Champions Trophy Records: Short Scores

You will find here the short scores of the match including man of the match record. The table below also has links to respective match analysis and scores.

Match #	Date	Group	Teams	Team 1	Team 2	Result	MoM
1	Tue Sep 22	B	SL v. SA	SL - 319-8 in 50	SA - 206-7 in 37.4	SL - 55 runs	Dilshan - SL
2	Wed Sep 23	A	Pak v. WI	WI - 133-10 in 34.3	Pak - 134-5 in 30.3	Pak - 5 wkts	Umar Akmal - Pak
3	Thu Sep 24	B	SA v. NZ	NZ - 214-10 in 47.5	SA - 217-5 in 41.1	SA - 5 wkts	W Parnell - SA
4	Fri Sep 25	A	Eng v. SL	SL - 212-10 in 47.3	Eng - 213-4 in 45	Eng - 6 wkts	Collingwood - Eng
5	Sat Sep 26	A	Aus v. WI	Aus - 278-8 in 50	WI - 225-10 in 46.5	Aus - 50 runs	M Johnson - Aus
6	Sat Sep 26	A	Ind v. Pak	Pak - 302-9 in 50	Ind - 248-10 in 44.5	Pak - 54 runs	S Malik - Pak
7	Sun Sep 27	B	NZ v. SL	NZ - 317-7 in 50	SL - 277-10 in 46.4	NZ - 38 runs	D Vettori - NZ
8	Sun Sep 27	B	Eng v. SA	Eng - 323-8 in 50	SA - 301-9 in 50	Eng - 22 runs	OA Shah - Eng
9	Mon Sep 28	A	Ind v. Aus	Aus - 234-4 in 42.3	-	No Result	-
10	Tue Sep 29	B	NZ v. Eng	Eng - 146-10 in 43.1	NZ - 147-6 in 27.1
11	Wed Sep 30	A	Aus v. Pak	Pak - 205-6 in 50	Aus - 206-8 In 50	Aus - 2 wkts	M Hussey - Aus
12	Wed Sep 30	A	Ind v. WI	WI - 129-10 in 50	Ind - 130-3 in 32.1	Ind - 7 wkts	V Kohli - Ind
13	Fri Oct 2	SF 1	Aus v. Eng	Eng - 257-10 in 47.4	Aus - 258-1 in 41.5	Aus - 9 wkts	S Watson - Aus
14	Sat Oct 3	SF 2	NZ v. Pak	Pak - 233-9 in 50	NZ - 234-5 in 47.5	NZ - 5 wkts	D Vettori - NZ
15	Mon Oct 5	Final	Aus v. NZ	NZ - 200-9 in 50	Aus - 201-4 in 45.2	Aus - 6 wkts	S Watson - Aus

Champions Trophy Records: Man of the Match!

Given below are the statistics related to Man of the Match in Champions Trophy 2009. The details also covers which team won the match.

Match #	Date	Group	Teams	Won by	MoM
1	Tue Sep 22	B	SL v. SA	SL	Dilshan - SL
2	Wed Sep 23	A	Pak v. WI	Pak	Umar Akmal - Pak
3	Thu Sep 24	B	SA v. NZ	SA	W Parnell - SA
4	Fri Sep 25	A	Eng v. SL	Eng	Collingwood - Eng
5	Sat Sep 26	A	Aus v. WI	Aus	M Johnson - Aus
6	Sat Sep 26	A	Ind v. Pak	Pak	S Malik - Pak
7	Sun Sep 27	B	NZ v. SL	NZ	D Vettori - NZ
8	Sun Sep 27	B	Eng v. SA	Eng	OA Shah - Eng
9	Mon Sep 28	A	Ind v. Aus	No Result	-
10	Tue Sep 29	B	NZ v. Eng	NZ	G Elliott - NZ
11	Wed Sep 30	A	Aus v. Pak	Aus	M Hussey - Aus
12	Wed Sep 30	A	Ind v. WI	Ind	V Kohli - Ind
13	Fri Oct 2	SF 1	Aus v. Eng	Aus	S Watson - Aus
14	Sat Oct 3	SF 2	NZ v. Pak	NZ	D Vettori - NZ
15	Mon Oct 5	Final	Aus v. NZ	Aus	S Watson - Aus

Champions Trophy Records: 50 Runs and Above!

Below is the record table of batsmen who have scored 50 runs and above in the Champions Trophy 2009 edition:

Batsman	Team	Opponent	Runs	Balls	4	6
Dilshan	SL	SA	106	92	16	1
Sangakkara	SL	SA	54	74	5	0
M Jayawardene	SL	SA	77	61	8	1
G Smith	SA	SL	58	44	9	1
N Miller	WI	Pak	51	57	6	1
LRPL Taylor	NZ	SA	72	106	6	2
AB de Villiers	SA	NZ	*70	76	9	0
Kandamby	SL	Eng	53	82	5	0
A Mathews	SL	Eng	52	73	6	0
E Morgan	Eng	SL	*62	83	7	0
Ponting	Aus	WI	79	95	9	1
M Johnson	Aus	WI	*73	47	8	3
A Fletcher	WI	Aus	54	77	4	1
T Dowlin	WI	Aus	55	87	5	0
S Malik	Pak	Ind	128	126	16	0
M Yousuf	Pak	Ind	87	88	7	0
Gambhir	Ind	Pak	57	46	7	2
Dravid	Ind	Pak	76	103	4	0
Ryder	NZ	SL	74	58	10	1
Guptill	NZ	SL	66	76	3	1
M Jayawardene	SL	NZ	77	85	6	2
Kulasekara	SL	NZ	*57	56	2	4
OA Shah	Eng	SA	98	89	5	6
Collingwood	Eng	SA	82	94	6	1
Morgan	Eng	SA	67	34	4	5
G Smith	SA	Eng	141	134	16	0
T Paine	Aus	Ind	56	58	7	1
Ponting	Aus	Ind	65	88	4	1
M Hussey	Aus	Ind	67	65	5	0
Guptill	NZ	Eng	53	55	7	1
M Hussey	Aus	Pak	64	87	6	1
V Kohli	Ind	WI	*79	104	9	2
T Bresnan	Eng	Aus	80	76	11	0
S Watson	Aus	Eng	*136	132	10	7
Ponting	Aus	Eng	*111	115	12	1
Umar Akmal	Pak	NZ	55	62	7	0
G Elliott	NZ	Pak	*75	103	5	1
S Watson	Aus	NZ	*105	129	10	4
C White	Aus	NZ	62	102	7	1

Champions Trophy - Match Results, Stories, Records, Points Table

You can read Match Results, Stories, Records, Points Table, Schedule of Champions Trophy, few pictures from the below links. Hope these are useful as you can find the needed information from this page:

Match 15, Final: Aus v. NZ

Match 14, Semi Final 2: NZ v. Pak

Match 13, Semi Final 1: Aus v. Eng

Match 12: Ind v. WI

Match 11: Aus v. Pak

Match 10: NZ v. Eng

Match 9: Ind v. Aus

Match 8: Eng v. SA

Match 7: Nz v. SL

Match 6: Pak v. Ind

Match 5: Aus v. WI

Match 4: Eng v. SL

Match 3: NZ v. SA

Match 2: Pak v. WI

Match 1: SL v. SA

Points Table

Schedule

Other Stores:

Yuvaraj out of Champions Trophy

India v. Pakistan: Preview

Records:

50 runs and above!

Man of the Match List!

Short Scores!

Batting Records: Top 10 Batsmen!

