Australia Vs South Africa 22Nd Match Group A
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · Warner Park, Basseterre · 24 March 2007
Australia won by 83 runs
Australia won by 83 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 101 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Warner Park, Basseterre
- Date
- 24 March 2007
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 83 runs
- Player of the match
- Matthew Hayden
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- MR Benson and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 377 for 6. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 101 off 68 balls, and Michael Clarke made 92. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Warner Park, 286 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 378, South Africa made 294 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 92 off 70 balls, and Graeme Smith made 74. Brad Hogg took 3 for 61 for Australia. The innings was built on a 160-run stand for the first wicket between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers, 54% of the total. From 256 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 280 for 9.
Australia won by 83 runs. Australia's 377 is the highest total at Warner Park.
AUSTRALIA: 377 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Herschelle Gibbs b Jacques Kallis | 101 | 68 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Herschelle Gibbs b Charl Langeveldt | 42 | 42 |
| Ricky Ponting | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 91 | 91 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Shaun Pollock, Charl Langeveldt) | 92 | 75 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Andrew Hall | 18 | 13 |
| Michael Hussey | c Jacques Kallis b Andrew Hall | 5 | 3 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 14 | 9 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Extras 14 · Total 377 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 10 | 0 | 82 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-106 (Adam Gilchrist, 14.5 ov), 2-167 (Matthew Hayden, 23.3 ov), 3-328 (Ricky Ponting, 45.1 ov), 4-347 (Michael Clarke, 46.4 ov), 5-353 (Michael Hussey, 47.2 ov), 6-377 (Andrew Symonds, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (64) and Adam Gilchrist (42) | 106 | 89 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (37) and Ricky Ponting (21) | 61 | 53 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (70) and Michael Clarke (80) | 161 | 130 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (7) and Michael Clarke (12) | 19 | 9 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (1) and Michael Hussey (5) | 6 | 4 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (10) and Shane Watson (14) | 24 | 16 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 74 | 69 |
| AB de Villiers | run out (Shane Watson) | 92 | 70 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg | 48 | 63 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | st Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 17 | 19 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Boucher | b Shaun Tait | 22 | 26 |
| Justin Kemp | lbw b Shaun Tait | 1 | 6 |
| Shaun Pollock | b Shane Watson | 7 | 7 |
| Andrew Hall | not out | 8 | 12 |
| Charl Langeveldt | b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 6 |
| Makhaya Ntini | b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 8 |
Extras 17 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-160 (AB de Villiers, 20.6 ov), 2-220 (Herschelle Gibbs, 31.3 ov), 3-223 (Ashwell Prince, 32.2 ov), 4-256 (Mark Boucher, 38.5 ov), 5-264 (Justin Kemp, 40.5 ov), 6-267 (Graeme Smith, 41.3 ov), 7-277 (Jacques Kallis, 43.1 ov), 8-279 (Shaun Pollock, 44.1 ov), 9-280 (Charl Langeveldt, 45.2 ov), 10-294 (Makhaya Ntini, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (65) and AB de Villiers (91) | 160 | 125 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (5) and Graeme Smith (7) | 19 | 25 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (19) and Herschelle Gibbs (16) | 41 | 35 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (2) and Ashwell Prince (1) | 3 | 5 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (11) and Mark Boucher (22) | 33 | 39 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis (7) and Justin Kemp (1) | 8 | 12 |
| seventh | Jacques Kallis (1) and Graeme Smith (2) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (6) and Jacques Kallis (3) | 10 | 11 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (1) and Andrew Hall (0) | 2 | 6 |
| tenth | Andrew Hall (1) and Charl Langeveldt (0) | 1 | 7 |
| 11th | Andrew Hall (7) and Makhaya Ntini (7) | 14 | 16 |
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