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ICC World Cup - 31st match, Pool A

Australia v Namibia

Australia won by 256 runs

ODI no. 1970 | 2002/03 season
Played at North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom (neutral venue)
27 February 2003 (50-over match)


Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist†	b van Rooi	13	23	22	2	0	59.09
5.6 bowled 26/1
ML Hayden	b LJ Burger	88	103	73	9	3	120.54
23.5 bowled 140/3
MG Bevan	c & b LJ Burger	17	61	42	1	0	40.47
19.6 caught & 104/2
A Symonds	run out (Swanepoel/†van Schoor)	59	78	63	2	2	93.65
42.2 BL Kotze to Martyn, run out (Swanepoel/†van Schoor) 230/5
RT Ponting*	c DB Kotze b LJ Burger	2	7	9	0	0	22.22
25.5 caught DB Kotze 146/4
DR Martyn	b BL Kotze	35	55	50	2	0	70.00
42.5 bowled 231/6
DS Lehmann	not out	50	30	31	5	3	161.29

GB Hogg	not out	19	27	14	3	0	135.71

Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 4)	18

Total	(6 wickets; 50 overs; 195 mins)	301	(6.02 runs per over)

Did not bat B Lee, AJ Bichel, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets1-26 (Gilchrist, 5.6 ov), 2-104 (Bevan, 19.6 ov), 3-140 (Hayden, 23.5 ov), 4-146 (Ponting, 25.5 ov), 5-230 (Symonds, 42.2 ov), 6-231 (Martyn, 42.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ van Vuuren	10	0	92	0	9.20	(2nb, 1w)

BO van Rooi	6	0	24	1	4.00	(4w)
5.6 to Gilchrist, bowled 26/1
BL Kotze	10	0	62	1	6.20	(2nb, 1w)
42.5 to Martyn, bowled 231/6
LJ Burger	10	1	39	3	3.90
19.6 to Bevan, caught & 104/2 23.5 to Hayden, bowled 140/3 25.5 to Ponting, caught DB Kotze 146/4
DB Kotze	10	0	54	0	5.40

AJ Burger	4	0	22	0	5.50


Namibia innings (target: 302 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Burger	c Ponting b McGrath	4	2	4	1	0	100.00
0.4 caught Ponting 5/1
SJ Swanepoel	c Ponting b Lee	2	15	8	0	0	25.00
3.2 caught Ponting 14/2
M Karg	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	4	21	14	0	0	28.57
4.6 caught †Gilchrist 16/3
D Keulder	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	3	26	20	0	0	15.00
8.4 caught †Gilchrist 28/5
GB Murgatroyd	lbw b McGrath	0	8	3	0	0	0.00
6.3 17/4
DB Kotze*	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	10	31	14	1	0	71.42
12.2 caught †Gilchrist 45/7
LJ Burger	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	1	11	11	0	0	9.09
10.5 caught †Gilchrist 34/6
M van Schoor†	c †Gilchrist b Bichel	6	18	10	1	0	60.00
13.5 caught †Gilchrist 45/9
BL Kotze	b McGrath	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
12.5 bowled 45/8
BO van Rooi	not out	0	9	1	0	0	0.00

RJ van Vuuren	c †Gilchrist b Bichel	0	9	1	0	0	0.00
13.6 caught †Gilchrist 45/10
Extras	(lb 4, w 6, nb 5)	15

Total	(all out; 14 overs; 75 mins)	45	(3.21 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-5 (AJ Burger, 0.4 ov), 2-14 (Swanepoel, 3.2 ov), 3-16 (Karg, 4.6 ov), 4-17 (Murgatroyd, 6.3 ov), 5-28 (Keulder, 8.4 ov), 6-34 (LJ Burger, 10.5 ov), 7-45 (DB Kotze, 12.2 ov), 8-45 (BL Kotze, 12.5 ov), 9-45 (van Schoor, 13.5 ov), 10-45 (van Vuuren, 13.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	7	4	15	7	2.14	(2w)
0.4 to AJ Burger, caught Ponting 5/1 4.6 to Karg, caught †Gilchrist 16/3 6.3 to Murgatroyd, 17/4 8.4 to Keulder, caught †Gilchrist 28/5 10.5 to LJ Burger, caught †Gilchrist 34/6 12.2 to DB Kotze, caught †Gilchrist 45/7 12.5 to BL Kotze, bowled 45/8
B Lee	6	1	26	1	4.33	(5nb)
3.2 to Swanepoel, caught Ponting 14/2
AJ Bichel	1	1	0	2	0.00
13.5 to van Schoor, caught †Gilchrist 45/9 13.6 to van Vuuren, caught †Gilchrist 45/10

