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2009 ICC Champions Trophy final
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The final of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 5 October 2009 between New Zealand and Australia at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/428425.html Sidharth Monga Wisden – ICC Champions Trophy, 2006–07 ESPNcricinfo 5 October 2009 6 October 2014 Australia qualified into the final by defeating England in the first semi final while New Zealand defeated Pakistan in the second semi final. Australia won the final by 6 wickets, their second consecutive Champions Trophy final victory. Shane Watson earned the man of the match award while Ricky Ponting was named the man of the series for scoring 288 runs throughout the tournament.3 March 2025 Shane Watson: Champions Trophy creates memories that last a lifetime https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/shane-watson-champions-trophy-creates-memories-that-last-a-lifetime International Cricket Council5 October 2009 Australia crowned Champions https://www.skysports.com/cricket/scores-fixtures Sky Sports
Road to the final
Australia
Australia dominated throughout the tournament. In the group stage, they defeated West Indies and Pakistan while the match with India ended in a no result due to rain. They played the first semi-final against England in Centurion. England batted first and set target of 258 which Australia achieved in 41.2 overs. Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting scored 136 and 111 runs—both not out—sharing 252 runs from 242 balls, Australia highest partnership in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Watson was given man of the match award.http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/427996.html Andrew Millar Ponting and Watson lead the rout ESPNcricinfo 1 October 2009 6 October 2014
New Zealand
After losing the first match to South Africa, New Zealand made a comeback by defeating Sri Lanka and England in the group stage. They played the second semi-final against Pakistan in Johannesburg. Pakistan batted first and set target of 234 which New Zealand achieved in 47.5 overs with Grant Elliott being the highest run-scorer. Daniel Vettori earned the man of the match award for his all-round performance; he took 3 wickets for 43 runs in 10 overs and scored 41 runs.http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/story/428167.html Sidharth Monga Nerveless Vettori and Elliott lead New Zealand to final ESPNcricinfo 3 October 2009 6 October 2014
Match details
Match officials
Source:4 October 2009 Match officials announced for final of ICC Champions Trophy 2009 https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/match-officials-announced-for-final-of-icc-champions-trophy-2009 International Cricket Council
On-field umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng)
TV umpire: Asad Rauf (Pak)
Reserve umpire: Billy Bowden (NZ)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SL)
Summary
Australia remained unchanged from the side that played the semi-final, while New Zealand brought Jeetan Patel in place of injured captain Daniel Vettori.5 October 2009 Vettori out of CT final https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/Vettori-out-of-CT-final/article16884930.ece The Hindu
New Zealand's new captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat first. They had a poor start as McCullum was cheaply dismissed by Siddle. Redmond's 26 and Guptill's 40 runs contribution stabilized the innings but later they were dismissed by Hauritz, leaving them on 77 off 3. Soon, Taylor and Elliott were also dismissed early, but Broom's 37, Franklin's 33 and J. Patel's 16* led them to an average total of 200 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs.Australia vs New Zealand, Final, ICC Champions Trophy, 2009 https://m.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/3168/aus-vs-nz-final-icc-champions-trophy-2009 Cricbuzz Hauritz was the best bowler for Australia as he picked up 3 wickets, while Brett Lee got 2 wickets. Johnson and Siddle got 1 wicket each.
