Australia Vs South Africa 2Nd Semi Final
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet · 25 April 2007
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining). Michael Clarke top-scored with 60* for Australia. Shaun Tait took 4/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet (then Beausejour Stadium)
- Date
- 25 April 2007
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Glenn McGrath
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 149 all out. Justin Kemp top-scored with 49 not out off 91 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 39. Shaun Tait took 4 for 39 for Australia. From 7 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 27 for 5. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, 228 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 150, Australia made 153 for 3. Michael Clarke top-scored with 60 not out off 86 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 41.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 111 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 149 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | b Nathan Bracken | 2 | 5 |
| AB de Villiers | c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait | 15 | 34 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 9 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait | 39 | 49 |
| Ashwell Prince | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Boucher | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Kemp | not out | 49 | 91 |
| Andrew Hall | c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait | 3 | 8 |
| Shaun Pollock | c & b Brad Hogg | 5 | 13 |
| Andre Nel | c Michael Clarke b Shaun Tait | 8 | 41 |
| Charl Langeveldt | b Shane Watson | 6 | 10 |
Extras 17 · Total 149 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Shane Watson | 8.5 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Graeme Smith, 2.3 ov), 2-12 (Jacques Kallis, 5.3 ov), 3-26 (AB de Villiers, 8.5 ov), 4-27 (Ashwell Prince, 9.4 ov), 5-27 (Mark Boucher, 9.5 ov), 6-87 (Herschelle Gibbs, 22.5 ov), 7-93 (Andrew Hall, 26.1 ov), 8-103 (Shaun Pollock, 29.4 ov), 9-130 (Andre Nel, 40.1 ov), 10-149 (Charl Langeveldt, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Smith (2) and AB de Villiers (4) | 7 | 15 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (5) and AB de Villiers (0) | 5 | 18 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (3) and AB de Villiers (11) | 14 | 20 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (1) and Ashwell Prince (0) | 1 | 5 |
| fifth | Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Mark Boucher (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Herschelle Gibbs (35) and Justin Kemp (18) | 60 | 78 |
| seventh | Andrew Hall (3) and Justin Kemp (1) | 6 | 20 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (5) and Justin Kemp (4) | 10 | 21 |
| ninth | Justin Kemp (14) and Andre Nel (8) | 27 | 63 |
| tenth | Justin Kemp (12) and Charl Langeveldt (6) | 19 | 22 |
AUSTRALIA: 153 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 41 | 60 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Charl Langeveldt | 1 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Andre Nel | 22 | 25 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 60 | 86 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 18 | 16 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Shane Watson, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Extras 11 · Total 153 for 3
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Andre Nel | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 6.3 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Justin Kemp | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Adam Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-44 (Ricky Ponting, 8.6 ov), 3-110 (Matthew Hayden, 24.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (0) and Adam Gilchrist (1) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (17) and Ricky Ponting (22) | 43 | 48 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (24) and Michael Clarke (36) | 66 | 95 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (18) and Michael Clarke (24) | 43 | 42 |
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