Shane Watson scored his second century in as many matches to guide Australia to the six-wicket win over New Zealand that saw them retain their ICC Champions Trophy crown in a low-scoring final to the 2009 tournament at Centurion. Australia recovered from six for two to finish on 206 for four, Watson unbeaten on 105 [...]
New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy, topping Group B after a four-wicket win over England at Johannesburg. Shane Bond and Grant Elliott shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled England out for 146 and an opening stand of 84 between Brendon McCullum (48) and Martin Guptill (53) gave the Black [...]
New Zealand minus three of its major stars was defeated by South African domestic franchise Chevrolet Warriors as they got their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy off to the worst possible start in Pretoria. Batting first, a New Zealand side lacking the firepower of Jesse Ryder, Daniel Vettori and Shane Bond, was bowled out [...]
The Indian Cricket Board on Wednesday rejected the holding of the Champions Trophy in October 2009 becuase of clash of date with the home ODI series against Australia. The BCCI made their opposition to the Champions Trophy dates in the ICC’s Chief Executives meeting on Wednesday and the matter will be discussed in the ICC [...]