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Champions Trophy final - Aus v WI
Mumbai: 5 November, 2006



Australia captain Ricky Ponting (left) and West Indies skipper Brian Lara

West Indies captain Brian Lara wins the toss and elects to bat in their Champions Trophy final against Australia in Mumbai

Shivnarine Chanderpaul lofts a Brett Lee delivery to the boundary

It looks a good call as Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle plunder 49 runs off the opening five overs

Shivnarine Chanderpaul plays on

But Chanderpaul plays a Nathan Bracken delivery onto his stumps to end his breezy knock of 27 off 18 balls

Chris Gayle smashes a six off Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath is brought into the attack to stem the flow of runs, but Gayle continues his assault, despatching him for six

Nathan Bracken (left) celebrates with Brad Hogg

Bracken deceives new batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan with a slower delivery and Brad Hogg pouches a comfortable catch

Chris Gayle is bowled by Nathan Bracken

Gayle smites another six and two fours off McGrath's next over, but Bracken strikes again to reduce West Indies to 80-3

Glenn McGrath (left) celebrates as Brian Lara edges a delivery to Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist

McGrath bowls two maidens following Gayle's departure and then tempts Brian Lara to snick one to Adam Gilchrist

Runako Morton trudges off after being dismissed by Glenn McGrath (left)

Runako Morton follows Lara back to the pavillion after edging McGrath to Gilchrist to leave the Windies 94-5

Dwayne Bravo (left) winces after being struck by a Shane Watson delivery

Dwayne Bravo cracks a couple of fours off Andrew Symonds but gets cracked himsef when Shane Watson nips one back

Shane Watson successfully appeals for the wicket of Carlton Baugh lbw

And Watson continues the collapse - Samuels chips to Ricky Ponting at mid-on before Cartlon Baugh is trapped leg before

Bradd Hogg (left) and Adam Gilchrist celebrate taking the wicket of Dwayne Bravo

Bravo follows the ball after Baugh - inexplicably padding up to a straight one from Hogg - to leave Windies 125-8

Ian Bradshaw is bowled by Brett Lee

Brett Lee suffered in the early onslaught but comes back well to rearrange tailender Ian Bradshaw's stumps

Corey Collymore is run out

And when Corey Collymore is run out by Symonds' direct hit, West Indies are all out for 138 in the 31st over

Adam Gilchrist (left) looks behind to see Chris Gayle catch him out

The Australian reply stutters when Bradshaw tempts Gilchrist outside off stump and Gayle takes the catch at first slip

Ricky Ponting (left) departs as Jerome Taylor celebrates

And when Ponting falls in the next over, lbw to Taylor, it's game on again in Mumbai with Australia 13-2

Storm clouds gather over The Brabourne Stadium

Damien Martyn and Watson guide Australia to 45-2, but rain during the dinner break prevents an on-time resumption

Groundsman Andy Atkinson pulls on the covers

Andy Atkinson, former Edgbaston groundsman and now the ICC's chief pitch consultant, helps pull on the covers

Damien Martyn resumes his innings

Duckworth-Lewis calculations reveal that Australia need a revised 116 to win when the game resumes at 1530 GMT

Shane Watson

Watson plays a controlled knock and reaches his half century as Australia pass 100 without further loss

Man-of-the-match Shane Watson

And the man-of-the-match hits the winning run as Australia win their first Champions Trophy crown by eight wickets



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