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Points Australia 4, Namibia 0

Player of the match GD McGrath (Australia)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire NA Mallender (England)
Match referee GR Viswanath (India)

Match notes

4th (reserve) umpire: CJ Pickett (NL)
12th Men: JP Maher (Australia) and SF Burger (Namibia)
MG Bevan's 200th ODI

Australia 50 up after 7.6 overs, 35 minutes, 6 fours
53 Partnership for Hayden and Bevan in 65 balls, 42 minutes, 6 fours, 1 six
ML Hayden's highest score in World Cups (previous: 45* v India at Centurion, 2002/03)
ML Hayden 50 up after 54 balls, 78 mins, 5 fours, 1 six
Australia 100 after 18.6 overs, 81 minutes
A Symonds and DR Martyn's partnership of 84 runs set a new 5th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 42 JN Rhodes and L Klusener, South Africa v Australia, 2001/02)
DS Lehmann and GB Hogg's partnership of 70* runs set a new 7th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 30 Khaled Mashud and Khaled Mahmud, Bangladesh v South Africa, 2002/03)
LJ Burger's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 1/45 v Pakistan at Kimberley, 2002/03)
BO van Rooi's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 0/36 v India at Pietermaritzburg, 2002/03)
50 Partnership Symonds & Martyn, 34 minutes, 61 balls, 4 fours, 1 six
Symonds 50 in 71 minutes, 56 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes
50 Partnership for Lehmann & Hogg in 25 minutes, 39 balls, 6 fours, 1 six
Australia 150 after 26.5 overs, 115 minutes, 13 fours, 3 sixes
Australia 200 after 37.2 overs, 150 minutes, 16 fours, 4 sixes
Australia 250 after 46 overs, 180 minutes, 19 fours, 5 sixes
Australia 300 after 50 overs, 195 minutes
DS Lehmann's 28 runs (444646) off the 50th over was the most runs off an over in World Cups (previous: BC Lara 26 runs (46466x), West Indies v Canada at Centurion, 2002/03)
DS Lehmann's 28 runs (444646) off the 50th over was the most runs off an over by an Australian in ODIs (previous: DS Lehmann /B Lee 27 runs (164646) v South Africa at Perth, 2001/02)

With the wicket of LJ Burger, GD McGrath became the leading wicket taker for Australia in World Cups (previous: SK Warne 32 wickets)
GD McGrath's best bowling in World Cups (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
GD McGrath's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in World Cups (previous: 6/14 GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling in World Cups (previous: 7/51 WW Davis, West Indies v Australia at Leeds, 1983)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in ODIs (previous: 6/14 GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling on this ground (previous: 4/16 L Klusener, South Africa v Kenya, 2002/03)
AC Gilchrist's 6 catches was the most catches/dismissals in a World Cup innings (previous: RD Jacobs, 5 (5c, 0st), West Indies v New Zealand at Southampton, 1999)
AC Gilchrist's 6 catches equalled the most catches/dismissals by an Australian in ODIs (AC Gilchrist, 6 (6c, 0st), v South Africa at Cape Town, 1999/00 and AC Gilchrist, 6 (5c, 1st), v England at Sydney, 2002/03)
Namibia's lowest completed total in ODIs (previous: 84 v Pakistan at Kimberley, 2002/03)
Lowest completed total against Australia in ODIs (previous: 63 by India at Sydney, 1980/81)
Lowest completed total against Australia in World Cups (previous: 93 by England at Leeds, 1975)
Lowest completed total on this ground in ODIs (previous: 122 by Netherlands v Australia, 2002/03)
Australia's win was their 11th consecutive victory equalling the record for most consecutive victories in ODIs (11 by West Indies 04/06/1984 to 02/02/1985)
The margin of victory was the largest in World Cups by runs (previous: 202 runs, England (334/4) beat India (132/3) at Lord's, 1975)
The margin of victory was the largest by Australia in ODIs by runs (previous: 232 runs, Australia (323/2) beat Sri Lanka (91) at Adelaide, 1984/85)
The margin of victory was the largest in ODIs by runs (previous: 245 runs, Sri Lanka (299/5) beat India (54) at Sharjah, 2000/01)