IND v SAF 2013 CT 1st Match Live Score - India v South Africa Champions Trophy Teams, Commentary

In the opening game of 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, India will take South Africa on Thursday, 6th June, 2013 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, in a day game starting from 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST.

India is in great form in the warm up games first chased 349 runs against Sri Lanka and then won by 243 runs against defending champions Australia. Dinesh Karthik hit 2 centuries in 2 games while Kohli and Dhoni are also among the runs. Umesh Yadav took 5 wickets in the last game and their bowling will be the key.
South Africa also has a good team but fats bowler Dales Steyn is not sure to play due to injury. They will largely depend on de Villiers, du Plessis, Hashim Amla and David Miller.

India playing 11 for the 1st Match of 2013 CT:

AB de Villiers (c/wk), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

South Africa playing 11 for the 1st Match of 2013 CT:

MS Dhoni (c/wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

All 8 Teams, Squad for 2013 ICC Champions Trophy - CT 2013 Teams, Squad, Players List

ICC Champions Trophy is going to begin from 6th June, 2013 in England. All Eight test playing nations will take part in the tournament. Defending champions Australia is in Group B with host England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand while India, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies are in Group B.

Find all 8 teams players List for ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

India ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

MS Dhoni (c/wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay,    Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav.

Australia ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Michael Clarke (c), George Bailey (vc), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Phillip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Clint McKay, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Adam Voges, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, Shane Watson.

Pakistan ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Abdur Rehman, Asad Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ehsan Adil, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz.

South Africa ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

AB de Villiers (c/wk), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Sri Lanka ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Angelo Mathews (c), Dinesh Chandimal (vc), Dilhara Lokuhettige, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Sachithra Senanayake, Lahiru Thirimanne

New Zealand ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Brendon McCullum (c), Doug Bracewell, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Luke Ronchi (wk), Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson.

England ODI Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Alastair Cook (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes

West Indies T20 Team/Squad for Champions Trophy 2013:

Dwayne Bravo (c), Denesh Ramdin, Tino Best, Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith.

2013 Champions Trophy Groups - ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Groups, Teams

2013 Champions Trophy will have  all 8 test playing nations divided into two Groups, Group A and Group B with 4 teams each. Team A comprises arch rivals India, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies while Group B contains defending champions Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and host England.

Group A:

India
South Africa
Pakistan
West Indies

Group B:

Australia
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
England.

ICC Champions Trophy Schedule, 2013 ICC CT Fixture, Champions Trophy Timetable, Venues

2013 ICC Champions Trophy will begin from 6th June to 23rd June, 2013 in England. All 8 test playing nations will participate in the tournament, divided into 2 groups and top 4 teams will qualify for semis and Final will be played on Sunday, 23r June.

Find the complete schedule of 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England.

2013 CT League Matches Schedule:

Thursday, 6th June, 2013

1st Match: Group B Day

India v South Africa
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Friday, 7th June, 2013

2nd Match: Group B Day

Pakistan v West Indies
Venue: Kennington Oval, London 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Saturday, 8th June, 2013

3rd Match: Group A Day

England v Australia
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Sunday, 9th June, 2013

4th Match: Group A Day

New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Monday, 10th June, 2013

5th Match: Group B Day-Night

Pakistan v South Africa
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham  
Timing: 12:00 GMT, 13:00 local, 17:30 IST

Tuesday, 11th June, 2013

6th Match: Group B Day

India v West Indies
Venue: Kennington Oval, London 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Wednesday, 12th June, 2013

7th Match: Group A Day

Australia v New Zealand
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Thursday, 13th June, 2013

8th Match: Group A Day-Night

England v Sri Lanka
Venue: Kennington Oval, London 
Timing: 12:00 GMT, 13:00 local, 17:30 IST

Friday, 14th June, 2013

9th Match: Group B Day

South Africa v West Indies
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Saturday, 15th June, 2013

10th Match: Group B Day

India v Pakistan
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham  
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Sunday, 16th June, 2013

11th Match: Group A Day

England v New Zealand
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Monday, 17th June, 2013

12th Match: Group A Day-Night

Australia v Sri Lanka
Venue: Kennington Oval, London  
Timing: 12:00 GMT, 13:00 local, 17:30 IST

2013 CT Semi-Finals Schedule:

Wednesday, 19th June, 2013

13th Match: 1st SF Day

TBC v TBC
Venue: Kennington Oval, London  
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST


Thursday, 20th June, 2013

14th Match: 2nd SF Day

TBC v TBC
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff   
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

2013 CT Finals Schedule:

Sunday, 23 Jrdune, 2013

13th Match: Finals Day

TBC v TBC
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham 
Timing: 09:30 GMT, 10:30 local, 15:00 IST

Australia vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Final Photo Highlights - Aus v NZ CT Final Pictures, Images

Australia won the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy,against New Zealand in the final by 6 wickets with 28 balls remaining on Monday, 5th October, 2009 at Centurian. Shane Warson got man of the Match for his brilliant century with unbeaten 105 runs and Ponting won Man of the Series award for scoring 288 runs in 4 matches.

Watch and enjoy the photo highlights of Champions Trophy final.

Australia won the 2009 Champions Trophy, beat New Zealand by 6 wicktes in Final, Watson hit century

In a low scoring final of 2009 Champions Trophy, Australia successfully defended their title as they beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in the final to lift the title 2nd time on Monday, 5th October, 2009 at Centurian. NZ made 200/9 in 50 overs and Aus made 206/4 in 45.2 overs.

New Zealans without their inspirational captain Daniel Vettori elected to bat made only 200/9 in 50 overs and got 2 early wickets of Australia but Shane Watson with unbeaten century completed with 2 sixes on last 2 balls with 106 runs, his back to back century in this tournament with Cameron White 62 runs put 128 runs for the 3rd wicket and set the victory.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 200/9 in 50 overs (Guptill 40, Hauritz 3-37)

Australia - 206/4 in 45.2 overs (Watson 105, White 62, Mill 3-27)

Toss - New Zealand, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - Shane Watson (Australia)

Man of the Series - Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Golden Bat Award for Most Runs - Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Golden Ball Award for Most Wickets - Wayn Parnell (South Africa)

Result - Australia won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Aus vs NZ CT Final Live Scorecards - Australia vs New Zealand Champions Trophy Second Final Live Commentary

In the Final of 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, neighbors rivals Australia and New Zealand will meet in the day--night game on Monday, 5th October, 2009 at Centurian from 14:30 local, 12:30 GMT, 6.00 PM IST, 6.30 PM Pak Time.

Watch and enjoy the live ball by ball commentary of Champions Trophy match between Australia and New Zealand Here!

Australia vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2nd SF Match Live Score Card With Commentary: