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2006 ICC Champions Trophy
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<h2 id="qualification">Qualification</h2> <p>The Ten full member teams competed in the tournament and were seeded according to the <a href="/facts/ICC_ODI_Championship/a246fWtP">ICC ODI Championship</a> standings on 1 April 2006.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a> became the last team to qualify, claiming tenth place ahead of <a href="/facts/Kenya_national_cricket_team/b98IqFm9">Kenya</a> on 23 March 2006. The first six teams on the ICC ODI table (<a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a>, <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a>, and <a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a>) qualified automatically; the next four teams (<a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a>, the defending champions <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a>, <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a> and <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a>) played a pre-tournament <a href="/facts/Round-robin_tournament/H38kuuaG">round-robin</a> qualifying round from 7 to 14 October to determine which two teams will proceed to play in the main round.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Qualification</th><th>Date</th><th>Berths</th><th>Country</th></tr><tr><th>Host</th><td>26 May 2005</td><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="9"><a href="/facts/ICC_ODI_Championship/a246fWtP">ODI Championship</a></th><td rowspan="9">1 April 2006</td><td rowspan="5">5</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">4</td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a></td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="tournament-structure">Tournament structure</h2> <p>Two teams from the qualifying round, plus the other six teams, played in a group stage, split into two groups of four in a <a href="/facts/Round-robin_tournament/H38kuuaG">round-robin</a> competition, played from 15 to 29 October. </p><p>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. </p> <h2 id="venues">Venues</h2> <p>Matches in the preliminary round and the group round were played in the <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Mohali/oNoBz2FK">Mohali</a>, <a href="/facts/Sardar_Patel_Stadium%2c_Motera/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Ahmedabad/l0h2YG5R">Ahmedabad</a>, the <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Jaipur/WDLq2DmH">Jaipur</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a> in <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>. The matches in Mumbai were the first One Day Internationals at Brabourne Stadium for 11 years. </p><p>The semi-finals were played in Mohali and Jaipur. The final was played in Mumbai. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th><a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Jaipur/WDLq2DmH">Jaipur</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Mohali/oNoBz2FK">Mohali</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Ahmedabad/l0h2YG5R">Ahmedabad</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium</a></td><td><a href="/facts/PCA_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sardar_Patel_Stadium%2c_Motera/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><td>Capacity: 20,000</td><td>Capacity: 24,000</td><td>Capacity: 26,950</td><td>Capacity: 49,000</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="match-officials">Match officials</h2> <p>Three match referees and eight <a href="/facts/Umpire_(cricket)/3mt9FT8J">umpires</a> were named for the tournament.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Of the ten umpires on the ICC elite panel, neither <a href="/facts/Darrell_Hair/2BfNBFIz">Darrell Hair</a>, who was not nominated due to security concerns, nor <a href="/facts/Billy_Doctrove/axWeTf9d">Billy Doctrove</a> was employed for the tournament. Those were two umpires calling Pakistan for <a href="/facts/Pakistani_cricket_team_in_England_in_2006/H5zU9c87">ball tampering</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>The eight umpires for the tournament were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL"></a> <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg"></a> <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cricket_West_Indies/s8twwpfc"></a> <a href="/facts/Steve_Bucknor/P9nYV1DI">Steve Bucknor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1"></a> <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq"></a> <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1"></a> <a href="/facts/Asad_Rauf/3QJo8za9">Asad Rauf</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a></li></ul> <p>The three match referees for the tournament were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg"></a> <a href="/facts/Jeff_Crowe/AzohLQrg">Jeff Crowe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE"></a> <a href="/facts/Ranjan_Madugalle/gjof9cpg">Ranjan Madugalle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq"></a> <a href="/facts/Mike_Procter/ku9vDjhI">Mike Procter</a></li></ul> <h2 id="squads">Squads</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_ICC_Champions_Trophy_squads/d69IoqQ6">2006 ICC Champions Trophy squads</a></p> <h2 id="qualifying-round">Qualifying round</h2> <p>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. