ICC World CupFinal · ODI
Australia beat India by 125 runs in the final
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 359 for 2 in 50 overs, Ricky Ponting 140 not out from 121 balls and Damien Martyn 88 not out from 84 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 2 for 49.
India were bowled out for 234, Virender Sehwag 82 from 81 balls and Rahul Dravid 47 from 57 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 52.
Australia won by 125 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
359/2(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 57 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 118.75 |
| Matthew Haydenc †R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | c †R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 37 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 68.52 |
| Ricky Pontingnot out | not out | 140* | 121 | 4 | 8 | 115.70 |
| Damien Martynnot out | not out | 88* | 84 | 7 | 1 | 104.76 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 12, w 16, nb 7) | (b 2, lb 12, w 16, nb 7) | 37 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 7.18) | 50 Ov (RR 7.18) | 359/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Darren Lehmann, Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Brad Hogg, Andy Bichel, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath
Fall of wickets: 105-1 (AC Gilchrist, 14 ov), 125-2 (ML Hayden, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 7 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 9.57 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Javagal Srinath | 10 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 8.70 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 5.70 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 6.13 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dinesh Mongia | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5.57 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 57(48) & ML Hayden 31(39) | 105 | 84 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 9(21) & ML Hayden 6(15) | 20 | 35 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 88(84) & RT Ponting 131(100) | 234* | 181 |
India innings
234(39.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkarc & b GD McGrath | c & b GD McGrath | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Virender Sehwagrun out (DS Lehmann) | run out (DS Lehmann) | 82 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 101.23 |
| Sourav Gangulyc DS Lehmann b B Lee | c DS Lehmann b B Lee | 24 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 96.00 |
| Mohammad Kaifc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravid †b AJ Bichel | b AJ Bichel | 47 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 82.46 |
| Yuvraj Singhc B Lee b GB Hogg | c B Lee b GB Hogg | 24 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Dinesh Mongiac DR Martyn b A Symonds | c DR Martyn b A Symonds | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Harbhajan Singhc GD McGrath b A Symonds | c GD McGrath b A Symonds | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Zaheer Khanc DS Lehmann b GD McGrath | c DS Lehmann b GD McGrath | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Javagal Srinathb B Lee | b B Lee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Ashish Nehranot out | not out | 8* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 4) | (b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 4) | 21 | ||||
| Total39.2 Ov (RR 5.95) | 39.2 Ov (RR 5.95) · Target 360 from 50 ov | 234 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (SR Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 58-2 (SC Ganguly, 9.5 ov), 59-3 (M Kaif, 10.3 ov), 147-4 (V Sehwag, 23.5 ov), 187-5 (R Dravid, 31.5 ov), 208-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov), 209-7 (D Mongia, 35.2 ov), 223-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 37.1 ov), 226-9 (J Srinath, 38.2 ov), 234-10 (Z Khan, 39.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8.2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 6.24 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 7 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 4.43 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.10 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 5.70 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Tendulkar 4(5) & V Sehwag 0(0) | 4 | 5 |
| 2nd | SC Ganguly 24(25) & V Sehwag 25(32) | 54 | 54 |
| 3rd | M Kaif 0(3) & V Sehwag 1(1) | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | R Dravid 26(33) & V Sehwag 56(48) | 88 | 80 |
| 5th | R Dravid 21(24) & Yuvraj Singh 17(24) | 40 | 48 |
| 6th | D Mongia 12(8) & Yuvraj Singh 7(10) | 21 | 18 |
| 7th | D Mongia 0(3) & Harbhajan Singh 0(0) | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | Harbhajan Singh 7(8) & Z Khan 3(3) | 14 | 11 |
| 9th | Z Khan 1(3) & J Srinath 1(4) | 3 | 7 |
| 10th | A Nehra 8(4) & Z Khan 0(2) | 8 | 6 |
Commentary
39.2W
GD McGrath to Z Khan, OUT
Z Khan c DS Lehmann b GD McGrath 4(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 234/10 (39.2 ov)
39.10
GD McGrath to Z Khan, no run
End of over 398 runs, 1 wktIND 234/90W0044
A Nehra 8(4)Z Khan 4(6)B Lee 7-1-31-2
38.64
B Lee to A Nehra, FOUR
38.54
B Lee to A Nehra, FOUR
38.40
B Lee to A Nehra, no run
38.30
B Lee to A Nehra, no run
38.2W
B Lee to J Srinath, OUT
J Srinath b B Lee 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 226/9 (38.2 ov)
38.10
B Lee to J Srinath, no run
End of over 383 runs, 1 wktIND 226/8WWd00101
J Srinath 1(2)Z Khan 4(6)A Symonds 2-0-7-2
37.61
A Symonds to J Srinath, 1 run
37.50
A Symonds to J Srinath, no run
37.41
A Symonds to Z Khan, 1 run
37.30
A Symonds to Z Khan, no run
37.20
A Symonds to Z Khan, no run
37.2Wd
A Symonds to Z Khan, wide
37.1W
A Symonds to Harbhajan Singh, OUT
Harbhajan Singh c GD McGrath b A Symonds 7(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 223/8 (37.1 ov)
End of over 3710 runsIND 223/710314b1
Harbhajan Singh 7(7)Z Khan 3(3)DS Lehmann 2-0-18-0
36.61
DS Lehmann to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run
36.54b
DS Lehmann to Harbhajan Singh, 4 byes
36.41
DS Lehmann to Z Khan, 1 run
36.33
DS Lehmann to Harbhajan Singh, 3 runs
36.20
DS Lehmann to Harbhajan Singh, no run
36.11
DS Lehmann to Z Khan, 1 run
End of over 364 runs, 1 wktIND 213/70W1102
Harbhajan Singh 3(3)Z Khan 1(1)A Symonds 1-0-4-1
35.62
A Symonds to Harbhajan Singh, 2 runs
35.50
A Symonds to Harbhajan Singh, no run
35.41
A Symonds to Z Khan, 1 run
35.31
A Symonds to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run