VB Series2nd Final · ODI
Australia beat Pakistan by 31 runs in the 2nd 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 239 for 9 in 50 overs, Damien Martyn 43 from 60 balls and Ricky Ponting 41 from 61 balls. Shahid Afridi took 2 for 38.
Pakistan were bowled out for 208, Mohammad Yousuf 51 from 57 balls and Abdul Razzaq 43 from 58 balls. Glenn McGrath took 5 for 27.
Australia won by 31 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
239/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c Shoaib Malik b Abdul Razzaq | c Shoaib Malik b Abdul Razzaq | 40 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Michael Clarkeb Mohammad Hafeez | b Mohammad Hafeez | 38 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 50.67 |
| Ricky Ponting (c)c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shahid Afridi | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shahid Afridi | 41 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 67.21 |
| Damien Martynb Abdul Razzaq | b Abdul Razzaq | 43 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 71.67 |
| Darren Lehmannb Shahid Afridi | b Shahid Afridi | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Simon Katichrun out (Shoaib Malik/†Kamran Akmal) | run out (Shoaib Malik/†Kamran Akmal) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Shane Watsonc Shahid Afridi b Iftikhar Anjum | c Shahid Afridi b Iftikhar Anjum | 21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 84.00 |
| Brad Hoggb Naved-ul-Hasan | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Brett Leenot out | not out | 14* | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jason Gillespieb Naved-ul-Hasan | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn McGrathnot out | not out | 5* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 5) | (b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 5) | 13 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.78) | 50 Ov (RR 4.78) | 239/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (AC Gilchrist, 8.5 ov), 118-2 (MJ Clarke, 24.5 ov), 146-3 (RT Ponting, 31.3 ov), 156-4 (DS Lehmann, 35.2 ov), 166-5 (SM Katich, 37.5 ov), 203-6 (DR Martyn, 44.2 ov), 207-7 (SR Watson, 45.5 ov), 230-8 (GB Hogg, 49.1 ov), 230-9 (JN Gillespie, 49.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 7.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 9.5 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 5.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Taufeeq Umar | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan innings
208(45.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamran Akmal †c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Taufeeq Umarc GD McGrath b B Lee | c GD McGrath b B Lee | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Mohammad Hafeezc MJ Clarke b GD McGrath | c MJ Clarke b GD McGrath | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Mohammad Yousufb GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 51 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)lbw b GD McGrath | lbw b GD McGrath | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shoaib Malikc SM Katich b GB Hogg | c SM Katich b GB Hogg | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Abdul Razzaqc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 43 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 74.14 |
| Shahid Afridirun out (B Lee/†AC Gilchrist) | run out (B Lee/†AC Gilchrist) | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 147.62 |
| Azhar Mahmoodlbw b JN Gillespie | lbw b JN Gillespie | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Naved-ul-Hasanb GD McGrath | b GD McGrath | 19 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Iftikhar Anjumnot out | not out | 5* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 6, nb 2) | (lb 3, w 6, nb 2) | 11 | ||||
| Total45.4 Ov (RR 4.55) | 45.4 Ov (RR 4.55) · Target 240 | 208 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (Taufeeq Umar, 4.5 ov), 17-2 (Kamran Akmal, 5.2 ov), 38-3 (Mohammad Hafeez, 11.2 ov), 38-4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 11.5 ov), 74-5 (Shoaib Malik, 20 ov), 97-6 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.1 ov), 133-7 (Shahid Afridi, 30.1 ov), 153-8 (Azhar Mahmood, 34.1 ov), 201-9 (Abdul Razzaq, 43.3 ov), 208-10 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 45.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3.88 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 7.4 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3.52 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 6.30 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 6.1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5.51 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |