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England played Australia at their own game and came out convincing winners, first dismantling the much feared Australian batting lineup before strolling pass the destructive bowling attack to record a convincing 7 wicket win with 3 overs to spare.
The match started with Paul Collingwood sending Australia into bat, to make use of any early movement left and to maximize his long batting lineup. The move reaped instant reward with Shane Watson gone for 2 after edging one to Kieswetter who deflected the ball to an alert Swann. Running between the wicket has been a problem for Australia for a few years and this problem again showed itself in the final when Clarke called Warner for a suicide run which ended up with Warner heading back to the pavilion.
At 2/7, Australia were in huge trouble in this final which was made even worse when the umpire incorrectly gave Haddin out down the leg side. Despite the error, it was a brilliant catch to the outstretched Kieswetter. The struggles to find the boundary through the pressure of the English bowling and a lack of aggressive intent meant when Clarke fell for 27 (27), Australia were still in trouble despite a solid partnership between him and David Hussey.
Up to the 13th over, only two boundaries had been hit and at that point the score was 4/59 with the run rate at a very slow 4.91. David Hussey cracked the first six of the innings from the Yardy over which sparked White to hit a six of his own and 2 fours. Swann ensured no momentum was gained with 5 off his final over to give him figures of 1-17. The Australian innings was still struggling and a competitive total looked out of reach.
David Hussey ended with 59 off 54 balls but never got his timing going in the Clarke like knock. This probably was the difference between the 147 Australia ended up with and the par 160. Michael Hussey awesome form was wasted in the end as he ended up with 17 from 10 balls.
England began the run chase cautiously before Tait got the first blow by removing Lumb who hit a well timed on drive straight to David Hussey. Kieswetter ensured England maintained their advantage by smashing Nannes for 2 fours in his next over. Kevin Pietersen came in aggressively as usual and imposed himself on the Australian attack by brutally smashing Johnson through the covers. By the time the out of form Watson came on to bowl, England were 1/56. By the end of his second over, England had taken 28 runs from him and were cruising to their first major tournament win at 1/89.
Pietersen and Kieswetter then looked to make this a resounding win by smashing Australia’s pillars (Tait and Nannes) for fours and sixes before both were out trying to be too aggressive. This slight stumble gave Australia an extremely small sniff which was extinguished when Johnson bowled a wide off the final ball of the over. Then the six from Steven Smith’s over ensured the win was back in the bag.
Collingwood ended up smashing Watson for six before leveling the match with a four. A simple single was taken to officially crown England the ICC World Twenty20 2010 champions. The win was built around the consistent line and length from each of the bowlers, and as Nasser Hussain stated, there were no weak links in the bowling. The batsmen were also consistent throughout the tournament and they ensured the bowlers hard work was rewarded through convincing chases such as the one shown in the final.
On the other side of the coin, Shane Watson ended up being a disappointment in particular his bowling which had won Australia numerous matches in the Champions Trophy. The batting lineup constantly required rescuing, and the key positions of 3 and 4 that was filled by Clarke and Haddin, never fired a shot in this tournament. Such is the destructive nature of the bowling attack, they can look great one day and concede a heap of runs the next. In contrast, England’s highest score conceded in this tournament was 149 by New Zealand.
England managed to keep themselves out of the headlights, leaving the media and fans to talk about how dominant Australia were. But when you look at the results before this final, England had been just as dominant. In the end it was the consistency from the English that got them home to win their first major ICC tournament.
Key Matchup results
Shane Watson, David Warner vs Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom – Sidebottom ended up winning this clash with Broad not having to bowl an over to the pair.
Australian pace trio vs Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen – Pietersen easily saw of the pace trio before deciding to make a statement by smashing them around the park.
England spinners vs Australian batsmen – Swann proved very difficult to get away and took a wicket. Yardy was smashed in his 3rd over but Swann did enough to win this battle for England.
Key points to note from the match for England
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England played Australia at their own game and came out convincing winners, first dismantling the much feared Australian batting lineup before strolling pass the destructive bowling attack to record a convincing 7 wicket win with 3 overs to spare.
The match started with Paul Collingwood sending Australia into bat, to make use of any early movement left and to maximize his long batting lineup. The move reaped instant reward with Shane Watson gone for 2 after edging one to Kieswetter who deflected the ball to an alert Swann. Running between the wicket has been a problem for Australia for a few years and this problem again showed itself in the final when Clarke called Warner for a suicide run which ended up with Warner heading back to the pavilion.
