ICC CT 2009 : Australia retain the ICC Challenger Trophy : beat New Zealand by six wickets
Finals : Australia vs New Zealand at Centuion on 05.10.09 : Australia won by six wickets and retain the ICC Championship Trophy
BB McCullum led New Zealand in place of their regular captain DL Vettori who could not lead the side due to hamstring injury.
BB McCullum became the first wicket keeper captain to score a zero in the tournament finals. He was caught by TD Paine of PM Siddle for zero in this game. He also became the first wicket keeper batsman to score a zero in the tournament finals.
BB McCullum is the third captain to register zero in the tournament finals. Others are ST Jayasuriya {vs India at Col-RPS on 30.09.02} and RT Ponting {vs West Indies at Mumbai-BS on 05.11.06}
BB McCullum is the second New Zealand captain after SP Fleming {vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai-BS on 20.10.06} to register zero in the tournament. His zero in this game provides the 14th occasion of a captain registering zero in the tournament. His zero in this game also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring zero in the tournament.
BB McCullum failed to open his account after facing 14 deliveries in this game, which is a record for most number of faced by a batsman scoring zero in the tournament. The previous record was 13 balls and was credited to three batsmen – KD Otieno of Kenya {vs West Indies at Col-SSC on 17.09.02}, Aftab Ahmed of Bangladesh {vs South Africa at Birmingham on 12.09.04} and EC Rainford {vs West Indies at Ahmedabad on 08.10.06}.
BB McCullum with his zero in this game became the sixth captain-cum-opening batsman to register zero in the tournament. He is the second New Zealand captain-cum-opening batsman after SP Fleming to score zero in the tournament. The following list shows all the six captain openers who have scored zero in the tournament,
| No | CaptainOpeners | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 0 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 30.09.02 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 0 | Ind | Pak | Birmingham | 19.09.04 |
| 3 | SP Fleming | 0 | NZl | Srl | Mum-BS | 20.10.06 |
| 4 | GC Smith | 0 | RSA | Pak | Mohali | 27.10.06 |
| 5 | AJ Strauss | 0 | Eng | NZl | Jo’burg | 29.09.09 |
| 6 | BB McCullum | 0 | Nzl | Aus | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
AJ Redmond’s stumping dismissal in this game for 26 provides the 31st occasion of a batsman stumped in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of a New Zealand batsman dismissed stumped in the tournament.
AJ Redmond’s stumping dismissal in this game for 26 provides the fifth occasion of a batsman stumped in the tournament finals. The five occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Wallace | 103 | Win | RSA | Dhaka | 01.11.98 |
| 2 | Boucher | 4 | RSA | Win | Dhaka | 01.11.98 |
| 3 | Twose | 31 | NZl | Ind | Nairobi | 15.10.00 |
| 4 | Gough | 0 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25.09.04 |
| 5 | Redmond | 26 | NZL | Aus | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
NT Broom {37} and KD Mills {12} were dismissed run out in this game provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in a tournament finals.
NT Broom {37} and KD Mills {12} were dismissed run out in this game provides the fourth occasion of two or more batsmen dismissed run out in a tournament finals. The four occasions are listed below.
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Cullinan | 21 | RSA | Win | Dhaka | 01.11.98 |
| 2 | Rindel | 49 | RSA | Win | Dhaka | 01.11.98 |
| 1 | Tendulkar | 69 | Ind | NZl | Nairobi | 15.10.00 |
| 2 | Dravid | 22 | Ind | NZl | Nairobi | 15.10.00 |
| 1 | Trescothick | 104 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25.09.04 |
| 2 | Strauss | 18 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25.09.04 |
| 3 | Harmison | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 25.09.04 |
| 1 | Broom | 37 | NZl | Aus | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
| 2 | Mills | 12 | NZl | Aus | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
NT Broom {37} and KD Mills {12} were dismissed run out in this game provides the 110th and 111th occasion of a batsman run out in the tournament. Their run outs in this game also provides the tenth and eleventh occasion of a New Zealand batsman run out in the tournament.
MJ Guptill’s 40 in this game represent the second best score by a batsman batting at number three in the tournament finals. The best is 54 by KC Sangakkara against India at Col-RPS on 29.09.02.
SR Watson’s 105 in this game provide the 1019th hundred by a batsman in the history of one day games. It also represents the 149th hundred by an Australian batsman in one day games.
SR Watson’s 105 in this game represents the 37th hundred by a batsman in ICC Trophy games and third hundred by an Australian batsmen in the tournament. The other two are SR Watson’s 136 not out against England at Centurion on 02.10.09 and RT Ponting’s 111 not out against England at Centurion on 02.10.09.
SR Watson with his 105 not out became the first batsman to score a hundred in the tournament final of the ICC Championship Trophy. The second best was 62 by CL White in this very game. Prior to this final, SR Watson himself had made 57 not out against West Indies at Mumbai-BS on 05.11.06 in the finals of the previous edition.
SR Watson registered hundreds in consecutive games. He had made 136 not out against England at Centurion on 02.10.09 and in this game he scored 105 not out.
SR Watson’s consecutive hundreds provide the 57th occasion of a batsman registering two or more consecutive hundreds in the history of one day games. His feat provides the seventh occasion of an Australian batsman registering two consecutive hundreds in one day games. Other six occasions are by – AR Border, DM Jones, GR Marsh, ME Waugh and RT Ponting {twice}.