Bowling Records: Top 10 Bowlers!

Centuries in Champions Trophy 2009!

Ducks in Champions Trophy 2009!

4 Wickets and Above in Champions Trophy 2009!

CT 09: Match 10: NZ v. Eng: NZ manages to Land in Semi!

In a match that looked like one-sided, the Kiwis managed to land in the semi-final beting England. In a do-or-die encounter for NZ, they had to beat England or if they lose, they had to be better on the run rate compared to Sri Lanka.

Deciding to field first, the Kiwis were on target from the word "Play" called by the umpire. Strauss was caught behind in the 2nd ball of the match of an unexpected bounce which took the edge on the way to McCullum.

Denly was bowled of a low kept delivery from Bond. The player of the match in the previous match, Shah also could not make runs in this match. He was caught behind off Bond for 3.

Collingwood (40) and Morgan (9) put a 37 runs partnership for the 4th wicket and took England to 50 for 4 in 18.2 overs. This was the highest partnership in this match for England.

Bopara made 30 while Sidebottom scored 20. Collingwood was the top scorer with 40 in 58 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes.

Elliott picked 4 wickets and Bond had 3 for his account.

Group B Points Table

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.782
England	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.487
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.085
South Africa	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.177

Match 3: NZ v. SA

Match 7: NZ v. SL

Chasing a small total, seems always easy but with a must-win situation, it is always difficult. The team won't know whether to take time and play or to be aggressive. In both the approaches, if the team losses wicket, then they are under pressure.

McCullum and Guptill did not make that mistake. They started aggressively and did not allow the bowlers to dominate them. McCullum was more aggressive as his 48 came in 39 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.

Guptill crossed half-century and was involved in 84 runs partnership with McCullum in just 12.3 overs. His 53 came in 55 balls which had 7 fours and a six.

Group A Points Table

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	0	4	+1.606
Australia	2	1	0	1	0	3	+1.000
India	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1.080
West Indies	2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.501

The middle order stumbled and threw their wickets. From 84 for 1, their innings deterriorated to 130 for 5. Vettori-Broom added 10 runs and brought the required runs to 7. Broom was caught behind off Sidebottom for 17.

NZ managed 7 runs with Vettori and Franklin were unbeaten on 10 and 2 respectively.

With this victory, New Zealand entered the semi-final along with England. Sri Lanka had to return home as they ended the table with 2 points. South Africa was already eliminated when they lost their game to England.

Scoreboard:

Match # 10, Group B
Date: Tuesday Sep 29, 2009
Teams: New Zealand v. England
Captains: Vettori and Strauss
Toss: New Zealand, decided to field
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets with 137 balls remaining
Points: New Zealand 2; England 0
Man of the Match: G Elliott off New Zealand

England Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c B McCullum b Mills	0	2	0	0
Denly	b Bond	5	12	1	0
OA Shah	c B McCullum b Bond	3	10	0	0
Collingwood	c Taylor b Elliott	40	58	2	3
Morgan	c Taylor b Butler	9	40	1	0
Bopara	lbw b Bond	30	51	2	0
L Wright	c B McCullum b Elliott	4	6	1	0
S Broad	c & b Elliott	1	3	0	0
Swann	c B McCullum b Elliott	11	20	1	0
Sidebottom	c Taylor b Vettori	20	41	3	0
Anderson	not out	4	18	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 2)	19	-	-	-
Total	all out in 43.1 overs	146	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Strauss, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (Denly, 3.5 ov), 3-13 (Shah, 5.1 ov), 4-50 (Morgan, 18.2 ov), 5-80 (Collingwood, 23.6 ov), 6-90 (Wright, 25.6 ov), 7-95 (Broad, 27.1 ov), 8-109 (Swann, 31.2 ov), 9-117 (Bopara, 34.6 ov), 10-146 (Sidebottom, 43.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
K Mills	10	2	19	1
S Bond	10	2	21	3
Franklin	6	0	31	0
I Butler	8	1	34	1
Elliott	8	0	31	4
Vettori	1.1	0	2	1

New Zealand Innings: (147 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c Bopara b Broad	48	39	4	3
M Guptill	c Swann b Anderson	53	55	7	1
N Broom	c Morgan b Sidebottom	17	36	1	0
LRPL Taylor	c Swann b Broad	1	3	0	0
G Elliott	c Morgan b Broad	3	11	0	0
Hopkins	c Morgan b Broad	2	6	0	0
Vettori	not out	10	8	2	0
Franklin	not out	2	5	0	0
Extras	(lb 7, w 4)	11	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 27.1 overs	147	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-84 (McCullum, 12.3 ov), 2-113 (Guptill, 18.4 ov), 3-114 (Taylor, 19.1 ov), 4-118 (Elliott, 21.4 ov), 5-130 (Hopkins, 23.6 ov), 6-140 (Broom, 26.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	10	0	53	1
Sidebottom	6	0	32	1
S Broad	8.1	0	39	4
Collingwood	3	0	16	0

CT 09: Match 9: Ind v. Aus: Rain Plays Spoil Sport! India in Danger!

Rain played spoil sport on Monday and ruined the chances of India's semi-final birth. It all depends on how Pakistan play against Australia on 30th.

Australia has already bagged 2 points by beating West Indies and then a point against India in the no-reslt match. They are 2nd in the table preceeded by Pakistan with 4 points from 2 matches--beating West Indies and then India.

If Australia win against Pakistan, then they will qualify. If not, then India has a chance if they beat West Indies by a huge margin, overtaking Aussie net run rate.

In the rain affected match, considering the flat pitch condition, Ponting had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. Dhoni lost the toss in both the matches!

Watson, went for a duck once again. Trying to pull Nehra, the bounce hit the top of the bat and lobbed to Harbhajan in mid wicket.

Paine and Ponting added 84 for the 2nd wicket. Nehra provided the break through again with Paine giving a catch to Harbhajan.

Gambhir's pick and throw direct from deep mid-wicket sent skipper Ponting back to pavilion. Going for the 2nd run, Gambhir's throw hit the bowler's stump directly and Ponting was well short of his crease. Both Paine and Ponting scored half-centuries. Mr. Cricket scored 67 before chassing a little wide ball and giving a straight catch at long off to Tendulkar.

Two overs later, rain interuppted and play could not be resumed after that. Australia were cruising well at 234 for 4 in 42.3 overs. An uninterrupted match could have been a thriller as it was a do or die match for both the teams.

Scoreboard:

Match # 9, Group A
Date: Monday Sep 28, 2009
Teams: Australia v. India
Captains: Ponting and Dhoni
Toss: Australia, decided to bat
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: Match abandoned due to Rain
Points: Australia 1; India 1
Man of the Match: Not awarded

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Watson	c Harbhajan b Nehra	0	7	0	0
T Paine	c Harbhajan b Nehra	56	58	7	1
Ponting	run out (Gambhir)	65	88	4	1
M Hussey	c Tendulkar b I Sharma	67	65	5	0
C White	not out	35	30	2	1
Ferguson	not out	2	7	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 7)	9	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 42.3 overs	234	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-3 (Watson, 2.2 ov), 2-87 (Paine, 16.4 ov), 3-175 (Ponting, 32.5 ov), 4-227 (Hussey, 40.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Nehra	8	1	38	1
P Kumar	8	0	34	0
I Sharma	7.3	0	53	1
A Mishra	9	0	45	1
Harbhajan	9	0	54	0
Raina	1	0	8	0

Sehwag: "Yes" to Captaincy!

Explosive Indian opener Virender Sehwag has come out openy and said that he is open to taking up the job as and when required.

