ODI no. 2577
ICC World Cup - 47th Match, Super Eights
Australia v New Zealand
2006/07 season

Played at National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada (neutral venue), on 20 April 2007 (50-over match)

Result Australia won by 215 runs

 Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
wicket-keeper AC Gilchrist c Gillespie b Franklin 1 7 2 0 0 50.00
ML Hayden c & b Styris 103 150 100 10 2 103.00
captain RT Ponting c Taylor b Patel 66 96 70 7 0 94.28
MJ Clarke b Franklin 49 59 46 7 0 106.52
MEK Hussey c Styris b Franklin 37 75 44 2 0 84.09
A Symonds c Mason b Patel 11 20 16 1 0 68.75
SR Watson not out 65 44 32 4 4 203.12
GB Hogg not out 0 3 0 0 0 -
    Extras (lb 1, w 5, nb 10) 16
    Total (6 wickets; 50 overs; 230 mins) 348

Did not bat NW Bracken , SW Tait , GD McGrath

Fall of wicketsMJ Mason 3 0 27 0 9.00 (1nb, 1w)
 JEC Franklin 8 0 74 3 9.25 (5nb, 1w)
 JS Patel 10 0 48 2 4.80 (1nb)
 DL Vettori 10 0 60 0 6.00 (2nb)
 SB Styris 10 0 50 1 5.00 (2w)
 MR Gillespie 6 0 67 0 11.16 (1nb)
 CD McMillan 3 0 21 0 7.00

 New Zealand innings (target: 349 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
PG Fulton b Hogg 62 127 72 5 0 86.11
captain SP Fleming c Ponting b Tait 12 18 9 1 1 133.33
RL Taylor c Hussey b McGrath 3 8 6 0 0 50.00
SB Styris c Hayden b McGrath 27 30 22 5 0 122.72
CD McMillan lbw b Tait 1 6 5 0 0 20.00
JEC Franklin b Watson 6 11 9 0 0 66.66
wicket-keeper BB McCullum c Hussey b Hogg 7 19 16 0 0 43.75
DL Vettori c Symonds b Hogg 4 7 4 1 0 100.00
MR Gillespie c McGrath b Hogg 2 9 8 0 0 25.00
MJ Mason c wicket-keeperGilchrist b Tait 0 6 5 0 0 0.00
JS Patel not out 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
    Extras (w 7, nb 2) 9
    Total (all out; 25.5 overs; 127 mins) 133

Fall of wicketsNW Bracken 4 0 27 0 6.75 (1w)
 SW Tait 6 0 32 3 5.33 (1nb, 4w)
 GD McGrath 4 0 25 2 6.25 (1nb)
 GB Hogg 6.5 1 29 4 4.24 (1w)
 SR Watson 5 0 20 1 4.00 (1w)

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Points Australia 2, New Zealand 0

Player of the match ML Hayden (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
TV umpire BR Doctrove
Match referee MJ Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire DJ Harper (Australia)

 Match notes

  • Australia innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (47 balls), Extras 2
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (ML Hayden 22, RT Ponting 24, Ex 4)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 15.1 overs (98 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: Australia - 102/1 in 16.0 overs (ML Hayden 47, RT Ponting 47)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 100 balls (ML Hayden 43, RT Ponting 48, Ex 9)
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 53 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 23.1 - 28.0
  • Australia: 150 runs in 23.4 overs (150 balls), Extras 9
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (ML Hayden 28, MJ Clarke 23, Ex 0)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 29.4 overs (187 balls), Extras 10
  • ML Hayden: 100 off 96 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 208/2 in 31.0 overs (ML Hayden 100, MJ Clarke 30)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 33.1 - 38.0
  • Australia: 250 runs in 38.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 13
  • Australia: 300 runs in 47.2 overs (298 balls), Extras 16
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (MEK Hussey 21, SR Watson 26, Ex 3)
  • SR Watson: 50 off 28 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • New Zealand innings
  • New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (48 balls), Extras 3
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
  • Drinks: New Zealand - 80/4 in 12.3 overs (PG Fulton 32)
  • New Zealand: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 7
  • PG Fulton: 50 off 54 balls (3 x 4)
  • Official Attendance - 12,249