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Pos</th><th scope="col">Team</th><th scope="col">Pld</th><th scope="col">W</th><th scope="col">L</th><th scope="col">T</th><th scope="col">NR</th><th scope="col">Pts</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Net_run_rate/SFlquJSz">NRR</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></th><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>2.672</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.404</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a></th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.019</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a></th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>−2.927</td></tr></tbody></table>Source: <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/points-table-standings">EspnCricinfo</a> <table><tbody><tr><td> 7 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-1st-qualifying-match-249739/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a> 302/8 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a>265/9 (50 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> 105 (129) <a href="/facts/Abdur_Razzak/8bAR6VQl">Abdur Razzak</a> 2/49 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Shakib_Al_Hasan/lmjKD9oX">Shakib Al Hasan</a> 67<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (107) <a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a> 3/47 (7 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Sri Lanka won by 37 runs <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_IS_Bindra_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium, Mohali</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a> (Aus) and <a href="/facts/Steve_Bucknor/P9nYV1DI">Steve Bucknor</a> (WI) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> (SL)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 8 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/west-indies-vs-zimbabwe-2nd-qualifying-match-249740/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a> 85 (30.1 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a>90/1 (14.2 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Prosper_Utseya/xnvYSL4H">Prosper Utseya</a> 27<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (41) <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 3/3 (3.1 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 41 (34) <a href="/facts/Elton_Chigumbura/IIlDf11u">Elton Chigumbura</a> 1/17 (3 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>West Indies won by 9 wickets <a href="/facts/Narendra_Modi_Stadium/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a> (Eng) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: West Indies 2, Zimbabwe 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 10 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/sri-lanka-vs-zimbabwe-3rd-qualifying-match-249741/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a> 285/7 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a>141 (42.3 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> 110 (130) <a href="/facts/Tafadzwa_Kamungozi/Dlqlnlpk">Tafadzwa Kamungozi</a> 2/55 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Brendan_Taylor/ofrJuH3t">Brendan Taylor</a> 30 (40) <a href="/facts/Lasith_Malinga/nChLoLgU">Lasith Malinga</a> 3/25 (9.3 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Sri Lanka won by 144 runs <a href="/facts/Narendra_Modi_Stadium/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Asad_Rauf/3QJo8za9">Asad Rauf</a> (Pak) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> (SL)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the group stage and Zimbabwe were eliminated.</i></li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 11 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-4th-qualifying-match-249742/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a> 161 (46.3 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a>164/0 (36.4 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Aftab_Ahmed_(Bangladeshi_cricketer)/yrt88l4Q">Aftab Ahmed</a> 59 (55) <a href="/facts/Dwayne_Bravo/3C1cGLEv">Dwayne Bravo</a> 3/14 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 104<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (118) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>West Indies won by 10 wickets <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a> (NZ) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: West Indies 2, Bangladesh 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for the group stage and Bangladesh were eliminated.</i></li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 13th October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/bangladesh-vs-zimbabwe-5th-qualifying-match-249743/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a> 231/6 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a>130 (44.4 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shahriar_Nafees/1N9val3k">Shahriar Nafees</a> 123<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (161) <a href="/facts/Ed_Rainsford/gBJ7qaBt">Ed Rainsford</a> 2/41 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Brendan_Taylor/ofrJuH3t">Brendan Taylor</a> 52 (74) <a href="/facts/Shakib_Al_Hasan/lmjKD9oX">Shakib Al Hasan</a> 3/18 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Bangladesh won by 101 runs <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a> (Aus) and <a href="/facts/Steve_Bucknor/P9nYV1DI">Steve Bucknor</a> (WI) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Shahriar_Nafees/1N9val3k">Shahriar Nafees</a> (Ban)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: Bangladesh 2, Zimbabwe 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 14 