2006 ICC Champions Trophy Final
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| Event | 2006 ICC Champions Trophy | ||||||
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| Australia's innings interrupted by rain and reduced to 35 overs with a target of 116 | |||||||
| Date | 5 November 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India | ||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen | ||||||
| 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. 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.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.
Australia were criticised by the Indian media for pushing the President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Minister in the Government of India, Sharad Pawar, off the dais.
The first semi final was played between Australia and New Zealand on 1 November 2006 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. Australia batted first and scored 240 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds scored 58 runs each. Kyle Mills took four wickets for 38 runs in 10 overs. In the reply, New Zealand were all out for 206 runs in 46 overs with Daniel Vettori scoring 79 runs. Glenn McGrath, who took three wickets conceding 22 runs in 10 overs, was given man of the match award.
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