2006 ICC Champions Trophy

2006 ICC Champions Trophy
Dates7 October – 5 November 2006
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) India
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up West Indies
Participants10
Matches21
Player of the seriesCricket West Indies Chris Gayle
Most runsCricket West Indies Chris Gayle (474)
Most wicketsCricket West Indies Jerome Taylor (13)
2004
2009

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.

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

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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]

Qualification Date Berths Country
Host 26 May 2005 1  India
ODI Championship 1 April 2006 5  Australia
 South Africa
 Pakistan
 New Zealand
 England
4  Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe
 Bangladesh

Tournament structure

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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

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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.

Match officials

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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:

Qualifying round

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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.

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.672
2  West Indies 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.404
3  Bangladesh 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.019
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.927
Source: EspnCricinfo
7 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
302/8 (50 overs)
v
 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 
85 (30.1 overs)
v
 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 
285/7 (50 overs)
v
 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 
161 (46.3 overs)
v
 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 
231/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
80 (30.4 overs)
v
 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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.529
2  West Indies 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.009
3  India 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.482
4  England 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.044
Source: EspnCricinfo
15 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
125 (37 overs)
v
 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 
234/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
169 (45 overs)
v
 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 
223/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
272/4 (50 overs)
v
 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 
249/8 (50 overs)
v
 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

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.767
2  New Zealand 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.572
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.195
4  Pakistan 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.107
Source: EspnCricinfo
16 October 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
195 (45.4 overs)
v
 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 
253 (49.2 overs)
v
 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 
165 (49.2 overs)
v
 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 
219/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
274/7 (50 overs)
v
 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 
213/8 (50 overs)
v
 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

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

Semi-finals

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1 November 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
240/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
258/8 (50 overs)
v
 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

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5 November 2006
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
West Indies 
138 (30.4 overs)
v
 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 from 35 overs.
  • Rain interrupted play during the 10th over of Australian innings.
  • Australia won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.

Tournament statistics

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Statistics include performances in preliminary round matches.

Batting

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Most runs[8]
No Player Team Matches Inns NO Runs HS[9] Ave SR 100s 50s
1 Chris Gayle  West Indies 8 8 2 474 133* 79.00 92.94 3 0
2 Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka 6 6 0 320 110 53.33 76.37 2 1
3 Damien Martyn  Australia 5 5 2 241 78 80.33 70.05 0 2
4 Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies 7 7 3 222 57* 55.50 67.06 0 3
5 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 6 6 1 188 48 37.60 80.68 0 0
6 Stephen Fleming  New Zealand 4 4 0 184 89 46.00 71.87 0 1
7 Shahriar Nafees  Bangladesh 3 3 1 166 123* 83.00 66.13 1 0
8 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies 8 5 1 164 112* 41.00 75.22 1 0
9 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 6 5 1 160 80 40.00 81.21 0 1
10 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 6 6 1 156 48 31.20 91.76 0 0
Highest scores[10]
No Player Team Runs Opposition Stadium Date
1 Chris Gayle  West Indies 133*  South Africa Sawai Mansingh Stadium 2 November
2 Shahriar Nafees  Bangladesh 123*  Zimbabwe Sawai Mansingh Stadium 13 October
3 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies 112*  England Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October
4 Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka 110  Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium 10 October
5 Upul Tharanga  Sri Lanka 105  Bangladesh Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 7 October
6 Chris Gayle  West Indies 104*  Bangladesh Sawai Mansingh Stadium 11 October
7 Chris Gayle  West Indies 101  England Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October
8 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 92  West Indies Brabourne Stadium 18 October
9 Runako Morton  West Indies 90*  Australia Brabourne Stadium 18 October
9 Kevin Pietersen  England 90*  West Indies Sardar Patel Stadium 28 October

Bowling

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Most wickets[11]
No Player Team Matches Ovs Mdns Runs Wickets Ave SR Econ BBI 4s 5s
1 Jerome Taylor  West Indies 7 57 3 287 13 22.07 26.3 5.03 4–49 1 0
2 Farveez Maharoof  Sri Lanka 6 36 2 190 12 15.83 18.0 5.27 6–14 0 1
3 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 6 50.3 3 210 11 19.09 27.5 4.15 4–53 1 0
4 Kyle Mills  New Zealand 4 28.3 2 118 10 11.80 17.1 4.14 4–38 1 0
4 Glenn McGrath  Australia 5 44 7 158 10 15.80 26.4 3.59 3–22 0 0
4 Nathan Bracken  Australia 5 41 4 194 10 19.40 24.6 4.73 3–22 0 0
7 Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka 5 46 8 170 9 18.88 30.6 3.69 2–6 0 0
7 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 6 55 3 181 9 20.11 36.6 3.29 4–23 1 0
9 Makhaya Ntini  South Africa 4 28 3 129 8 16.12 21.0 4.60 5–21 0 1
9 Shane Watson  Australia 5 34 0 136 8 17.00 25.5 4.00 3–16 0 0
9 Chris Gayle  West Indies 8 46.1 2 185 8 23.12 34.6 4.00 3–3 0 0
9 Ian Bradshaw  West Indies 6 51 2 192 8 24.00 38.2 3.76 3–30 0 0
Best bowling analysis[12]
No Player Team Analysis Opposition Stadium Date
1 Farveez Maharoof  Sri Lanka 6–14  West Indies Brabourne Stadium 14 October
2 Makhaya Ntini  South Africa 5–21  Pakistan Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 27 October
3 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 4–23  New Zealand Brabourne Stadium 20 October
4 Kyle Mills  New Zealand 4–38  Australia Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 1 November
5 Jerome Taylor  West Indies 4–49  Australia Brabourne Stadium 18 October
6 Abdul Razzaq  Pakistan 4–50  Sri Lanka Sawai Mansingh Stadium 17 October
7 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 4–53  South Africa Sardar Patel Stadium 24 October
8 Chris Gayle  West Indies 3–3  Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium 8 October
9 Jeetan Patel  New Zealand 3–11  South Africa Brabourne Stadium 16 October
10 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies 3–14  Bangladesh Sawai Mansingh Stadium 11 October

Records

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Records broken during the tournament:

Off the field issues

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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ India to keep Champions Trophy BBC News, 26 May 2005
  2. ^ Why it has been fun this time, Tim de Lisle, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  3. ^ Indian batsmen's bad habits exposed, by Deepti Patwardhan, from Rediff. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  4. ^ Champions Trophy – Lowest Team Totals, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  5. ^ "Groups confirmed for ICC Champions Trophy 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  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
  8. ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2006 Batting – Most Runs, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  9. ^ Highest score.
  10. ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2006 Highest Individual Scores, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  11. ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2006 Bowling – Most Wickets, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  12. ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2006 Best Innings Bowling, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  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
  19. ^ a b c d Champions Trophy – Partnership Records, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  20. ^ Champions Trophy Best Innings Bowling, from ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2006
  21. ^ India to call for the scrapping of Champions Trophy ESPNcricinfo, 4 January 2006
  22. ^ BCCI not against Champions Trophy – Pawar ESPNcricinfo 27 April 2006
  23. ^ Concern over Champions Trophy ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2006
  24. ^ Gibbs reveals more names to Indian police ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2006
  25. ^ "'Hiya buddy,' said Aussies to Pawar". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
  26. ^ "BCCI won't officially complain to Cricket Australia". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2006.
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