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-6th-qualifying-match-249744/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a> 80 (30.4 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a>83/1 (13.2 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wavell_Hinds/ofRM24bT">Wavell Hinds</a> 28 (86) <a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a> 6/14 (9 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Sanath_Jayasuriya/puQ7aH4h">Sanath Jayasuriya</a> 45 (47) <a href="/facts/Fidel_Edwards/yunwrW27">Fidel Edwards</a> 1/17 (4 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Asad_Rauf/3QJo8za9">Asad Rauf</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a> (SL)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>West Indies won the toss and elected to bat</li> <li>Points: Sri Lanka 2, West Indies 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for Group A and Sri Lanka qualified for Group B</i></li></ul> <h2 id="group-stage">Group stage</h2> <h3>Group A</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Pos</th><th scope="col">Team</th><th scope="col">Pld</th><th scope="col">W</th><th scope="col">L</th><th scope="col">T</th><th scope="col">NR</th><th scope="col">Pts</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Net_run_rate/SFlquJSz">NRR</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.529</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.009</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a></th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.482</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a></th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>−1.044</td></tr></tbody></table>Source: <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/points-table-standings">EspnCricinfo</a> <table><tbody><tr><td> 15 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/india-vs-england-7th-match-249745/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a> 125 (37 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a>126/6 (29.3 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Paul_Collingwood/PUr1aYyx">Paul Collingwood</a> 38 (54) <a href="/facts/Munaf_Patel/wu2XAP6a">Munaf Patel</a> 3/18 (8 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Sachin_Tendulkar/IFzbyqjt">Sachin Tendulkar</a> 35 (41) <a href="/facts/Jamie_Dalrymple/fb8KTKyQ">Jamie Dalrymple</a> 2/5 (4 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>India won by 4 wickets <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a> (Aus) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Munaf_Patel/wu2XAP6a">Munaf Patel</a> (Ind)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>India won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: India 2, England 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 18 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/australia-vs-west-indies-10th-match-249748/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a> 234/6 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a>224/9 (50 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Runako_Morton/8mjnULGl">Runako Morton</a> 90<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (103) <a href="/facts/Nathan_Bracken/8IF0EPwa">Nathan Bracken</a> 2/42 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Adam_Gilchrist/pCcyvIsn">Adam Gilchrist</a> 92 (120) <a href="/facts/Jerome_Taylor/uQkb70lF">Jerome Taylor</a> 4/49 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>West Indies won by 10 runs <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a> (Eng) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Runako_Morton/8mjnULGl">Runako Morton</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: West Indies 2, Australia 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 21 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/australia-vs-england-12th-match-249750/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a> 169 (45 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a>170/4 (36.5 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Andrew_Strauss/6hHWa6F5">Andrew Strauss</a> 56 (90) <a href="/facts/Shane_Watson/8YskuLn1">Shane Watson</a> 3/16 (7 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a> 78 (91) <a href="/facts/Sajid_Mahmood/QYrLsw6b">Sajid Mahmood</a> 2/57 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Australia won by 6 wickets <a href="/facts/Narendra_Modi_Stadium/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Asad_Rauf/3QJo8za9">Asad Rauf</a> (Pak) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a> (Aus)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Australia won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: Australia 2, England 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 26 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/india-vs-west-indies-15th-match-249753/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a> 223/9 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a>224/7 (49.4 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/MS_Dhoni/vRpTYpGk">MS Dhoni</a> 51 (65) <a href="/facts/Ian_Bradshaw/n9NETmPQ">Ian Bradshaw</a> 3/30 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul/haqlA2QR">Shivnarine Chanderpaul</a> 51 (72) <a href="/facts/Ajit_Agarkar/cVgzFqyp">Ajit Agarkar</a> 2/52 (9.4 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>West Indies won by 3 wickets <a href="/facts/Narendra_Modi_Stadium/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul/haqlA2QR">Shivnarine Chanderpaul</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>West Indies won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: West Indies 2, India 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, West Indies qualified for the semifinals and England were eliminated..