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Centurion: Australia and New Zealand will play in the finals of the ICC Champion Trophy on Monday, with both the teams vying to make history.
Australia is aiming to become the first country to successfully defend the ICC Champions Trophy title following their win 2006 in India by defeat West Indies in final.
New Zealand will also be out to make history by becoming the first side to win the tournament twice, having won the 2000 edition in Kenya by beat India.
Australia topped their pool group and beat England by nine wickets in Friday's semi-final in Centurion.
The Black Caps also finished top of their group, and have now notched three successive wins, over Sri Lanka, England and Younus Khan's side.
Team news
Australia: Ricky Ponting has a habit of turning it on on the big day. But he is a bruised captain, too, the only Australian leader since time immemorial to have lost the Ashes twice. Australia tried to retain same eleven in Final.
Squad (likely): Shane Watson, Tim Paine (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Callum Ferguson, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle.
New Zealand: A discussion on allrounder Brendon Diamanti has its merits - Neil Broom hasn't had much to do in the tournament - but New Zealand are not likely to tinker with a winning combination. And the way Elliott came through the semi-final, a big worry for them has been taken care of.
Squad (likely): Brendon McCullum (wk), Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, Grant Elliot, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori (capt), Kyle Mills, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.
Pitch and conditions
Centurion, apart from the Pakistan-Australia game, has had flat batting pitches, which could made it harder for New Zealand to pull off an upset. A 30% chance of precipitation means we should get a complete game.
Stats and trivia
Match facts
Monday, October 5, 2009 (day/night)
Start time 1430 local, 1230 GMT
| Australia | New Zealand | |
| Ranking | 1 | 4 |
| Captain | Ricky Ponting | Daniel Vettori |
| Coach | Tim Nielsen | Andy Moles |
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Highest Total chased
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Australia won by 5 wickets on Feb 03 2007
Target Chased: 290 |
New Zealand won by 1 wicket on Feb 19 2007
Target Chased: 346 |
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Most Prolific Batsman
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Ricky Ponting (1794 Runs)
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Stephen Fleming (1241 Runs)
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Highest Individual Score
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Matthew Hayden (181 Runs)
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Chris Harris (130 Runs)
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Best Bowling Analysis
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5/13 by Simon O'Donnell on Mar 03 1990
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6/23 by Shane Bond on Mar 10 2003
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Most Prolific Bowler
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Glenn McGrath (59 Wickets)
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Ewen Chatfield (51 Wickets)
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| Head to head |
Total Played 116, Australia 80, New Zealand 32, No Result 4
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