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Matches played 31First batted won 12Second batted won 18Abandoned 1Highest total 392/6

Matches played 31First batted won 14Second batted won 16Abandoned 1Highest total 438/9

I N D I A( R a n k : 3 )

MS Dhoni(Captain)Yuvraj Singhj gRahul DravidGautam GambhirSachin TendulkarHarbhajan Singhj gDinesh KarthikPraveen KumarAmit MishraAbhishek NayaryAshish NehraYusuf PathanSuresh RainaIshant SharmaRP Singh

A U S T R A L I A( R a n k : 1 )

Ricky Ponting(Captain)Michael ClarkeNathan BrackenCallum FergusongNathan HauritzBen HilfenhausJames HopesMichael HusseyyMitchell JohnsonBrett LeeTim PainePeter SiddleAdam VogesShane WatsonCameron WhiteBrad Haddin

Younis Khan(Captain)Shahid AfridiFawad AlamIftikhar AnjumImran NazirKamran AkmalMisbah-ul-HaqMohammad AamerMohammad AsifMohammad YousufNaved-ul-HasanSaeed Ajmal Shoaib MalikUmar AkmalUmar Gul

W E S T I N D I E S( R a n k : 8 )

Floyd Reifer(Captain)Darren SammyDavid BernardTino BestRoyston CrandonTravis DowlinAndre FletcherKevin McCleanNikita MillerKieran PowellDale RichardsKemar RoachDevon SmithGavin TongeChadwick WaltonDaren Powell

E N G L A N D( R a n k : 7 )

Andrew Strauss(Captain)James AndersonRavi BoparaTim BresnanStuart BroadPaul CollingwoodJoe DenlyEoin MorganGraham OnionsMatt PriorAdil RashidOwais ShahRyan SidebottomGraeme SwannLuke WrightAndrew Flintoff

NEW ZEALAND( R a n k : 6 )

Daniel Vettori( p )(Captain)Shane BondNeil BroomIan ButlerBrendon DiamantiGrant ElliottMartin GuptillGareth HopkinspBrendon McCullumKyle MillsyJacob OramJeetan PatelJesse RyderRoss TayloryDaryl Tuffey

S R I L A N K A( R a n k : 5 )

Kumar Sangakkara(Captain)Tillakaratne DilshanSanath JayasuriyaMahela JayawardeneThilina KandambyChamara KapugederaNuwan KulasekaraLasith MalingaAngelo MathewsAjantha MendisMuttiah MuralitharanDammika PrasadThilan SamaraweeraUpul TharangaThilan Thushara

SOUTH AFRICA( R a n k : 2 )

Graeme Smith(Captain)Johan BothaHashim AmlaMark BoucherAB de VilliersJean-Paul DuminyyHerschelle GibbsJacques KallisqAlbie MorkelMakhaya NtiniyWayne ParnellRobin PetersonDale SteynLonwabo Tsotsobe

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GROUP A GROUP B

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PREVIOUS WINNERS

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GROUP MATCHESFri Oct 2

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FINAL ROUND

Wanderers Stadium

SuperSport Park

VENUES

MOST WICKETS: 23 (Ave:16.43)By M Muralitharan (SL) in 15 matches(Span: 1998- 2006)

MOST CATCHES: 12By SC Ganguly (India) in 13 matches(Span: 1998 - 2004)

