Australia Vs England 1St Final
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 23 January 2003
Australia won by 10 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
Australia won by 10 wickets (with 226 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 69* for Australia. Andy Bichel took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 23 January 2003
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 10 wickets (with 226 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Brett Lee
- Captains
- Nasser Hussain (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 117 all out. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 43 off 71 balls. Andy Bichel took 4 for 18 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 248 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 118, Australia made 118 for 0. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 69 not out off 37 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 45. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist, 99% of the total.
Australia won by 10 wickets (with 226 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 117 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 5 | 16 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Vaughan | lbw b Andy Bichel | 21 | 48 |
| Nasser Hussain | b Brad Williams | 1 | 12 |
| Alec Stewart | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Williams | 12 | 13 |
| Paul Collingwood | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 43 | 71 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Ricky Ponting b Andy Bichel | 0 | 2 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Andy Bichel b Brett Lee | 10 | 34 |
| Andy Caddick | not out | 12 | 34 |
| James Anderson | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Hoggard | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 0 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 117 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Williams | 10 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Andy Bichel | 7 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Marcus Trescothick, 1.6 ov), 2-11 (Nick Knight, 5.3 ov), 3-19 (Nasser Hussain, 8.2 ov), 4-33 (Alec Stewart, 10.6 ov), 5-45 (Michael Vaughan, 19.1 ov), 6-45 (Ian Blackwell, 19.3 ov), 7-79 (Ronnie Irani, 29.2 ov), 8-115 (Paul Collingwood, 38.6 ov), 9-117 (James Anderson, 40.4 ov), 10-117 (Matthew Hoggard, 40.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (1) and Marcus Trescothick (0) | 1 | 6 |
| second | Nick Knight (4) and Michael Vaughan (5) | 10 | 21 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (1) and Michael Vaughan (5) | 8 | 18 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart (12) and Michael Vaughan (2) | 14 | 16 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (3) and Michael Vaughan (9) | 12 | 49 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Ian Blackwell (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (18) and Ronnie Irani (10) | 34 | 59 |
| eighth | Andy Caddick (10) and Paul Collingwood (22) | 36 | 58 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (2) and James Anderson (0) | 2 | 10 |
| tenth | Andy Caddick (0) and Matthew Hoggard (0) | 0 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA: 118 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | not out | 45 | 37 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 69 | 37 |
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Andy Bichel, Brad Williams, Shane Warne
Extras 4 · Total 118 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 3.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (45) and Adam Gilchrist (68) | 117 | 72 |
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