CT 2009 | The Final | Australia Vs New Zealand | Oct 5, 2009 | Centurion

[OZGOD]

Can Twatson fluke another ton??

 

[NorthStar]

Who's this next pie chucker they have coming up?

So should be an even matchup against Twatson & Hopeless.

 

[OZGOD]

Come on Twatson finish it, I have to go grocery shopping

 

[OZGOD]

Take the frigging batting powerplay already!!

 

[Champs]

Another ICC event for Aus just 21 needed

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

4 runs!

 

[OZGOD]

Decent bit of cowlashing from Hopeless.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

42.2
Franklin to Hopes, FOUR

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Another ICC event for Aus just 21 needed

Yep!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Come on Twatson finish it, I have to go grocery shopping

LOL!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Australia require another 20 runs with 6 wickets and 43 balls remaining

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Inshallah next time we will win the champions trophy.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

New Zealand 200/9 (50 ov)

Australia 181/4 (42.6 ov)

Australia require another 20 runs with 6 wickets and 42 balls remaining

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Current partnership 25 runs, 4.3 overs, RR: 5.55 (Hopes 16, Watson 9)

Ooof thats good!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Patel back into the attack

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

43.2
Patel to Watson, no run, smeared him with a quick one, full on the off, tried to play it away into the leg side, got an inside edge onto his pads

43.1
Patel to Hopes, 1 run, shortish outside off, punched down to extra cover

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

43.4
Patel to Watson, FOUR

 

[12thMan]

Watson on 90 - Australia require another 15 runs with 6 wickets and 38 balls remaining

Will Watson get his 100?

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Watson on 90*

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Another 100 for watson maybe?

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

He is showing the world that he can also be Afridi- Reffered to Paks victory in the world cup where the big gun afridi performed in the semi final and the final

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

New Zealand 200/9 (50 ov)

Australia 187/4 (43.6 ov)

Australia require another 14 runs with 6 wickets and 36 balls remaining

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

13 left now, and still ausi didnt take the powerplay

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

another 4 make that 9

 

[12thMan]

Watson has now also crossed 2000 runs and taken his average above 40 in ODIs. Will probably need to be not out to keep his average there

Hopes hits a four and now Watson has to make all the runs to get to 100. Aus and Watson both need 8

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

7 left

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

a six and a single needed for both a win and a century.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Can watson do it?

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Powerplay taken.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

45.1
Patel to Watson, SIX, gets to 99 with a slog-swept six, full outside off and he dismisses that over deep midwicket

 

[OZGOD]

for Twatson on 99

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

1 run left now

 

[siddharth]

Those were two great shots.Congrats Watson,congrats Aussies

 

[OZGOD]

for Twatson again he finishes on 105* good knock

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Congrats to Australia for the win

 

[OZGOD]

Not bad given that our team is quite young, well played boys you did your country proud!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Australia finish as comprehensive winners of the ICC Champions Trophy, and they win it for the second time

45.2
Patel to Watson, SIX, finishes it off handsomely and reaches his century in the process, tossed up, full and it meets the same fate, launched into the stands over wide long-on

 

[asadee]

well played Aus..they deserve to win

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

for Twatson again he finishes on 105* good knock

Yep!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Watson likely to get MOM award

 

[NorthStar]

Aussies end this decade with yet another ICC Trophy. Congratulations Australia! Its been a remarkably successful decade for them - with 2 World Cups, 2 Champions Trophies and countless Test Series wins.

For the sake of Pakistan & Co, lets hope that the next decade is not as fruitful.

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

New Zealand 200/9 (50 ov)

Australia 206/4 (45.2 ov)

Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

*Shane Watson (rhb) 105 129 10 4 81.39 35 (25b) 22 (14b) 90 2020 136* 40.40
James Hopes (rhb) 22 22 4 0 100.00 1 (2b) 18 (16b) 66 986 63* 24.04

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Australia RR 4.54
Last 5 ovs 40/0 RR 8.00
New Zealand RR 4.00

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Australia finish as comprehensive winners of the ICC Champions Trophy, and they win it for the second time. Big cheers in the Australian dressing room, the players come out to shake hands with their opponents. New Zealand tried hard, and at 6 for 2, the game was open. Watson and White, however, despite their slow start, preserved their wickets and then took off. That 128-run stand was a match-winning one; just, in hindsight, how crucial was that stand between Lee and Hauritz against Pakistan!

 

[Nazir_ Rules]

Adding more to that :

Australia finish as comprehensive winners of the ICC Champions Trophy, and they win it for the second time. Big cheers in the Australian dressing room, the players come out to shake hands with their opponents. New Zealand tried hard, and at 6 for 2, the game was open. Watson - who's made successive centuries - and White, however, despite their slow start, preserved their wickets and then took off. That 128-run stand was a match-winning one; just, in hindsight, how crucial was that stand between Lee and Hauritz against Pakistan! Credit to New Zealand for the way they played this tournament; that win against Sri Lanka made amends somewhat for a disappointing tour to the country and that superb bowling display against England got them to the knockout stage. Elliott and Vettori then won them the semi-final against Pakistan, but today their batting let them down. Australia carried their form from that 6-1 win over England into this tournament, and have emerged deserved winners.Hold fire, we'll get you all the details from the presentation in just a bit.