Australia Vs West Indies 1St Match
Carlton Series Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe in Australia - 2001 (2000/01) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 11 January 2001
Australia won by 74 runs
Australia won by 74 runs. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 73 for Australia. Andrew Symonds took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 11 January 2001
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 74 runs
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Jimmy Adams (West Indies)
- Debut
- Nathan Bracken (Australia)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nathan Bracken's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 267 for 6. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 73 off 100 balls, and Mark Waugh made 51. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 42% of the total.
Chasing 268, West Indies made 193 for 7. Marlon Samuels top-scored with 57 off 96 balls. Andrew Symonds took 4 for 35 for Australia.
Australia won by 74 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 267 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Wavell Hinds b Laurie Williams | 51 | 67 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Nixon McLean b Cameron Cuffy | 7 | 9 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Ricardo Powell b Cameron Cuffy | 73 | 100 |
| Michael Bevan | c Brian Lara b Laurie Williams | 17 | 22 |
| Steve Waugh | c Mahendra Nagamootoo b Marlon Samuels | 29 | 33 |
| Damien Martyn | run out (Ridley Jacobs) | 42 | 43 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 38 | 26 |
Did not bat: Ian Harvey, Shane Warne, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath
Extras 10 · Total 267 for 6
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Cuffy | 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Nixon McLean | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Laurie Williams | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Mahendra Nagamootoo | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Jimmy Adams | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Marlon Samuels | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.3 ov), 2-118 (Mark Waugh, 24.5 ov), 3-144 (Michael Bevan, 30.4 ov), 4-174 (Ricky Ponting, 36.5 ov), 5-193 (Steve Waugh, 41.2 ov), 6-267 (Damien Martyn, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (0) and Adam Gilchrist (7) | 7 | 15 |
| second | Mark Waugh (52) and Ricky Ponting (55) | 111 | 134 |
| third | Michael Bevan (17) and Ricky Ponting (9) | 26 | 35 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (19) and Ricky Ponting (10) | 30 | 37 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (10) and Damien Martyn (9) | 19 | 27 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (33) and Andrew Symonds (38) | 74 | 52 |
WEST INDIES: 193 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Campbell | c Michael Bevan b Nathan Bracken | 4 | 17 |
| Wavell Hinds | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Lara | c Adam Gilchrist b Ian Harvey | 28 | 48 |
| Marlon Samuels | c & b Andrew Symonds | 57 | 96 |
| Ricardo Powell | c Steve Waugh b Andrew Symonds | 12 | 27 |
| Ridley Jacobs | c & b Andrew Symonds | 24 | 51 |
| Mahendra Nagamootoo | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 3 | 2 |
| Jimmy Adams | not out | 25 | 33 |
| Laurie Williams | not out | 26 | 22 |
Did not bat: Cameron Cuffy, Nixon McLean
Extras 13 · Total 193 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 9 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Damien Martyn | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Wavell Hinds, 2.2 ov), 2-9 (Sherwin Campbell, 5.4 ov), 3-57 (Brian Lara, 18.4 ov), 4-84 (Ricardo Powell, 24.5 ov), 5-132 (Ridley Jacobs, 40.1 ov), 6-139 (Marlon Samuels, 40.4 ov), 7-139 (Mahendra Nagamootoo, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sherwin Campbell (2) and Wavell Hinds (1) | 3 | 14 |
| second | Brian Lara (4) and Sherwin Campbell (2) | 6 | 20 |
| third | Brian Lara (24) and Marlon Samuels (23) | 48 | 78 |
| fourth | Ricardo Powell (12) and Marlon Samuels (10) | 27 | 37 |
| fifth | Ridley Jacobs (24) and Marlon Samuels (20) | 48 | 92 |
| sixth | Mahendra Nagamootoo (3) and Marlon Samuels (4) | 7 | 3 |
| seventh | Jimmy Adams (0) and Mahendra Nagamootoo (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Jimmy Adams (25) and Laurie Williams (26) | 54 | 55 |
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