"All I had said was that I didn't want to be vice-captain of the Indian team and that it should go to a younger player who can be groomed as captain for years to come. But if an opportunity arises and the team needs it, I can lead the side," Sehwag said.

He is clear that this is not the right to take up the leadership role as Dhoni is doing it well. He likes the job, but only when the management feels it right and for whatever reason, Dhoni is not available.

"Right now, I don't think Dhoni should be replaced as captain but at some stage if something happens to him or he gets injured and I if I am offered the captaincy, I will take it," he told a news channel.

According to him, Gambhir can take over as he has the required talent and skill.

"Gautam has the talent and I have seen and observed him from close quarters. His thinking towards the game is very positive and he has leadership skills also," he said.

Explaining his decision to give up Daredevils' captaincy, Sehwag said, "I have led the team for two years and we reached the semifinals. I feel Gautam should be given a chance to make the team do better as technically the teams only have a year left with the existing three-year contract and this will be the last time."

"After the next year, the teams will look different with another auction taking place," he added. Asked about the status of his shoulder injury, Sehwag said he would be fit for next month's Champions League Twenty20.

"I have been batting for some days and have absolutely no problem but throwing the ball from deep is still an issue. I would be close to full fitness by the Champions League. I will be playing in the Irani Cup before that as I need match practice and hopefully I will make an international comeback against Australia in the ODIs in October," he said

Hope he will be back for the 7-match ODI series against Australia.

CT 09: Match 8: Eng v. SA: Smith's Heroics could not Prevent SA's Exit!

Despite a valiant effort by SA skipper Smith, the host of this edition of Champions Trophy could not make it to the semi-final. Having lost to Sri Lanka in the opening match and the final league match to England, they are out of this competition.

Along with England, either New Zealand or Sri Lanka will qualify. England with 2 wins out of 2 matches, has 4 points. New Zealand has to play England in the last match. If Kiwis win that, they enter semi final. If Kiwis lose, depending on the net run rate, either Kiwis or the Lankans will play the semi-finals.

Smith played wonderfully even after being denied for a runner by England skipper Strauss. The English captain had all the rights to reject the request as it was not based on the injury.

A captain must take courageous decision in crucial situation and also ensure that the decision is not only right and does not spoil the reputation or question the chracter.

Chasing 324, SA had to reach at least 317 to stay ahead of SL in the net run rate. This would have at least given them an outside chance. I am not sure whether Smith was focusing on that. May be he was going behind 324 instead of 317 and lost focus in the semi-final birth.

He scored 141 in 134 balls which had 16 fours. Till the time he was batting, SA had all the hopes that they can reach the target. A poor decision to run for a bye when the keeper fumbled the ball, sent Morkel back to pavilion. He was hitting hard and clearing boundaries easily. Smith and Morkel utilized the batting powerplay but not in full as Morkel was short of his crease.

Earlier, OA Shah missed his century by 2 runs when a bat and pad catch was easily taken by Boucher. Collingwood made 82 and Morgan contributed 67.

Anderson really bowled well mixing slower deliveries. He picked 3 wickets for 42 in his 10 overs. Though Broad also picked 3, he was costly and went for 67 runs in his 10 overs.

Despite Smith's heroic effort, it was England who had the last laugh and booked their birth for the semi-final. OA Shah was given man of the match for his 98, which set the stage for an exciting do-or-die match. His innings had 6 huge sixes and 5 fours. Collingwood also hit 5 sixes for his part. This is the match which had highest sixes in this editin of CT. OA Shah also become the batsman with highest sixes in an innings in CT 2009.

Scoreboard:

Match # 8, Group B
Date: Sunday Sep 27, 2009
Teams: England v. South Africa
Captains: Strauss and Smith
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: England won by 22 runs
Points: England 2; South Africa 0
Man of the Match: OA Shah off England

England Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c Boucher b Parnell	25	37	5	0
Denly	c Duminy b Kallis	21	25	3	0
OA Shah	c Boucher b Botha	98	89	5	6
Collingwood	b Parnell	82	94	6	1
Morgan	c Smith b Steyn	67	34	4	5
L Wright	run out (Parnell)	8	7	1	0
Bopara	c Morkel b Botha	1	2	0	0
S Broad	b Parnell	0	2	0	0
Swann	not out	8	9	1	0
Anderson	not out	2	2	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 5, nb 1)	11	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 50 overs	323	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-48 (Denly, 9.6 ov), 2-59 (Strauss, 12.1 ov), 3-222 (Shah, 38.2 ov), 4-262 (Collingwood, 43.1 ov), 5-291 (Wright, 45.6 ov), 6-295 (Bopara, 46.4 ov), 7-297 (Broad, 47.2 ov), 8-320 (Morgan, 49.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	10	0	59	1
Parnell	10	2	60	3
Kallis	3	0	14	1
A Morkel	6	0	45	0
Merwe	9	0	67	0
Botha	9	0	56	2
Duminy	3	0	17	0

South Africa Innings: (324 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	c Shah b Broad	141	134	16	0
Gibbs	c Wright b Anderson	22	26	3	1
J Kallis	c Denly b Broad	12	16	1	0
AB de Villiers	c Denly b Collingwood	36	41	4	0
Duminy	b Swann	24	33	1	0
Boucher	b Anderson	8	10	1	0
A Morkel	run out (Morgan)	17	14	1	1
J Botha	c Onions b Broad	0	2	0	0
Merwe	b Anderson	0	2	0	0
Parnell	not out	10	10	0	0
Steyn	not out	17	13	2	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 5, nb 1)	14	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 50 overs	301	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-42 (Gibbs, 6.6 ov), 2-64 (Kallis, 11.5 ov), 3-142 (de Villiers, 25.5 ov), 4-206 (Duminy, 36.6 ov), 5-230 (Boucher, 40.1 ov), 6-255 (Morkel, 44.1 ov), 7-255 (Botha, 44.3 ov), 8-263 (van der Merwe, 45.2 ov), 9-274 (Smith, 46.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	10	0	42	3
Onions	7	0	52	0
S Broad	10	0	67	3
Wright	5	0	31	0
Collingwood	10	0	58	1
Swann	8	0	43	1

CT 09: Match 7: NZ v. SL: Vettori Brings NZ to Winning Mode! SL Virtually Out!

Vettori and co gave a big blow to the Sri Lankan team in a crucial encouter in Group B match. Having lost their earlier match, the Kiwis had to win this match to stay in this competition. SL with one win (against South Africa) and a loss (against England) also in a position to win their match. A loss would mean that NZ is out and if Sri Lanka losses, they may have a chance depending on other match results and net run rate.

Deciding to bowl first, Lankan bowling attack did not work as planned. Mccullum and Ryder gave a good start to Kiwis as they both added 125 runs for the first wicket.

So far, this is the first hundred plus run partnership for the first wicket in this edition of the Champions Trophy. Kiwis failed to keep the momentum and lost 5 wickets in the span of 36 runs.

Skipper Vettori and Guptill played sensibly and ensured that they do not lose their wicket unnecessarily. They also handled Mendis very well, who went without wicket for the 2nd continuous match.

Vettori missed his half-century by 2 runs but ensured that the team maintains good scoring rate. Mills hit 18 runs in 6 balls while Franklin had 28 in 21 balls. This increased the run rate as NZ ended set a target of 316 for Sri Lanka to chase.

Malinga went for 85 in his 10 overs, the costly bowler for the Lankans.

