player of the match
Australia
England INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
Australia INNINGS (target: 205 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
| St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC World Cup |
| Season | 2002/03 |
| Player Of The Match | Andy Bichel |
| Match number | ODI no. 1976 |
| Match days | day(50-over match) |
| Umpires | Aleem DarRussell Tiffin |
| TV Umpire | David Orchard |
| Match Referee | Wasim Raja |
| Points | Australia 4, England 0 |
MATCH NOTES
- 4th (reserve) umpire: IL Howell
- 12th Men: JP Maher (Australia) and MJ Hoggard (England)
- England 50 runs in 33 mins, 7.1 overs
- With the wicket of NV Knight, AJ Bichel claimed his 50th ODI wicket
- England 100 in 105 mins (22.4 overs) 11x4 2x6
- 50 p'ship Stewart/Flintoff in 52 mins from 101 balls (2x4)
- When A Flintoff reached 26* he completed 1000 runs on ODIs
- AJ Stewart and A Flintoff's partnership set a new 6th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 58 JH Kallis and L Klusener, South Africa v Zimbabwe, 1999/00)
- AJ Stewart and A Flintoff's partnership set a new 6th wicket partnership record for England v Australia in ODIs (previous: 88* AJ Lamb and DR Pringle, Nottingham, 1989)
- England 150 in 149 mins (36.5 overs) 13x4 3 x6
- England 200 in 202 mins (49.2 overs) 15x4 3x6
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 is the best bowling against England in ODIs (previous: 7/36 Waqar Younis for Pakistan, Leeds, 2001)
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 is his best bowling against England in ODIS (previous: 4/18 at Sydney, 2002/03)
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 is his best bowling in World Cups (previous: 3/13 v Netherlands at Potchesfstroom, 2002/03)
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 is his best bowling in ODIs (previous: 5/19 v South Africa at Sydney, 2001/02)
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 was the best bowling for Australia against England in ODIs (previous: 6/14 GJ Gilmour at Leeds, 1975)
- AJ Bichel's 7/20 was the best bowling at this ground in ODIs (previous: 5/43 RJ van Vuuren, Namibia v England, 2002/03)
- Australia 50 in 53 mins (10.1 overs) 8x4 1x6
- When MG Bevan reached 2* he completed 500 runs against England in ODIs
- Official Attendance 15 803
- 50 p'ship Lehmann/Bevan in 70 mins from 102 balls (3x4)
- Australia 100 in 116 mins (25.6 overs) 11x4 1x6
- Australia 150 in 175 mins 39.6 overs) 14x4 2x6
- Bevan 50 in 135 mins from 101 balls (4x4 1x6)
- 50 p'ship between Bevan/Bichel in 40 mins from 57 balls (5x4)
- MG Bevan and AJ Bichel's partnership set a new 9th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 37 Harbhajan Singh and BKV Prasad, India v Kenya, Port Elizabeth, 2001/02)
- MG Bevan and AJ Bichel's partnership set a new 9th wicket partnership record for Australia v England in ODIs (previous: 33* KJ Hughes and G Dymock, The Oval, 1980)
- Australia 200 in 212 mins (48.3 overs, 18x4 3x6)