2006 ICC Champions Trophy

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2006 ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Champions Trophy 2006 logo.svg
Dates7 October – 5 November 2006
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)India
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1st title)
Runners-upWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Participants10
Matches21
Player of the seriesWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Chris Gayle
Most runsWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Chris Gayle (474)
Most wicketsWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Jerome Taylor (13)
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The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. It was the fifth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy (previously known as the ICC Knock-out). The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed that tournament revenues would be free from tax (the 2002 tournament had been due to be held in India, but was switched to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted). [1] Australia won the tournament, their first Champions Trophy victory. They were the only team to get one loss in the tournament, as all other teams lost at least two matches. West Indies, their final opponents, beat Australia in the group stage but were bowled out for 138 in the final and lost by eight wickets on the Duckworth–Lewis method. West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle was named Player of the Tournament.

Contents

English writer Tim de Lisle said the tournament "had been fun" because "it had been unpredictable." [2] The unpredictability was in part shown by the fact that no Asian side qualified for the semi-final, for the first time in a major ICC tournament since the 1975 World Cup. De Lisle also claimed that "the pitches" had been the "tournament's secret," saying that they were "sporting and quixotic" and "quite untypical of both one-day cricket and the subcontinent." His views were echoed by panelists in a roundtable discussion organized by ESPNcricinfo, "who hoped that the tournament would not be a one-off in a batsman-dominated game," according to news site rediff.com. [3] The tournament recorded five of the 10 lowest team totals in the tournament's history, and totals of 80 (for West Indies v Sri Lanka) and 89 (for Pakistan v South Africa) were the lowest recorded in matches involving the top eight ranked One-day International sides of the world. [4]

Qualifying

The Ten full member teams competed in the tournament and were seeded according to the ICC ODI Championship standings on 1 April 2006. [5] Bangladesh became the last team to qualify, claiming tenth place ahead of Kenya on 23 March 2006. The first six teams on the ICC ODI table (Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, New Zealand, India, and England) qualified automatically; the next four teams (Sri Lanka, the defending champions West Indies, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh) played a pre-tournament round-robin qualifying round from 7 to 14 October to determine which two teams will proceed to play in the main round. [6]

QualificationDateBerthsCountry
Host26 May 20051Flag of India.svg  India
ODI Championship 1 April 20065Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of England.svg  England
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh

Tournament structure

Two teams from the qualifying round, plus the other six teams, played in a group stage, split into two groups of four in a round-robin competition, played from 15 to 29 October.

The top two teams from each group qualified for the semi-finals played on 1 November and 2 November. The final was played on 5 November.

Venues

Matches in the preliminary round and the group round were played in the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur, and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The matches in Mumbai were the first One Day Internationals at Brabourne Stadium for 11 years.

The semi-finals were played in Mohali and Jaipur. The final was played in Mumbai.

Umpires and match referees

Three match referees and eight umpires were named for the tournament. Of the ten umpires on the ICC elite panel, neither Darrell Hair, who was not nominated due to security concerns, nor Billy Doctrove was employed for the tournament. Those were two umpires calling Pakistan for ball tampering in August. An ICC spokesman said, "this didn't mean Billy Doctrove is a bad umpire," and that there was "nothing sinister" about the decision. [7]

The eight umpires for the tournament were:

The three match referees for the tournament were Mike Procter, Jeff Crowe, and Ranjan Madugalle.

Qualifying round

West Indies and Sri Lanka had qualified with a game to spare, and their match only determined their position on the ICC ODI Championship table as well as group opposition in the main stage.

