South Africa v Australia
Semi Final · Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia · 25 Apr 2007
Australia won by 7 wickets
South Africa innings14943.5 overs
Australia innings153/331.3 overs · target 150
The worm
South AfricaAustralia
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
South Africawicket
Australiawicket
South Africa innings 149 (43.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith | b NW Bracken | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| AB de Villiers | c AC Gilchrist b SW Tait | 15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 44.1 |
| JH Kallis | b GD McGrath | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.6 |
| HH Gibbs | c AC Gilchrist b SW Tait | 39 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 79.6 |
| AG Prince | c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MV Boucher | c ML Hayden b GD McGrath | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JM Kemp | not out | 49 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 53.8 |
| AJ Hall | c AC Gilchrist b SW Tait | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| SM Pollock | c & b GB Hogg | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| A Nel | c MJ Clarke b SW Tait | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| CK Langeveldt | b SR Watson | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Extras | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 43.5 overs | 149 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (GC Smith, 2.3 ov), 12-2 (JH Kallis, 5.3 ov), 26-3 (AB de Villiers, 8.5 ov), 27-4 (AG Prince, 9.4 ov), 27-5 (MV Boucher, 9.5 ov), 87-6 (HH Gibbs, 22.5 ov), 93-7 (AJ Hall, 26.1 ov), 103-8 (SM Pollock, 29.4 ov), 130-9 (A Nel, 40.1 ov), 149-10 (CK Langeveldt, 43.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Bracken | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.14 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| GD McGrath | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2.25 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| SW Tait | 10 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 3.90 | 47 | 9 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 8.5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 5.55 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| GB Hogg | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.40 | 42 | 3 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 15 | GC Smith 2, AB de Villiers 4 |
| 2 | 5 | 18 | AB de Villiers 0, JH Kallis 5 |
| 3 | 14 | 20 | AB de Villiers 11, HH Gibbs 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | HH Gibbs 1, AG Prince 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | HH Gibbs 0, MV Boucher 0 |
| 6 | 60 | 78 | HH Gibbs 35, JM Kemp 18 |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | JM Kemp 1, AJ Hall 3 |
| 8 | 10 | 21 | JM Kemp 4, SM Pollock 5 |
| 9 | 27 | 63 | JM Kemp 14, A Nel 8 |
| 10 | 19 | 22 | JM Kemp 12, CK Langeveldt 6 |
Australia innings 153/3 (31.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Gilchrist | b CK Langeveldt | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| ML Hayden | c GC Smith b SM Pollock | 41 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 68.3 |
| RT Ponting | b A Nel | 22 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 88.0 |
| MJ Clarke | not out | 60 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 69.8 |
| A Symonds | not out | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 31.3 overs | 153 | ||||
Did not bat: SR Watson, MEK Hussey, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath, GB Hogg
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AC Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 44-2 (RT Ponting, 8.6 ov), 110-3 (ML Hayden, 24.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Pollock | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3.20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| CK Langeveldt | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5.67 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| JH Kallis | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| A Nel | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 4.43 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Hall | 6.3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 6.62 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| JM Kemp | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 7 | AC Gilchrist 1, ML Hayden 0 |
| 2 | 43 | 47 | ML Hayden 17, RT Ponting 22 |
| 3 | 66 | 94 | ML Hayden 24, MJ Clarke 36 |
| Unbroken | 43 | 41 | MJ Clarke 24, A Symonds 18 |
Match details
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- GD McGrath
- Ground
- Beausejour Stadium, Saint Lucia
- Season
- 2006/07
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar, SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
- Source
- Cricsheet match 247506