Australia Vs Namibia 31St Match
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom · 27 February 2003
Australia won by 256 runs
Australia won by 256 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 88 for Australia. Glenn McGrath took 7/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (then North West Cricket Stadium)
- Date
- 27 February 2003
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 256 runs
- Player of the match
- Glenn McGrath
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Deon Kotze (Namibia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 301 for 6. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 88 off 73 balls, and Andrew Symonds made 59. Louis Burger took 3 for 39 for Namibia. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the fifth wicket between Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Senwes Park, 249 across 15 ODIs.
Chasing 302, Namibia made 45 all out. Deon Kotze top-scored with 10 off 14 balls. Glenn McGrath took 7 for 15 for Australia. From 28 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 17 runs, to 45 for 10.
Australia won by 256 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Senwes Park across the 21 ODIs in our archive. Namibia's 45 all out is the lowest completed total at Senwes Park. Glenn McGrath's 7 for 15 are the best innings figures at Senwes Park.
AUSTRALIA: 301 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | b Louis Burger | 88 | 73 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Burton van Rooi | 13 | 22 |
| Michael Bevan | c & b Louis Burger | 17 | 42 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Stefan Swanepoel, Melt van Schoor) | 59 | 63 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Deon Kotze b Louis Burger | 2 | 9 |
| Damien Martyn | b Bjorn Kotze | 35 | 50 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 50 | 31 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 19 | 14 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, Andy Bichel, Glenn McGrath
Extras 18 · Total 301 for 6
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi van Vuuren | 10 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| Burton van Rooi | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Bjorn Kotze | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Louis Burger | 10 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| Deon Kotze | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Jan-Berrie Burger | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Adam Gilchrist, 5.6 ov), 2-104 (Michael Bevan, 19.6 ov), 3-140 (Matthew Hayden, 23.5 ov), 4-146 (Ricky Ponting, 25.5 ov), 5-230 (Andrew Symonds, 42.2 ov), 6-231 (Damien Martyn, 42.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (7) and Adam Gilchrist (10) | 26 | 35 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (40) and Michael Bevan (17) | 78 | 79 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (12) and Andrew Symonds (6) | 36 | 19 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (2) and Andrew Symonds (4) | 6 | 12 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (35) and Andrew Symonds (49) | 84 | 99 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (0) and Darren Lehmann (1) | 1 | 3 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (19) and Darren Lehmann (49) | 70 | 43 |
NAMIBIA: 45 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Berrie Burger | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 4 |
| Stefan Swanepoel | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 2 | 8 |
| Morne Karg | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 14 |
| Danie Keulder | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 20 |
| Gavin Murgatroyd | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 3 |
| Deon Kotze | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 14 |
| Louis Burger | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 11 |
| Melt van Schoor | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 6 | 10 |
| Bjorn Kotze | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 3 |
| Burton van Rooi | not out | 0 | 1 |
| Rudi van Vuuren | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 0 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 45 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
| Brett Lee | 6 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Jan-Berrie Burger, 0.4 ov), 2-14 (Stefan Swanepoel, 3.2 ov), 3-16 (Morne Karg, 4.6 ov), 4-17 (Gavin Murgatroyd, 6.3 ov), 5-28 (Danie Keulder, 8.4 ov), 6-34 (Louis Burger, 10.5 ov), 7-45 (Deon Kotze, 12.2 ov), 8-45 (Bjorn Kotze, 12.5 ov), 9-45 (Melt van Schoor, 13.5 ov), 10-45 (Rudi van Vuuren, 13.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jan-Berrie Burger (0) and Stefan Swanepoel (0) | 5 | 4 |
| second | Morne Karg (0) and Stefan Swanepoel (2) | 9 | 14 |
| third | Morne Karg (2) and Danie Keulder (0) | 2 | 10 |
| fourth | Danie Keulder (0) and Gavin Murgatroyd (0) | 1 | 10 |
| fifth | Danie Keulder (3) and Deon Kotze (4) | 11 | 13 |
| sixth | Deon Kotze (3) and Louis Burger (1) | 6 | 15 |
| seventh | Deon Kotze (3) and Melt van Schoor (6) | 11 | 11 |
| eighth | Bjorn Kotze (0) and Melt van Schoor (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Melt van Schoor (0) and Burton van Rooi (0) | 0 | 6 |
| tenth | Rudi van Vuuren (0) and Burton van Rooi (0) | 0 | 1 |
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