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3300062.672
2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3210040.404
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3120020.019
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303000−2.927
Source: EspnCricinfo
7 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
302/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
265/9 (50 overs)
Upul Tharanga 105 (129)
Abdur Razzak 2/49 (10 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 67* (107)
Farveez Maharoof 3/47 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
PCA Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (SL)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0
8 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
85 (30.1 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
90/1 (14.2 overs)
Prosper Utseya 27* (41)
Chris Gayle 3/3 (3.1 overs)
Chris Gayle 41 (34)
Elton Chigumbura 1/17 (3 overs)
West Indies won by 9 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: West Indies 2, Zimbabwe 0
10 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
285/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
141 (42.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 110 (130)
Tafadzwa Kamungozi 2/55 (10 overs)
Brendan Taylor 30 (40)
Lasith Malinga 3/25 (9.3 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 144 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asad Rauf (Pak)
Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0
  • As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the group stage and Zimbabwe were eliminated.
11 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
161 (46.3 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
164/0 (36.4 overs)
Aftab Ahmed 59 (55)
Dwayne Bravo 3/14 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 104* (118)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: West Indies 2, Bangladesh 0
  • As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for the group stage and Bangladesh were eliminated.
13th October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
231/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
130 (44.4 overs)
Shahriar Nafees 123* (161)
Ed Rainsford 2/41 (10 overs)
Brendan Taylor 52 (74)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/18 (10 overs)
Bangladesh won by 101 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Shahriar Nafees (Ban)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Bangladesh 2, Zimbabwe 0
14 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
80 (30.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
83/1 (13.2 overs)
Wavell Hinds 28 (86)
Farveez Maharoof 6/14 (9 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 45 (47)
Fidel Edwards 1/17 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Farveez Maharoof (SL)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sri Lanka 2, West Indies 0
  • As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for Group A and Sri Lanka qualified for Group B

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3210040.529
2WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3210040.009
3Flag of India.svg  India 3120020.482
4Flag of England.svg  England 312002−1.044
Source: EspnCricinfo
15 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
125 (37 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
126/6 (29.3 overs)
Paul Collingwood 38 (54)
Munaf Patel 3/18 (8 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 35 (41)
Jamie Dalrymple 2/5 (4 overs)
India won by 4 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Munaf Patel (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: India 2, England 0
18 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
234/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
224/9 (50 overs)
Runako Morton 90* (103)
Nathan Bracken 2/42 (10 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 92 (120)
Jerome Taylor 4/49 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 10 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Runako Morton (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: West Indies 2, Australia 0
21 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
169 (45 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
170/4 (36.5 overs)
Andrew Strauss 56 (90)
Shane Watson 3/16 (7 overs)
Damien Martyn 78 (91)
Sajid Mahmood 2/57 (10 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Asad Rauf (Pak)
Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Australia 2, England 0
  • As a result of this match, England were eliminated.
26 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
223/9 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
224/7 (49.4 overs)
MS Dhoni 51 (65)
Ian Bradshaw 3/30 (10 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 51 (72)
Ajit Agarkar 2/52 (9.4 overs)
West Indies won by 3 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus)
Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: West Indies 2, India 0
  • As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for the semifinals.
28 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
272/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
276/7 (48.3 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 112* (124)
Sajid Mahmood 2/44 (7 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 90* (86)
Chris Gayle 3/31 (10 overs)
England won by 3 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: England 2, West Indies 0
29 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
249/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
252/4 (45.4 overs)
Virender Sehwag 65 (90)
Glenn McGrath 2/34 (10 overs)
Damien Martyn 73* (104)
S. Sreesanth 2/43 (8 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
PCA Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI)
Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Australia 2, India 0
  • As a result of this match, Australia qualified for semifinals and India were eliminated