</i></li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 28 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/england-vs-west-indies-17th-match-249755/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a> 272/4 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a>276/7 (48.3 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dwayne_Bravo/3C1cGLEv">Dwayne Bravo</a> 112<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (124) <a href="/facts/Sajid_Mahmood/QYrLsw6b">Sajid Mahmood</a> 2/44 (7 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Kevin_Pietersen/4sklxnkT">Kevin Pietersen</a> 90<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (86) <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 3/31 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>England won by 3 wickets <a href="/facts/Narendra_Modi_Stadium/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Daryl_Harper/3apD4ULA">Daryl Harper</a> (Aus) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: England 2, West Indies 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 29 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/india-vs-australia-18th-match-249756/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/India_national_cricket_team/m3wL0Y1x">India</a> 249/8 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a>252/4 (45.4 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Virender_Sehwag/VYfMJJXe">Virender Sehwag</a> 65 (90) <a href="/facts/Glenn_McGrath/Lr38jQD3">Glenn McGrath</a> 2/34 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a> 73<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (104) <a href="/facts/S._Sreesanth/1WE99Ek9">S. Sreesanth</a> 2/43 (8 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Australia won by 6 wickets <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_IS_Bindra_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium, Mohali</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a> (NZ) and <a href="/facts/Steve_Bucknor/P9nYV1DI">Steve Bucknor</a> (WI) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a> (Aus)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>India won the toss and elected to bat</li> <li>Points: Australia 2, India 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, Australia qualified for semifinals and India were eliminated</i></li></ul> <h3>Group B</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Pos</th><th scope="col">Team</th><th scope="col">Pld</th><th scope="col">W</th><th scope="col">L</th><th scope="col">T</th><th scope="col">NR</th><th scope="col">Pts</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/Net_run_rate/SFlquJSz">NRR</a></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a></th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.767</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></th><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0.572</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>−0.195</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a></th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>−1.107</td></tr></tbody></table>Source: <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/points-table-standings">EspnCricinfo</a> <table><tbody><tr><td> 16 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/new-zealand-vs-south-africa-8th-match-249746/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a> 195 (45.4 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a>108 (34.1 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Stephen_Fleming/1QF6CcWH">Stephen Fleming</a> 89 (112) <a href="/facts/Jacques_Kallis/7pJTY8ue">Jacques Kallis</a> 3/28 (7 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Graeme_Smith/QlYw7LHS">Graeme Smith</a> 42 (57) <a href="/facts/Kyle_Mills/4WVK61hD">Kyle Mills</a> 3/18 (6 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>New Zealand won by 87 runs <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a> (Eng) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Stephen_Fleming/1QF6CcWH">Stephen Fleming</a> (NZ)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>South Africa won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: New Zealand 2, South Africa 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 17 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-9th-match-249747/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a> 253 (49.2 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a>255/6 (48.1 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sanath_Jayasuriya/puQ7aH4h">Sanath Jayasuriya</a> 48 (35) <a href="/facts/Abdul_Razzaq/8bAR6VQl">Abdul Razzaq</a> 4/50 (7.2 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Imran_Farhat/CmGDCoCS">Imran Farhat</a> 53 (64) <a href="/facts/Chaminda_Vaas/HoP6QAT7">Chaminda Vaas</a> 2/61 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Pakistan won by 4 wickets <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a> (NZ) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Abdul_Razzaq/8bAR6VQl">Abdul Razzaq</a> (Pak)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 20 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-11th-match-249749/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a> 165 (49.2 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a>166/3 (36 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Daniel_Vettori/EV9q6EkW">Daniel