145* NJ Astle (New Zealand) v U.S.A. - The Oval - 10 Sep 2004 145 A Flower (Zimbabwe) v India - Colombo (RPS) - 14 Sep 2002141* SC Ganguly (India) v South Africa - Nairobi -13 Oct 2000141 SR Tendulkar (India) v Australia - Dhaka - 28 Oct 1998 133* CH Gayle (West Indies) v South Africa - Jaipur - 2 Nov 2006 132 DA Gunawardene (Sri Lanka) v West Indies - Nairobi - 4 Oct 2000 126 V Sehwag (India) v England - Colombo (RPS) - 22 Sep 2002 123* Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh) v Zimbabwe - Jaipur - 13 Oct 2006 119 M Trescothick (England) v Zimbabwe - Colombo (RPS) -18 Sep 2002 117* SC Ganguly (India) v England - Colombo (RPS) - 22 Sep 2002117 SC Ganguly (India) v New Zealand - Nairobi - 15 Oct 2000 116* HH Gibbs (South Africa) v India - Colombo (RPS) - 25 Sep 2002 116 HH Gibbs (South Africa) v Kenya - Colombo (RPS) - 20 Sep 2002 113* JH Kallis (South Africa) v Sri Lanka - Dhaka - 30 Oct 1998 112* DJ Bravo (West Indies) v England - Ahmedabad - 28 Oct 2006 111* M Kaif (India) v Zimbabwe - Colombo (RPS ) - 14 Sep 2002 111 BC Lara (West Indies) v Kenya - Colombo (SSC) - 17 Sep 2002 110 WU Tharanga (Sri Lanka )v Zimbabwe - Ahmedabad - 10 Oct 2006 105* Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) v Sri Lanka - Nairobi - 8 Oct 2000 105 WU Tharanga (Sri Lanka) v Bangladesh - Mohali - 7 Oct 2006 104* CH Gayle (West Indies) v Bangladesh - Jaipur - 11 Oct 2006 104 Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) v New Zealand - Nairobi - 11 Oct 2000 104 A Flintoff (England) v Sri Lanka - Southampton - 17 Sep 2004 104 ME Trescothick (England) v West Indies - The Oval - 25 Sep 2004 103 PA Wallace (West Indies) v South Africa - Dhaka - 1 Nov 1998 102* CL Cairns (New Zealand) v India - Nairobi -15 Oct 2000 102* ST Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) v Pakistan - Colombo (RPS) -12 Sep 2002 101 pMS Atapattu (Sri Lanka) v Netherlands - RPS - 16 Sep 2002 101 HH Gibbs (South Africa) v West Indies - The Oval -18 Sep 2004101 yCH Gayle (West Indies) v England - Ahmedabad - 28 Oct 2006 100 ADR Campbell (Zimbabwe) v New Zealand - Dhaka - 24 Oct 1998

LIST OF CENTURIES

ODI career (254 matches)BattingInnings: 237Highest: 138*Ave: 35.99Runs: 7594100s:1050s: 48

W. KepingCatches:242Stumpings:64

Kumar SangakkaraAge: 31 LHB/WK

Chamara KapugederaAge: 22 RHB/RA-MediumODI career (66 matches)BattingInnings: 580Highest: 95Ave: 22.35Runs: 1207100s: 050s: 6

BowlingBalls: 228Wkts: 2Best: 1/24Ave: 96.004W: 0Catches: 21

Muttiah MuralitharanAge: 37 RHB/RA-Off SpinODI career (332 matches)BattingInnings: 155Highest: 33*Ave: 6.68Runs: 642100s: 050s: 0

BowlingBalls:17893Wkts: 511Best: 7/30Ave: 22.774W: 24Catches:128

Tillakaratne DilshanAge: 32 RHB/RA-Off SpinODI career (163 matches)BattingInnings: 140Highest: 137*Ave: 30.90Runs: 3492100s: 250s: 16

BowlingBalls: 2673Wkts: 47Best: 4/29Ave: 43.974W: 2Catches: 70

Nuwan KulasekaraAge: 27 RHB/RA-FastODI career (59 matches)BattingInnings: 39Highest: 39*Ave: 15.30Runs: 306100s: 050s: 0

BowlingBalls: 2674Wkts: 74Best: 4/40Ave: 26.664W: 1Catches: 15

Dammika PrasadAge: 26 RHB/RA-FastODI career (5 matches)BattingInnings: 3Highest: 8Ave: 5.66Runs: 17100s: 050s: 0

BowlingBalls: 216Wkts: 5Best: 2/29Ave: 43.404W: 0Catches: 0

Sanath JayasuriyaAge: 40 LHB/LA-Leg SpinODI career(438 matches)BattingInnings: 426Highest: 189Ave: 30.90Runs:13343100s: 2850s: 68

Lasith MalingaAge: 26 RHB/RA-FastODI career (59 matches)BattingInnings: 28Highest: 15Ave: 6.00Runs: 96100s: 050s: 0

BowlingBalls:14694Wkts: 319Best: 6/29Ave: 36.574W: 2Catches:122

Thilan SamaraweeraAge: 32 RHB/RA-Off SpinODI career (22 matches)BattingInnings: 18Highest: 104Ave: 22.06Runs: 353100s: 150s: 0

