Australia capture 2006 ICC Champions Trophy
{{date|November 5, 2006}}

[[w:Australian cricket team|Australia]] have beaten [[w:West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] by 8 wickets to hold the ICC Champions Tropy, 2006 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. World champion Australia have won this title first time in cricket history. In whole series Austalia lost one match against England out of 5 matches.

West Indian captain Brian Lara chose to bat first after winning the toss in the afternoon. West Indies started an impressive innings and made first fifty runs in just 38 balls by losing one wicket. After that they lost the players in a regular interval and lost their last four batsmen to add up only 13 runs in the total of 138 in 30.4 overs.

Australia lost their first two wickets including Ricky Ponting for total of only 13. Rain in Mumbai interrupted the game in middle and stopped the game for about two hours and 15 minutes. Match Referee R S Madugalle set up a new target of 116 runs in 35 overs by [[w:Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis method]] for Australia to win because of time loss due to rain.

Australia made the target score in just 28.1 overs without losing any further wickets. Man of the match award was given to S R Watson for his all-round play who took 2 wickets for 13 runs and made impressive 57 runs not out.

Man of the series title was given to Chris Gayle because of his outstanding all-round game. He made three centuries and took total of 8 wickets in the series.

{| 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:Shivnarine Chanderpaul|Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]
|b Braken
|style=font align="center"|27
|style=font align="center"|18
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|150.00
|-
|
|[[w:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]
|b Braken
|style=font align="center"|37
|style=font align="center"|27
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|137.03
|-
|
|[[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
|c Hogg b Bracken
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|77.77
|-
|
|[[w:Dwayne Bravo|Dwayne Bravo]]
|lbw b Hogg
|style=font align="center"|21
|style=font align="center"|47
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|44.68
|-
|
|[[w:Brian Lara|Brian Lara]]
|c Gilchrist b McGrath
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|18
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|11.11
|-
|
|[[w:Runako Morton|Runako Morton]]
|c Gilchrist b McGrath
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|22.22
|-
|
|[[w:Marlon Samuels|Marlon Samuels]]
|c Ponting b Watson
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|12
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|58.33
|-
|
|[[w:Carlton Baugh, Jr.|Carlton Baugh]]
|lbw b Watson
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|13
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|69.23
|-
|
|[[w:Ian Bradshaw|Ian Bradshaw]]
|b Lee
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|15
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|46.66
|-
|
|[[w:Jerome Taylor|Jerome Taylor]]
|run out
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|13
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|38.46
|-
|
|[[w:Corey Collymore|Corey Collymore]]
|run out (Symonds)
|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
|-
|
|Extras
|lb 5; w 7; nb 2
|style=font align="center"|14
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|'''Total'''
|(all out; 30.4 overs)
|style=font align="center"|138
|
|
|
|
|-
|}
{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] '''[[w:Australian cricket team|Australia]] Bowling''' 
| width="20%" | '''Bowler'''
| width="6%" | '''Overs'''
| width="5%" | '''Maden'''
| width="7%" | '''Runs'''
| width="5%" | '''Wickets'''
| width="10%" | <center>'''Econ'''</center>
| width="22%" |
|-
|[[w:Brett Lee|Brett Lee]]
|style=font align="center"|7.4
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|49
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|6.39
|-
|
|[[w:Nathan Bracken|Nathan Bracken]]
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|22
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|3.66
|-
|
|[[w:Glenn McGrath|Glenn McGrath]]
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|24
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|3.42
|-
|
|[[w:Andrew Symonds|Andrew Symonds]]
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|16
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|5.33
|-
|
|[[w:Shane Watson|Shane Watson]]
|style=font align="center"|3
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|11
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|3.66
|-
|
|[[w:Brad Hogg|Brad Hogg]]
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|11
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|2.75
|-
|}

{| width="100%" style="background: #EBF5FF"
|-
| width="15%" valign="top" rowspan="2" | [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] '''[[w:Australian cricket team|Australia]] 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:Adam Gilchrist|Adam Gilchrist]]
|c Gayle b Bradshaw
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|22.22
|-
|
|[[w:Shane Watson|Shane Watson]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|57
|style=font align="center"|88
|style=font align="center"|4
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|64.77
|-
|
|[[w:Ricky Ponting|Ricky Ponting]]
|lbw b Taylor
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|2
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|0.00
|-
|
|[[w:Damien Martyn|Damien Martyn]]
|not out
|style=font align="center"|47
|style=font align="center"|71
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|66.19
|-
|
|Extras
|lb 4; w 5; nb 1
|style=font align="center"|10
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|'''Total'''
|(2 wickets; 28.1 overs)
|style=font align="center"|116
|
|
|
|
|-
|}