Vettori</a> 46<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (53) <a href="/facts/Muttiah_Muralitharan/Ap7InSWP">Muttiah Muralitharan</a> 4/23 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> 56 (77) <a href="/facts/Jeetan_Patel/g6qP0Kyb">Jeetan Patel</a> 2/32 (9 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Muttiah_Muralitharan/Ap7InSWP">Muttiah Muralitharan</a> (SL)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 24 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/south-africa-vs-sri-lanka-13th-match-249751/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a> 219/9 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a>141 (39.1 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AB_de_Villiers/tDSyFlgs">AB de Villiers</a> 54 (88) <a href="/facts/Lasith_Malinga/nChLoLgU">Lasith Malinga</a> 4/53 (9 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mahela_Jayawardene/P8jscKCp">Mahela Jayawardene</a> 36 (50) <a href="/facts/Andre_Nel/9ueP4GBG">Andre Nel</a> 3/41 (9 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>South Africa won by 78 runs <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a> (NZ) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Shaun_Pollock/GuBQHb1k">Shaun Pollock</a> (RSA)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.</li> <li>Points: South Africa 2, Sri Lanka 0</li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 25 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-14th-match-249752/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a> 274/7 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a>223 (46.3 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scott_Styris/IAgRyxF1">Scott Styris</a> 86 (113) <a href="/facts/Umar_Gul/djdGNIfz">Umar Gul</a> 2/47 (9 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mohammad_Yousuf_(cricketer)/DGMydxoB">Mohammad Yousuf</a> 71 (92) <a href="/facts/Shane_Bond/IElHyeCH">Shane Bond</a> 3/45 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>New Zealand won by 51 runs <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_IS_Bindra_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium, Mohali</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a> (Eng) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Stephen_Fleming/1QF6CcWH">Stephen Fleming</a> (NZ)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.</li> <li>Points: New Zealand 2, Pakistan 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, New Zealand qualified for semi-finals and Sri Lanka were eliminated.</i></li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 27 October 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/pakistan-vs-south-africa-16th-match-249754/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a> 213/8 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a>89 (25 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mark_Boucher/dlYj5ejn">Mark Boucher</a> 69 (98) <a href="/facts/Umar_Gul/djdGNIfz">Umar Gul</a> 3/36 (8 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Yasir_Arafat/r2DjotE5">Yasir Arafat</a> 27 (37) <a href="/facts/Makhaya_Ntini/x9kFyKYV">Makhaya Ntini</a> 5/21 (6 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>South Africa won by 124 runs <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_IS_Bindra_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium, Mohali</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Billy_Bowden/x3MCstQq">Billy Bowden</a> (NZ) and <a href="/facts/Mark_Benson/U2vpHyxv">Mark Benson</a> (Eng) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Makhaya_Ntini/x9kFyKYV">Makhaya Ntini</a> (RSA)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>South Africa won the toss and elected to bat</li> <li>Points: South Africa 2, Pakistan 0</li> <li><i>As a result of this match, South Africa qualified for semifinals and Pakistan were eliminated.</i></li></ul> <h2 id="knock-out-stage">Knock-out stage</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3">Semifinals</td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3">Final</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">A1</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td><td rowspan="2">240/9 (50 overs)</td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">B2</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></td><td rowspan="2">206 (46 overs)</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">A1</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td><td rowspan="2">116/2 (28.1 overs)</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="2">A2</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td rowspan="2">138 (30.4 overs)</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">B1</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a></td><td rowspan="2">258/8 (50 overs)</td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2">A2</td><td rowspan="2"> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td rowspan="2">262/4 (44 overs)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Semi-finals</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td> 1 November 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/australia-vs-new-zealand-1st-semi-final-249757/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a> 240/9 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a>206 (46 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Andrew_Symonds/YyRm6mvp">Andrew Symonds</a> 58 (58) <a href="/facts/Kyle_Mills/4WVK61hD">Kyle Mills</a> 4/38 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Daniel_Vettori/EV9q6EkW">Daniel