Australia Vs West Indies 1St Match
VB Series Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia - 2005 (2004/05) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 14 January 2005
Australia won by 116 runs
Australia won by 116 runs. Damien Martyn top-scored with 95* for Australia. Brad Hogg took 5/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 14 January 2005
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 116 runs
- Player of the match
- Brad Hogg
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Debut
- Xavier Marshall (West Indies)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Xavier Marshall's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 301 for 4. Damien Martyn top-scored with 95 not out off 93 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 78. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 242 across 28 ODIs.
Chasing 302, West Indies made 185 all out. Brian Lara top-scored with 58 off 68 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 46. Brad Hogg took 5 for 32 for Australia. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the fifth wicket between Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 53% of the total.
Australia won by 116 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 301 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Dwayne Bravo b Ian Bradshaw | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Clarke | b Marlon Samuels | 66 | 77 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Courtney Browne) | 78 | 92 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 95 | 93 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Chris Gayle b Ian Bradshaw | 20 | 21 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 20 | 14 |
Did not bat: Shane Watson, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz
Extras 22 · Total 301 for 4
| Bowler (West Indies) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bradshaw | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| Mervyn Dillon | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Marlon Samuels | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Wavell Hinds | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Gayle | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.1 ov), 2-119 (Michael Clarke, 21.6 ov), 3-207 (Ricky Ponting, 39.2 ov), 4-254 (Andrew Symonds, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (0) and Michael Clarke (2) | 4 | 8 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (50) and Michael Clarke (64) | 115 | 120 |
| third | Damien Martyn (51) and Ricky Ponting (26) | 88 | 99 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (22) and Andrew Symonds (20) | 47 | 41 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (22) and Darren Lehmann (20) | 47 | 26 |
WEST INDIES: 185 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wavell Hinds | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 5 | 10 |
| Chris Gayle | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 3 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 4 | 10 |
| Brian Lara | c Andrew Symonds b Brad Hogg | 58 | 68 |
| Xavier Marshall | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 5 | 10 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | c & b Brad Hogg | 46 | 73 |
| Marlon Samuels | c & b Brad Hogg | 9 | 26 |
| Dwayne Bravo | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 3 | 10 |
| Courtney Browne | not out | 20 | 39 |
| Ian Bradshaw | c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg | 12 | 19 |
| Mervyn Dillon | c Ricky Ponting b Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 10 |
Extras 17 · Total 185 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6.2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Chris Gayle, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Wavell Hinds, 3.4 ov), 3-21 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4.1 ov), 4-33 (Xavier Marshall, 6.6 ov), 5-131 (Brian Lara, 28.1 ov), 6-136 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 30.5 ov), 7-143 (Marlon Samuels, 34.3 ov), 8-144 (Dwayne Bravo, 36.2 ov), 9-167 (Ian Bradshaw, 41.1 ov), 10-185 (Mervyn Dillon, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Wavell Hinds (0) and Chris Gayle (0) | 0 | 3 |
| second | Wavell Hinds (5) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (4) | 17 | 16 |
| third | Brian Lara (2) and Ramnaresh Sarwan (0) | 4 | 3 |
| fourth | Brian Lara (5) and Xavier Marshall (5) | 12 | 17 |
| fifth | Brian Lara (51) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (45) | 98 | 127 |
| sixth | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1) and Marlon Samuels (4) | 5 | 16 |
| seventh | Marlon Samuels (5) and Dwayne Bravo (2) | 7 | 22 |
| eighth | Courtney Browne (0) and Dwayne Bravo (1) | 1 | 11 |
| ninth | Courtney Browne (10) and Ian Bradshaw (12) | 23 | 29 |
| tenth | Courtney Browne (10) and Mervyn Dillon (6) | 18 | 31 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE CHASE →