2009 ICC Champions Trophy

2009 ICC Champions Trophy
Dates22 September – 5 October 2009
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants8
Matches15
Player of the seriesAustralia Ricky Ponting
Most runsAustralia Ricky Ponting (288)
Most wicketsSouth Africa Wayne Parnell (11)
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The 2009 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in South Africa between 22 September and 5 October,[1] at Wanderers Stadium and Centurion Park, both in the Gauteng province.[2] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in 2008, but due to security concerns it shifted to South Africa.[3] It was the sixth ICC Champions Trophy, and was previously known as the ICC Knock-out. Two teams from two groups of four qualified for the semi-finals, and the final was staged in Centurion on 5 October. Australia successfully defended the title by beating New Zealand by six wickets in the final.

  1. ^ "ICC Champions Trophy Complete Schedule". CricketWorld4u. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  2. ^ "S Africa to host Champions Trophy". BBC. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  3. ^ "South Africa confirmed as Champions Trophy hosts". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2009.