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ICC Champions Trophy Final 2006: Australia vs West Indies at Mumbai

Australia claim Champions Trophy

After bowling out West Indies for 138, the Aussies cruised to victory in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy. Austalia were chasing a target of 116 runs set following the D/L method after three hours of rain delay.
West Indies started off strongly scoring 80 runs in the first 10 overs, but Bracken slowed them down after bowling out Chanderpaul and Gayle. The Windies scored only 23 runs in the next 10 overs at the loss of 5 wickets.

For Australia, Watson scored 57 runs and Martyn was unbeaten at 47 at the end of play.

West Indies (Playing XI): C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R R Sarwan, B C Lara, R S Morton, M N Samuels, D J Bravo, C S Baugh, C D Collymore, I D R Bradshaw, J E Taylor.
Australia (Playing XI): A C Gilchrist, S R Watson, R T Ponting, D R Martyn, A Symonds, M J Clarke, M E K Hussey, G B Hogg, B Lee, N W Bracken, G D McGrath

ICC Champions Trophy, Mumbai: West Indies 138 all out

Australia determined to break Champions Trophy jinx

Australia's quest for their elusive Champions Trophy will face its toughest challenge when they take on the unpredictable and defending champions West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Both team captains are equally determined to win the coveted trophy. World Champions Australia, appearing in the final for the first time, have a slight edge over the Caribbeans with a five man pace attack. West Indies, who had to suffer the ignominy of qualifying to defend their title, will be helped by the convincing victory over South Africa in the semifinals.

In the last four matches they played, they are 2-2, with West Indies winning the encounter in the group stages by 10 runs as Australia fell short of Windies' score of 234 for 6.

West Indies (from) Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara (capt), Dwayne Bravo, Runako Morton, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Carlton Baugh (wk), Ian Bradshaw, Jerome Taylor.
Australia (from) Shane Watson, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath.

Champions Trophy Final : Australia vs West Indies, Mumbai

Scores

Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets (D/L)

West Indies won the toss and decided to bat

West Indies Innings

138 all out (30.4 overs)

Australia Innings

116 for 2 (28.1 overs)

West Indies Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
S Chanderpaul		b N W Bracken	27	18	4	1
C H Gayle		b N W Bracken	37	27	6	2
R R Sarwan	c G B Hogg	b N W Bracken	7	9	1	0
D J Bravo	lbw	b G B Hogg	21	47	3	0
B C Lara	c A C Gilchrist	b G D McGrath	2	18	0	0
R S Morton	c A C Gilchrist	b G D McGrath	2	9	0	0
M N Samuels	c R T Ponting	b S R Watson	7	12	1	0
C S Baugh	lbw	b S R Watson	9	13	1	0
I D R Bradshaw		b B Lee	7	15	1	0
J E Taylor	not out		5	13	0	0
C D Collymore	run out		0	5	0	0
Extras		2nb 7w 5lb	14
Total		all out	138	(30.4 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
B Lee	7.4	0	49	1
N W Bracken	6.0	0	22	3
G D McGrath	7.0	3	24	2
A Symonds	3.0	0	16	0
S R Watson	3.0	0	11	2
G B Hogg	4.0	1	11	1

Fall of wicket
49	S Chanderpaul
65	R R Sarwan
80	C H Gayle
88	B C Lara
94	R S Morton
113	M N Samuels
125	C S Baugh
125	D J Bravo
136	I D R Bradshaw
138	C D Collymore

Australia Innings

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A C Gilchrist	c C H Gayle	b I D R Bradshaw	2	9	0	0
S R Watson	not out		57	88	4	0
R T Ponting	lbw	b J E Taylor	0	2	0	0
D R Martyn	not out		47	71	6	0
Extras		1nb 5w 4lb	10
Total		for 2	116	(28.1 ovs)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
C H Gayle	1.0	0	5	0
J E Taylor	7.0	0	42	1
I D R Bradshaw	6.0	0	21	1
C D Collymore	6.0	1	19	0
M N Samuels	5.0	0	9	0
R R Sarwan	3.1	0	16	0

Fall of wicket
12	A C Gilchrist
13	R T Ponting

Umpires: Aleem Dar, R E Koertzen

Champions Trophy Final : Australia (Winner Semi Final 1) vs West Indies (Winner Semi Final 2), Mumbai

Venue

Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

International cricket returns to the historic Brabourne Stadium after 11 years. Floodlights have been installed and the stands repainted, giving the ground a whole new look. The venue will host five matches, including the final.