Champions Trophy 2009

India vs West Indies - Match 12 Group A

Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 30 September 2009

Fall of Wickets (West Indies) -
1-0 Andre Fletcher (1 ov), 2-26 Kieran Powell (7.4 ov), 3-27 Devon Smith (8 ov), 4-31 Floyd Reifer (10.2 ov), 5-57 Travis Dowlin (16.4 ov), 6-89 David Bernard (27 ov), 7-99 Darren Sammy (29.1 ov), 8-102 Royston Crandon (31 ov), 9-122 Kemar Roach (34.3 ov), 10-129 Gavin Tonge (36 ov)

Power Play: 1-10, 11-15 (bowling), 28-32 (batting)

Younis: “They had a fantastic time with the ball, and got partnerships going when they batted, But suddenly, we came back hard and it was a great finish. The pitch was a little soft in the morning, not a bad pitch for cricket. Irrespective of who you play in the semis, you just have to stick to your plans.”

Ponting: “I had chewed all my fingernails off. It was tough to score quickly out there, the bounce was inconsistent and it spun at the end so we were a little lucky to restrict them to that total. We’ve finished top of the table, and we have a good understanding of how the conditions are here and we look forward to taking on England.”

Hussey is the Man of the Match: “The Pakistanis bowled well, and thankfully Brett Lee and Hauritz showed some steel in the end and got us over the line. It’s a good achievement for our team and we’re looking to go at least another step further.”

Champions Trophy 2009

Australia vs Pakistan - Match 11 Group A

Played at Centurion, Tshwane, 30 September 2009

Result - Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets

Fall of Wickets (Pakistan) – 1-30 Shahid Afridi (7.1 ov), 2-75 Kamran Akmal (18.3 ov), 3-89 Younus Khan (23.4 ov), 4-123 Shoaib Malik (31.5 ov), 5-186 Mohammad Yousuf (46.2 ov), 6-198 Misbah-ul-Haq (49.3 ov)

Power Play: 1-10, 11-15 (bowling), 46-50 (batting)
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Toss – India won the toss and elected to field

Result - India won by 7 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)

Teams
India: Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra

West Indies: Andre Fletcher (W), Kieran Powell, Devon Smith, Travis Dowlin, Floyd Reifer (C), David Bernard, Darren Sammy, Royston Crandon, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Gavin Tonge

West Indies Innings

• West Indies lost 1st wicket in 1st over – 1-0 (Fletcher, 0.6 ov)
• P Kumar to A Fletcher, OUT! Fletcher has edged that one. It’s been taken in the slips by Dravid. West Indies have lost their first wicket. Maiden-wicket first over to India.
• West Indies lost 2nd wicket in 8th over – 2-26 (Powell, 7.4 ov)
• A Nehra to K Powell, OUT! Powell has edged it. Easy catch for Dhoni behind the stumps. A strong appeal from Nehra and fielders. Umpire Dar raises his finger. West Indies have lost their second wicket.
• West Indies lost 3rd wicket in 8th over – 3-27 (Smith, 7.6 ov)
• A Nehra to D Smith, OUT! Smith has edged it. Easy catch for Dhoni behind the stumps. A strong appeal from Nehra and fielders. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. West Indies have lost their third wicket.
• Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
• West Indies lost 4th wicket in 11th over – 4-31 (Reifer, 10.2 ov)
• P Kumar to F Reifer, OUT! The ball has found the edge of the bat. Caught in the slips by Karthik. Karthik makes up for his drop catch in the previous over.
• Drinks: West Indies – 49/4 in 16.0 overs (TM Dowlin 6, DE Bernard 11)
• Dinesh Karthik kept wickets in place of MS Dhoni from 16.1
• West Indies: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (101 balls), Extras 5
• West Indies lost 5th wicket in 17th over - 5-57 (Dowlin, 16.4 ov)
• MS Dhoni to T Dowlin, OUT! Dowlin has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. Dhoni gets a wicket in his first over in ODI cricket.
• West Indies lost 6th wicket in 27th over - 6-89 (Bernard, 26.6 ov)
• A Mishra to D Bernard, OUT! The ball takes the outside edge goes towards the slip region. It’s been taken in the slips by Dravid. Finally the breakthrough for India.
• Power Play 3 (batting): Overs 27.1 – 32.0
• West Indies lost 7th wicket in 30th over - 7-99 (Sammy, 29.1 ov)
• A Nehra to D Sammy, OUT! Sammy plays the pull-shot. Mishra pouches the catch on the boundary line on the second attempt.
• West Indies: 100 runs in 29.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 9
• West Indies lost 8th wicket in 31st over - 8-102 (Crandon, 30.6 ov)
• H Singh to R Crandon, OUT! The off stump has been uprooted by Singh. West Indies have lost their eighth wicket.
• Drinks: West Indies – 122/8 in 34.0 overs (NO Miller 15, KAJ Roach 4)
• West Indies lost 9th wicket in 35th over - 9-122 (Roach, 34.3 ov)
• H Singh to K Roach, OUT – Easily held by Gambhir at silly point. A strong appeal from Singh and fielders. Umpire Taufel declares Roach OUT. West Indies have lost their ninth wicket.
• West Indies lost 10th wicket in 36th over - 10-129 (Tonge, 35.6 ov)
• P Kumar to G Tonge, OUT! ALL OVER! Tonge has top edged that one. Kumar has taken a catch off his own bowling. 129 is all West Indies could manage.
• Innings Break: West Indies – 129/10 in 36.0 overs (NO Miller 17)

