2nd Final, C & U series: Australia v Pakistan,Statistical Highlights

It was the 1556th ODI in cricket history

05-Feb-2000

It was the 1556th ODI in cricket history.

Shahid Afridi was playing his 100th macth. He became 18th Pakistani and 102nd player overall to do so.

Australia's total (337-7) is its highest in all ODIs obliterating the previous highest of 332 for three against SriLanka at Sharjah on 02-05-1990. Australia's previous highest at home soil was 329 for five against India at Adelaide just eight days ago. Incidentally Australia's previous highest against Pakistan was 324 for 8 at Karachi on 06-11- 1998. It was also the 14th highest total ever achieved in ODIs.

The total is also the highest achieved by a side in the deciding final of a ODI tournament. The previous best total was achieved by SriLanka when it scored 309 in 49.4 overs in the second final of the Independence Cup against Pakistan at Calcutta on 27-05-1997.

The total is also the fifth highest by a side not to include an individual hundred.The details :

Score        Hs Score
(Overs) 363-7 (55)  Eng v Pak  Nottingham 20-08-1992  77 RA Smith
339-4 (50)       SL v Pak   Mohali   24-05-1997  96 ST Jayasuriya
338-5 (60)       Pak v SL   Swansea   09-06-1983  82 Mohsin Khan
338-4 (50)       NZ v BD    Sharjah   28-04-1990  93 JG Wright,AH Jones
337-7 (50)          Aus v Pak  Sydney     04-02-2000  78 RT Ponting

Waqar Younis' figures (4-0-38-0) are the second most expensive by a Pakistani bowler in a four over spell after Asif Mujtaba who had the figures of 4-0-43-0 against England at Nottingham on 20-08-1992.

Younis' figures are also the most expensive by a bowler in a four over spell against Australia. The previous worst figures were 4-0-37-0 for Shaib Akhtar at Lord's on 20-06-1999 (in World Cup final).

Wasim Akram by conceding 65 runs in his 10 overs recorded his worst ever figures in his ODI career (now spanning 15 years and 291 matches) in which he bowled his full quota of ten overs Akram had conceded 63 runs in full 10 overs on two occasions-v India at Jamshedpur on 26-03-1987 and v Australia at Lahore on 30-10-1994. However Akram's worst ever bowling figures still remains as 8.5-0-70-1 also against Australia at Brisbane on 08-01-1989.

Saeed Anwar,when on 15,completed his 7000 runs in ODIs in his 197th match (and 194th innings). He became third Pakistani after Javed Miandad (7381 runs in 233 matches) and Salim Malik (7171 runs in 283 matches) and ninth batsman in ODI history to do so. Anwar is third fastest after Desmond Haynes (187) and Sachin Tendulkar (189) in terms of least innings taken to achieve this milestone.

Glenn McGrath (5-49) captured five wickets in a match for fourth time in his career. Now only Waqar Younis (9),Lance Klusener,Saqlain Mushtaq,Richard Hadlee and Wasim Akram (5 each) have taken five wicket hauls on more occasions than McGrath (Aqib Javed and Curtly Ambrose have also four -five wicket hauls on their name).

It was second time McGrath took five wicket haul against Pakistan (the other occasion being the final of Wills Series at Lahore on 30- 10-1994 when he captured 5 for 52). McGrath became only second bowler after Ian Bishop to capture five wickets against Pakistan on more than one occasion.

Adam Gilchrist performed the allround feat of scoring a fifty and effecting three dismissals in same match for the fifth time in his career-most by any 'keeper. Gilchrist was previously at level with England's Alec Stewart with four such instances.

The margin of victory (152 runs) was Australia's joint fourth largest in ODIs.Australia had beaten SriLanka at Adelaide on 28-01- 1985 by 232 runs,India by 162 runs at Nottingham on 13-06-1983, England by 162 runs at Melbourne on 13-02-1999 and India by an identical margin of 152 runs at Adelaide on 26-01-2000. Australia also provided the 28th instance of a side winning a match by 150 or more runs.

The victory margin was also the fourth largest by a side in final of a ODI tournament. The details :

Margin     Tournament (Runs)
202 Zim v Ken Dhaka    27-03-1999  Meril International Cup
162 Aus v Eng Melbourne 13-02-1999  C&U ODI Series
157 SA  v Pak Jo'burg 12-01-1995  Mandella Trophy
152 Aus v Pak Sydney 04-02-2000  C&U ODI Series
149 Aus v NZ Melbourne 13-02-1983  B&H WSC Cup

The win was Australia 's 19th in a tournament consisting of three or more teams. Australia has now won most ODI titles.It was previously at level with India and Pakistan with 18 title wins. Following table lists Australia's title wins in One-Dayers :

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Tournament/Trophy     Venue  Season   Teams Matches  Runners-up
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2nd World Series Cup  Australia  1980-81    3     19  New Zealand
4th World Series Cup  Australia  1982-83    3   17  New Zealand
7th World Series Cup  Australia  1985-86    3   17  India
Reliance World Cup    India/Pak  1987-88    8   27  England
9th World Series Cup  Australia  1987-88    3   14     New Zealand
11th World Series Cup Australia  1989-90    3   14  Pakistan
Rothman's Cup       NewZealand 1989-90    3    7  New Zealand
12th World Series Cup Australia  1990-91    3   14  New Zealand
13th World Series Cup Australia  1991-92    3   14  India
15th World Series Cup Australia  1993-94    3   15     S.Africa
Wills Series          Pakistan  1994-95    3      9  Pakistan
16th World Series Cup Australia  1994-95    4   14+  Australia 'A'
Bank of New Zealand   NewZealand 1994-95    4    7  New Zealand
Centenary Series
17th World Series Cup Australia  1995-96    3   14     SriLanka
2nd C&U ODI Series    Australia  1997-98    3     15     S.Africa
Pepsi Triangular Cup  India      1997-98    3    7  India
3rd C&U ODI Series    Australia  1998-99    3   17  England ICC
World Cup             England  1999      12     42  Pakistan
4th C&U ODI Series    Australia  1999-00    3   14  Pakistan

Note : The matches played by and against Australia 'A' (including two finals) have not been accorded official status by ICC.

Australia has now won nine matches in a row. It is now only one win away with equalling its alltime record of mostconsecutive wins. Australia had won 10 matches at a trot on two separate occasions-from 23-02-1990 to 02-05-1990 and from 27-05-1999 to 28-08-1999.

Ricky Ponting won MoM award for seventh time in his career.

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