 Rain disrupts the Finals under lights at the Brabourne Stadium | |||||||
| Event | 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | ||||||
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| Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L method) | |||||||
| Date | 5 November 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | ||||||
| Player of the match | Shane Watson (Aus) | ||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) | ||||||
| Attendance | 26,000 | ||||||
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The final of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 5 November 2006 between the West Indies and Australia at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.[1] Australia qualified into the final by defeating New Zealand in the first semi-final at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 1 November 2006. The West Indies made their way into the final after defeating South Africa in the second semi-final played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on 2 November 2006. The match was interrupted by rain during the Australian innings. Australia won the final by 8 wickets applying Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method), winning the Champions Trophy for the first time.[2] Shane Watson earned the man of the match award for his performance in the match. Chris Gayle was named the man of the series for scoring 474 runs in the tournament.
- ^ "Wisden – ICC Champions Trophy, 2006–07". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Premachandran, Dileep (5 November 2006). "Wisden – Australia score emphatic victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2015.