NatWest Challenge3rd Match · ODI
England beat Australia by 3 wickets in the 3rd Match
County Ground, Bristol, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 252 for 9 in 50 overs, Michael Hussey 84 from 83 balls and Michael Clarke 45 from 71 balls. Steve Harmison took 5 for 33.
England reached 253 for 7 in 47.3 overs, Kevin Pietersen 91 not out from 65 balls and Michael Vaughan 57 from 92 balls. Brad Hogg took 3 for 42.
England won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
Key performers
Australia innings
252/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c †GO Jones b SJ Harmison | c †GO Jones b SJ Harmison | 26 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Matthew Haydenc PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison | c PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 70.45 |
| Ricky Ponting (c)lbw b SJ Harmison | lbw b SJ Harmison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Damien Martync KP Pietersen b SJ Harmison | c KP Pietersen b SJ Harmison | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Clarkeb J Lewis | b J Lewis | 45 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 63.38 |
| Michael Husseyb SJ Harmison | b SJ Harmison | 84 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 101.20 |
| Shane Watsonb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 25 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 69.44 |
| Brad Hoggnot out | not out | 10* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Jason Gillespiec †GO Jones b A Flintoff | c †GO Jones b A Flintoff | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 77.78 |
| Michael Kasprowiczb D Gough | b D Gough | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Glenn McGrathnot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 6, nb 4) | (lb 6, w 6, nb 4) | 16 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.04) | 50 Ov (RR 5.04) | 252/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (AC Gilchrist, 11.1 ov), 57-2 (RT Ponting, 11.2 ov), 57-3 (DR Martyn, 11.4 ov), 63-4 (ML Hayden, 15.3 ov), 168-5 (MJ Clarke, 35.1 ov), 220-6 (MEK Hussey, 44 ov), 220-7 (SR Watson, 44.1 ov), 244-8 (JN Gillespie, 48.5 ov), 248-9 (MS Kasprowicz, 49.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Jon Lewis | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 6.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | 10 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vikram Solanki | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England innings
253/7(47.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothickb GD McGrath | b GD McGrath | 16 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Andrew Straussb GD McGrath | b GD McGrath | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 69.57 |
| Michael Vaughan (c)lbw b GB Hogg | lbw b GB Hogg | 57 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 61.96 |
| Paul Collingwoodb MS Kasprowicz | b MS Kasprowicz | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Andrew Flintoffc MS Kasprowicz b GB Hogg | c MS Kasprowicz b GB Hogg | 19 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 86.36 |
| Kevin Pietersennot out | not out | 91* | 65 | 8 | 4 | 140.00 |
| Geraint Jones †c DR Martyn b GB Hogg | c DR Martyn b GB Hogg | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Vikram Solankirun out (†AC Gilchrist) | run out (†AC Gilchrist) | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Jon Lewisnot out | not out | 7* | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 7, nb 10) | (lb 1, w 7, nb 10) | 18 | ||||
| Total47.3 Ov (RR 5.33) | 47.3 Ov (RR 5.33) · Target 253 | 253/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (ME Trescothick, 6.5 ov), 42-2 (AJ Strauss, 8.5 ov), 82-3 (PD Collingwood, 18.3 ov), 119-4 (A Flintoff, 27.2 ov), 150-5 (MP Vaughan, 35.3 ov), 160-6 (GO Jones, 37.4 ov), 214-7 (VS Solanki, 42.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 3.78 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 6.60 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 7.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 6 |
| Shane Watson | 9.3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |