Australia vs England Final at Kensington Oval, 16 May, 2010

Toss: England won the toss and elected to bowl first
Australia 147/6 (20)
England 148/3 (17)
England won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: C Kieswetter
  • Eoin Morgan 15 * (13)
  • PD Collingwood 12 * (5)

Over 8.1: Two runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, short of length delivery, edges his cut to thirdman and gets a couple from the diving fielder.

Over 8.2: No runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, pitched up delivery, drives it straight to mid off.

Over 8.3: Two runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, good length delivery, opens the face and drives it on the up to deep point and can only get two runs because of a diving stop from Mike Hussey.

Over 8.4: No runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, pitched up delivery, gets an inside edge to the yorker down the legside.

Over 8.5: Boundary! SR Watson to C Kieswetter, pitched up delivery, drives it hard to David Hussey at mid off who lets the ball go past him for a boundary.

Over 8.6: Boundary! SR Watson to C Kieswetter, short and wide, cuts it away flat over point for a boundary.

Over 10.1: Two runs. SR Watson to KP Pietersen, good length delivery, flicks it uppishly to mid wicket where Johnson drops a difficult low diving catch to his left and ends up deflecting the ball to long on, KP gets away with a couple.

Over 10.2: Wide Ball. SR Watson to KP Pietersen, bouncer, bowls it down the legside for a wide.

Over 10.2: Single. SR Watson to KP Pietersen, short of length delivery, punches it to long on for a single.

Over 10.3: Sixer! SR Watson to C Kieswetter, short of length delivery, miscues his heave high over long on and the ball carries all the way for a six!

Over 10.4: Two runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, good length delivery, swings it flat towards deep wide mid wicket and takes a risky second run. 

Over 10.5: Boundary! SR Watson to C Kieswetter, short of length delivery, jumps out and slashes it high over backward point for a one bounce boundary.

Over 10.6: No runs. SR Watson to C Kieswetter, full toss, gets hit on the pad down the legside and the ball rebounds to the off side.

Over 16.1: Two runs. SR Watson to EJG Morgan, pitched up delivery, swings it high in the air towards deep mid wicket and just manages to elude the running Mike Hussey for a couple.

Over 16.2: Single. SR Watson to EJG Morgan, good length delivery, dabs it wide of Haddin to the off side for a single.

Over 16.3: Sixer! SR Watson to PD Collingwood, bangs it short, picks the length in a flash and gives it a murderous short arm jab that sails all the way over deep wide mid wicket for a six!

Over 16.4: Beaten! SR Watson to PD Collingwood, bouncer, attempts a hook and is done in for the bounce.

Over 16.5: Boundary! SR Watson to PD Collingwood, short of length delivery, drags his rash pull shot behind backward squareleg for a boundary!

Over 16.6: Single. SR Watson to PD Collingwood, short of length delivery, pulls it wide of long on for the winning run! Match Over!

England won by 7 wickets with 18 balls to spare to lift the ICC World Twenty20 2010 Championship! Good toss to win early on and having reduced Australia to 45 for 4 in the 10th over, it was like a job half done for England in this Final! The rest was about keeping Aus down to 147 and chasing the runs comfortably on an easy batting pitch! Craig Kieswetter and Kevin Pietersen put up that one solid partnership that was needed to seal the match in England's favour.