At 2/7, Australia were in huge trouble in this final which was made even worse when the umpire incorrectly gave Haddin out down the leg side. Despite the error, it was a brilliant catch to the outstretched Kieswetter. The struggles to find the boundary through the pressure of the English bowling and a lack of aggressive intent meant when Clarke fell for 27 (27), Australia were still in trouble despite a solid partnership between him and David Hussey.
Up to the 13th over, only two boundaries had been hit and at that point the score was 4/59 with the run rate at a very slow 4.91. David Hussey cracked the first six of the innings from the Yardy over which sparked White to hit a six of his own and 2 fours. Swann ensured no momentum was gained with 5 off his final over to give him figures of 1-17. The Australian innings was still struggling and a competitive total looked out of reach.
David Hussey ended with 59 off 54 balls but never got his timing going in the Clarke like knock. This probably was the difference between the 147 Australia ended up with and the par 160. Michael Hussey awesome form was wasted in the end as he ended up with 17 from 10 balls.
England began the run chase cautiously before Tait got the first blow by removing Lumb who hit a well timed on drive straight to David Hussey. Kieswetter ensured England maintained their advantage by smashing Nannes for 2 fours in his next over. Kevin Pietersen came in aggressively as usual and imposed himself on the Australian attack by brutally smashing Johnson through the covers. By the time the out of form Watson came on to bowl, England were 1/56. By the end of his second over, England had taken 28 runs from him and were cruising to their first major tournament win at 1/89.
Pietersen and Kieswetter then looked to make this a resounding win by smashing Australia’s pillars (Tait and Nannes) for fours and sixes before both were out trying to be too aggressive. This slight stumble gave Australia an extremely small sniff which was extinguished when Johnson bowled a wide off the final ball of the over. Then the six from Steven Smith’s over ensured the win was back in the bag.
Collingwood ended up smashing Watson for six before leveling the match with a four. A simple single was taken to officially crown England the ICC World Twenty20 2010 champions. The win was built around the consistent line and length from each of the bowlers, and as Nasser Hussain stated, there were no weak links in the bowling. The batsmen were also consistent throughout the tournament and they ensured the bowlers hard work was rewarded through convincing chases such as the one shown in the final.
On the other side of the coin, Shane Watson ended up being a disappointment in particular his bowling which had won Australia numerous matches in the Champions Trophy. The batting lineup constantly required rescuing, and the key positions of 3 and 4 that was filled by Clarke and Haddin, never fired a shot in this tournament. Such is the destructive nature of the bowling attack, they can look great one day and concede a heap of runs the next. In contrast, England’s highest score conceded in this tournament was 149 by New Zealand.
England managed to keep themselves out of the headlights, leaving the media and fans to talk about how dominant Australia were. But when you look at the results before this final, England had been just as dominant. In the end it was the consistency from the English that got them home to win their first major ICC tournament.
Key Matchup results
Shane Watson, David Warner vs Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom – Sidebottom ended up winning this clash with Broad not having to bowl an over to the pair.
Australian pace trio vs Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen – Pietersen easily saw of the pace trio before deciding to make a statement by smashing them around the park.
England spinners vs Australian batsmen – Swann proved very difficult to get away and took a wicket. Yardy was smashed in his 3rd over but Swann did enough to win this battle for England.
Key points to note from the match for England
- England once again restricted their opponents to under 150.
- Only two overs were required from their 6th bowler for the entire tournament.
- Kevin Pietersen was England’s leading run scroer for the tournament (second overall) with 248 runs at 62.
- Kieswetter finished off the tournament in style with his 63 and England’s second highest run scorer for the tournament.
- Pietersen again stamped his authority against Australia with his 47 in 31 balls.
- Sidebottom and Swann tied as the leading wicket takers for England with 10 a piece.
- Dirk Nannes ended up as the leading wicket taker with 14 wickets for the tournament.
- Michael Hussey ended up with an average of 94 for the tournament.
- Haddin and Clarke scored 190 runs between them at an average of 14.6
- Steven Smith took a wicket in every match and ended up as the second highest wicket taker in the tournament with 11 wickets.
- The very effective David Hussey was again neglected in the bowling.
- Shane Watson’s finished the tournament with 2 wickets at 81.5 going at 10.18 an over.
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