Vettori</a> 79 (103) <a href="/facts/Glenn_McGrath/Lr38jQD3">Glenn McGrath</a> 3/22 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Australia won by 34 runs <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_IS_Bindra_Stadium/jKfyfE90">PCA Stadium, Mohali</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Steve_Bucknor/P9nYV1DI">Steve Bucknor</a> (WI) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Glenn_McGrath/Lr38jQD3">Glenn McGrath</a> (Aus)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. </li></ul> <table><tbody><tr><td> 2 November 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/south-africa-vs-west-indies-2nd-semi-final-249758/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a> 258/8 (50 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a>262/4 (46 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Herschelle_Gibbs/TDNEC2Xo">Herschelle Gibbs</a> 77 (90) <a href="/facts/Jerome_Taylor/uQkb70lF">Jerome Taylor</a> 2/48 (10 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 133<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (135) <a href="/facts/Graeme_Smith/QlYw7LHS">Graeme Smith</a> 1/43 (10 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>West Indies won by 6 wickets <a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Simon_Taufel/NpPzvTnx">Simon Taufel</a> (Aus) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> (WI)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>South Africa won the toss and elected to bat </li></ul> <h3>Final</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/2006_ICC_Champions_Trophy_final/gxMH1VEx">2006 ICC Champions Trophy final</a></p> <table><tbody><tr><td> 5 November 2006 14:30 (<a href="/facts/Day%2fnight_cricket/gnfss0KU">D/N</a>) <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2006-07-232694/australia-vs-west-indies-final-249759/full-scorecard">Scorecard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a> 138 (30.4 overs)</td><td>v</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a>116/2 (28.1 overs)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a> 37 (27) <a href="/facts/Nathan_Bracken/8IF0EPwa">Nathan Bracken</a> 3/22 (6 overs)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Shane_Watson/8YskuLn1">Shane Watson</a> 57<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a> (88) <a href="/facts/Ian_Bradshaw/n9NETmPQ">Ian Bradshaw</a> 1/21 (6 overs)</td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td>Australia won by 8 wickets <a href="/facts/Duckworth%25E2%2580%2593Lewis%25E2%2580%2593Stern_method/ev1M5P3V">(D/L method)</a> <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai</a> Umpires: <a href="/facts/Aleem_Dar/Dzhy52WN">Aleem Dar</a> (Pak) and <a href="/facts/Rudi_Koertzen/3KksBHHU">Rudi Koertzen</a> (RSA) Player of the match: <a href="/facts/Shane_Watson/8YskuLn1">Shane Watson</a> (Aus)</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>West Indies won the toss and elected to bat</li> <li>Australia were set a revised target of 116 runs from 35 overs.</li> <li><i>Rain interrupted play during the 10th over of Australian innings.</i></li> <li>Australia won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.</li></ul> Wikinews has related news: <ul><li>Australia beat New Zealand to enter into the final of 2006 ICC Champions Trophy</li></ul> Wikinews has related news: <ul><li>West Indies will play 2006 ICC Champions Trophy final against Australia</li></ul> Wikinews has related news: <ul><li>Australia capture 2006 ICC Champions Trophy</li></ul> <h2 id="tournament-statistics">Tournament statistics</h2> <p>Statistics include performances in preliminary round matches. </p> <h3>Batting</h3> Most runs<table><tbody><tr><th>Runs</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th></tr><tr><th>474</th><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td></tr><tr><th>320</th><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th>241</th><td><a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th>222</th><td><a href="/facts/Shivnarine_Chanderpaul/haqlA2QR">Shivnarine Chanderpaul</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td></tr><tr><th>188</th><td><a href="/facts/Mahela_Jayawardene/P8jscKCp">Mahela Jayawardene</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Source: CricInfo<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> Highest individual score<table><tbody><tr><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th>Runs</th><th>Opposition</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td>133<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium</a></td><td>2 November</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shahriar_Nafees/1N9val3k">Shahriar Nafees</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a></td><td>123<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sawai_Mansingh_Stadium/jrppX9dz">Sawai Mansingh Stadium</a></td><td>13 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dwayne_Bravo/3C1cGLEv">Dwayne Bravo</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td>112<a href="/facts/Not_out/4m3glflk">*</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/England_cricket_team/NaPsyaFD">England</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sardar_Patel_Stadium%2c_Motera/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium</a></td><td>28 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>110</td><td> <a href="/facts/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team/KIH5TMlU">Zimbabwe</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sardar_Patel_Stadium%2c_Motera/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium</a></td><td>10 