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Toss – Australia won the toss and elected to field

Result - Australia beat Pakistan by 2 wickets

Teams
Australia: Shane Watson, Tim Paine (W), Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle

Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (W), Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan (C), Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul

Pakistan Innings

• Pakistan lost 1st wicket in 8th over – 1-30 (Shahid Afridi, 7.1 ov)
• M Johnson to S Afridi, TOP EDGE ! CAUGHT AT SQUARE LEG ! JOHNSON STRIKES FIRST BALL ! Short ball on middle stump,Afridi goes for the pull but top edges it, the ball swivels in the air and Hopes runs all the way from midwicket and takes a good sliding catch. Pakistan have lost their first wicket for 30.
• Power Play 2 (bowling): Overs 10.1 – 15.0
• Pakistan: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
• Drinks: Pakistan – 72/1 in 17.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 43, Younis Khan 13)
• Pakistan: 100 runs in 27.1 overs (165 balls), Extras 2
• Drinks: Pakistan – 123/4 in 31.5 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 15)
• Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.2 overs (247 balls), Extras 5
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 27, Misbah-ul-Haq 23, Ex 1)
• Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 – 50.0
• Pakistan: 200 runs in 49.4 overs (304 balls), Extras 6
• Innings Break: Pakistan – 205/6 in 50.0 overs (Umar Akmal 2, Naved-ul-Hasan 7)

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Many Indians will find themselves between a rock and a hard place on Wednesday afternoon. For MS Dhoni’s Indian team to have any chance of making the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan must beat Australia in Centurion. Those that usually celebrate a Pakistan defeat will instead be keeping fingers crossed that Younis Khan and his unbeaten side can nudge Australia towards the exit.

“I think Indian fans want us to qualify, so I am sure they will definitely support the Pakistan team,” said Dhoni. “You can expect them to cheer Pakistan tomorrow, but it is entirely up to them.”

Many of the questions that Dhoni faced on the eve of the game related to Pakistan and the possibility that they might take it easy against Australia, with qualification already clinched. Dhoni, though, would not be drawn on the prospect of Pakistan fielding a weakened side.

Scoreline: West Indies 129 all out | Praveen Kumar, Nehra 3 each
India get there in the 33rd over – Virat Kohli 79, Karthik 34

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Scoreline : Australia won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Pakistan 205/6 (50 ov); Australia 206/8 (50 ov)
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