ODI no. 2559
 ICC World Cup - 29th Match, Super Eights
Australia v Bangladesh 		2006/07 season

Played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (neutral venue), on 31 March 2007 (50-over match)

Result Australia won by 10 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)

 Bangladesh innings (22 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
Tamim Iqbal c Hogg b Bracken 3 11 14 0 0 21.42
Shahriar Nafees b McGrath 1 15 4 0 0 25.00
Aftab Ahmed c Bracken b McGrath 11 14 7 1 0 157.14
Saqibul Hasan c wicket-keeperGilchrist b Tait 25 50 36 0 1 69.44
Mohammad Ashraful c Ponting b McGrath 6 11 8 1 0 75.00
captain Habibul Bashar c Ponting b Bracken 24 48 43 0 0 55.81
Mashrafe Mortaza not out 25 21 17 2 1 147.05
wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim not out 2 2 3 0 0 66.66
    Extras (w 7) 7
    Total (6 wickets; 22 overs) 104

Did not bat Mohammad Rafique , Abdur Razzak , Tapash Baisya

Fall of wicketsNW Bracken 4 0 20 2 5.00 (1w)
 GD McGrath 5 0 16 3 3.20 (1w)
 SW Tait 4 0 28 1 7.00 (4w)
 SR Watson 1.4 0 4 0 2.40
 GB Hogg 5 0 20 0 4.00
 A Symonds 2.2 0 16 0 6.85 (1w)

 Australia innings (target: 105 runs from 22 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
wicket-keeper AC Gilchrist not out 59 56 44 8 1 134.09
ML Hayden not out 47 56 39 3 3 120.51
    Extras 0
    Total (0 wickets; 13.5 overs; 56 mins) 106

Did not bat captainRT Ponting , MJ Clarke , A Symonds , MEK Hussey , SR Watson , GB Hogg , NW Bracken , SW Tait , GD McGrath

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Mashrafe Mortaza 4 0 20 0 5.00
 Tapash Baisya 2.5 0 35 0 12.35
 Aftab Ahmed 0.1 0 1 0 6.00
 Abdur Razzak 3 0 15 0 5.00
 Mohammad Rafique 3 0 21 0 7.00
 Saqibul Hasan 0.5 0 14 0 16.80

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

Player of the match GD McGrath (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire RE Koertzen (South Africa)
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire Asad Rauf (Pakistan)

 Match notes

  • Bangladesh innings
  • Wet Ground: Bangladesh - 0/0
  • Bangladesh: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
  • Bangladesh: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (137 balls), Extras 7
  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (AC Gilchrist 31, ML Hayden 19, Ex 0)
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 0
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 82 balls (AC Gilchrist 59, ML Hayden 41, Ex 0)