

ICC Champions Trophy 2009
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
The 2008 Champions Trophy which was due to take place in Pakistan in September 2008 and postponed over security fears, has been moved to South Africa by the International Cricket Council.Index| Groups & Schedule | Teams | Results | Venues | Live Telecast
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Champions Trophy, First Semifinal: Australia crush England, in the Finals
October 2, 2009
Chasing a target of 258 put by England, that was swelled by a career-best 80 from No.8 Tim Bresnan, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson produced their country's highest partnership in limited-overs cricket, 252 in 242 balls, to power their side into Monday's final of the Champions Trophy.Watson finished 136 not out, including seven sixes, while skipper Ponting made an unbeaten 111, in the unbeaten second wicket partnership. In the end, Australia won by nine wickets with 49 balls to spare.
Ponting passed 12,000 one-day international runs on the way to his 28th hundred in the One Day format.
Australia 259/1 (Ponting 111*, Watson 136*) beat England 257 (Bresnan 80, Wright 48, Siddle 3-55) by nine wickets
ICC Champions Trophy: First Semifinal Scoreboard
Australia beat England by 9 wickets
England won the toss and decided to bat
257 all out (47.4 overs)
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258 for 1 (41.5 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Strauss | c Hopes | b Siddle | 14 |
10 | 1 | 1 |
Denly | c Paine | b Siddle | 36 |
44 | 5 | 0 |
O Shah | c Paine | b Lee | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
Collingwood | c Paine | b M Johnson | 34 |
30 | 5 | 1 |
E Morgan | c Paine | b S Watson | 9 |
27 | 0 | 0 |
S Davies | b S Watson | 5 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
L Wright | c Paine | b Siddle | 48 |
68 | 2 | 2 |
Bresnan | b Lee | 80 |
76 | 11 | 0 | |
Swann | run out | 18 |
15 | 2 | 0 | |
Anderson | not out | 5 |
9 | 0 | 0 | |
Onions | run out | 1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
Extras | 1nb 6w | 7 | ||||
Total | all out | 257 | (47.4 ovs) |
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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S Watson | not out | 136 |
132 | 10 | 7 | |
Paine | c S Davies | b Onions | 4 |
4 | 1 | 0 |
Ponting | not out | 111 |
115 | 12 | 1 | |
Extras | 5w 2lb | 7 | ||||
Total | for 1 | 258 | (41.5 ovs) |
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Umpires: Aleem Dar, B F Bowden, J J Crowe, A L Hill
Australia: S Watson, Paine (Wicket Keeper), Ponting (Captain), M Hussey, Ferguson, C White, Hopes, M Johnson, Lee, Hauritz, Siddle
England: Strauss (Captain), Denly, O Shah, Collingwood, E Morgan, L Wright, S Davies (Wicket Keeper), Swann, Bresnan, Anderson, Onions
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Group Stage Matches
Pool A: Australia, India, Pakistan, West IndiesPool B: South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England
- Sep 22, Centurion South Africa v Sri Lanka
- Sep 23, Wanderers Pakistan v West Indies
- Sep 24, Centurion New Zealand v South Africa
- Sep 25, Wanderers England v Sri Lanka
- Sep 26, Centurion Pakistan v India
- Sep 26, Wanderers Australia v West Indies
- Sep 27, Centurion England v South Africa
- Sep 27 Wanderers New Zealand v Sri Lanka
- Sep 28, Centurion Australia v India
- Sep 29, Wanderers England v New Zealand
- Sep 30, Wanderers India vs West Indies
- Sep 30, Centurion Australia vs Pakistan
- Oct 2, Centurion First Semifinal: Australia vs England
- Oct 3, Wanderers Second Semifinal: Pakistan vs New Zealand
- Oct 5, Centurion Final: Australia v New Zealand