Dilshan's heroics worked to some extent. He made 41 in 31 balls. Jayasuriya scored 24 from 18. It was Jayawardene who took the responsibility on his shoulders. Until he was batting, SL had a hope of chasing the target. When he was on 77, he was bowled by Vettori and with that came down the hopes of Lankans.

Coming as 8th batsman, Kulasekara showed some courage and prolonged what was inevitable. He scored unbeaten 57 but that did not stop the Kiwis from registering their first win.

Shane Bond was punished once again as he went for 82 in his 9 overs without a wicket. Mills picked 3 wickets giving away 69 runs in his 10 overs. Vettori's 48 and 2 for 45 won him the man of the match award.

Scoreboard:

Match # 7, Group B
Date: Sunday Sep 27, 2009
Teams: New Zealand v. Sri Lanka
Captains: Vettori and Sangakkara
Toss: Sri Lanka, decided to field
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: New Zealand won by 38 runs
Points: New Zealand 2; Sri Lanka 0
Man of the Match: D Vettori off New Zealand

New Zealand Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c Dilshan b Mathews	46	72	5	0
J Ryder	c Sangakkara b Kulasekara	74	58	10	1
M Guptill	b Malinga	66	76	3	1
LRPL Taylor	c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya	4	2	1	0
G Elliott	lbw b Mathews	0	3	0	0
N Broom	c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya	15	21	2	0
Vettori	c sub Kapugedera b Jayasuriya	48	44	4	1
Franklin	not out	28	21	3	0
Mills	not out	18	6	2	1
Extras	(b 3, lb 2, w 8, nb 3)	16	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 50 overs	315	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-125 (Ryder, 19.6 ov), 2-128 (McCullum, 21.5 ov), 3-133 (Taylor, 22.5 ov), 4-140 (Elliott, 23.5 ov), 5-161 (Broom, 30.2 ov), 6-230 (Vettori, 41.4 ov), 7-284 (Guptill, 47.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Kulasekara	7	0	52	1
Thushara	7	0	50	0
Malinga	10	0	85	1
Mendis	9	1	49	0
A Mathews	6	0	33	2
Jayasuriya	10	0	39	3
Kandamby	1	0	2	0

Sri Lanka Innings: (316 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Dilshan	c sub J Patel b Mills	41	31	7	1
Jayasuriya	c Mills b Tuffey	24	18	4	0
Sangakkara	c Taylor b Franklin	11	13	1	0
DPMD Jayawardene	b Vettori	77	85	6	2
T Samaraweera	c Broom b Vettori	17	18	3	0
S Kandamby	run out (Vettori/Elliott)	11	19	1	0
A Mathews	c Guptill b Franklin	2	11	0	0
K Kulasekara	not out	57	56	2	4
Thushara	c Guptill b Mills	11	14	0	1
S Malinga	c Taylor b Mills	15	10	1	1
Mendis	c Vettori b Tuffey	3	6	0	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 5, nb 1)	8	-	-	-
Total	all out in 46.4 overs	277	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-66 (Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 2-67 (Dilshan, 8.5 ov), 3-85 (Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 4-114 (Samaraweera, 18.4 ov), 5-137 (Kandamby, 24.3 ov), 6-141 (Mathews, 27.2 ov), 7-219 (Jayawardene, 38.2 ov), 8-243 (Thushara, 42.1 ov), 9-262 (Malinga, 44.6 ov), 10-277 (Mendis, 46.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
K Mills	10	0	69	3
S Bond	9	0	82	0
D Tuffey	8.4	1	39	2
Franklin	9	0	40	2
Vettori	10	0	45	2

CT 09: Match 6: Pak v. Ind: Shoaib Malik and Yousuf Crush India!

Malik showed who is the real Malik (boss) to India in their Group A match. Winning the cricial toss, Pakistan lost three wickets with 65 on the board. Nehra picked Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal while RP Singh bagged skipper Younis Khan's wicket.

Former captain Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf paritied in the middle. They punished the bad balls, otherwise picking singles and twos. Malik scored a wonderful century that put Pakistan on the driver's seat. The 4th wicket partnership was a record 206 runs in 188 overs.

I would the bowling as a very average and none of the bowlers looked dangerous. Pakistani batsmen handled the bowling attack very well and never had any pressure or fear. After the departure of Yusuf for 87 in the 46th over, India did not give too many runs. Last 4 overs went for 31 runs and also gave India 5 wickets. One wicket in the middle would have changed the match.

Skipper failed to put pressure on two new batsmen at the crease and did not rotate the bowlers well. Missing Yuvaraj and Sehwag was a key as they both could have bowled few overs.

Harbhajan was not effective and Pathan as well. Nehra picked 4 wickets and Ishanth picked 2.

Chasing 303, with Sachin gone early was a difficult task for India, especially against Pakistan. Mohammed Aamer had his day and should have been celebrating even now as he picked the prize wicket of the master batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar. The ball pitched up swung again, which took the edge on the way to the keeper.

Gambhir and Dravid added 67 for the 2nd wicket. Both were playing well, especially Gambhir was in full flow. He hit couple of huge sixes and brough India back into the required run rate. A poor calling and mis-understanding had Gambhir back to the pavilion with Younis Khan hitting the sticks directly from mid off.

Kohli never looked dangerous for Pakistanis. He scored 16 runs for India before Afridi had him caught by Umar Gul. Dhoni too did not last long in the crease.

It was Raina who played some good shots in the middle overs along with Dravid. Raina hit 2 good sixes in his 46. Fate had different story for Raina and India when umpire decided a poor leg before decision. The ball clearly hit the bat but umpire thought otherwise. The 70-run partnership came to an end due to poor umpiring. When Raina got out, India needed 98 runs in 15 overs with 5 wickets in hand.

The batsmen could not play sensibly as all required were singles for few overs and then few hits during batting powerplay. Yousuf Pathan got out for 5 in 10 balls, Harbhajan scored 13 in 22. Dravid was run out for 76 in 103 balls.

At the end, India were short by 54 runs. Aamer, Naved-ul-Hasan, Ajmal and Afridi picked 2 wickets each. India has to win their next match against Australia on Monday, Sep 28. If they lose it, they will be out of the tournament as Aussies and Pakistanis would have won 2 matches.

So, it is a do-or-die match for both India against Australia on Sep. 28.

Scoreboard:

Match # 6, Group A
Date: Saturday Sep 26, 2009
Teams: Pakistan v. India
Captains: Younis Khan and Dhoni
Toss: Pakistan, decided to bat
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: Pakistan won by 54 runs
Points: Pakistan 2; India 0
Man of the Match: S Malika off Pakistan

Pakistan Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
I Nazir	c Harbhajan b A Nehra	20	17	4	0
K Akmal	b A Nehra	19	22	3	0
Younis Khan	c Dhoni b RP Singh	20	33	3	0
S Malik	c Y Pathan b Harbhajan	128	126	16	0
M Yousuf	b A Nehra	87	88	7	0
S Afridi	c Dhoni b Y Pathan	4	2	1	0
Umar Akmal	c Dhoni b A Nehra	0	1	0	0
Naved-ul-Hasan	not out	11	8	1	0
Umar Gul	c Raina b I Sharma	0	2	0	0
M Aamer	c Kohli b I Sharma	0	1	0	0
S Ajmal	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 12)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 50 overs	302	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-29 (Imran Nazir, 4.2 ov), 2-53 (Kamran Akmal, 8.5 ov), 3-65 (Younis Khan, 14.4 ov), 4-271 (Mohammad Yousuf, 45.6 ov), 5-278 (Shahid Afridi, 46.6 ov), 6-289 (Umar Akmal, 47.5 ov), 7-300 (Shoaib Malik, 48.6 ov), 8-301 (Umar Gul, 49.3 ov), 9-302 (Mohammad Aamer, 49.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Nehra	10	0	55	4
RP Singh	9	1	59	1
I Sharma	8	2	39	2
V Kohli	3	0	21	0
Y Pathan	10	0	56	1
Harbhajan	10	0	71	1

