- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 2, lb 6, nb 4, w 5)TOTAL210/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.2)Did not bat: AD MullallyFall of wickets: 1-11 (Nick Knight, 3.6 ov), 2-26 (Graeme Hick, 7.1 ov), 3-57 (Alec Stewart, 16.3 ov), 4-90 (Nasser Hussain, 27.3 ov), 5-124 (Adam Hollioake, 34.1 ov), 6-143 (Vince Wells, 39.1 ov), 7-201 (Mark Ealham, 48.5 ov), 8-205 (Robert Croft, 49.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (lb 5, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL211/6 (47 Overs, RR: 4.48)Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Adam Gilchrist, 13.1 ov), 2-51 (Mark Waugh, 13.4 ov), 3-130 (Darren Lehmann, 33.1 ov), 4-158 (Ricky Ponting, 38.2 ov), 5-180 (Brendon Julian, 41.6 ov), 6-181 (Michael Bevan, 42.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Gough 5 0 24 0 4.8 1 2 AD Mullally 10 1 31 2 3.1 1 0 MA Ealham 9 0 46 1 5.11 0 1 MW Alleyne 5 0 24 0 4.8 0 0 RDB Croft 10 2 43 1 4.3 0 0 AJ Hollioake 6 0 28 1 4.66 0 0 VJ Wells 2 0 10 1 5 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
5 February 1999 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Australia 2, England 0
Match Notes
- 4th Umpire - P Hughes
- England innings: 1x5-ball over (36th over of the innings, bowled by Dale, called by Hair)
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