player of the match
Australia
Australia INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
India INNINGS (target: 360 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
| The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| Toss | India, elected to field first |
| Series | ICC World Cup |
| Season | 2002/03 |
| Player Of The Match | Ricky Ponting |
| Player Of The Series | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Series result | Australia won the 2002/03 ICC World Cup |
| Match number | ODI no. 1993 |
| Match days | day match (50-over match) |
| Umpires | David ShepherdSteve Bucknor |
| TV Umpire | Rudi Koertzen |
| Match Referee | Ranjan Madugalle |
MATCH NOTES
- 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 is the highest score in a World Cup final (previous: 138*, IVA Richards, 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)