India Innings: (303 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	run out (Younis Khan)	57	46	7	2
Sachin	c K Akmal b M Aamer	8	14	1	0
Dravid	run out (Umar Gul/K Akmal)	76	103	4	0
V Kohli	c Umar Gul b S Afridi	16	24	1	0
Dhoni	lbw b S Afridi	3	9	0	0
Raina	lbw b S Ajmal	46	41	5	2
Y Pathan	c sub Misbah b M Aamer	5	10	0	0
Harbhajan	b S Ajmal	13	22	1	0
RP Singh	c M Yousuf b Naved-ul-Hasan	2	6	0	0
I Sharma	b Naved-ul-Hasan	0	1	0	0
A Nehra	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 11, nb 7)	22	-	-	-
Total	all out in 44.5 overs	248	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-23 (Tendulkar, 4.1 ov), 2-90 (Gambhir, 13.5 ov), 3-126 (Kohli, 21.3 ov), 4-133 (Dhoni, 23.5 ov), 5-205 (Raina, 34.6 ov), 6-218 (Pathan, 38.2 ov), 7-238 (Dravid, 41.6 ov), 8-243 (Singh, 43.4 ov), 9-244 (Sharma, 43.6 ov), 10-248 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Aamer	8	0	46	2
Naved-ul-Hasan	9	0	48	2
Umar Gul	6	0	55	0
S Ajmal	8.5	0	31	2
S Afridi	10	0	39	2
S Malik	3	0	25	0

CT 09: Match 5: Aus v. WI: Johnson's 73 is 2 points for Australia!

Without Johnson's 73, Australia would have lost their game to the inexperienced West Indian side. Put into bat, Australia lost Watson in the first ball, bowled by Roach.

Paine, the replacement for injured Haddin and Ponting handled the bowling well. They added 85 for the 2nd wicket in 114 balls. None of the middle order batsmen floruished. M Hussey scored 6, Ferguson was bowled by Roach for 20. White and Hopes contributed just 4 and 5 respectively.

When Johnson came to bat, Australia were 171 for 7 in 39.2 overs. He had nothing to lose as the top batsmen were already back in the pavilion. He took charge and smashed the bowlers. He already did the same against in the Test against India in Perth. He did the same and successful in giving Australia a good score on the board.

His unbeaten 73 came in 47 balls which had 8 fours and 3 sixes. Johnson and Brett Lee added 70 runs for the 8th wicket in just 52 balls. Lee contributed 25 to the total.

Roach looked dangerous in the bowling ended with 2 for 73 in 10. Bernad and Miller picked 2 wickets each.

Nobody expected WI to chase such a target, especially against a team like Australia. The first wicket added 38 before Smith was caught for 17. Fletcher and Dowlin 86 to the 2nd wicket and both of them crossed half-centuries.

At the end of 44 overs, WI were 215 for 5 needing 61 in 6 overs. The tight bowling and inexperienced batting favored the result in favor of Australia. If it're other team, a tight finish could have been expected but WI ended with 225 in 46.5 overs with Richards chose not to bat.

Scoreboard:

Match # 5, Group A
Date: Saturday Sep 26, 2009
Teams: Australia v. West Indies
Captains: Ponting and Reifer
Toss: West Indies, decided to field
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: Australia won by 50 runs
Points: Australia 2; West Indies 0
Man of the Match: M Johnson off Australia

Australia Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Watson	b Roach	0	1	0	0
T Paine	c Walton b Bernard	33	59	3	0
Ponting	st Walton b Miller	79	95	9	1
M Hussey	c Fletcher b Bernard	6	14	0	0
Ferguson	b Roach	20	30	3	0
C White	b Miller	4	16	0	0
Hopes	c Walton b Sammy	5	13	0	0
M Johnson	not out	73	47	8	3
B Lee	run out (Walton)	25	28	2	0
N Hauritz	not out	7	3	1	0
Extras	(lb 7, w 9, nb 7)	23	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 50 overs	275	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Watson, 0.1 ov), 2-85 (Paine, 19.1 ov), 3-120 (Hussey, 25.2 ov), 4-148 (Ponting, 30.3 ov), 5-162 (White, 34.5 ov), 6-164 (Ferguson, 35.3 ov), 7-171 (Hopes, 39.2 ov), 8-241 (Lee, 47.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Roach	10	0	73	2
G Tonge	10	1	55	0
D Sammy	10	0	53	1
D Bernard	10	0	63	2
Miller	10	1	24	2

West Indies Innings: (276 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Smith	c Paine b Siddle	17	16	4	0
A Fletcher	run out (Johnson)	54	77	4	1
T Dowlin	c Paine b Lee	55	87	5	0
C Walton	b Hopes	0	2	0	0
F Reifer	c Hauritz b Watson	28	56	3	0
D Bernard	b Siddle	8	6	1	0
D Sammy	c Hussey b Watson	20	23	1	2
N Miller	c Ponting b Hauritz	4	7	0	0
Roach	c Johnson b Hauritz	3	8	0	0
G Tonge	not out	0	0	0	0
D Richards	absent hurt	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 19, w 16, nb 1)	36	-	-	-
Total	all out in 46.5 overs	225	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-38 (Smith, 5.4 ov), 2-124 (Fletcher, 24.3 ov), 3-128 (Walton, 25.2 ov), 4-170 (Dowlin, 36.4 ov), 5-187 (Bernard, 39.1 ov), 6-215 (Sammy, 44.1 ov), 7-219 (Reifer, 44.5 ov), 8-225 (Miller, 46.4 ov), 9-225 (Roach, 46.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	8	0	41	1
Siddle	8	1	37	2
Johnson	10	0	44	0
Watson	7	0	34	2
Hauritz	7.5	0	23	2
Hopes	6	1	27	1

CT 09: Match 4: Eng v. SL: England start the CT with a Win!

In their opening match, England beat Sri Lanka convincingly. The favorites were Sri Lanka, especially after a 1-6 defeat against Australia in the recently concluded Ashes series.

Put into Bat, SL were all out in less than 50 overs for 212. England picked the top order easily but could not get through the tail-enders. From 17 for 4, Samaraweera and Kandamby took the score to 81.

Kandamby and Mathews scored half-centuries and brought the Lankans back in the game. They both added 82 for the 6th wicket. The last wicket added 15 to the total and ended the innings at 212.

Anderson and Broad picked 3 wickets each, and Onion picked 2 wickets. But, it was Anderson's spell that changed the complexion of the game. He ended with 9.3-2-20-3

Though England started shakily, losing both the openers with just 19 on the board, Shah and Collingwood played sensibly realizing that they should not lose their wicket. They added 63 runs for the 3rd wicket before Collingwood was bowled by Malinga for 46.

Morgan utilized the opportunity to prove his worth and contributed with an unbeaten 62 in 83 balls which had 7 boundaries. Shah and Morgan handled Mendis very well and was not in hurry at all to play out his overs.

When Shah was out for 44, England were 158, needing just 55 in 91 balls. Morgan and Prior reached the final target without losing their wicket and gave England the crucial winning points.

