The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 was a big cricket tournament held in South Africa. Teams from all over the world played in the event, showing their best cricket skills. This blog gives you all the important details about the tournament, including the schedule, results, stats, and team squads.
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Schedule & Results
Group Stage Results
The group stage of the tournament saw exciting matches that decided which teams moved forward. Here are the results from the group stage:
- 22 Sep 2009: Sri Lanka vs. South Africa – Sri Lanka won by 55 runs (D/L method) at Centurion
- 23 Sep 2009: West Indies vs. Pakistan – Pakistan won by 5 wickets at Johannesburg
- 24 Sep 2009: New Zealand vs. South Africa – South Africa won by 5 wickets at Centurion
- 25 Sep 2009: Sri Lanka vs. England – England won by 6 wickets at Johannesburg
- 26 Sep 2009: Australia vs. West Indies – Australia won by 50 runs at Johannesburg
- 26 Sep 2009: Pakistan vs. India – Pakistan won by 54 runs at Centurion
- 27 Sep 2009: New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka – New Zealand won by 38 runs at Johannesburg
- 27 Sep 2009: England vs. South Africa – England won by 22 runs at Centurion
- 28 Sep 2009: Australia vs. India – No result at Centurion
- 29 Sep 2009: England vs. New Zealand – New Zealand won by 4 wickets at Johannesburg
- 30 Sep 2009: Pakistan vs. Australia – Australia won by 2 wickets at Centurion
- 30 Sep 2009: West Indies vs. India – India won by 7 wickets at Johannesburg
Semi-finals and Final
As the competition continued, the semi-finals were set, and only the best teams reached this stage. Here are the results:
- 2 Oct 2009: England vs. Australia – Australia won by 9 wickets at Centurion
- 3 Oct 2009: Pakistan vs. New Zealand – New Zealand won by 5 wickets at Johannesburg
Finally, the tournament ended with the thrilling final match, where Australia won:
- 5 Oct 2009: New Zealand vs. Australia – Australia won by 6 wickets at Centurion
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Points Table
Group A
| Rank | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +0.510 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.999 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +0.290 |
| 4 | West Indies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.537 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Net Run Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +0.782 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.487 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.085 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.177 |
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 – Key Statistics
Top Run Scorers
- Ricky Ponting (Australia): 288 runs in 5 innings, Average 72.00
- Shane Watson (Australia): 265 runs in 5 innings, Average 88.33
- Graeme Smith (South Africa): 206 runs in 3 innings, Average 68.66
Top Wicket Takers
- Wayne Parnell (South Africa): 11 wickets in 3 innings, Average 17.81
- Stuart Broad (England): 10 wickets in 3 innings, Average 15.50
- Kyle Mills (New Zealand): 9 wickets in 5 innings, Average 22.88
Best Batting Strike Rates
- Mitchell Johnson (Australia): 126.15 in 2 innings
- Kyle Mills (New Zealand): 125.00 in 3 innings
- Gautam Gambhir (India): 123.52 in 2 innings
Best Bowling Economy
- Praveen Kumar (India): 3.29 in 2 innings
- Nikita Miller (West Indies): 3.34 in 2 innings
- Nathan Hauritz (Australia): 3.76 in 4 innings
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 – Team Squads
Australia Squad
- Ricky Ponting (c), Callum Ferguson, Michael Hussey, Tim Paine (†), Adam Voges, Cameron White, Michael Clarke (Withdrawn), Brad Haddin (†) (Withdrawn), James Hopes, David Hussey, Shane Watson, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Peter Siddle, Nathan Bracken (Withdrawn)
England Squad
- Andrew Strauss (c), Steven Davies (†), Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, Owais Shah, Luke Wright, Matt Prior (†) (Withdrawn), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Paul Collingwood, Andrew Flintoff (Withdrawn), James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graham Onions, Adil Rashid, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann
India Squad
- MS Dhoni (†) (c), Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik (†), Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh (Withdrawn), Abhishek Nayar, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Amit Mishra, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma, RP Singh
New Zealand Squad
- Neil Broom, Brendon Diamanti, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins (†), Brendon McCullum (†), Aaron Redmond, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori (c), Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Jacob Oram (Withdrawn), Jesse Ryder (Withdrawn), Shane Bond, Ian Butler, Kyle Mills, Iain O’Brien, Jeetan Patel, Daryl Tuffey (Withdrawn)
Pakistan Squad
- Younis Khan (c), Fawad Alam, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (†), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (vc), Shoaib Malik, Iftikhar Anjum, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif, Naved-ul-Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul
South Africa Squad
- Graeme Smith (c), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (†), AB de Villiers (†), Herschelle Gibbs, Johan Botha (vc), Jean-Paul Duminy, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Sri Lanka Squad
- Kumar Sangakkara (†) (c), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilan Samaraweera, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dhammika Prasad, Thilan Thushara
West Indies Squad
- Floyd Reifer (c), Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Devon Smith, Chadwick Walton, Daren Sammy (vc), Tino Best, Nikita Miller, Kemar Roach, Gavin Tonge, Daren Powell (Withdrawn), David Bernard, Kevin McClean
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