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>105</td><td> <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team/rProcMeD">Bangladesh</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a></td><td>7 October</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Source: CricInfo<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Bowling</h3> Most wickets<table><tbody><tr><th>Wickets</th><th>Player</th><th>Team</th></tr><tr><th>13</th><td><a href="/facts/Jerome_Taylor/uQkb70lF">Jerome Taylor</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td><a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td><a href="/facts/Lasith_Malinga/nChLoLgU">Lasith Malinga</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td><a href="/facts/Kyle_Mills/4WVK61hD">Kyle Mills</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td><a href="/facts/Glenn_McGrath/Lr38jQD3">Glenn McGrath</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td><a href="/facts/Nathan_Bracken/8IF0EPwa">Nathan Bracken</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Source: CricInfo<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li></ul> Best bowling analysis<table><tbody><tr><th>Player</th><th>Team</th><th><a href="/facts/Bowling_analysis/jW6RwQoH">Analysis</a></th><th>Opposition</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>6/14</td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a></td><td>14 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Makhaya_Ntini/x9kFyKYV">Makhaya Ntini</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Africa_national_cricket_team/V0M79Mrp">South Africa</a></td><td>5/21</td><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan_national_cricket_team/SPXcV53c">Pakistan</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a></td><td>27 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Muttiah_Muralitharan/Ap7InSWP">Muttiah Muralitharan</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team/wslBH0vT">Sri Lanka</a></td><td>4/23</td><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a></td><td>20 October</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kyle_Mills/4WVK61hD">Kyle Mills</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team/tTvc2N2k">New Zealand</a></td><td>4/38</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a></td><td>1 November</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Jerome_Taylor/uQkb70lF">Jerome Taylor</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/West_Indies_cricket_team/cAg3txg4">West Indies</a></td><td>4/49</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australia</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a></td><td>18 October</td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Source: CricInfo<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="records">Records</h2> <p>Records broken during the tournament: </p> <ul><li>Most consecutive defeats, 9, Zimbabwe (carried over from previous tournaments).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>Most consecutive wins: 6, West Indies (carried over from previous tournaments).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li> <li>Number of centuries in a tournament: 3, <a href="/facts/Chris_Gayle/UFETLHfd">Chris Gayle</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li> <li>Most runs in a tournament: 474, Gayle<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>Most consecutive ducks: 3, <a href="/facts/Habibul_Bashar/0Cu2VDrB">Habibul Bashar</a> (carried over from previous tournaments)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li> <li>Youngest centurion in a Champions Trophy: <a href="/facts/Shahriar_Nafees/1N9val3k">Shahriar Nafees</a>, 123 not out, Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, aged 20 years 261 days.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></li> <li>Highest third wicket <a href="/facts/Partnership_(cricket)/PkzJwxeT">partnership</a>: 165, <a href="/facts/Upul_Tharanga/eJtlXHzm">Upul Tharanga</a> and <a href="/facts/Kumar_Sangakkara/WrrN1Sam">Kumar Sangakkara</a>, Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at <a href="/facts/Sardar_Patel_Stadium%2c_Motera/fyYMsJYu">Sardar Patel Stadium</a>, 10 October.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></li> <li>Highest fifth wicket partnership: 137, <a href="/facts/Brian_Lara/JahzYGwN">Brian Lara</a> and <a href="/facts/Runako_Morton/8mjnULGl">Runako Morton</a>, West Indies v Australia at <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a>, 18 October.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></li> <li>Highest sixth wicket partnership: 131, <a href="/facts/Mark_Boucher/dlYj5ejn">Mark Boucher</a> and <a href="/facts/Justin_Kemp/HF6oAAJY">Justin Kemp</a>, South Africa v Pakistan at <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a>, 27 October.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li>Highest seventh wicket partnership: 103, <a href="/facts/Jacob_Oram/01HoNb9h">Jacob Oram</a> and <a href="/facts/Daniel_Vettori/EV9q6EkW">Daniel Vettori</a>, New Zealand v Australia at <a href="/facts/Punjab_Cricket_Association_Stadium/jKfyfE90">Punjab Cricket Association Stadium</a>, 1 November.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></li> <li>Best bowling analysis: 9–2–14–6, <a href="/facts/Farveez_Maharoof/v3QGphEN">Farveez Maharoof</a>, Sri Lanka v West Indies, <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a>, 14 October.