BowlingBalls: 672Wkts: 10Best: 3/34Ave: 50.904W: 0Catches: 5

Mahela JayawardeneAge: 32 RHB/RA-MediumODI career (307 matches)BattingInnings: 288Highest: 128Ave: 31.96Runs: 8278100s: 1150s: 49

Angelo MathewsAge: 22 RHB/RA-FastODI career (13 matches)BattingInnings: 13Highest: 52*Ave: 23.10Runs: 231100s: 050s: 2

gBowlingBalls: 582Wkts: 7Best: 2/56Ave: 79.714W: 0Catches:162

BowlingBalls: 420Wkts: 11Best: 6/20Ave: 27.454W: 1Catches: 3

Upul TharangaAge: 24 LHBODI career (82 matches)BattingInnings: 78Highest: 120Ave: 30.66Runs: 2361100s: 650s: 11

BowlingBalls: 0Wkts: 0Best: -Ave: 04W: 0Catches: 15

Thilina KandambyAge: 27 LHB/LA-Leg SpinODI career(18 matches)BattingInnings: 18Highest: 93*Ave: 38.06Runs: 571100s: 050s: 4

BowlingBalls: 0Wkts: 0Best: 0Ave: 04W: 0Catches: 3

Ajantha MendisAge: 24 RHB/RA-Off SpinODI career (33 matches)BattingInnings: 16Highest: 15*Ave: 9.12Runs: 73100s: 050s: 0

BowlingBalls: 1533Wkts: 68Best: 6/13Ave: 15.414W: 6Catches: 5

Thilan ThusharaAge: 28 LHB/LA-FastODI career (31matches)BattingInnings: 24Highest: 54*Ave:19.22Runs: 346100s:050s: 1

BowlingBalls: 133Wkts: 42Best: 5/47Ave: 24.954W: 1Catches: 3

BowlingBalls: 2842Wkts: 86Best: 4/28Ave: 27.084W: 5Catches:11

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS:1st: 192 - V Sehwag, SC Ganguly (India) v England @ Colombo (RPS) - 22 Sep 20021st: 192 - CH Gayle, WW Hinds (West Indies) v Bangladesh @ Southampton - 15 Sep 2004 2nd:178* - HH Gibbs, JH Kallis (South Africa) v India @ Colombo (RPS) - 25 Sep 20023rd: 165 - U Tharanga, K Sangakkara (SL) v Zimbabwe @ Ahmedabad - 10 Oct 20064th: 132 - SR Tendulkar, A Jadeja (India) v Australia @ Dhaka - 28 Oct 1998 ODI # 1360 5th:137 - RS Morton, BC Lara (West Indies)v Australia @ Mumbai (BS) - 18 Oct 20066th: 131 - MV Boucher, JM Kemp (SA)v Pakistan @ Mohali - 27 Oct 2006 7th: 103 - JDP Oram, DL Vettori (N)v Australia @ Mohali - 1 Nov 2006 8th: 64 - E Chigumbura, P Utseya (Zimbabwe)v Sri Lanka @ The Oval - 14 Sep 20049th 71* - CO Browne, IDR Bradshaw (WI) v England The Oval 25 Sep 2004 ODI # 2182 10th: 50 - KD Mills, SE Bond (New Zealand) v Australia Colombo (SSC) 15 Sep 2002

MOST DISMISSALS: 26 (22ct 4 st)By KC Sangakkara (SL) in 15 matches(Span: 2000 - 2006)

MOST RUNS: 695 (Av. 57.91)By CH Gayle (WI) in 14 innings(Span: 2002-06)

HIGHEST TOTAL: 347/4 (50 overs)By New Zealand against USA@ The Oval -10 Sep 2004

LOWEST TOTAL: 65 (24 overs)By USA against Australia@ Southampton 13 Sep 2004

HIGHEST SCORE: 145*By NJ Astle (NZ) against USA@ The Oval -10 Sep 2004

BEST BOWLING: 6 FOR 14By MF Maharoof (SL) v West Indies@ Mumbai (BS) - 14 Oct 2006

ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut) / Records (1998-2006)

Sri Lanka Squad - ICC Champions Trophy (2009)

The Nation World, Sunday September 20, 2009