ODI # 1993 ICC World Cup, 2002/03, Final Australia v India New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 23 March 2003 (50-over match)

INDIA

Vs

AUSTRALIA

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh     57  66  48  8 1
ML Hayden             c Dravid           b Harbhajan Singh     37  93  54  5 0
*RT Ponting           not out                                 140 138 121  4 8
DR Martyn             not out                                  88 112  84  7 1
Extras                (b 2, lb 12, w 16, nb 7)                 37
Total                 (2 wickets, 50 overs, 205 mins)         359

DNB: DS Lehmann, MG Bevan, A Symonds, GB Hogg, AJ Bichel, B Lee,
     GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-105 (Gilchrist, 13.6 ov), 2-125 (Hayden, 19.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         7      0     67      0 (2nb, 6w)
Srinath                     10      0     87      0 (3nb, 2w)
Nehra                       10      0     57      0 (3w)
Harbhajan Singh              8      0     49      2
Sehwag                       3      0     14      0
Tendulkar                    3      0     20      0 (1w)
Mongia                       7      0     39      0 (2nb)
Yuvraj Singh                 2      0     12      0

India innings (target: 360 runs from 50 overs)                  R   M   B  4 6
SR Tendulkar                         c & b McGrath              4   2   5  1 0
V Sehwag              run out (Lehmann)                        82 107  81 10 3
*SC Ganguly           c Lehmann          b Lee                 24  44  25  3 1
M Kaif                c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0   4   3  0 0
+R Dravid                                b Bichel              47  87  57  2 0
Yuvraj Singh          c Lee              b Hogg                24  48  34  1 0
D Mongia              c Martyn           b Symonds             12  18  11  2 0
Harbhajan Singh       c McGrath          b Symonds              7  12   8  0 0
Z Khan                c Lehmann          b McGrath              4  20   8  0 0
J Srinath                                b Lee                  1   6   4  0 0
A Nehra               not out                                   8   7   4  2 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 4)                   21
Total                 (all out, 39.2 overs, 180 mins)         234

FoW: 1-4 (Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 2-58 (Ganguly, 9.5 ov),
     3-59 (Kaif, 10.3 ov), 4-147 (Sehwag, 23.5 ov),
     5-187 (Dravid, 31.5 ov), 6-208 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov),
     7-209 (Mongia, 35.2 ov), 8-223 (Harbhajan Singh, 37.1 ov),
     9-226 (Srinath, 38.2 ov), 10-234 (Khan, 39.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      8.2    0     52      3
Lee                          7      1     31      2 (4nb, 2w)
Hogg                        10      0     61      1 (2w)
Lehmann                      2      0     18      0
Bichel                      10      0     57      1 (4w)
Symonds                      2      0      7      2 (1w)

