Australia Vs England 35Th Match Super Eights
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound · 8 April 2007
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 104 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
- Date
- 8 April 2007
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shaun Tait
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 247 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 104 off 122 balls, and Ian Bell made 77. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 33 for Australia. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the third wicket between Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen, 57% of the total.
Chasing 248, Australia made 248 for 3. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 86 off 106 balls, and Michael Clarke made 55. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, 45% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 247 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vaughan | b Shaun Tait | 5 | 8 |
| Ian Bell | c Michael Hussey b Glenn McGrath | 77 | 90 |
| Andrew Strauss | b Shaun Tait | 7 | 10 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Bracken | 104 | 122 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait | 2 | 5 |
| Andrew Flintoff | st Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 4 | 19 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 21 | 36 |
| Paul Nixon | c Brad Hodge b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 6 |
| Sajid Mahmood | c Brad Hodge b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 2 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 1 | 2 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 |
Extras 18 · Total 247 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.5 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Michael Vaughan, 3.2 ov), 2-24 (Andrew Strauss, 5.6 ov), 3-164 (Ian Bell, 29.3 ov), 4-167 (Paul Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-179 (Andrew Flintoff, 35.3 ov), 6-230 (Ravi Bopara, 46.2 ov), 7-240 (Kevin Pietersen, 48.4 ov), 8-240 (Sajid Mahmood, 48.6 ov), 9-246 (Paul Nixon, 49.2 ov), 10-247 (James Anderson, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (5) and Ian Bell (4) | 10 | 20 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (7) and Ian Bell (5) | 14 | 16 |
| third | Ian Bell (68) and Kevin Pietersen (64) | 140 | 143 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (2) and Kevin Pietersen (1) | 3 | 6 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (4) and Kevin Pietersen (5) | 12 | 30 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (26) and Ravi Bopara (21) | 51 | 65 |
| seventh | Paul Nixon (2) and Kevin Pietersen (8) | 10 | 14 |
| eighth | Paul Nixon (0) and Sajid Mahmood (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Paul Nixon (6) and Monty Panesar (0) | 6 | 2 |
| tenth | Monty Panesar (1) and James Anderson (0) | 1 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 248 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | b Paul Collingwood | 41 | 50 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Paul Collingwood b Andrew Flintoff | 27 | 37 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Paul Collingwood) | 86 | 106 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 55 | 63 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 28 | 28 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Extras 11 · Total 248 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 9.2 | 1 | 60 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (Adam Gilchrist, 10.6 ov), 2-89 (Matthew Hayden, 19.1 ov), 3-201 (Ricky Ponting, 40.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (26) and Adam Gilchrist (27) | 57 | 66 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (15) and Ricky Ponting (17) | 32 | 49 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (69) and Michael Clarke (40) | 112 | 125 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (28) and Michael Clarke (15) | 47 | 43 |
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