VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat Pakistan by 18 runs in the final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 237, Andrew Symonds 91 from 101 balls and Damien Martyn 53 from 78 balls. Abdul Razzaq took 3 for 33.
Pakistan made 219 for 9 in 50 overs, Shoaib Malik 66 from 89 balls and Inzamam-ul-Haq 51 from 83 balls. Brett Lee took 3 for 23.
Australia won by 18 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
237(49 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c Abdul Razzaq b Mohammad Khalil | c Abdul Razzaq b Mohammad Khalil | 24 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael Clarkelbw b Naved-ul-Hasan | lbw b Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 40.91 |
| Ricky Pontingb Iftikhar Anjum | b Iftikhar Anjum | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Damien Martynst †Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | st †Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 53 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 67.95 |
| Andrew Symondsc Inzamam-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq | c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq | 91 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 90.10 |
| Darren Lehmannc †Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | c †Kamran Akmal b Shahid Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon Katichc sub (Yasir Hameed) b Abdul Razzaq | c sub (Yasir Hameed) b Abdul Razzaq | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Shane Watsonc Mohammad Hafeez b Abdul Razzaq | c Mohammad Hafeez b Abdul Razzaq | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Brett Leeb Naved-ul-Hasan | b Naved-ul-Hasan | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Jason Gillespienot out | not out | 3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Glenn McGrathrun out | run out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 8, w 7, nb 3) | (b 1, lb 8, w 7, nb 3) | 19 | ||||
| Total49 Ov (RR 4.84) | 49 Ov (RR 4.84) | 237 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (MJ Clarke, 8.3 ov), 51-2 (AC Gilchrist, 12.3 ov), 53-3 (RT Ponting, 13.2 ov), 190-4 (DR Martyn, 40.2 ov), 190-5 (DS Lehmann, 40.3 ov), 213-6 (SM Katich, 45.2 ov), 213-7 (A Symonds, 45.3 ov), 220-8 (SR Watson, 47.1 ov), 235-9 (B Lee, 48.5 ov), 237-10 (GD McGrath, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.56 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Iftikhar Anjum | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Khalil | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.00 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 10 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3.30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 17(31) & MJ Clarke 9(22) | 29 | 51 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 11(13) & AC Gilchrist 7(11) | 22 | 24 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 2(3) & RT Ponting 0(2) | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | A Symonds 79(88) & DR Martyn 51(75) | 137 | 162 |
| 5th | DS Lehmann 0(1) & A Symonds 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | SM Katich 9(17) & A Symonds 12(12) | 23 | 29 |
| 7th | A Symonds 0(1) & SR Watson 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | B Lee 3(5) & SR Watson 4(5) | 7 | 10 |
| 9th | B Lee 10(7) & JN Gillespie 3(3) | 15 | 10 |
| 10th | GD McGrath 1(1) & JN Gillespie 0(0) | 2 | 1 |
Pakistan innings
219/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Buttlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kamran Akmal †c JN Gillespie b GD McGrath | c JN Gillespie b GD McGrath | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Mohammad Hafeezc SR Watson b GD McGrath | c SR Watson b GD McGrath | 13 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mohammad Yousufb B Lee | b B Lee | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haqc GD McGrath b B Lee | c GD McGrath b B Lee | 51 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 61.45 |
| Shoaib Malikc DS Lehmann b JN Gillespie | c DS Lehmann b JN Gillespie | 66 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 74.16 |
| Abdul Razzaqrun out | run out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Shahid Afridic SM Katich b JN Gillespie | c SM Katich b JN Gillespie | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.33 |
| Naved-ul-Hasanc DR Martyn b GD McGrath | c DR Martyn b GD McGrath | 29 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Iftikhar Anjumnot out | not out | 19* | 32 | 1 | 0 | 59.38 |
| Mohammad Khalilnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.38) | 50 Ov (RR 4.38) · Target 238 from 50 ov | 219/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Salman Butt, 0.2 ov), 7-2 (Kamran Akmal, 1.4 ov), 9-3 (Mohammad Yousuf, 2.4 ov), 27-4 (Mohammad Hafeez, 12 ov), 118-5 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 32.5 ov), 123-6 (Abdul Razzaq, 34.4 ov), 153-7 (Shoaib Malik, 38.2 ov), 171-8 (Shahid Afridi, 40.3 ov), 216-9 (Naved-ul-Hasan, 49.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2.30 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 3.40 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 4.22 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6.43 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Salman Butt 0(2) & Kamran Akmal 0(0) | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | Mohammad Hafeez 2(4) & Kamran Akmal 4(4) | 6 | 8 |
| 3rd | Mohammad Hafeez 0(2) & Mohammad Yousuf 2(4) | 2 | 6 |
| 4th | Inzamam-ul-Haq 7(23) & Mohammad Hafeez 11(33) | 18 | 56 |
| 5th | Inzamam-ul-Haq 44(60) & Shoaib Malik 46(66) | 91 | 125 |
| 6th | Abdul Razzaq 3(4) & Shoaib Malik 2(7) | 5 | 11 |
| 7th | Shahid Afridi 11(6) & Shoaib Malik 18(16) | 30 | 22 |
| 8th | Shahid Afridi 15(9) & Naved-ul-Hasan 2(4) | 18 | 13 |
| 9th | Naved-ul-Hasan 27(25) & Iftikhar Anjum 16(30) | 45 | 55 |
| 10th | Iftikhar Anjum 3(2) & Mohammad Khalil 0(0) | 3* | 2 |
Commentary
End of over 506 runs, 1 wktPAK 219/9102W21
Iftikhar Anjum 19(32)Mohammad Khalil 0(0)GD McGrath 10-3-34-3
49.61
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, 1 run
49.52
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, 2 runs
49.4W
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, OUT
Naved-ul-Hasan c DR Martyn b GD McGrath 29(29) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 216/9 (49.4 ov)
49.32
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 2 runs
49.20
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
49.11
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, 1 run
End of over 4910 runsPAK 213/8110044
Naved-ul-Hasan 27(26)Iftikhar Anjum 15(29)JN Gillespie 10-0-47-2
48.64
JN Gillespie to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR
48.54
JN Gillespie to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR
48.40
JN Gillespie to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
48.30
JN Gillespie to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
48.21
JN Gillespie to Iftikhar Anjum, 1 run
48.11
JN Gillespie to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
End of over 482 runsPAK 203/8101000
Iftikhar Anjum 14(28)Naved-ul-Hasan 18(21)GD McGrath 9-3-28-2
47.60
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
47.50
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
47.40
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
47.31
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, 1 run
47.20
GD McGrath to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run
47.11
GD McGrath to Iftikhar Anjum, 1 run
End of over 473 runsPAK 201/8002001
Iftikhar Anjum 13(24)Naved-ul-Hasan 17(19)B Lee 10-0-23-3
46.61
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, 1 run
46.50
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
46.40
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
46.32
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, 2 runs
46.20
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
46.10
B Lee to Iftikhar Anjum, no run
End of over 468 runsPAK 198/8401111
Iftikhar Anjum 10(18)Naved-ul-Hasan 17(19)GD McGrath 8-3-26-2