West Indies will play 2006 ICC Champions Trophy final against Australia
{{date|November 2, 2006}}

[[w:West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] have beaten [[w:South African cricket team|South Africa]] by 6 wickets in the second semifinal of the [[w:2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006 ICC Champions Trophy]] at [[w:Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in [[w:Jaipur|Jaipur]] to reach in final of the tournament.

South African cricket captain [[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]] won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa could make 258 runs by losing 8 wickets in 50 overs for New Zealand.

The start of the West Indian team was very aggressive. They made first fifty runs in just 43 balls without losing any wicket. Chris Gayle added 154 runs with Chanderpaul in the innings before Chanderpaul got retired hurt. West Indian team were able to reach to the target of 259 in just 44 overs. 

Now West Indies will play in the final with [[w:Australian cricet team|Australia]] who had won the match against [[w:New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] yesterday.

The [[w:Man of the match|man of the match]] award was given to [[w:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]. He made 133 runs not out in just 135 balls.

{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] '''[[w:South African cricket team|South Africa]] innings''' 
| width="20%" | '''Player'''
| width="27%" | '''Status'''
| width="6%" | '''Runs'''
| width="6%" | '''Balls'''
| width="5%" | '''4s'''
| width="5%" | '''6s'''
| width="16%" | <center>'''Strike rate'''</center>
|-
|[[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]]
|b [[w:Jerome Taylor|Taylor]]
|style=font align="center"|19
|style=font align="center"|23
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|82.60
|-
|
|[[w:Loots Bosman|Loots Bosman]]
|c [[w:Chris Gayle|Gayle]] b [[w:Marlon Samuels|Samuels]]
|style=font align="center"|39
|style=font align="center"|58
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|67.24
|-
|
|[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]
|c [[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Sarwan]] b [[w:Dwayne Bravo|Bravo]]
|style=font align="center"|16
|style=font align="center"|38
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|42.10
|-
|
|[[w:Herschelle Gibbs|Herschelle Gibbs]]
|c [[w:Brian Lara|Lara]] b [[w:Dwayne Bravo|Bravo]]
|style=font align="center"|77
|style=font align="center"|90
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|85.55
|-
|
|[[w:Abraham de Villiers|Abraham de Villiers]]
|run out ([[w:Brian Lara|Lara]])
|style=font align="center"|46
|style=font align="center"|57
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|80.70
|-
|
|[[w:Justin Kemp|Justin Kemp]]
|b [[w:Ian Bradshaw|Bradshaw]]
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|42.85
|-
|
|[[w:Mark Boucher|Mark Boucher]]
|c [[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Sarwan]] b [[w:Marlon Samuels|Samuels]]
|style=font align="center"|16
|style=font align="center"|21
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|145.55
|-
|
|[[w:Shaun Pollock|Shaun Pollock]]
|b [[w:Jerome Taylor|Taylor]]
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|100.00
|-
|
|[[w:Robin Peterson|Robin Peterson]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|15
|style=font align="center"|12
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|125.00
|-
|
|[[w:Andre Nel|Andre Nel]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0.00
|-
|
|Extras
|b 1; lb 6; w 15; nb 1
|style=font align="center"|23
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|'''Total'''
|(8 wickets; 50 overs)
|style=font align="center"|258
|
|
|
|
|-
|}
{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|20px]] '''[[w:West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] Bowling''' 
| width="20%" | '''Bowler'''
| width="6%" | '''Overs'''
| width="5%" | '''Maden'''
| width="7%" | '''Runs'''
| width="5%" | '''Wickets'''
| width="10%" | <center>'''Econ'''</center>
| width="22%" |
|-
|[[w:Ian Bradshaw|Ian Bradshaw]]
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|58
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|5.80
|-
|
|[[w:Jerome Taylor|Jerome Taylor]]
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|48
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|4.80
|-
|
|[[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]]
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|41
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|5.85
|-
|
|[[w:Dwayne Smith|Dwayne Smith]]
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|12
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|3.00
|-
|
|[[w:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|48
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|4.80
|-
|
|[[w:Marlon Samuels|Marlon Samuels]]
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|44
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|4.88
|-
|}