Group B

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3210040.767
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3210040.572
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 312002−0.195
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 312002−1.107
Source: EspnCricinfo
16 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
195 (45.4 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
108 (34.1 overs)
Stephen Fleming 89 (112)
Jacques Kallis 3/28 (7 overs)
Graeme Smith 42 (57)
Kyle Mills 3/18 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 87 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Stephen Fleming (NZ)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New Zealand 2, South Africa 0
17 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
253 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
255/6 (48.1 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 48 (35)
Abdul Razzaq 4/50 (7.2 overs)
Imran Farhat 53 (64)
Chaminda Vaas 2/61 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0
20 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
165 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
166/3 (36 overs)
Daniel Vettori 46* (53)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/23 (10 overs)
Upul Tharanga 56 (77)
Jeetan Patel 2/32 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0
24 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
219/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
141 (39.1 overs)
AB de Villiers 54 (88)
Lasith Malinga 4/53 (9 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 36 (50)
Andre Nel 3/41 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 78 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (RSA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Sri Lanka 0
  • As a result of this match, Sri Lanka were eliminated.
25 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
274/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
223 (46.3 overs)
Scott Styris 86 (113)
Umar Gul 2/47 (9 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 71 (92)
Shane Bond 3/45 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 51 runs
PCA Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Stephen Fleming (NZ)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0
  • As a result of this match, New Zealand qualified for semi-finals.
27 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
213/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
89 (25 overs)
Mark Boucher 69 (98)
Umar Gul 3/36 (8 overs)
Yasir Arafat 27 (37)
Makhaya Ntini 5/21 (6 overs)
South Africa won by 124 runs
PCA Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (RSA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: South Africa 2, Pakistan 0
  • As a result of this match, South Africa qualified for semifinals and Pakistan were eliminated.

Knock-out stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 240/9 (50 overs)
B2 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 206 (46 overs)
A1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 116/2 (28.1 overs)
A2 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 138 (30.4 overs)
B1 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 258/8 (50 overs)
A2 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 262/4 (44 overs)

Semi-finals

1 November 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
240/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
206 (46 overs)
Andrew Symonds 58 (58)
Kyle Mills 4/38 (10 overs)
Daniel Vettori 79 (103)
Glenn McGrath 3/22 (10 overs)
Australia won by 34 runs
PCA Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
2 November 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
258/8 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
262/4 (46 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 77 (90)
Jerome Taylor 2/48 (10 overs)
Chris Gayle 133* (135)
Graeme Smith 1/43 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (WI)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

Final

5 November 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
138 (30.4 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
116/2 (28.1 overs)
Chris Gayle 37 (27)
Nathan Bracken 3/22 (6 overs)
Shane Watson 57* (88)
Ian Bradshaw 1/21 (6 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (RSA)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
  • Australia were set a revised target of 116 runs to win from 35 overs.
  • Rain interrupted play during the 10th over of Australian innings.
  • Australia won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.

Tournament statistics

Statistics include performances in preliminary round matches.

Batting

Most runs [8]
NoPlayerTeamMatches Inns NO Runs HS [9] Ave SR 100s50s
1 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 882474133* 79.0092.9430
2 Upul Tharanga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 66032011053.3376.3721
3 Damien Martyn Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5522417880.3370.0502
4 Shivnarine Chanderpaul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 77322257* 55.5067.0603
5 Mahela Jayawardene Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6611884837.6080.6800
6 Stephen Fleming Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4401848946.0071.8701
7 Shahriar Nafees Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 331166123* 83.0066.1310
8 Dwayne Bravo WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 851164112* 41.0075.2210
9 Kumar Sangakkara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6511608040.0081.2101
10 Sanath Jayasuriya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6611564831.2091.7600
Highest scores [10]
NoPlayerTeamRunsOppositionStadiumDate
1 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 133* Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Sawai Mansingh Stadium 2 November
2 Shahriar Nafees Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 123* Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Sawai Mansingh Stadium 13 October
3 Dwayne Bravo WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 112* Flag of England.svg  England Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October
4 Upul Tharanga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 110Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium 10 October
5 Upul Tharanga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 105Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 7 October
6 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 104* Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Sawai Mansingh Stadium 11 October
7 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 101Flag of England.svg  England Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October
8 Adam Gilchrist Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 92WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Brabourne Stadium 18 October
9 Runako Morton WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 90* Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brabourne Stadium 18 October
9 Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England 90* WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October

