- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Got him! Hinds couldn't resist a poke this time and ends up edging straight to Ponting at second slip. A neat outswinger that drew Hinds forward before leaving him. 10/111.5 Gayle falls. He was pretty conservative for most of his stay today and perished trying to get a single. It was a length delivery that was slanted away and Gayle opened the face of his bat in an attempt to run it down to third man but sent it straight into the gloves of Gilchrist. 47/36.4 oh what a tame dismissal. Flicked straight to square-leg. Length delivery on the legs and he couldn't keep his shot down. 25/214.6 he's got him this time! Tossed up on off, the one that goes straight on, Sarwan doesnt pick and goes back lazily, gets struck in front of middle and leg, thats out mate, says the umpire, Clarke strikes in his first over 63/444.2 he's gone this time! Dropped in a fraction shorter and Lara ltries to latch onto it and smack it over the off side but can only find Symonds at short extra cover, Lara was struggling with the cramp anyways, but what a fine innings from him 200/549.5 gone! In the zone outside off stump, Baugh goes down and tries to hammer that over the offside cordon but can only find Ponting at wide mid-off who holds onto it, ball was travelling at some speed 233/6Extras5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)TOTAL234/6 (50 Overs, RR: 4.68)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Wavell Hinds, 3.4 ov), 2-25 (Dwayne Smith, 6.4 ov), 3-47 (Chris Gayle, 11.5 ov), 4-63 (Ramnaresh Sarwan, 14.6 ov), 5-200 (Brian Lara, 44.2 ov), 6-233 (Carlton Baugh, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 8 0 45 1 5.62 29 6 1 2 1 NW Bracken 10 1 42 2 4.2 33 5 0 0 0 GD McGrath 8 0 42 1 5.25 27 5 1 0 0 SR Watson 8 0 34 1 4.25 31 4 1 0 0 MJ Clarke 5 0 18 1 3.6 13 0 0 0 0 A Symonds 8 0 35 0 4.37 24 2 0 0 0 GB Hogg 3 0 17 0 5.66 12 3 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR41.4 gone! Spins into him from outside off stump, Clarke leans back and runs that towards to Hinds at gully, who picks it up and fires in a good throw to Gayle, Gilchrist is stuck somewhere down the pitch and cant get back in time, Gayle takes the throw and whips off the bails, Gilchrist has to go and boy does Gayle love this! He's whooping it up out there like a school kid after his final examinations! Hah, he says to Clarke! 182/52.2 Bradshaw draws first blood. It was banged in short and Watson fetches it from outside the off stump and pulls, but ends up lobbing it up towards mid-on where Sarwan comes under the ball. 12/13.4 crash... inside-edge on to the stumps. 140.04 kmph delivery that landed on a length outside the off stump and held its line, Ponting pushed back and hung his bat out at it - wanted to force it through the off side field , the bat came down in angle and all he got was a inside edge. 17/210.5 Bradshaw strikes! A deep point, a backward point and gully were in place. Bradshaw hurled one full and well outside off, Martyn went after it but couldn't keep it down. It flew flat and low and was nose-landing before Bravo, at point, bent low in front of him to take the catch. 44/319.6 Gayle gets Symonds and breaks out into animated celebrations.! Symonds comes down the track but is beaten in the flight. The ball threads the bat and pad gap to disturb the furniture. Gayle hops to his left and then to his right, does the routine again before resting on his left side and then circles the air with his right hand - I have done you in kind of celebration. 81/447.5 cleaned him up! Fullish delivery, Hussey has an ambitious and ugly swipe across the line - frustration, you'd have to say - misses it all ends up and the ball hits off stump, crucial strike from Taylor, thats the big one West Indies wanted, crowd erupts! 214/749.1 and he gets it, can you believe it?!? History is made at the Brabourne Stadium! Wow, wow, wow! Taylor will never be forgotten here in Mumbai! A full, fast delivery on the stumps, Hogg just walks across, looking to work that around the corner but the man makes zero contact and the ball castles into middle stump, he's gone and West Indies are one away from victory 219/947.6 and he's gone first ball! Taylor's a star tonight under the starry skies of Mumbai! Fires in one on a good length on off stump that nips in and catches Lee falling forward, gets rapped in front of middle and leg, every West Indian goes up in appeal, all eyes on Koertzen who takes his time and then ever so slowly raises that left arm...Taylor on fire, Lee departs first ball 214/8Extras20 (lb 8, nb 3, w 9)TOTAL224/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.48)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Shane Watson, 2.2 ov), 2-17 (Ricky Ponting, 3.4 ov), 3-44 (Damien Martyn, 10.5 ov), 4-81 (Andrew Symonds, 19.6 ov), 5-182 (Adam Gilchrist, 41.4 ov), 6-206 (Michael Clarke, 46.1 ov), 7-214 (Michael Hussey, 47.5 ov), 8-214 (Brett Lee, 47.6 ov), 9-219 (Brad Hogg, 49.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB IDR Bradshaw 10 0 38 2 3.8 44 4 0 3 3 JE Taylor 10 0 49 4 4.9 32 6 0 1 0 DR Smith 3 0 16 0 5.33 13 3 0 0 0 MN Samuels 10 1 36 0 3.6 36 2 0 2 0 CH Gayle 10 0 39 1 3.9 37 3 0 1 0 DJ Bravo 6 0 33 1 5.5 20 4 0 1 0 RR Sarwan 1 0 5 0 5 2 0 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
18 October 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
West Indies 2, Australia 0
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- West Indies: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: West Indies - 63/4 in 15.0 overs (RS Morton 6)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- West Indies: 100 runs in 27.6 overs (172 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (RS Morton 27, BC Lara 22, Ex 1)
- Drinks: West Indies - 124/4 in 32.0 overs (RS Morton 41, BC Lara 25)
- RS Morton: 50 off 63 balls (5 x 4)
- West Indies: 150 runs in 37.1 overs (227 balls), Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (RS Morton 49, BC Lara 49, Ex 2)
- BC Lara: 50 off 77 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- West Indies: 200 runs in 44.1 overs (269 balls), Extras 5
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (77 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Australia - 58/3 in 14.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 26, A Symonds 7)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Australia: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (154 balls), Extras 10
- AC Gilchrist: 50 off 71 balls (7 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (AC Gilchrist 23, MJ Clarke 23, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 133/4 in 31.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 61, MJ Clarke 24)
- Australia: 150 runs in 34.4 overs (217 balls), Extras 13
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 132 balls (AC Gilchrist 54, MJ Clarke 39, Ex 7)
- Australia: 200 runs in 44.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 20
- One Day International Scorers: Binoy George and Gautham
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