MATCH REPORT

• 4th (reserve) umpire: BF Bowden (NZ)
• 12th Men: IJ Harvey (Australia) and AB Agarkar (India)
• Australia 50 in 35 mins off 49 balls, 6x4
• 50 partnership in 35 mins off 49 balls, Gilchrist 28, Hayden 9, Extras 13)
• Gilchrist 50 runs in 61 mins off 40 balls, 7x4, 1x6
• Australia 100 in 65 mins off 92 balls, 13x4, 1x6
• 100 Partnership in 65 mins off 92 balls, 13x4, 1x6, Gilchrist 55, Hayden 31, extras 17
• Australia 150 in 110 mins off 157 balls, 16x4, 1x6
• 50 Partnership in 29 mins off 52 balls, 4x4, Ponting 23, Martyn 25, extras 2
• DR Martyn's highest score against India in ODIs (previous: 30 at Sharjah, 1997/98 & at Melbourne, 1999/00)
• Australia 200 in 138 mins off 211 balls, 19x4, 1x6
• Martyn 50 runs in 53 mins off 46 balls, 6x4
• 100 Partnership in 59 mins off 109 balls, 7x4, Ponting 39, Martyn 56, extras 5
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new 3rd wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 106 runs, WJ Cronje & JN Rhodes, South Africa v Australia, 1993/94)
• Ponting 50 runs in 68 mins off 74 balls, 1x4
• Australia 250 in 162 mins off 256 balls, 21x4, 3x6
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new 3rd wicket partnership record for Australia against India in ODIs (previous: 137 runs, DM Jones & AR Border at Adelaide, 1991/92)
• 150 Partnership in 80 mins off 141 balls, 8x4, 4x6, Ponting 75, Martyn 68, extras 7
• DR Martyn's highest score in World Cups (previous: 67* v Netherlands at Potchefstroom, 2002/03)
• Ponting 100 runs in 119 mins off 103 balls, 2x4, 5x6
• Australia 300 in 187 mins off 292 balls, 22x4, 6x6
• Australia's total set a new team total record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 310/8 Australia v Pakistan, 2002/03)
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new partnership record for any wicket at this ground in ODIs (previous: 193 runs, 1st wkt, SC Ganguly & SR Tendulkar, India v South Africa, 2001/02)
• 200 Partnership in 102 mins off 173 balls, 9x4, 7x6, Ponting 105, Martyn 86, extras 9
• RT Ponting's highest score in World Cups (previous: 114 v Sri Lanka at Centurion, 2002/03)
• RT Ponting's highest score against India in ODIs (previous: 115 at Melbourne, 1999/00)
• Australia's total set a new record for Australia in World Cups (previous: 328/5 v Sri Lanka at The Oval, 1975)
• Australia's total set a new record for Australia against India in ODIs (previous: 338/4 at Visakhapatnam, 2000/01)
• Australia 350 in 204 mins off 318 balls, 23x4, 10x6
• Australia's total set a new record for Australia in ODIs (previous: 349/6 v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1999/00)
• Australia's total set a new record for any side against India (previous: 349/9 by New Zealand at Rajkot, 1999/00)
• RT Ponting's score was the highest score in a World Cup final (previous: 138*, CH Lloyd, West Indies v England at Lord's, 1975)
• RT Ponting's score was the highest score by an Australian against India in ODIs (previous: 133*, ME Waugh at Poona, 2000/01)
• RT Ponting became the leading run scorer in World Cup finals with 209 runs (previous: 176 runs, IVA Richards)
• RT Ponting's 8 sixes were the most by any batsman in a World Cup innings (previous: 7 sixes, IVA Richards, West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi, 1987/88 & SC Ganguly, India v Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999)
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new partnership record for any wicket by Australia in ODIs (previous: 225 runs, 2nd wkt, AC Gilchrist and RT Ponting, v England at Melbourne, 20002/03)
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new 3rd wicket partnership record for Australia in ODIs (previous: 224*, DM Jones and AR Border, v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, 1984/85)
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new partnership record for any wicket by Australia in World Cups (previous: 207, 3rd wkt, ME Waugh & SR Waugh, v Kenya at Visakhapatnam, 1995/96)
• RT Ponting and DR Martyn's partnership set a new partnership record for any wicket in a World Cup final (previous: 149 runs, 4th wkt, RB Kanhai and CH Lloyd, West India v Australia at Lord's, 1975)
• The 37 extras conceded by India were the most given away by a team in a World Cup final (previous: 32 extras, England v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1991/92)

• When V Sehwag hit a boundary to go to 4* he completed 2000 runs in ODIs
• India 50 in 38 mins off 52 balls, 6x4, 2x6
• When R Dravid hit two to go to 4* he completed 500 runs against Australia in ODIs
• 50 Partnership in 35 mins off 48 balls, 8x4, 2x6, Sehwag 22, Ganguly 24, extras 4
• Sehwag 50 in 72 mins off 50 balls, 7x4, 2x6
• India 100 in 77 mins off 106 balls, 7x4, 2x6
• V Sehwag's highest score against Australia in ODIs (previous: 58 at Bangalore, 2000/01)
• Rain stopped play at 15.35 local time, 103/3 off 17 overs
• Play resumed at 16.00, no overs were lost
• Attendance: 31,779
• 50 Partnership in 30 minutes off 48 balls, 5x4, 1x6, Sehwag 34, Dravid 13, extras 3
• V Sehwag's highest score in World Cups (previous: 66 v Sri Lanka at Johannesburg, 2002/03)
• India 150 in 111 mins off 157 balls, 15x4, 4x6
• India 200 in 147 mins off 212 balls, 19x4, 4x6
• A Symonds' best bowling in World Cups (previous: 0/20 v England at Port Elizabeth, 2002/03)
• Australia became the first team to win 3 World Cups
• Australia extended its consecutive wins in ODIs record to 17 wins (11 Jan 2003 to 23 Mar 2003)