Australia vs England ICC Champions Trophy 1st semi fina Match Result- Australia Won by 9 wickets

Australia beat England by 9 wickets,in ICC Champions Trophy match,on Fri 2 Octoear 2009,at SuperSport Park, Centurion,England made 257/all out; 47.4 overs, and Australia 258/1 - 41.5 overs;

Australia cricketers proved that their recent 6-1 thrashing of England was neither an aberration nor entirely irrelevant, as Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson produced their country's highest partnership in limited-overs cricket, a majestic alliance of 252 in 242 balls, to power their side into Monday final of the Champions Trophy.

Match Summary:

England Inning - 257/all out; 47.4 ove, (Bresnan 80, Wright 48, Siddle 3-55)

Australia Inning - 258/1 - 41.5 ove, (Ponting 111*, Watson 136*)

Toss - England, who chose to bat

Man of the Match - Shane Robert Watson (Australia)

Result - Australia Won by 9 Wickets

Series - Australia advanced