ODI no. 2540
 ICC World Cup - 10th Match, Group A
Australia v Netherlands 		2006/07 season

Played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts (neutral venue), on 18 March 2007 (50-over match)

Result Australia won by 229 runs

 Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
wicket-keeper AC Gilchrist c van Troost b de Leede 57 80 64 11 0 89.06
ML Hayden c Borren b de Leede 29 47 34 4 1 85.29
captain RT Ponting c & b ten Doeschate 23 33 22 4 1 104.54
MJ Clarke not out 93 124 85 6 3 109.41
BJ Hodge b Borren 123 108 89 8 7 138.20
MEK Hussey c sub (Mohammad Kashif) b ten Doeschate 2 4 4 0 0 50.00
SR Watson not out 12 5 4 1 1 300.00
    Extras (lb 9, w 8, nb 2) 19
    Total (5 wickets; 50 overs; 205 mins) 358

Did not bat GB Hogg , NW Bracken , SW Tait , GD McGrath

Fall of wicketsMBS Jonkman 6.1 1 35 0 5.67 (1nb)
 DJ Reekers 6 1 48 0 8.00
 TBM de Leede 10 1 40 2 4.00 (1w)
 RN ten Doeschate 10 0 76 2 7.60 (4w)
 Adeel Raja 7.5 0 61 0 7.78 (1nb)
 PW Borren 10 0 89 1 8.90 (1w)

 Netherlands innings (target: 359 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
B Zuiderent run out (Clarke/wicket-keeperGilchrist) 9 53 29 1 0 31.03
DJ Reekers c Clarke b Bracken 25 28 19 5 0 131.57
AN Kervezee lbw b Bracken 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
RN ten Doeschate lbw b Tait 1 4 6 0 0 16.66
captain LP van Troost lbw b McGrath 0 6 4 0 0 0.00
DLS van Bunge lbw b McGrath 33 49 33 4 1 100.00
TBM de Leede c Hayden b Hogg 14 35 22 2 0 63.63
PW Borren c Hussey b Hogg 24 30 18 4 1 133.33
wicket-keeper J Smits lbw b Hogg 3 8 12 0 0 25.00
Adeel Raja not out 8 16 14 1 0 57.14
MBS Jonkman st wicket-keeperGilchrist b Hogg 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
    Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 5) 12
    Total (all out; 26.5 overs; 125 mins) 129

Fall of wicketsNW Bracken 7 1 33 2 4.71
 SW Tait 7 0 29 1 4.14 (5w)
 GD McGrath 8 0 33 2 4.12
 GB Hogg 4.5 0 27 4 5.58

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Points Australia 2, Netherlands 0

Player of the match BJ Hodge (Australia)

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

 Match notes

  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 4
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (AC Gilchrist 34, ML Hayden 14, Ex 4)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 53 balls (10 x 4)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks: Australia - 116/1 in 19.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 57, RT Ponting 23)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (171 balls), Extras 14
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (MJ Clarke 20, BJ Hodge 23, Ex 7)
  • Drinks: Australia - 197/3 in 36.0 overs (MJ Clarke 30, BJ Hodge 44)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 36.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 14
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (MJ Clarke 47, BJ Hodge 46, Ex 7)
  • BJ Hodge: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • MJ Clarke: 50 off 60 balls (5 x 4)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 42.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 15
  • 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 145 balls (MJ Clarke 66, BJ Hodge 76, Ex 8)
  • BJ Hodge: 100 off 82 balls (6 x 4, 5 x 6)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 45.6 overs (283 balls), Extras 15
  • 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 168 balls (MJ Clarke 71, BJ Hodge 123, Ex 10)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 49.4 overs (306 balls), Extras 19
  • Netherlands innings
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Netherlands: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (73 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: Netherlands - 70/5 in 15.0 overs (DLS van Bunge 27, TBM de Leede 2)
  • Netherlands: 100 runs in 20.6 overs (131 balls), Extras 10