
West Indies did manage to grab some of the attention from the India v Pakistan clash at Centurion. However, Wanderers/Johannesburg crowds were not disappointed as West Indies nearly had Australia running for cover.
Half centuries from Andre Fletcher and Travis Dowlin kept West Indies in a position not unlike Australia although perhaps what their innings needed was one individual who could play half the innings that Mitchell Johnson played. West Indies were in it until perhaps the fortieth over but they had lost five wickets at that stage and the final slog overs could not yield the runs they wanted to push this match into one of shock defeat.
Still Australia had to sweat it out for this win and it does not bode well for their bowlers who must now face up against India and Pakistan in forthcoming matches. Australia will sigh with relief after winning their first Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy by exactly fifty runs as West Indies folded their innings on 225 in the forty-seventh over. Perhaps three slog overs could have done the trick.
CT Aus V WI Half Time: Johnson Destroys Windies’ Effort
CT Ind V Pak Preview: Pak Win Toss, Elect to Bat First
CT Eng v SL Full Time: Collingwood Answers Critics with Match Winning Effort
CT New Zealand news: Oram Out, Franklin Called in
CT Ind v Pak: A Rare Clash on the Cards, What Do the Cards Foretell?
CT AUS v WI Preview: Bracken , Clarke Out, Ponting Worries for Future
Champions League Twenty20 Schedule
Champions League Twenty20: Teams Line Up For Feast
CT Eng v SL Half Time: England Bowlers Batter Sri Lanka
Kirsten Says Not Me, It was Paddy Upton
CT Sa V NZ Full Time: AB de Villiers Steers SA to Points Table
CT SA v NZ: Parnell, Van Der Merwe Peg New Zealand Progress
South African Murmurs About Centurion
CT PAK v WI Full Time: WI Bowlers Put Pak Under Duress
Yuvraj, Younis: Broken Fingers Across Borders
CT PAK v WI Half Time: Pak Bowlers Enjoy Workout
Kirsten’s Mantra for India: Sex!
India Have Yuvraj Singh on Serious Injury List
ICC Champions Trophy Points Table and News in the Run Up
CT PAK v WI Preview: Shahid’s Moment to Shine
CT SA v SL Full Time: Hosts Suffer Shock Defeat
CT SA v SL Half Time: Hosts Face Stiff Target
CT SA v SL Preview: SA Want Good Start, Despite Losing Gibbs
Rahul Slams Preparations, Defies Fears After Loss
CT Teams Group B-South Africa Want it More Than Any One Else