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li>First <a href="/facts/One_Day_International_cricket_hat-tricks/TWW4zyWm">hat-trick</a>: <a href="/facts/Jerome_Taylor/uQkb70lF">Jerome Taylor</a> v Australia, <a href="/facts/Brabourne_Stadium/spVx6hNb">Brabourne Stadium</a>, 18 October.</li></ul> <h2 id="off-the-field-issues">Off the field issues</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India/mguoFfBj">BCCI</a>, 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> However, in April, BCCI president <a href="/facts/Sharad_Pawar/xSJxcUE7">Sharad Pawar</a> said that he would "respect the decision" if the ICC unanimously agreed to keep the Champions Trophy on the calendar.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p><p>After the <a href="/facts/11_July_2006_Mumbai_train_bombings/4d56UBMW">bombings in Mumbai in July 2006</a>, there were concerns raised about the security of players, but no team decided to withdraw on these grounds.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Herschelle_Gibbs/TDNEC2Xo">Herschelle Gibbs</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> </p><p>Pakistan's team composition frequently changed; the original captain <a href="/facts/Inzamam-ul-Haq/LzpQJF19">Inzamam-ul-Haq</a> was suspended following his decision to forfeit the fourth Test of Pakistan's match against England over an umpiring decision. <a href="/facts/Younis_Khan/GKpeH6qR">Younis Khan</a> 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 <a href="/facts/Mohammad_Asif_(cricketer)/Uywt7D9p">Mohammad Asif</a> and <a href="/facts/Shoaib_Akhtar/6kxn93NE">Shoaib Akhtar</a> were sent home following a positive A sample of a drugs test. </p> <h3>Award ceremony controversy</h3> <p>During the Award ceremony after the finals, <a href="/facts/Ricky_Ponting/wyq1x8AR">Ricky Ponting</a> tapped the shoulders of BCCI President <a href="/facts/Sharad_Pawar/xSJxcUE7">Sharad Pawar</a> and informally gestured him to hand over the trophy. Soon after the trophy was handed over, <a href="/facts/Damien_Martyn/kNeHEgBh">Damien Martyn</a> nudged Sharad Pawar off the stage, eager to relish the moment and to pose for the waiting photographers. Former Indian batsman <a href="/facts/Sunil_Gavaskar/faueDgD2">Sunil Gavaskar</a> who was also present on the stage, later disclosed that one of the <a href="/facts/Australia_national_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australian team members</a> referred to Pawar as "Hiya Buddy."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> </p><p>Although Pawar tried to play down the incident by stating that "it wasn't intentional," some cricketers, including the usually diplomatic <a href="/facts/Sachin_Tendulkar/IFzbyqjt">Sachin Tendulkar</a> and <a href="/facts/Nikhil_Chopra/qXqDdhXA">Nikhil Chopra</a> reacted strongly to this. In <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>, a section of <a href="/facts/Nationalist_Congress_Party/TbzmFrlL">NCP</a> workers took to the streets demanding an apology from the <a href="/facts/Australian_cricket_team/GtjyHHS7">Australian cricket team</a>. <a href="/facts/Chaggan_Bhujbal/DV4rC5t3">Chaggan Bhujbal</a>, a <a href="/facts/Nationalist_Congress_Party/TbzmFrlL">NCP</a> leader, said, "This is an insult to a senior leader. We will make a formal complaint to the Australian embassy." </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Board_of_Control_for_Cricket_in_India/mguoFfBj">BCCI</a>, however, decided not to complain to <a href="/facts/Cricket_Australia/u6DUxvMw">Cricket Australia</a> officially.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> However, the issue soon got resolved when Ricky Ponting tended his apology to Pawar. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2004_ICC_Champions_Trophy/fwpJbQs9">2004 ICC Champions Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2007_Cricket_World_Cup/bay410e3">2007 Cricket World Cup</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040911024047/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/championstrophy/">ICC Champions Trophy</a> (<a href="/facts/International_Cricket_Council/P1QW2FvH">International Cricket Council</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061020133107/http://www.iccchampionstrophy.indya.com/">2006 Champions Trophy</a>, official site</li> <li><a href="http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/232685.html">ICC names Champions Trophy venues</a> (ESPNcricinfo, 12 January 2006)</li> <li><a href="http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/243032.html">Groups announced for Champions Trophy</a> (ESPNcricinfo, 2 April 2006)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060519210941/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-iccct/content/story/245513.html">Venues announced</a>, <a href="/facts/International_Cricket_Council/P1QW2FvH">International Cricket Council</a> press release, 27 April 2006</li> <li><a href="http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006-07/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/">Match Scorecards</a> (ESPNcricinfo), 1 April 2007</li> <li><a href="http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2006-07/OD_TOURNEYS/ICCCT/SQUADS/">Squads</a> (ESPNcricinfo), 1 April 2007</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>India to keep Champions Trophy BBC News, 26 May 2005 <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/4582215.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/4582215.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Why it has been fun this time, Tim de Lisle, from ESPNcricinfo. 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