ICC Champions Trophy : India's journey in the tournament history
Complete guide to the journey of Indian cricket team in the ICC Champions Trophy for the last two decades.
#5 ICC Champions Trophy, 2006
India hosted the tournament. They were placed in Group B alongside Australia, West Indies and England.
Match 1 against England- Dravid won the toss and elected to field. Ramesh Powar and Munaf Patel bowled brilliantly as England were bowled out for just 125. Tendulkar and Yuvraj batted well to take India home with over 20 overs remaining.
Match 2 against West Indies- Lara decided to field first. India scored only 223 as no one except skipper Dravid or Dhoni could impress. Sarwan and Chanderpaul batted well for the windies. The match went down to the wire as Samuels took Windies through.
Match 3 against Australia- Dravid decided to bat first. Sehwag and Dravid batted well and India scored 249 runs. 250 was easy for the Aussies as they reached the target with over 4 overs remaining, owing to top knocks from Ponting and Damien Martyn. With just 1 win out of 3, India were eliminated.
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