Australia Vs Scotland 2Nd Match Group A
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · Warner Park, Basseterre · 14 March 2007
Australia won by 203 runs
Australia won by 203 runs. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 113 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Warner Park, Basseterre
- Date
- 14 March 2007
- Toss
- Scotland, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 203 runs
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Craig Wright (Scotland)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Scotland won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 334 for 6. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 113 off 93 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 60. The innings was built on a 91-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist.
Chasing 335, Scotland made 131 for 9. Colin Smith top-scored with 51 off 76 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 14 for Australia. From 21 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 42 for 5.
Australia won by 203 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 334 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | lbw b Majid Haq | 60 | 73 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Dougie Brown | 46 | 55 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Craig Wright | 113 | 93 |
| Michael Clarke | b Majid Haq | 15 | 20 |
| Brad Hodge | c Paul Hoffmann b Glenn Rogers | 29 | 28 |
| Michael Hussey | st Colin Smith b Paul Hoffmann | 4 | 6 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 18 | 11 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 40 | 15 |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 334 for 6
| Bowler (Scotland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hoffmann | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| John Blain | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Craig Wright | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Dougie Brown | 9 | 0 | 86 | 1 |
| Glenn Rogers | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Majid Haq | 7 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Adam Gilchrist, 16.6 ov), 2-139 (Matthew Hayden, 26.5 ov), 3-193 (Michael Clarke, 34.3 ov), 4-256 (Brad Hodge, 43.1 ov), 5-274 (Ricky Ponting, 45.2 ov), 6-276 (Michael Hussey, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (41) and Adam Gilchrist (46) | 91 | 103 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (19) and Ricky Ponting (28) | 48 | 59 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (38) and Michael Clarke (15) | 54 | 46 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (33) and Brad Hodge (29) | 63 | 52 |
| fifth | Ricky Ponting (14) and Michael Hussey (3) | 18 | 13 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (1) and Shane Watson (1) | 2 | 5 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (40) and Shane Watson (17) | 58 | 23 |
SCOTLAND: 131 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Watts | b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 25 |
| Majid Haq | run out (Glenn McGrath, Shaun Tait) | 16 | 22 |
| Navdeep Poonia | b Shaun Tait | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Watson | c Nathan Bracken b Glenn McGrath | 6 | 20 |
| Gavin Hamilton | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 18 |
| Dougie Brown | c Shane Watson b Brad Hodge | 19 | 37 |
| Colin Smith | b Brad Hogg | 51 | 76 |
| Craig Wright | lbw b Shaun Tait | 4 | 21 |
| Glenn Rogers | run out (Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist) | 6 | 19 |
| Paul Hoffmann | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: John Blain
Extras 16 · Total 131 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Shaun Tait | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 7.1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Brad Hodge | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Majid Haq, 5.5 ov), 2-27 (Navdeep Poonia, 7.4 ov), 3-32 (Fraser Watts, 9.3 ov), 4-37 (Ryan Watson, 13.3 ov), 5-42 (Gavin Hamilton, 15.3 ov), 6-89 (Dougie Brown, 27.4 ov), 7-104 (Craig Wright, 32.5 ov), 8-131 (Glenn Rogers, 39.6 ov), 9-131 (Colin Smith, 40.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Fraser Watts (4) and Majid Haq (14) | 21 | 34 |
| second | Fraser Watts (3) and Navdeep Poonia (1) | 6 | 11 |
| third | Fraser Watts (2) and Ryan Watson (3) | 5 | 11 |
| fourth | Gavin Hamilton (2) and Ryan Watson (3) | 5 | 24 |
| fifth | Dougie Brown (4) and Gavin Hamilton (1) | 5 | 12 |
| sixth | Dougie Brown (15) and Colin Smith (28) | 47 | 74 |
| seventh | Craig Wright (4) and Colin Smith (7) | 15 | 31 |
| eighth | Colin Smith (16) and Glenn Rogers (6) | 27 | 43 |
| ninth | Colin Smith (0) and Paul Hoffmann (0) | 0 | 1 |
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