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VB Series, 2002/03 / Scorecard

VB Series - 2nd final

Australia v England

Australia won by 5 runs

ODI no. 1941 | 2002/03 season
Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground
25 January 2003 - day/night (50-over match)


Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist†	c Anderson b Flintoff	26	38	32	3	1	81.25
9.2 caught Anderson 39/1
ML Hayden	c sub (OA Shah) b Irani	69	170	91	5	1	75.82
40.3 caught sub (OA Shah) 147/5
RT Ponting*	c Flintoff b Caddick	1	6	8	0	0	12.50
10.4 caught Flintoff 40/2
DR Martyn	c †Stewart b Caddick	11	16	14	2	0	78.57
14.5 caught †Stewart 56/3
MG Bevan	retired hurt	10	26	21	1	0	47.61

A Symonds	b Irani	8	34	29	0	0	27.58
28.2 bowled 98/4
GB Hogg	not out	71	94	77	8	1	92.20

SK Warne	c & b Irani	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
40.5 caught & 148/6
B Lee	c Blackwell b Anderson	18	24	17	1	1	105.88
45.5 caught Blackwell 196/7
AJ Bichel	not out	11	20	10	1	0	110.00

Extras	(b 3, w 1)	4

Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs; 219 mins)	229	(4.58 runs per over)

Did not bat BA Williams

Fall of wickets 1-39 (Gilchrist, 9.2 ov), 2-40 (Ponting, 10.4 ov), 3-56 (Martyn, 14.5 ov), 3-74* (Bevan, retired not out), 4-98 (Symonds, 28.2 ov), 5-147 (Hayden, 40.3 ov), 6-148 (Warne, 40.5 ov), 7-196 (Lee, 45.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
AR Caddick	10	2	23	2	2.30
10.4 to Ponting, caught Flintoff 40/2 14.5 to Martyn, caught †Stewart 56/3
JM Anderson	9	0	57	1	6.33
45.5 to Lee, caught Blackwell 196/7
A Flintoff	10	0	56	1	5.60
9.2 to Gilchrist, caught Anderson 39/1
ID Blackwell	10	0	32	0	3.20

RC Irani	10	1	46	3	4.60
28.2 to Symonds, bowled 98/4 40.3 to Hayden, caught sub (OA Shah) 147/5 40.5 to Warne, caught & 148/6
MP Vaughan	1	0	12	0	12.00	(1w)


England innings (target: 230 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c Bichel b Lee	0	13	10	0	0	0.00
2.5 caught Bichel 8/1
NV Knight	c Symonds b Lee	5	35	22	0	0	22.72
6.6 caught Symonds 20/3
RC Irani	c Symonds b Williams	7	14	13	1	0	53.84
5.5 caught Symonds 18/2
MP Vaughan	c Ponting b Warne	60	128	81	6	1	74.07
35.3 caught Ponting 151/5
N Hussain*	b Hogg	28	66	50	2	0	56.00
23.2 bowled 88/4
AJ Stewart†	c Lee b Warne	60	78	70	5	0	85.71
41.1 caught Lee 182/6
PD Collingwood	not out	25	69	29	1	0	86.20

A Flintoff	b Lee	16	25	18	2	0	88.88
47.1 bowled 216/7
ID Blackwell	c Martyn b Lee	1	4	3	0	0	33.33
47.5 caught Martyn 218/8
AR Caddick	b Lee	4	8	6	0	0	66.66
49.1 bowled 224/9
JM Anderson	run out (†Gilchrist)	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
49.3 from Lee, run out (†Gilchrist) 224/10
Extras	(lb 7, w 4, nb 7)	18

Total	(all out; 49.3 overs; 224 mins)	224	(4.52 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-8 (Trescothick, 2.5 ov), 2-18 (Irani, 5.5 ov), 3-20 (Knight, 6.6 ov), 4-88 (Hussain, 23.2 ov), 5-151 (Vaughan, 35.3 ov), 6-182 (Stewart, 41.1 ov), 7-216 (Flintoff, 47.1 ov), 8-218 (Blackwell, 47.5 ov), 9-224 (Caddick, 49.1 ov), 10-224 (Anderson, 49.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	9.3	0	30	5	3.15	(3nb, 1w)
2.5 to Trescothick, caught Bichel 8/1 6.6 to Knight, caught Symonds 20/3 47.1 to Flintoff, bowled 216/7 47.5 to Blackwell, caught Martyn 218/8 49.1 to Caddick, bowled 224/9
BA Williams	10	1	46	1	4.60	(1w)
5.5 to Irani, caught Symonds 18/2
AJ Bichel	10	0	42	0	4.20	(2nb, 1w)

GB Hogg	10	1	41	1	4.10
23.2 to Hussain, bowled 88/4
SK Warne	10	0	58	2	5.80	(2nb, 1w)
35.3 to Vaughan, caught Ponting 151/5 41.1 to Stewart, caught Lee 182/6

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series Australia won the best-of-3-finals 2-0

Player of the match B Lee (Australia)
Player of the series B Lee (Australia)

Umpires DB Hair and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire SJA Taufel
Match referee CH Lloyd (West Indies)

Match notes

Hours of play: 2.15pm - 5.45pm, 6.30pm - 10.00pm
4th Umpire - RL Parry
Australia 50 (60 minutes, 84 balls)
MG Bevan retired hurt at 74/3 (19.3 overs, 10*, 21 balls)
Australia 100 (131 minutes, 180 balls)
Australia 150 (177 minutes, 247 balls)
Australia 200 (205 minutes, 282 balls)
Hayden 50 (136 minutes, 72 balls)
Hogg 50 (69 minutes, 60 balls)
England 50 (55 minutes, 68 balls)
England 100 (116 minutes, 161 balls)
England 150 (152 minutes, 216 balls)
England 200 (199 minutes, 278 balls)
Vaughan/Hussain 50 (43 minutes 60 balls)
Vaughan 50 (95 minutes 68 balls)
Vaughan/Stewart 50 (39 minutes, 56 balls)
Stewart 50 (70 minutes, 60 balls)

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Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Jan 21, 2003
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 93 balls remaining)

Australia v England at Adelaide - Jan 19, 2003
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

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England won by 19 runs

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