{| 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:Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle]]
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|5.00
|-
|
|[[w:Jerome Taylor|Jerome Taylor]]
|style=font align="center"|7
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|42
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|6.00
|-
|
|[[w:Ian Bradshaw|Ian Bradshaw]]
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|21
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|3.50
|-
|
|[[w:Corey Collymore|Corey Collymore]]
|style=font align="center"|6
|style=font align="center"|1
|style=font align="center"|19
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|3.16
|-
|
|[[w:Marlon Samuels|Marlon Samuels]]
|style=font align="center"|5
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|9
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|1.80
|-
|
|[[w:Ramnaresh Sarwan|Ramnaresh Sarwan]]
|style=font align="center"|3.1
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|16
|style=font align="center"|0
|style=font align="center"|5.05
|-
|}

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Australia have beaten West Indies by 8 wickets to hold the ICC Champions Tropy, 2006 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. World champion Australia have won this title first time in cricket history. In whole series Austalia lost one match against England out of 5 matches.

West Indian captain Brian Lara chose to bat first after winning the toss in the afternoon. West Indies started an impressive innings and made first fifty runs in just 38 balls by losing one wicket. After that they lost the players in a regular interval and lost their last four batsmen to add up only 13 runs in the total of 138 in 30.4 overs.

Australia lost their first two wickets including Ricky Ponting for total of only 13. Rain in Mumbai interrupted the game in middle and stopped the game for about two hours and 15 minutes. Match Referee R S Madugalle set up a new target of 116 runs in 35 overs by Duckworth-Lewis method for Australia to win because of time loss due to rain.

Australia made the target score in just 28.1 overs without losing any further wickets. Man of the match award was given to S R Watson for his all-round play who took 2 wickets for 13 runs and made impressive 57 runs not out.

Man of the series title was given to Chris Gayle because of his outstanding all-round game. He made three centuries and took total of 8 wickets in the series.


 20px 'West Indies innings' 

 'Player'

 'Status'

 'Runs'

 'Balls'

 '4s'

 '6s'

 'Strike rate'

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

b Braken

27

18

4

1

150.00

Chris Gayle

b Braken

37

27

6

2

137.03

Ramnaresh Sarwan

c Hogg b Bracken

7

9

1

0

77.77

Dwayne Bravo

lbw b Hogg

21

47

3

0

44.68

Brian Lara

c Gilchrist b McGrath

2

18

0

0

11.11

Runako Morton

c Gilchrist b McGrath

2

9

0

0

22.22

Marlon Samuels

c Ponting b Watson

7

12

1

0

58.33

Carlton Baugh

lbw b Watson

9

13

1

0

69.23

Ian Bradshaw

b Lee

7

15

1

0

46.66

Jerome Taylor

run out

5

13

0

0

38.46

Corey Collymore

run out (Symonds)

0

5

0

0

0.00

Extras

lb 5; w 7; nb 2

14

'Total'

(all out; 30.4 overs)

138

 20px 'Australia Bowling' 

 'Bowler'

 'Overs'

 'Maden'

 'Runs'

 'Wickets'

 'Econ'

Brett Lee

7.4

0

49

1

6.39

Nathan Bracken

6

0

22

3

3.66

Glenn McGrath

7

3

24

2

3.42

Andrew Symonds

3

0

16

0

5.33

Shane Watson

3

0

11

2

3.66

Brad Hogg

4

1

11

1

2.75


 20px 'Australia innings' 

 'Player'

 'Status'

 'Runs'

 'Balls'

 '4s'

 '6s'

 'Strike rate'

Adam Gilchrist

c Gayle b Bradshaw

2

9

0

0

22.22

Shane Watson

not out

57

88

4

0

64.77

Ricky Ponting

lbw b Taylor

0

2

0

0

0.00

Damien Martyn

not out

47

71

6

0

66.19

Extras

lb 4; w 5; nb 1

10

'Total'

(2 wickets; 28.1 overs)

116


 20px 'West Indies Bowling' 

 'Bowler'

 'Overs'

 'Maden'

 'Runs'

 'Wickets'

 'Econ'

Chris Gayle

1

0

5

0

5.00

Jerome Taylor

7

0

42

1

6.00

Ian Bradshaw

6

0

21

1

3.50

Corey Collymore

6

1

19

0

3.16

Marlon Samuels

5

0

9

0

1.80

Ramnaresh Sarwan

3.1

0

16

0

5.05
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