08/02Result
2nd Final (D/N), VB Series at Sydney, Feb 8 2004
Australia won by 208 runs
Player of the Match
Matthew HaydenAustralia
08/02Result
2nd Final (D/N), VB Series at Sydney, Feb 8 2004
Australia won by 208 runs
Player of the Match
Matthew HaydenAustralia

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

ML Hayden
126(122) 11x4 - 3x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 38 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
8 3 7 33 28 14 18 15
DR Martyn
67(76) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 20 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
5 5 8 15 13 7 8 6

Best performances - Bowlers

BA Williams
O6.2
M1
R12
W2
Eco1.89
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
IJ Harvey
O5
M2
R30
W2
Eco6
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
33.2
W
Williams to Balaji, OUT,

L Balaji b Williams 2 (16m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20

33.1
0
Williams to Balaji, no run,

END OF OVER:
33 | 15 Runs | IND: 151/9 (209 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 4.57, RRR: 12.29)

  • Ashish Nehra14 (4b)
  • Lakshmipathy Balaji2 (8b)
  • Jason Gillespie9-1-52-2
  • Brad Williams6-1-12-1
32.6
6
Gillespie to Nehra, SIX,
32.5
4
Gillespie to Nehra, FOUR,
32.4
0
Gillespie to Nehra, no run,
32.3
4
Gillespie to Nehra, FOUR,

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