SR Watson became the fifth batsman to register consecutive hundreds in the tournament. The others are Saeed Anwar of Pakistan, SC Ganguly of India, WU Tharanga of Sri Lanka and CH Gayle of West Indies. The performances of these five batsmen are furnished in the list below.
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SAnwar | 105* | Pak | Srl | Nairobi | 08.10.00 |
| 1 | SAnwar | 104 | Pak | NZl | Nairobi | 11.10.00 |
| 2 | Ganguly | 141* | Ind | RSA | Nairobi | 13.10.00 |
| 2 | Ganguly | 117 | Ind | NZL | Nairobi | 15.10.00 |
| 3 | Tharanga | 105 | Srl | Ban | Mohali | 07.10.06 |
| 3 | Tharanga | 110 | Srl | Zim | Ahmedabad | 10.10.06 |
| 4 | Gayle | 101 | Win | Eng | Ahmedabad | 28.10.06 |
| 4 | Gayle | 133* | Win | RSA | Jaipur | 02.11.06 |
| 5 | Watson | 136* | Aus | Eng | Centurion | 02.10.09 |
| 5 | Watson | 105* | Aus | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
SR Watson and CL White added 128 runs for the third wicket providing the 55th occasion of a three figure stand in the tournament. This stand also provides the 10th occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket in the tournament.
SR Watson and CL White added 128 runs for the third wicket providing the seventh occasion of a three figure stand by Australian batsmen in the tournament. The seven partnerships are listed below
| No | Partner1 | Partner2 | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ponting | Watson | 2 | 252* | Eng | Centurion | 02.10.09 |
| 2 | Watson | White | 3 | 128 | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
| 3 | MHussey | Martyn | 4 | 118 | Eng | Jaipur | 21.10.06 |
| 4 | Gilchrist | Hayden | 1 | 113 | Ban | Col-RPS | 19.09.02 |
| 5 | Clarke | Gilchrist | 5 | 101 | Win | Mum-BS | 18.10.06 |
| 6 | Martyn | Watson | 3 | 103* | Win | Mum-BS | 05.11.06 |
| 7 | Martyn | Symonds | 4 | 100* | NZl | Oval | 16.09.04 |
This stand also provides the second occasion of a three figure stand for the third wicket by Australian batsmen in the tournament. The other occasion was the 103 runs unfinished stand between DR Martyn and SR Watson against West Indies at Mumbai-BS on 05.11.06.
| No | Partner1 | Partner2 | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Watson | White | 3 | 128 | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
| 2 | Martyn | Watson | 3 | 103* | Win | Mum-BS | 05.11.06 |
Thus the 128 runs partnership between SR Watson and CL White represents the record stand for the third wicket.
The 128 runs partnership for the third wicker between SR Watson and CL White in this game is the second best stand by Australian batsmen in the tournament for various wickets, the best being the 252 runs unfinished stand between SR Watson and RT Ponting for the second wicket against England at Centurion on 02.10.09
| No | Partner1 | Partner2 | Wkt | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Ponting | Watson | 2 | 252* | Eng | Centurion | 02.10.09 |
| 2 | Watson | White | 3 | 128 | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
The 128 runs partnership for the third wicket between SR Watson and CL White in this game represents the fifth three figure partnership in the finals of the tournament. The five three figure stands are listed below.
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partner1 | Partner2 |
| Team | Opp | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | First | 141 | Ganguly | Tendulkar |
| Ind | NZl | Nairobi | 15.10.00 | |
| 2 | Third | 128 | Watson | White |
| Aus | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 | |
| 3 | Sixth | 122 | Cairns | Harris |
| NZl | Ind | Nairobi | 15.10.00 | |
| 4 | Fifth | 118 | Arnold | MJayawardene |
| Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 30.09.02 | |
| 5 | Third | 103* | Martyn | Watson |
| Aus | Win | Mum-BS | 05.11.06 |
The 128 runs partnership for the third wicket between SR Watson and CL White in this game represents the second best stand in the finals of the tournament, the best being the 141 runs stand between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar for the first wicket in the match between India and New Zealand at Nairobi on 15.10.00
| No | Wkt | Runs | Partner1 | Partner2 |
| Team | Opp | Ground | Date | |
| 1 | First | 141 | Ganguly | Tendulkar |
| Ind | NZl | Nairobi | 15.10.00 | |
| 2 | Third | 128 | Watson | White |
| Aus | NZl | Centurion | 05.10.09 |
The 128 runs partnership for the third wicket between SR Watson and CL White in this game represents the 1769th three figure partnership in the history of one day games. It also represents the 285th thee figure partnership posted by Australian batsmen in one day games.
Australia lead the table with 285 three figure partnerships, closely followed by India which has posted 281 three figure partnerships. Pakistan is the other team to have posted exact 200 three figure partnerships as on date.
The 128 runs partnership for the third wicket between SR Watson and CL White in this game represents the 398th three figure partnership for the third wicket in the history of one day games. It also represents the 55th three figure partnership for the third wicket posted by Australian batsmen in one day games.
SR Watson’s 105 not out in this game represent his fourth one day hundred. The other three hundreds are – 126 vs West Indies at St George’s 29.06.08, 116 not out against Pakistan at Abu Dhabhi on 03.05.09 and 136 not out against England at Centurion on 02.10.09