Scoreboard:

Match # 4, Group B
Date: Friday Sep 25, 2009
Teams: England v. Sri Lanka
Captains: Strauss and Sangakkara
Toss: England, decided to field
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: England won by 6 wickets with 30 balls remaining
Points: England 2; Sri Lanka 0
Man of the Match: P Collingwood off England

Sri Lanka Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Dilshan	c Morgan b Anderson	2	12	0	0
Jayasuriya	c Prior b Onions	0	2	0	0
Sangakkara	c Strauss b Onions	1	6	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw b Anderson	9	12	1	0
T Samaraweera	c Collingwood b Broad	30	48	4	0
S Kandamby	run out (Prior/Wright)	53	82	5	0
A Mathews	c Prior b Wright	52	73	6	0
K Kulasekara	not out	17	24	1	1
Muralitharan	b Broad	18	10	2	1
S Malinga	b Broad	0	1	0	0
Mendis	c Strauss b Anderson	5	15	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 21)	25	-	-	-
Total	all out in 47.3 overs	212	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Jayasuriya, 1.5 ov), 2-7 (Dilshan, 2.3 ov), 3-17 (Jayawardene, 4.6 ov), 4-17 (Sangakkara, 5.2 ov), 5-81 (Samaraweera, 19.5 ov), 6-163 (Kandamby, 37.4 ov), 7-176 (Mathews, 40.5 ov), 8-197 (Muralitharan, 43.2 ov), 9-197 (Malinga, 43.3 ov), 10-212 (Mendis, 47.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	9.3	2	20	3
Onions	10	0	58	2
S Broad	10	0	49	3
Wright	6	0	34	1
Collingwood	8	0	24	0
Swann	4	0	23	0

England Innings: (213 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c Kandamby b Kulasekara	9	25	1	0
Denly	lbw b Kulasekara	5	11	1	0
OA Shah	c Sangakkara b Muralitharan	44	74	3	1
Collingwood	b Malinga	46	51	5	3
Morgan	not out	62	83	7	0
Prior	not out	28	27	3	0
Extras	(lb 7, w 11, nb 1)	19	-	-	-
Total	for 4 wkts in 45 overs	213	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Denly, 3.5 ov), 2-19 (Strauss, 7.3 ov), 3-82 (Collingwood, 19.5 ov), 4-158 (Shah, 34.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Malinga	9	0	43	1
Kulasekara	9	1	42	2
Mathews	8	2	26	0
Mendis	9	0	35	0
Muralitharan	10	0	60	1

India v. Pakistan: Match of the Champions Trophy!

The high voltage match between the two great rivals of international cricket is on card on 26th September 2009 in the Champions Trophy. Yes, it is India v. Pakistan one more time.

Pakistan already played their first game on 23rd against West Indies and won it comfortably. The challenge from the West Indian team was not that great as they failed in the batting department after chosing to bat.

As far as India and Pakistan encounter in the world cup related matches is concerned, India beat Pakistan in all the matches except in the 2004 edition.

In 2004, batting first, India scored 200 all out in 49.5 overs. Sachin was not part of the team during this occassion. Skipper Ganguly and Sehwag opened the innings. Ganguly got out for 0 in the first over third ball, caught behind of Sami. Sehwag scored 10. Kaif scored 27 and Dravid scored 67. Yuvaraj was caught behind of Akhtar for duck. It was Agarkar who scored 47, that gave India a chance to think about a light chance of winning.

Though India struck early picking 3 early wickets, 75 runs partnership between skipper Inzmam and Youhana brought Pakistan back in the game. Inzman fell for 41 with scorebard reading 102. Afridi made 12 balls 25 to give Pakistan the last over win.

This year, can India take revenge? India suffers a big blow without opener Sehwag, Yuvaraj and strike bowler Zaheer. Sehwag and Zaheer were not part of the team before the tour but Yuvaraj got injured during a practice session.

In Pakistan, skipper Younis Khan is also injured and the team is keeping its finger crossed for him to join the team.

It all depends on experienced campaigners--Sachin, Dravid and the skipper Dhoni, performance and how they handle the pressure. Bhajji has to play a big role in the bowling department with his flight, doosra and off break.

It is the first match for India in their group and a win will definitely give them the world of confidence!

CT 09: Match 3: SA v. NZ: Parnell and de Villers win Crucial Match for Proteas!

In a must win match for South Africa, Parnell helped his team by bagging 5 of the Kiwis wicket which restricted them to 214.

Smith defined the loss against Sri Lanka in the earlier match as a wake-up call as the entire team felt that they are the best. The defeat in the opening match of the CT has warned them against any complacency.

Taylor's fighting 72 gave Kiwis a decent total on the board. Chasing 215, Smith went early for 7. Amla and Kallis added 52 for 2nd wicket but it was AB de Villiers who showed his class through his responsible innings of unbeatn 70. This fetched them the crucial 2 points and has retained them in the competition.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3, Group B
Date: Thursday Sep 25, 2009
Teams: South Africa v. New Zealand
Captains: Smith and Vettori
Toss: South Africa, decided to field
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: South Africa won by 5 wickets with 53 balls remaining
Points: South Africa 2; new Zealand 0
Man of the Match: W Parnell off South Africa

New Zealand Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c Duminy b Botha	44	68	3	2
J Ryder	c Merwe b Parnell	8	12	1	0
M Guptill	c Amla b Parnell	21	26	4	0
LRPL Taylor	lbw b Parnell	72	106	6	2
G Elliott	b Merwe	39	48	4	0
N Broom	lbw b Merwe	1	4	0	0
G Hopkins	c Duminy b Parnell	13	13	2	0
K Mills	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	3	0	0
Vettori	not out	1	2	0	0
D Tuffey	c Duminy b Parnell	4	2	1	0
S Bond	c de Villiers b Steyn	0	4	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 1)	11	-	-	-
Total	all out in 47.5 overs	214	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-12 (Ryder, 3.6 ov), 2-58 (Guptill, 12.6 ov), 3-92 (McCullum, 23.1 ov), 4-163 (Elliott, 38.6 ov), 5-171 (Broom, 40.5 ov), 6-203 (Hopkins, 44.6 ov), 7-204 (Mills, 45.5 ov), 8-209 (Taylor, 46.3 ov), 9-213 (Tuffey, 46.5 ov), 10-214 (Bond, 47.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	9.5	1	32	2
Parnell	8	0	57	5
Kallis	8	0	24	0
A Morkel	3	0	13	0
J Botha	9	1	44	1
Merwe	10	1	35	2

South Africa Innings: (215 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	c Vettori b Tuffey	7	14	1	0
Amla	lbw b Vettori	38	65	3	0
J Kallis	c B McCullum b Bond	36	39	6	0
AB de Villiers	not out	70	76	9	0
Duminy	c B McCullum b Mills	11	13	2	0
Boucher	c B McCullum b Tuffey	28	28	4	0
A Morkel	not out	19	14	3	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 4, nb 2)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 41.1 overs	217	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-22 (Smith, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 3-108 (Amla, 23.2 ov), 4-138 (Duminy, 26.5 ov), 5-180 (Boucher, 35.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
K Mills	8.1	0	45	1
S Bond	10	0	51	1
D Tuffey	9	1	52	2
Vettori	10	1	34	1
J Ryder	2	0	15	0
M Guptill	1	0	13	0
Elliott	1	0	5	0

CT 09: Match 2: Pak v. WI: Pak Crush New WI Players! Tonge's Fight in Vain!