Bowling

Most wickets [11]
NoPlayerTeamMatches Ovs Mdns Runs Wickets Ave SR Econ BBI 4s5s
1 Jerome Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 75732871322.0726.35.034–4910
2 Farveez Maharoof Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 63621901215.8318.05.276–1401
3 Lasith Malinga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 650.332101119.0927.54.154–5310
4 Kyle Mills Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 428.321181011.8017.14.144–3810
4 Glenn McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54471581015.8026.43.593–2200
4 Nathan Bracken Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54141941019.4024.64.733–2200
7 Chaminda Vaas Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5468170918.8830.63.692–600
7 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6553181920.1136.63.294–2310
9 Makhaya Ntini Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4283129816.1221.04.605–2101
9 Shane Watson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5340136817.0025.54.003–1600
9 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 846.12185823.1234.64.003–300
9 Ian Bradshaw WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 6512192824.0038.23.763–3000
Best bowling analysis [12]
NoPlayerTeam Analysis OppositionStadiumDate
1 Farveez Maharoof Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6–14WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Brabourne Stadium 14 October
2 Makhaya Ntini Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5–21Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 27 October
3 Muttiah Muralitharan Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4–23Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Brabourne Stadium 20 October
4 Kyle Mills Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 1 November
5 Jerome Taylor WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4–49Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brabourne Stadium 18 October
6 Abdul Razzaq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4–50Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Sawai Mansingh Stadium 17 October
7 Lasith Malinga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4–53Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Sardar Patel Stadium 24 October
8 Chris Gayle WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium 8 October
9 Jeetan Patel Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–11Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Brabourne Stadium 16 October
10 Dwayne Bravo WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3–14Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Sawai Mansingh Stadium 11 October

Records

Records broken during the tournament:

Off the field issues

The BCCI, Indian cricket's governing body, made efforts to ensure that this is the last ICC Champions Trophy. They stated that it was a "financial burden" for host nations and that the ICC should host only one international tournament, the World Cup. [21] However, in April, BCCI president Sharad Pawar said that he would "respect the decision" if the ICC unanimously agreed to keep the Champions Trophy on the calendar. [22]

After the bombings in Mumbai in July 2006, there were concerns raised about the security of players, but no team decided to withdraw on these grounds. [23]

Herschelle Gibbs returned to India for the first time in six years; he had refused to tour the country following the match-fixing scandal on the tour of India in 2000, over fears he might be arrested. He eventually agreed to a questioning session with the Delhi police, incriminating several more people in the scandal. [24]

Pakistan's team composition frequently changed; the original captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was suspended following his decision to forfeit the fourth Test of Pakistan's match against England over an umpiring decision. Younis Khan was instated as captain, withdrew himself, then was appointed for the job again. On 16 October, the day before their first match, Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar were sent home following a positive A sample of a drugs test.

Award ceremony controversy

During the Award ceremony after the finals, Ricky Ponting tapped the shoulders of BCCI President Sharad Pawar and rudely gestured him to hand over the trophy. Soon after the trophy was handed over, Damien Martyn nudged Sharad Pawar off the stage, eager to relish the moment and to pose for the waiting photographers. Former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar who was also present on the stage, later disclosed that one of the Australian team members referred to Pawar as "Hiya Buddy." [25]

Although Pawar tried to play down the incident by stating that "it wasn't intentional," some cricketers, including the usually diplomatic Sachin Tendulkar and Nikhil Chopra reacted strongly to this. In Mumbai, a section of NCP workers took to the streets demanding an apology from the Australian cricket team. Chaggan Bhujbal, a NCP leader, said, "This is an insult to a senior leader. We will make a formal complaint to the Australian embassy."

The BCCI, however, decided not to complain to Cricket Australia officially. [26] However, the issue soon got resolved when Ricky Ponting tended his apology to Pawar.

See also

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  3. ↑ Indian batsmen's bad habits exposed, by Deepti Patwardhan, from Rediff. Retrieved 5 November 2006
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  6. ↑ Bangladesh confirm final ICC Champions Trophy 2006 place Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine ICC media release, 23 March 2006
  7. ↑ Doctrove will not stand
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  9. ↑ Highest score.
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  13. ↑ Champions Trophy – Most Consecutive Defeats, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  14. ↑ Champions Trophy – Most Consecutive Wins, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  15. ↑ Champions Trophy Centuries, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  16. ↑ Champions Trophy – Most Runs in a Tournament, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  17. ↑ Champions Trophy – Most Consecutive Ducks, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  18. ↑ Champions Trophy – Youngest to Score Century, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
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