Australia beat New Zealand to win Champions
Published:Monday | October 5, 2009 | 5:53 PM
Shane Watson scored an unbeaten 105 to guide Australia to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand and back-to-back Champions Trophy titles at Centurion.
Chasing New Zealand\'s 200 for nine, Australia struggled early with the loss of Tim Paine and Ricky Ponting with just six runs on the board.
Opener Watson and Cameron White 62 put on 128 for the third wicket to set up the victory.
Australia reached 206-4 in the 46th over.
Kyles Mills was the most successful bowler for New Zealand with 3-27, while Shane Bond had 1-34.
Earlier, Martin Guptill was the top scorer for New Zealand with 40 off 64 balls, while Neil Broom chipped in with 37 and James Franklin got 33.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz was the best bowler for Australia with 3-37 off his 10 overs.
Brett Lee had 2-45.