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Barbados, May 16: England beat Australia convincingly by seven wickets in Sunday's final in Barbados to seal their first ever ICC world cup win. It was a memorable win for England and delivered their first global trophy in the 35-year history of limited-overs competitions.
After winning the toss and opting to field first, their bowlers sent Australia crashing to eight for three in the third over of the Championship final before they recovered to make 147 for six off their 20 overs. Chasing a moderate target, England's batsmen then dominated, making light work of the run-chase to reach 148 for three with three overs to spare at Kensington Oval. They were led by the aggressive opener Craig Kieswetter, who smashed 63 from 49 balls to earn himself Man-of-the-Match honours, and Kevin Pietersen, who carved out a carefree 47 from 31 balls. The duo staged a dashing 111-run stand for the second wicket off just 68 balls, which erased any chance Australia had of winning after they claimed Michael Lumb for two with the score on seven in the second over of the run-chase. Earlier, Australia's recovery was made possible by David Hussey, who cracked 59 from 54 balls with two fours and two sixes, and Cameron White, whose 30 came from 19 balls and included four fours and a six. They posted 50 for the fourth wicket before David Hussey was joined by his elder brother, Michael, in a partnership that yielded 47 runs for the sixth wicket. Mike Hussey finished on 17 not out from 10 balls. The loss was Australia's first of the tournament after they played unbeaten throughout the preliminary phase and the Super Eights, second round. Collingwood, who hit the winning run, attributed the improvements in his team to hard work. "We've got some good players in the side, we've a great work ethic over the past year and we're starting to see the results on the pitch. "There's a lot of confidence in the side; you can see the belief that we've got going out on the pitch. "The power that we've got, the thought processes the bowlers are using, the fielding, everything seems to be stronger." Kevin Pietersen, the South African-born star hailed his team-mates after England broke their 35-year duck in major international cricket tournaments. ‘It’s been a pretty interesting week for me,’ said Pietersen, who flew back to London last weekend and became a father for the first time on Monday before returning to the Caribbean. ‘I had a little kid on Monday and this trophy here. But this trophy goes to all the lads. 'They support each other and share each other’s success. This team is hungry for success, we want to win.’ Australia captain Michael Clarke was magnanimous in defeat. "I don't think we scored enough runs," he said. "I think you've got to give credit to England, they outplayed us. "We've played really well throughout the whole tournament. "We're obviously disappointed in the final to not get the result but I think we should hold our heads high. "Australia in Twenty20 are only going forward. We tried our best, we just got outplayed today. "The way England were playing, we probably needed 200. They've had a wonderful tournament."
3.25 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved."Newer news items:
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