Facts of ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY - Match 12 - India vs West Indies

India won by 7 wickets, a consolation win indeed!

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India Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

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)

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Indian Bowling Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

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

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

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.

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England Bowling Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

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

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

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

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

England won the Toss and Chose to Bat

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Match 7:Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand played at Johannesberg

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field

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6th Match Summary: India vs Pakistan

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.

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Indian Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

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)

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Sri Lankan Batting Card, played at Wanderers, Johannesburg

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)

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South African Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

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)

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New Zealand Batting Card, played at SuperSport Park, Centurion

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)

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

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

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

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.

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