{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|20px]] '''[[w:West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] innings''' 
| width="20%" | '''Player'''
| width="27%" | '''Status'''
| width="6%" | '''Runs'''
| width="6%" | '''Balls'''
| width="5%" | '''4s'''
| width="5%" | '''6s'''
| width="16%" | <center>'''Strike rate'''</center>
|-
|[[w:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|133
|style=font align="center"|135
|style=font align="center"|17
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|98.51
|-
|
|
[[w:Shivnarine Chanderpaul|Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]
|retired hurt
|style=font align="center"|57
|style=font align="center"|70
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|81.42
|-
|
|[[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
|lbw b [[w:Makhya Ntini|Ntini]]
|style=font align="center"|27
|style=font align="center"|27
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|100.00
|-
|
|[[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]]
|run out ([[w:Graeme Smith|Smith]])
|style=font align="center"|15
|style=font align="center"|11
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|136.36
|-
|
|[[w:Brian Lara|Brian Lara]]
|c & b [[w:Graeme Smith|Smith]]
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|90.00
|-
|
|[[w:Runako Morton|Runako Morton]]
|c [[w:Abraham de Villiers|de Villiers]] b [[w:Robin Peterson|Peterson]]
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0.00
|-
|
|[[w:Marlon Samuels|Marlon Samuels]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|8
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|62.50
|-
|
|Extras
|lb 7; w 6; nb 3
|style=font align="center"|16
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|'''Total'''
|(4 wickets; 44 overs)
|style=font align="center"|262
|
|
|
|
|-
|}
{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] '''[[w:South African cricket team|South Africa]] Bowling''' 
| width="20%" | '''Bowler'''
| width="6%" | '''Overs'''
| width="5%" | '''Maden'''
| width="7%" | '''Runs'''
| width="5%" | '''Wickets'''
| width="10%" | <center>'''Econ'''</center>
| width="22%" |
|-
|[[w:Shaun Pollock|Shaun Pollock]]
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|34
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|6.80
|-
|
|[[w:Makhaya Ntini|Makhaya Ntini]]
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|49
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|7.00
|-
|
|[[w:Andre Nel|Andre Nel]]
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|60
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|6.00
|-
|
|[[w:Graeme Smith|Graeme Smith]]
|style=font align="center"|10
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|43
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|4.30
|-
|
|[[w:Jacques Kallis|Jacques Kallis]]
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|33
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|6.60
|-
|
|[[w:Robin Peterson|Robin Peterson]]
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|36
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|5.14
|-
|}

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West Indies have beaten South Africa by 6 wickets in the second semifinal of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur to reach in final of the tournament.

South African cricket captain Graeme Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa could make 258 runs by losing 8 wickets in 50 overs for New Zealand.

The start of the West Indian team was very aggressive. They made first fifty runs in just 43 balls without losing any wicket. Chris Gayle added 154 runs with Chanderpaul in the innings before Chanderpaul got retired hurt. West Indian team were able to reach to the target of 259 in just 44 overs. 

Now West Indies will play in the final with Australia who had won the match against New Zealand yesterday.

The man of the match award was given to Chris Gayle. He made 133 runs not out in just 135 balls.


 20px 'South Africa innings' 

 'Player'

 'Status'

 'Runs'

 'Balls'

 '4s'

 '6s'

 'Strike rate'

Graeme Smith

b Taylor

19

23

3

0

82.60

Loots Bosman

c Gayle b Samuels

39

58

6

0

67.24

Jacques Kallis

c Sarwan b Bravo

16

38

3

0

42.10

Herschelle Gibbs

c Lara b Bravo

77

90

4

1

85.55

Abraham de Villiers

run out (Lara)

46

57

3

0

80.70

Justin Kemp

b Bradshaw

3

7

0

0

42.85

Mark Boucher

c Sarwan b Samuels

16

21

1

1

145.55

Shaun Pollock

b Taylor

4

4

0

0

100.00

Robin Peterson

not out

15

12

1

0

125.00

Andre Nel

not out

0

1

0

0

0.00

Extras

b 1; lb 6; w 15; nb 1

23

'Total'

(8 wickets; 50 overs)

258

 20px 'West Indies Bowling' 

 'Bowler'

 'Overs'

 'Maden'

 'Runs'

 'Wickets'

 'Econ'

Ian Bradshaw

10

0

58

1

5.80

Jerome Taylor

10

1

48

2

4.80

Dwayne Bravo

7

0

41

2

5.85

Dwayne Smith

4

1

12

0

3.00

Chris Gayle

10

0

48

0

4.80

Marlon Samuels

9

0

44

2

4.88


 20px 'West Indies innings' 

 'Player'

 'Status'

 'Runs'

 'Balls'

 '4s'

 '6s'

 'Strike rate'

Chris Gayle

not out

133

135

17

3

98.51


Shivnarine Chanderpaul

retired hurt

57

70

4

1

81.42

Ramnaresh Sarwan

lbw b Ntini

27

27

6

0

100.00

Dwayne Bravo

run out (Smith)

15

11

3

0

136.36

Brian Lara

c & b Smith

9

10

1

0

90.00

Runako Morton

c de Villiers b Peterson

0

5

0

0

0.00

Marlon Samuels

not out

5

8

1

0

62.50

Extras

lb 7; w 6; nb 3

16

'Total'

(4 wickets; 44 overs)

262

 20px 'South Africa Bowling' 

 'Bowler'

 'Overs'

 'Maden'

 'Runs'

 'Wickets'

 'Econ'

Shaun Pollock

5

0

34

0

6.80

Makhaya Ntini

7

0

49

1

7.00

Andre Nel

10

1

60

0

6.00

Graeme Smith

10

0

43

1

4.30

Jacques Kallis

5

0

33

0

6.60

Robin Peterson

7

0

36

1

5.14
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