overs	214 (4.47 rpo)

3rd Match: South Africa vs New Zealand, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-24T12:48:00.002+05:30

South Africa have won the toss and chose to bowl.

South African Playing XI

Smith
Amla
Kallis
AB de Villiers
Duminy
Boucher
Morkel
Botha
RE van der Merwe
Steyn
Parnell

New Zealand Playing XI

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Elliott
Broom
Hopkins
Vettori
Mills
Tuffey
Bond

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: 2nd match, Pakistan vs West Indies, played at wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-24T06:44:00.003+05:30

West Indian team made it clear Grade B can not be taken for granted. Miller with bat and Tonge with ball gave their best.

Afridi's captaincy was ok, leading Pakistan to victory by 5 wickets.

West Indies Bowling Card - played at Waderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-24T06:40:00.002+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Sammy	7		29	0	4.14
Tonge	10	3	25	4	2.50
Best	6.3		50	0	7.69
Bernard	7		28	1	4.00

Pakistan Batting Card - played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-24T06:29:00.003+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Nazir	b tonge	5	6	1
Akmal	c walton b tonge	5	12	1
Malik	c walton b tonge	23	39	2	1
Yousuf	c walton b tonge	23	31	4
Misbah	c walton b bernard	6	22
Akmal	not out	41	51	6
Afridi	not out	14	25	1
Extras	(leg byes 2, wide 9, no ball 3)	14
TOTAL	30.3 Overs	134/5 (4.39 rpo)

Pakistan Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-23T18:12:00.003+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Aamer	7	1	24	3	3.42
Hasan	7		26	1	3.71
Gul	8	2	28	3	3.50
Afridi	8.3		39	1	4.58
Ajmal	4		16	2	4.00

West Indies Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-23T18:07:00.004+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Richards	c and b Aamer	1	4
Fletcher	c nazir b hasan	7	14	1
Smith	c akmal b gul	18	28	2
Dowlin	c akmal b aamer	0	2
Reifer	c misbah b gul	7	23
Bernard	b aamer	6	14	1
Sammy	b ajmal	25	37	5
Walton	lbw b gul	0	1
Miller	c malik b afridi	51	57	6	1
Best	st akmal b ajmal	8	19	1
Tonge	not out	4	9
Extras	(wide 5, no ball 1)	6
TOTAL	34.3 Overs	133 (3.85 rpo)

2nd Match: Pakistan vs West Indies, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

2009-09-23T17:35:00.004+05:30

West Indies have won the toss and chose to bat

West Indies Playing XI

Richards
Fletcher
Smith
Dowlin
Reifer
Bernard
Sammy
Walton
Miller
Best
Tonge

Pakistan Playing XI

Nazir
Akmal
Malik
Misbah
Yousuf
Akmal
Afridi
Hasan
Aamer
Umar Gul
Ajmal

ICC Champions Trophy - 1st Match's Summary, SA vs SL

2009-09-23T07:18:00.003+05:30

It was all good beginning with both teams started off with national anthem.

Dilshan was unstoppable for his century, Sri Lanka managed to put a total of 319 on board.

Tough chase for South Africa, Smith and Kallis strived for their 58 and 41. Later nobody capitalize the rain spoilt match. So, people watch out for more rain!!!

Sri Lanka won by 55 runs(D/L method)

Sri Lankan Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-23T07:14:00.002+05:30

Bowler Name	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Malinga	7.4		43	2	5.60
Kulasekara	7		44	0	6.28
Mathews	8	1	43	2	5.37
Muralitharan	8		46	0	5.75
Mendis	7		30	3	4.28

South African Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

2009-09-23T07:02:00.002+05:30

Player Name	Batsmen Status	Runs	Balls	Four's	Six
Smith	b mendis	58	44	9	1
Amla	b mathews	2	10
Kallis	c mathews b mendis	41	48	4
AB de Villiers	c jayawardene b malinga	24	38
Duminy	b mendis	0	1
Boucher	lbw b mathews	26	29	2
Morkel	not out	29	32	3
Botha	c mathews b malinga	21	20	4
RE van de Merwe	not out	3	4
Steyn
Parnell
Extras	(wide 2)	2
TOTAL	37.4 Overs	206/7 (5.46 rpo)