Australia once again kept the trophy of Champions with them, Australia Smashed New Zealand in
ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Final at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa. Australia may have lost the aura of invincibility after the likes of Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne made their exit but captain Ricky Ponting is happy that the youngsters have made a mark in the
ICC Champions Trophy 2009.
"We needed discipline today, and we knew that if I was around till the 40th over, we had a chance. It was set up with Ricky's help in the semi-finals to get me through, and he missed out today, but it was time for another to step up," said Watson who was the obvious choice for the Man of the Match award.
"The wicket today was a little slower than the other night but Kyle Mills and Shane Bond bowled beautifully straight up until me and White had a good partnership," he said.
New Zealand's captain Brendon McCullum was dejected after the team's loss and he conceded 200 was just not a defendable total.
"Tonight was disappointing because we had big expectations. But we've come together as a group in this tournament. Daniel Vettori's absence was a big blow and we were about 50 runs short today," he said.
"Anything around the 230-240 region, we would have had a chance. Kyle Mills and Shane Bond were brilliant, but unfortunately we didn't provide them enough runs. Australia were brilliant today and they are the deserving winners of the trophy," he added.
South African pacer Wayne Parnell won the Golden Ball award for the highest wicket-taker, while the Australian team members were given the special winner's jacket.
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