ODI no. 2532
 ICC World Cup - 2nd Match, Group A
Australia v Scotland 		2006/07 season

Played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts (neutral venue), on 14 March 2007 (50-over match)

Result Australia won by 203 runs

 Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
wicket-keeper AC Gilchrist lbw b Brown 46 71 55 7 0 83.63
ML Hayden lbw b Haq 60 114 73 6 1 82.19
captain RT Ponting b Wright 113 144 93 9 5 121.50
MJ Clarke b Haq 15 29 20 1 0 75.00
BJ Hodge c Hoffmann b Rogers 29 62 28 3 0 103.57
MEK Hussey st wicket-keeperSmith b Hoffmann 4 19 6 0 0 66.66
SR Watson not out 18 23 11 3 0 163.63
GB Hogg not out 40 15 15 3 3 266.66
    Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 5, nb 1) 9
    Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 334

Did not bat NW Bracken , SW Tait , GD McGrath

Fall of wicketsPJC Hoffmann 10 0 57 1 5.70 (2w)
 JAR Blain 4 0 29 0 7.25 (1nb, 1w)
 CM Wright 10 0 58 1 5.80
 DR Brown 9 0 86 1 9.55 (2w)
 GA Rogers 10 0 52 1 5.20
 RM Haq 7 0 49 2 7.00

 Scotland innings (target: 335 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
DF Watts b McGrath 9 40 25 0 0 36.00
RM Haq run out (McGrath/Tait) 16 23 22 2 0 72.72
NS Poonia b Tait 1 4 4 0 0 25.00
RR Watson c Bracken b McGrath 6 21 20 0 0 30.00
GM Hamilton c wicket-keeperGilchrist b McGrath 3 23 18 0 0 16.66
DR Brown c Watson b Hodge 19 55 37 3 0 51.35
wicket-keeper CJO Smith b Hogg 51 93 76 7 0 67.10
captain CM Wright lbw b Tait 4 12 21 0 0 19.04
GA Rogers run out (Hayden/wicket-keeperGilchrist) 6 29 19 0 0 31.57
PJC Hoffmann not out 0 1 0 0 0 -
JAR Blain absent hurt -
    Extras (lb 9, w 6, nb 1) 16
    Total (all out; 40.1 overs) 131

Fall of wicketsNW Bracken 6 1 12 0 2.00
 SW Tait 8 0 45 2 5.62 (3w)
 GD McGrath 6 1 14 3 2.33 (1nb)
 SR Watson 7 1 18 0 2.57 (1w)
 GB Hogg 7.1 1 16 1 2.23
 BJ Hodge 6 0 17 1 2.83

Toss Scotland, who chose to field first
Points Australia 2, Scotland 0

Player of the match RT Ponting (Australia)

Umpires SA Bucknor and EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire AL Hill (New Zealand)
Match referee J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire MR Benson (England)

 Match notes

  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 4
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (AC Gilchrist 25, ML Hayden 21, Ex 4)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Australia: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (118 balls), Extras 4
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 58 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (174 balls), Extras 5
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 48 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 191/2 in 34.0 overs (RT Ponting 66, MJ Clarke 13)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (RT Ponting 38, MJ Clarke 13, Ex 1)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 35.1 overs (215 balls), Extras 6
  • Rain: Australia - 241/3 in 40.2 overs (RT Ponting 91, BJ Hodge 23)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (RT Ponting 26, BJ Hodge 24, Ex 0)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 41.2 overs (252 balls), Extras 6
  • RT Ponting: 100 off 85 balls (9 x 4, 4 x 6)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 48.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 9
  • 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (SR Watson 17, GB Hogg 34, Ex 1)
  • Scotland innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • Drinks: Scotland - 42/5 in 15.3 overs (DR Brown 4)
  • Scotland: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
  • Scotland: 100 runs in 32.3 overs (199 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: Scotland - 104/7 in 32.5 overs (CJO Smith 35)
  • Drinks: Scotland - 114/7 in 35.0 overs (CJO Smith 40, GA Rogers 1)
  • CJO Smith: 50 off 72 balls (7 x 4)
  • Official Attendance - 2,555