Australia beat ICC World XI by 93 runs in the 1st ODI
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia255/850 ov
ICC World XI16241.3 ov
Australia won by 93 runs
ODIs: Australia won 2-0 · Tests: Australia won 1-0
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 255 for 8 in 50 overs, Simon Katich 58 from 78 balls and Adam Gilchrist 45 from 48 balls. Daniel Vettori took 4 for 33.
ICC World XI were bowled out for 162, Kumar Sangakkara 64 from 94 balls and Andrew Flintoff 38 from 52 balls. Shane Watson took 3 for 43.
Australia won by 93 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
255/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †b JH Kallis | b JH Kallis | 45 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Simon Katichc & b M Muralitharan | c & b M Muralitharan | 58 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 74.36 |
| Ricky Ponting (c)c BC Lara b SM Pollock | c BC Lara b SM Pollock | 23 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 85.19 |
| Damien Martync DL Vettori b M Muralitharan | c DL Vettori b M Muralitharan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Symondsc A Flintoff b DL Vettori | c A Flintoff b DL Vettori | 36 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Michael Clarkec & b DL Vettori | c & b DL Vettori | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Michael Husseyc KP Pietersen b DL Vettori | c KP Pietersen b DL Vettori | 32 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Shane Watsonc BC Lara b DL Vettori | c BC Lara b DL Vettori | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Brett Leenot out | not out | 26* | 17 | 1 | 1 | 152.94 |
| Nathan Brackennot out | not out | 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 6, w 6, nb 5) | (b 2, lb 6, w 6, nb 5) | 19 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.10) | 50 Ov (RR 5.10) | 255/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 80-1 (AC Gilchrist, 14.1 ov), 128-2 (RT Ponting, 22.2 ov), 128-3 (DR Martyn, 23.3 ov), 142-4 (SM Katich, 27.2 ov), 154-5 (MJ Clarke, 31.5 ov), 206-6 (A Symonds, 41.4 ov), 223-7 (SR Watson, 45.5 ov), 231-8 (MEK Hussey, 47.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Akhtar | 9 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 5.44 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 9 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 7.33 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
ICC World XI innings
162(41.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara †c RT Ponting b SR Watson | c RT Ponting b SR Watson | 64 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 68.09 |
| Virender Sehwagc MEK Hussey b GD McGrath | c MEK Hussey b GD McGrath | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Jacques Kallislbw b GD McGrath | lbw b GD McGrath | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Brian Larac A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc RT Ponting b B Lee | c RT Ponting b B Lee | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Kevin Pietersenlbw b SR Watson | lbw b SR Watson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Andrew Flintoffc GD McGrath b SR Watson | c GD McGrath b SR Watson | 38 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 73.08 |
| Shahid Afridilbw b A Symonds | lbw b A Symonds | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shaun Pollock (c)run out (SR Watson) | run out (SR Watson) | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Daniel Vettoric RT Ponting b B Lee | c RT Ponting b B Lee | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Shoaib Akhtarnot out | not out | 10* | 5 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 6, nb 1) | (lb 1, w 6, nb 1) | 8 | ||||
| Total41.3 Ov (RR 3.90) | 41.3 Ov (RR 3.90) · Target 256 | 162 | ||||
Did not bat: Muttiah Muralitharan
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (V Sehwag, 5.1 ov), 45-2 (JH Kallis, 12 ov), 50-3 (BC Lara, 12.5 ov), 75-4 (R Dravid, 19 ov), 82-5 (KP Pietersen, 21.4 ov), 101-6 (KC Sangakkara, 27.5 ov), 104-7 (Shahid Afridi, 29 ov), 118-8 (SM Pollock, 32.4 ov), 150-9 (A Flintoff, 39.3 ov), 162-10 (DL Vettori, 41.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 7.3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4.13 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1.86 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 4.30 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.22 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |