Australia Vs New Zealand Final
ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa - 2009 (2009/10) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 5 October 2009
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Shane Watson top-scored with 105* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 5 October 2009
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shane Watson
- Captains
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 200 for 9. Martin Guptill top-scored with 40 off 64 balls, and Neil Broom made 37. Nathan Hauritz took 3 for 37 for Australia.
Chasing 201, Australia made 206 for 4. Shane Watson top-scored with 105 not out off 129 balls, and Cameron White made 62. Kyle Mills took 3 for 27 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the third wicket between Shane Watson and Cameron White, 62% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 200 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c Tim Paine b Peter Siddle | 0 | 14 |
| Aaron Redmond | st Tim Paine b Nathan Hauritz | 26 | 45 |
| Martin Guptill | c & b Nathan Hauritz | 40 | 64 |
| Ross Taylor | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 13 |
| Grant Elliott | lbw b Brett Lee | 9 | 9 |
| Neil Broom | run out (Michael Hussey, Shane Watson) | 37 | 62 |
| James Franklin | b Brett Lee | 33 | 43 |
| Kyle Mills | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 12 | 15 |
| Ian Butler | lbw b Nathan Hauritz | 6 | 7 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 16 | 19 |
| Shane Bond | not out | 3 | 9 |
Extras 12 · Total 200 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Brendon McCullum, 3.2 ov), 2-66 (Aaron Redmond, 18.3 ov), 3-77 (Martin Guptill, 22.2 ov), 4-81 (Ross Taylor, 23.1 ov), 5-94 (Grant Elliott, 26.4 ov), 6-159 (Neil Broom, 40.5 ov), 7-166 (James Franklin, 41.6 ov), 8-174 (Ian Butler, 43.4 ov), 9-187 (Kyle Mills, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Aaron Redmond (2) | 5 | 20 |
| second | Aaron Redmond (24) and Martin Guptill (34) | 61 | 91 |
| third | Ross Taylor (5) and Martin Guptill (6) | 11 | 23 |
| fourth | Grant Elliott (3) and Ross Taylor (1) | 4 | 5 |
| fifth | Grant Elliott (6) and Neil Broom (5) | 13 | 21 |
| sixth | James Franklin (31) and Neil Broom (32) | 65 | 84 |
| seventh | James Franklin (2) and Kyle Mills (5) | 7 | 7 |
| eighth | Kyle Mills (2) and Ian Butler (6) | 8 | 10 |
| ninth | Kyle Mills (5) and Jeetan Patel (7) | 13 | 18 |
| tenth | Shane Bond (3) and Jeetan Patel (9) | 13 | 20 |
AUSTRALIA: 206 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | not out | 105 | 129 |
| Tim Paine | c Ross Taylor b Shane Bond | 1 | 6 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Kyle Mills | 1 | 4 |
| Cameron White | b Kyle Mills | 62 | 102 |
| Michael Hussey | c Jeetan Patel b Kyle Mills | 11 | 9 |
| James Hopes | not out | 22 | 22 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Callum Ferguson, Mitchell Johnson
Extras 4 · Total 206 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 10 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Shane Bond | 10 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Ian Butler | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 6.2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Tim Paine, 1.2 ov), 2-6 (Ricky Ponting, 2.2 ov), 3-134 (Cameron White, 34.5 ov), 4-156 (Michael Hussey, 38.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shane Watson (1) and Tim Paine (1) | 2 | 8 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (1) and Shane Watson (0) | 4 | 6 |
| third | Shane Watson (65) and Cameron White (62) | 128 | 195 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (11) and Shane Watson (11) | 22 | 22 |
| fifth | James Hopes (22) and Shane Watson (28) | 50 | 41 |
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