Pakistan crushed the inexperienced West Indian side by 5 wickets and with nearly 20 overs to spare. WI had two positives though they lost the match--a half-century (51) by batsman number 9, Miller; Tonge, the fast bowler picked 4 of the wickets that fell. He also bowled 3 maiden overs in his 10 over spell, giving 25 runs. Other than these two players, none of the West Indians could manage to cross double digit except Sammy (25) and Dwyne Smith (18).

Mohammed Aamer and Umar Gul picked 3 wickets. The stand-in skipper Afridi and Naved-ul-Hasan picked a wicket each while Saeed Ajmal picked 2. The tight bowling bundled West Indies for 133 in the 35th over.

Chasing an easy target, Pakistan would have hoped a solid and comfortable finish. But they lost both the openers to Tonge with just 21 on the board. Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf steadied the innings for sometime both were dimissed by Tonge again.

Pakistan were in trouble when Misbah was also dismissed with just 76 on the board. Couple of more wickets would have put them in deep trouble. Sensible batting by Umar Akmal and captain Afridi brought them back to the match and gave them the crucial 2 points.

The injury of Umar Akmal in his right hand is a cause of concern for Pakistan. When he tried to avoid a straight bouncer, he got hit in his glove. He was treated immediately and he carried on with the batting. His unbeaten 41 won him the man of the match!

Scoreboard:

Match # 2, Group A
Date: Wednesday Sep 23, 2009
Teams: Pakistan v. West Indies
Captains: Afridi and Reifer
Toss: West Indies, decided to bat
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: Pakistan won by 5 wickets with 117 balls remaining
Points: Pakistan 2; West Indies 0
Man of the Match: Umar Akmal off Pakistan

West Indies Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
D Richards	c & b M Aamer	1	4	0	0
A Fletcher	c I Nazir b Naved-ul-Hasan	7	14	1	0
D Smith	c U Akmal b Umar Gul	18	28	2	0
T Dowlin	c K Akmal b M Aamer	0	2	0	0
F Reifer	c Misbah b Umar Gul	7	23	0	0
D Bernard	b M Aamer	6	14	1	0
D Sammy	b S Ajmal	25	37	5	0
C Walton	lbw b Umar Gul	0	1	0	0
N Miller	c S Malik b S Afridi	51	57	6	1
T Best	st K Akmal b S Ajmal	8	19	1	0
G Tonge	not out	4	9	0	0
Extras	(w 5, nb 1)	6	-	-	-
Total	all out in 34.3 overs	133	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-2 (Richards, 0.6 ov), 2-11 (Fletcher, 3.6 ov), 3-14 (Dowlin, 4.5 ov), 4-36 (Smith, 10.3 ov), 5-43 (Bernard, 13.3 ov), 6-47 (Reifer, 14.3 ov), 7-47 (Walton, 14.4 ov), 8-85 (Sammy, 24.5 ov), 9-121 (Best, 31.1 ov), 10-133 (Miller, 34.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
M Aamer	7	1	24	3
Naved-ul-Hasan	7	0	26	1
Umar Gul	8	2	28	3
S Afridi	8.3	0	39	1
S Ajmal	4	0	16	2

Pakistan Innings: (134 to win in 50 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
I Nazir	b Tonge	5	6	1	0
K Akmal	c Walton b Tonge	5	12	1	0
S Malik	c Walton b Tonge	23	39	2	1
M Yousuf	c Walton b Tonge	23	31	4	0
Misbah	c Walton b Bernard	6	22	0	0
Umar Akmal	not out	41	51	6	0
S Afridi	not out	17	25	1	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 9, nb 3)	14	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 30.3 overs	134	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-5 (Imran Nazir, 1.1 ov), 2-21 (Kamran Akmal, 5.1 ov), 3-54 (Shoaib Malik, 13.3 ov), 4-61 (Mohammad Yousuf, 15.1 ov), 5-76 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 22.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
D Sammy	7	0	29	0
G Tonge	10	3	25	4
T Best	6.3	0	50	0
D Bernard	7	0	28	1

Yuvaraj out of Champions Trophy!

Shocking news for Indian and Yuvaraj fans! The hard-hitting all rounder and a good fielder, Yuvaraj Singh, is out of the Champions Trophy. This is a big blow for the Indian team as he is one of the successful middle order batsmen who could turn the game single-handedly.

"Yuvraj has fractured a finger in his right hand and has been ruled out for six weeks," the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said in a statement. He has been replaced by Virat Kohli and the formalities are getting completed to make him join the team as soon as possible.

India, one of the favourites to win the eight-team tournament, have already lost opening batsman Virender Sehwag due to shoulder injury and pace bowler Zaheer Khan to injury. There are fitness concerns about opener Gautam Gambhir, who has a groin strain.

The players have to be careful during the nets and other practice sessions. Even a small mistake can put a question in their career.

Gautam Gambhir has been named vice-captain of the Indian team.

Champions Trophy 2009: Points Table

Champions Trophy 2009 Points Table

Group A

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Australia	3	2	0	1	0	5	+0.510
Pakistan	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.999
India	3	1	1	1	0	3	+0.290
West Indies	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.537

Group B

Team	M	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.782
England	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.487
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.085
South Africa	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.177

CT 09: Match 1: SL v. SA: Dilshan Rocks! SL beat SA!

Though the Proteas are leading the ICC ODI rankings, in this match, SL had different plans. Dilshan rocked in the opening match of this year's edition of Champions Trophy. His blistering century gave the Sri Lankans a great chance to win the opening encounter against the hosts SA.

Though Jayasuriya went early for 10, skipper Sangakkara joined Dilshan and the pair did not miss the opportunities given to them for scoring. They added 158 for the 2nd wicket in 154 balls. Sangakkar made 54 from 74 balls which had 5 boundaries.

No SA bowler was able to stop Dilshan from reaching his 3rd ODI hundred. His first 50 (38 balls) was quicker than the second 50 (49 balls). When Dilshan departed for 106 (92 balls, 16x4, 1x6) the score was 181 in 29.1 overs. Jayawardene and Samaraweera added 116 for the 4th wicket. Jayawardene played wonderful strokes and ensured that the scoreboard was moving. He contributed 77 to the total in 61 balls which had 8 fours and a six.

Merwe was the economic bowler with 0 for 42 in his 10 overs. Parnell was punished for his poor bowling and he ended with 3 for 79 in 10.

Chasing a difficult target of 320, until Smith departed, SA had hope of reaching the target. He showed class and courage in handling the attack. He took risk by stepping out and hitting the fast bowlers.

Mendis stopped the SA progress with his first ball wicket of SA captain. Smith did not read the ball and the ball went between the bat and pad to knock the leg stump. Few overs later, Kallis was caught of Mendis at mid off. He bowled Duminy in the next ball. Boucher saved the hatrick, but could not save the match.

Both Muralitharan and Mendis put a break to SA innings and increased the required run rate. At the 38th over, rain stopped play. Based on D/L method, SA should have been at 262 and were found short by 55 runs.

Dilshan was rightly given the man of the match for his match winning century.

