VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat India by 208 runs in the final
Sydney Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 359 for 5 in 50 overs, Matthew Hayden 126 from 122 balls and Damien Martyn 67 from 76 balls. Ashish Nehra took 2 for 63.
India were bowled out for 151, Irfan Pathan 30 from 41 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 27 from 40 balls. Brad Williams took 2 for 12.
Australia won by 208 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
359/5(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c SC Ganguly b A Nehra | c SC Ganguly b A Nehra | 29 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 90.63 |
| Matthew Haydenb SR Tendulkar | b SR Tendulkar | 126 | 122 | 11 | 3 | 103.28 |
| Ricky Pontingc †R Dravid b IK Pathan | c †R Dravid b IK Pathan | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Damien Martync HK Badani b IK Pathan | c HK Badani b IK Pathan | 67 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 88.16 |
| Andrew Symondsb A Nehra | b A Nehra | 66 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 169.23 |
| Michael Clarkenot out | not out | 33* | 20 | 3 | 0 | 165.00 |
| Simon Katichnot out | not out | 11* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 275.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 15, nb 2) | (lb 6, w 15, nb 2) | 23 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 7.18) | 50 Ov (RR 7.18) | 359/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 62-1 (AC Gilchrist, 9 ov), 73-2 (RT Ponting, 11.2 ov), 230-3 (DR Martyn, 38.1 ov), 248-4 (ML Hayden, 41.2 ov), 347-5 (A Symonds, 49.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 7.50 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 7.22 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 6.30 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Murali Kartik | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7.29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 8 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 7.50 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 29(32) & ML Hayden 27(23) | 62 | 54 |
| 2nd | ML Hayden 7(5) & RT Ponting 4(9) | 11 | 14 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 67(76) & ML Hayden 85(86) | 157 | 161 |
| 4th | ML Hayden 7(8) & A Symonds 9(11) | 18 | 19 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 32(19) & A Symonds 57(28) | 99 | 47 |
| 6th | SM Katich 11(4) & MJ Clarke 1(1) | 12* | 5 |
India innings
151(33.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagc B Lee b JN Gillespie | c B Lee b JN Gillespie | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc B Lee b JN Gillespie | c B Lee b JN Gillespie | 27 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 67.50 |
| VVS Laxmanc & b B Lee | c & b B Lee | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Sourav Gangulyc A Symonds b IJ Harvey | c A Symonds b IJ Harvey | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Rahul Dravid †run out | run out | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yuvraj Singhc †AC Gilchrist b IJ Harvey | c †AC Gilchrist b IJ Harvey | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Hemang Badanirun out | run out | 18 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Irfan Pathanb B Lee | b B Lee | 30 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 73.17 |
| Murali Kartikc †AC Gilchrist b BA Williams | c †AC Gilchrist b BA Williams | 23 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 92.00 |
| Lakshmipathy Balajib BA Williams | b BA Williams | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Ashish Nehranot out | not out | 14* | 4 | 2 | 1 | 350.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 4, nb 2) | (lb 7, w 4, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total33.2 Ov (RR 4.53) | 33.2 Ov (RR 4.53) · Target 360 from 50 ov | 151 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (V Sehwag, 3 ov), 49-2 (SR Tendulkar, 8.5 ov), 49-3 (VVS Laxman, 9.1 ov), 52-4 (R Dravid, 12.5 ov), 56-5 (SC Ganguly, 14.2 ov), 59-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 16.5 ov), 99-7 (HK Badani, 24.2 ov), 123-8 (IK Pathan, 29.4 ov), 136-9 (M Kartik, 32 ov), 151-10 (L Balaji, 33.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 5.78 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Williams | 6.2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1.89 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | 5 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 6.00 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 12(7) & SR Tendulkar 9(11) | 22 | 18 |
| 2nd | SR Tendulkar 18(29) & VVS Laxman 5(6) | 27 | 35 |
| 3rd | SC Ganguly 0(1) & VVS Laxman 0(1) | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | R Dravid 0(11) & SC Ganguly 3(11) | 3 | 22 |
| 5th | SC Ganguly 0(3) & Yuvraj Singh 4(6) | 4 | 9 |
| 6th | HK Badani 1(6) & Yuvraj Singh 0(9) | 3 | 15 |
| 7th | IK Pathan 21(25) & HK Badani 17(21) | 40 | 45 |
| 8th | IK Pathan 9(16) & M Kartik 11(17) | 24 | 32 |
| 9th | L Balaji 1(6) & M Kartik 12(8) | 13 | 14 |
| 10th | L Balaji 1(4) & A Nehra 14(4) | 15 | 8 |
Commentary
33.2W
BA Williams to L Balaji, OUT
L Balaji b BA Williams 2(10) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 151/10 (33.2 ov)
33.10
BA Williams to L Balaji, no run
End of over 3315 runsIND 151/9014046
A Nehra 14(4)L Balaji 2(8)JN Gillespie 9-1-52-2
32.66
JN Gillespie to A Nehra, SIX
32.54
JN Gillespie to A Nehra, FOUR
32.40
JN Gillespie to A Nehra, no run
32.34
JN Gillespie to A Nehra, FOUR
32.21
JN Gillespie to L Balaji, 1 run
32.10
JN Gillespie to L Balaji, no run
End of over 322 runs, 1 wktIND 136/901001W
L Balaji 1(6)BA Williams 6-1-12-1
31.6W
BA Williams to M Kartik, OUT
M Kartik c †AC Gilchrist b BA Williams 23(25) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 136/9 (32 ov)
31.51
BA Williams to L Balaji, 1 run
31.40
BA Williams to L Balaji, no run
31.30
BA Williams to L Balaji, no run
31.21
BA Williams to M Kartik, 1 run
31.10
BA Williams to M Kartik, no run
End of over 3111 runsIND 134/8440210
L Balaji 0(3)M Kartik 22(22)JN Gillespie 8-1-37-2
30.60
JN Gillespie to L Balaji, no run
30.51
JN Gillespie to M Kartik, 1 run
30.42
JN Gillespie to M Kartik, 2 runs
30.30
JN Gillespie to M Kartik, no run
30.24
JN Gillespie to M Kartik, FOUR
30.14
JN Gillespie to M Kartik, FOUR
End of over 302 runs, 1 wktIND 123/801Nb0W00
L Balaji 0(2)M Kartik 11(17)B Lee 10-1-39-2
29.60
B Lee to L Balaji, no run
29.50
B Lee to L Balaji, no run
29.4W
B Lee to IK Pathan, OUT
IK Pathan b B Lee 30(41) [4s-6 6s-0] · FoW 123/8 (29.4 ov)
29.30
B Lee to IK Pathan, no run
29.3Nb
B Lee to IK Pathan, no ball