Australia, in reply had a poor start to the chase as they lost Paine and Ponting early leaving them on 6 off 2, thanks to good bowling display by Shane Bond and Kyle Mills. As Shane Watson and Cameron White were playing in a "Test match-mode" but later the momentum shifted as they managed a partnership of 128 runs before the dismissal of White on 62. Soon, Hussey was cheaply dismissed by Mills leaving them on 156 off 4. Later, Hopes joined Watson and they managed to stabilize the innings. Watson scored 105* from 129 balls, thanks to his back-to-back sixes, he completed his century and achieved the target in 45.4 overs, as Australia won the match by 6 wickets. This was the second consecutive occasion for Watson earning man of the match award in the final of ICC Champions Trophy. It was Australia's fifth consecutive win after becoming finalists in multi-team tournaments since 1999.29 May 2017 2009 review: Aussies hold sway https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/champions-trophy/2009-review-aussies-holdsway/article18590414.ece Sportstar5 October 2009 Shane Watson finds victory for Australia elementary https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/oct/05/australia-new-zealand-champions-trophy-final The Guardian
During the post-match presentation, the iconic white jackets were given for the first time to Australia, who were the winners of the tournament and this tradition has been continued in later editions.16 January 2025 Explained: What is the significance of the white jacket at the Champions Trophy? https://www.wisden.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2025/cricket-news/explained-what-is-the-significance-of-the-white-jacket-at-the-champions-trophy Wisden10 March 2025 Why do Champions Trophy winners wear white jackets? https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/why-do-champions-trophy-winners-wear-white-jackets/articleshow/118845452.cms Times of India
5 October14:30 NZL 200/9 (50 overs) 206/4 (45.2 overs) AUS Martin Guptill 40 (64) Nathan Hauritz 3/37 (10 overs) Shane Watson 105* (129) Kyle Mills 3/27 (10 overs) Australia won by 6 wickets Scorecard SuperSport Park, Centurion Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ian Gould (Eng) Shane Watson (Aus) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
Source:5 October 2009 AUS vs NZ Cricket Scorecard, Final at Centurion, October 05, 2009 https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2009-10-374074/australia-vs-new-zealand-final-415287/full-scorecard ESPN Cricinfo
NZ batting
Brendon McCullum *† c †Paine b Siddle 0 14 0 0 0.00
Aaron Redmond st †Paine b Hauritz 26 45 3 0 57.77
Martin Guptill c & b Hauritz 40 64 3 0 62.50
Ross Taylor c Hussey b Johnson 6 13 0 0 46.15
Grant Elliott lbw b Lee 9 9 0 0 100.00
Neil Broom run out (Hussey/Watson) 37 62 5 0 59.67
James Franklin b Lee 33 43 4 0 76.74
Kyle Mills run out (Ponting) 12 15 1 0 80.00
Ian Butler lbw b Hauritz 6 7 1 0 85.71
Jeetan Patel not out 16 19 1 0 84.21
Shane Bond not out 3 9 0 0 33.33
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 9) 12
Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 200 18 0
Fall of wickets: 1/5 (McCullum, 3.2 ov), 2/66 (Redmond, 18.3 ov), 3/77 (Guptill, 22.2 ov), 4/81 (Taylor, 23.1 ov), 5/94 (Elliott, 26.4 ov), 6/159 (Broom, 40.5 ov), 7/166 (Franklin, 41.6 ov), 8/174 (Butler, 43.4 ov), 9/187 (Mills, 46.4 ov)
AUS bowling
Brett Lee 10 1 45 2 4.50 5 0
Peter Siddle 10 1 30 1 3.00 0 0
Mitchell Johnson 10 1 35 1 3.50 1 0
Shane Watson 10 0 50 0 5.00 2 0
Nathan Hauritz 10 0 37 3 3.70 1 0
AUS batting
Shane Watson not out 105 129 10 4 81.39
Tim Paine † c Taylor b Bond 1 6 0 0 16.66
Ricky Ponting * lbw b Mills 1 4 0 0 25.00
Cameron White b Mills 62 102 7 1 60.78
Michael Hussey c Patel b Mills 11 9 1 0 122.22
James Hopes not out 22 22 4 0 100.00
Callum Ferguson
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Nathan Hauritz
Peter Siddle
Extras (lb 3, w 1) 4
Total (4 wickets; 45.2 overs) 206 22 5
Fall of wickets: 1/2 (Paine, 1.2 ov), 2/6 (Ponting, 2.2 ov), 3/134 (White, 34.5 ov), 4/156 (Hussey, 38.3 ov)
NZ bowling
Kyle Mills 10 2 27 3 2.70 0 0
Shane Bond 10 2 34 1 3.40 1 0
Ian Butler 9 0 50 0 5.55 0 0
James Franklin 9 0 42 0 4.66 0 0
Jeetan Patel 6.2 0 44 0 6.94 0 0
Grant Elliott 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
Key
* – Captain
– Wicket-keeper
c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder
b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal
References
External links
http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/engine/series/374074.html ICC Champions Trophy, 2009/10/Results ESPNcricinfo
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7919571.stm S Africa to host Champions Trophy 16 March 2009 BBC News
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