Scoreboard:

Match # 1, Group B
Date: Wednesday Sep 23, 2009
Teams: Sri Lanka v. South Africa
Captains: Sangakkara and Smith
Toss: South Africa, decided to field
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Result: Sri Lanka won by 55 runs (D/L Method)
Points: Sri Lanka 2; South Africa 0
Man of the Match: Dilshan off Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Dilshan	c A Morkel b Steyn	106	92	16	1
Jayasuriya	lbw b Steyn	10	9	2	0
Sangakkara	c & b Duminy	54	74	5	0
M Jayawardene	c Duminy b Parnell	77	61	8	1
Samaraweera	c Merwe b Parnell	37	47	1	0
Mathews	b Steyn	15	14	0	0
Kandamby	c Duminy b Parnell	6	5	1	0
Kulasekara	run out (Merwe/Steyn)	1	1	0	0
Muralitharan	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 5, nb 3)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 50 overs	319	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-16 (Jayasuriya, 2.2 ov), 2-174 (Sangakkara, 27.6 ov), 3-181 (Dilshan, 29.1 ov), 4-297 (Jayawardene, 46.3 ov), 5-297 (Samaraweera, 46.4 ov), 6-314 (Kandamby, 48.6 ov), 7-317 (Kulasekara, 49.4 ov), 8-319 (Mathews, 49.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Steyn	9	2	47	3
Parnell	10	0	79	3
Kallis	7	0	43	0
A Morkel	4	0	39	0
J Botha	9	0	53	0
Merwe	10	0	42	0
Duminy	1	0	11	1

South Africa Innings: (320 to win in 50 overs, but revised to 262 in 37.4 overs when rain stopped play)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	b Mendis	58	44	9	1
Amla	b Mathews	2	10	0	0
J Kallis	c Mathews b Mendis	41	48	4	0
AB de Villiers	c Jayawardene b Malinga	24	38	0	0
Duminy	b Mendis	0	1	0	0
Boucher	lbw b Mathews	26	29	2	0
A Morkel	not out	29	32	3	0
J Botha	c Mathews b Malinga	21	20	4	0
Merwe	not out	3	4	0	0
Extras	(w 2)	2	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 37.4 overs	206	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Amla, 2.6 ov), 2-90 (Smith, 14.1 ov), 3-113 (Kallis, 20.3 ov), 4-113 (Duminy, 20.4 ov), 5-142 (de Villiers, 26.2 ov), 6-163 (Boucher, 31.2 ov), 7-198 (Botha, 35.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Malinga	7.4	0	43	2
Kulasekara	7	0	44	0
Mathews	8	1	43	2
Muralitharan	8	0	46	0
Mendis	7	0	30	3

Compaq Cup Final: Tendulkar and Harbhajan Earn India the Cup!

What a match for the Indians and Tendulkar? The little master's century in the final once again gave India the trophy. Winning the crucial toss, Dhoni decided to bat first. Opening the innings with Dravid, Tendulkar dominated the innings from the beginning. His cover drives, straight drive, punching through extra cover, pedal sweep, stepping out and hitting over extra cover are treat for the eyes. Growing old makes man more mature and he is proving it again and again.

With his match winning performance, he has grabbed the 57th man of the match and 14th man of the series in his career, which itself is a record.

The century is his 44th in ODI format and 86 over all including Test matches. He stayed till the end of 46 overs before Mendis got him LBW. His 138 came in 133 balls which had 10 boundaries and a six. His first 50 came in 47 balls while the second one took 45 balls.

Dravid and Tendulkar added 95 for the first wicket. Dhoni who came in after the dismissal of Dravid scored 56. He maintained the tempo and also played singles to give Sachin the strike. They both added 110 runs in 115 balls for the 2nd wicket.

Yuvaraj joined Tendulkar and added quick 56 in 41 balls with 6 fours and a six. This pair added 71 to the total in just 57 balls. Yuvaraj was unbeaten on 56 as India ended their 50 overs with 319 on the board.

Malinga (1 for 81 in 10), Thushara (2 for 71 in 10) and Mendis (1 for 70 in 10) went for 222 in their 30 overs. It was surprising why Sangakkara did not use Mathews as he picked 6 wickets in the previous match against India.

Chasing 320 is a big task under light especially in the final. Though Sri Lanka maintained the run rate, they lost wickets at regular intervals. At the end of 11 overs, they were 85 for 3.

The dangerous opening batsmen Dilshan and Jayasuriya dominated the Indian bowling attack. They brought 50 in 39 balls.

Bhajji provided the break through by pitching it short for Dilshan to play a cut which he missed and was bowled. In his next over, he had Jayawardene caught and bowled. Jayasuriya was caught by Nehra off Yusuf Pathan in the 11th over.

Sangakkara's dismissal was unique. He lost the grip trying hit the full toss from RP Singh and his bat hit the stumps. Though he was not happy expecting a no-ball call, the umpires had a different opinion.

Kandamby and Kapugedera 70 for the 7th wicket but could not maintain the run rate in all the overs. Harbhajan picked 5 crucial wickets and ended with 9.4-0-56-5.

Awards:

Most Stylish Player: Harbhajan Singh, India
Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar, India
Man of the Series: Sachin Tendulkar, India

Match: Compaq Cup: # Final
Date: September 14, 2009
Teams: India v. Sri Lanka
Captains: Dhoni and Sangakkara
Toss: India, decided to bat
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Result: India won the Compaq Cup by 46 runs
Man of the Match: Tendulkar off India
Man of the Series: Tendulkar off India

India Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Dravid	c Dilshan b Jayasuriya	39	56	2	1
Tendulkar	lbw b Mendis	138	133	10	1
Dhoni	c Kandamby b Malinga	56	62	3	0
Yuvaraj	not out	56	41	6	1
Y Pathan	c Kapugedera b Thushara	0	1	0	0
S Raina	c Kulasekara b Thushara	8	6	1	0
V Kohli	not out	2	2	0	0
Extras	(b 1, w 18, nb 1)	20	-	-	-
Total	for 5 wkts in 50 overs	319	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-95 (Dravid, 17.2 ov), 2-205 (Dhoni, 36.3 ov), 3-276 (Tendulkar, 45.6 ov), 4-277 (Pathan, 46.4 ov), 5-302 (Raina, 48.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
K Kulasekara	8	0	38	0
T Thushara	10	0	71	2
Malinga	10	0	81	1
Mendis	10	0	70	1
Jayasuriya	9	0	43	1
A Mathews	3	0	15	0

Sri Lanka Innings: (target 320 runs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
T Dilshan	b Harbhajan Singh	42	29	9	0
Jayasuriya	c Nehra b Pathan	36	29	7	0
D Jayawardene	c & b Harbhajan Singh	1	5	0	0
Sangakkara	hit wicket b Singh	33	37	0	0
T Thushara	b Sharma	15	14	3	0
A Mathews	c Raina b Yuvraj Singh	14	11	1	1
S Kandamby	b Harbhajan Singh	66	94	4	0
C Kapugedera	c Dhoni b Raina	35	42	3	0
K Kulasekara	not out	9	9	1	0
Malinga	c & b Harbhajan Singh	0	1	0	0
Mendis	st Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh	7	10	0	0
Extras	(lb 3, w 11, nb 1)	15	-	-	-
Total	all out in 46.4 overs	273	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-64 (Dilshan, 7.5 ov), 2-76 (Jayawardene, 9.4 ov), 3-85 (Jayasuriya, 10.6 ov), 4-108 (Thushara, 14.3 ov), 5-131 (Mathews, 17.3 ov), 6-182 (Sangakkara, 27.3 ov), 7-252 (Kapugedera, 42.3 ov), 8-264 (Kandamby, 44.3 ov), 9-264 (Malinga, 44.4 ov), 10-273 (Mendis, 46.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
A Nehra	7	0	43	0
I Sharma	7	0	51	1
RP Singh	5	0	34	1
Harbhajan	9.4	0	56	5
Y Pathan	4	0	36	1
Yuvaraj	6	0	24	1
S Raina	8	0	26	1

(Image Credits: Associated Press)