ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Final - Australia Vs New Zealand

TWO Former ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY WINNER (AUSTRALIA - 2006 & NEW ZEALAND - 2000) BATTLE  TO GET TITLE FOR SECOND TIME

Daniel Vettori and Ricky Ponting with the trophy on the eve of the ICC Champions Trophy final in Centurion at SuperSport Park.

Final 4 for ICC Champions Trophy 2009

All SET FOR ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009

Group A:  Australia, Pakistan

Group B: England, New Zealand

ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 7 - New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Summary

Match 7: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - New Zealand (NZ)) Takes On Sri Lanka (SL) - GroupB

Played At: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Team New Zealand:

Team Sri Lanka:

Toss: Sri Lanka, Choose to field first and invite New Zea Land to Bat First

New Zealand Inning: 315/7 (50) (JD Ryder 74, MJ Guptill 66,ST Jayasuriya 3/39)

Sri Lanka Inning: 277 (46.4) (DM Jayawardene 77, KM Kulasekara 57, KD Mills 3/69)

Match 7 Result:  New Zealand won by 38 runs

Player of the Match: DL Vettori (New Zealand)


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ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 6 - India Vs Pakistan Summary

Match 6: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - India (IND) Takes On Pakistan (PAK) - Group A

Played At: SuperSport Park, Centurion

Team Pakistan:

Team West Indies:

Toss:

West Indies Innings:

South Africa Innings:

Match 1 Result:

Player of the Match:

ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 5 - Australia Vs West Indies Summary

Match 5: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - Australia (AUS) Takes On West Indies (WI) - Group A

Played At: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Team Australia:

Team West Indies:

Toss:

West Indies Innings:

South Africa Innings:

Match 1 Result:

Player of the Match:

ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 4 - England v Sri Lanka Summary

Match 4: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - England (ENG) Takes On Sri Lanka (SL) - Group B

Played At: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Team England: Andrew Strauss (captain), Joe Denly, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wicket-keeper), Eoin Morgan, Stuart Broad, Luke Wright, Graeme Swann, Graham Onions, James Anderson

Team Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicket-keeper), Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis.

Toss: England, Choose to field first

Sri Lanka Innings: 212/10 (47.3) (Kandamby  53, Mathews 52, Anderson 3/20, Broad 3/49)

England Innings:  213/4 (45) (Morgan 62*, Collingwood  46, Kulasekara 2/42)

Match 4 Result: England won by 6 wickets

Player of the Match: Paul Collingwood (England)

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ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 3 - South Africa Vs New Zealand Summary

Match 3: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - Pakistan (PAK) Takes On West Indies (WI) - Group B

Played At:  SuperSport Park, Centurion

Team South Africa:  Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wicket-keeper), Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn

Team West Indies: Daniel Vettori (captain), Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, Gareth Hopkins (wicket-keeper), Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond

Toss:  South Africa won the toss and elected to field

West Indies Innings: 214/10 (47.5) (Taylor 72, BB McCullum 4, WD Parnell 5/57 )

South Africa Innings: 217/5 (41.1) (AB de Villiers 70, HM Amla 38, DR Tuffey 2/53)

Match 3 Result:  South Africa won by 5 wickets

Player of the Match:  WD Parnell (South Africa)

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ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Match 1 - South Africa Vs Sri Lanka Summary

Match 1: ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Highlights - South Africa (SA) Takes On Sri Lanka (SL) - Group B

Played At: Supersports Park (Centurion)

Team South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, Mark Boucher (wk), Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn. 

Team Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis

Toss: South Africa won and chose to field

Sri Lanka Innings: 319/8 (Dilshan 106, Jayawardene 77, Sangakkara 54, Steyn 3/47, Parnell 3/79)

South Africa Innings: 206/7 (Smith 58, Kallis 41, Mendis 3/30) 

Match 1 Result:  Sri Lanka Won By 55 Runs (D/L) 

Player of the Match: TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

ICC Cricket Champions Trophy 2009 - Fixtures, Schedule, Venue

ICC CRICKET CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009 FIXTURES

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A MINI WORLD CUP

Battle For ICC Champions Trophy Begins Today - A Mini World Cup 2009

CaribWorldNews, JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Tues. Sept. 22, 2009: The battle for the ICC Champions Trophy officially begins today.

There are 15 matches packed into the two week battle with host South Africa being the first up as they take on ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 finalist Sri Lanka at Centurion.

A big crowd will be there to see if Graeme Smith and his men can take their first step towards repeating the achievement of the 1998 Proteas and lifting one of the biggest prizes in the game. South Africa is currently ranked at number one in the cricketing world.

The West Indies, at number eight, are in Group A alongside Australia, India and Pakistan.

Group B is made up of South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England.

All their tournament matches will be played at The Wanderers in Johannesburg. In the first round the Windies will play Pakistan tomorrow, September 23 then face Australia on September 26 and India on September 30th.

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