It's all over. Googly does the trick. Rips across a wrong'un, on the middle and off stump line, and he didn't pick it. Jonkman tried to work it to on side, fails to maintain balance and drags his feet out of the crease. Gilchrist whips off the bails in a flash to terminate Netherlands' innings.
Australia vs Netherlands, 10th Match, Group A at Basseterre, Mar 18 2007 - Match Result
Bas Zuiderent has become the top scorer for NED in ODIs with 505 runs, going past Ryan ten Doeschate's 499
This is the highest match aggregate (487) involving Australia & Netherlands in ODIs
A comprehensive victory for Australia. They win by 229 runs. The cricketing world, meanwhile, has been engulfed by the tragic news of Bob Woolmer's death. Do click here to read some early tributes. I shall leave you with the one from Allan Donald.
""The news was pretty devastating, to be honest. He was a very, very close friend, actually more than as a coach.... He was a very respected man. We were together with Warwickshire and South Africa. Bob was an extremely professional man, was an extremely soft person, gave his life to cricket and probably paid for it."
This is Sriram Veera, signing off.
full and just outside off, worked to the on side
Another slog-sweep but finds Hussey at deep midwicket. Again tossed up, on the off stump line and he slapped it fast and straight to Hussey
Smashed away! Tossed-up outside off and flat-batted down the ground.
turns in from outside off, dabbed to point
just a slip in place
swings to the legs, nudged to square-leg
length-delivery, on the off stump line, defended on the front foot
again yorker-length, just outside off stump, a stab and a inside-edge results
another one, at the blockhole length, but again just outside off stump. He needs to get his radar right.
beaten. Fuller and just outside off stump, curves away a touch, Raja pushes at it, inside the line
outside off stump, goes on straight, left alone
Heaved away! A googly but he swept it on the length. Leant forward and slog-swept it to right of deep midwicket fielder.
full toss, just pushed away to wide mid-off for a single
leans forward to smother the spin
wallops the orthodox legbreak, right over the bowler's head.
googly and again another batsman is beaten. They are not picking him well.
lands outside off stump, turns in slightly, pushed to silly point
fuller, hint of inswing, on the off and middle, driven back down the track, McGrath stretches his right hand out to make a half-stop
banged in short, rises shoulder-high, fended off the front foot
around off stump line, nudged to backward point where Ponting makes the stop
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2006/07 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | ODI no. 2540 |
Hours of play (local time) | 09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00. Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15 |
Match days | 18 March 2007 - day (50-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Australia 2, Netherlands 0 |