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Match Overview

Commentary

BO van Rooi* 0 (1)	Namibia 45 - 10
McGrath* 7 - 4 - 15 - 7	Australia 14 (overs)	Bichel 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
Current Run Rate: 0.90
Australia Score: 301 - 6 /50 Overs Run Rate: Target: 302 in 50.0 overs Runs Required: - Overs Remaining: - Required Run Rate: - Result: Australia won by 256 runs Man of the Match:

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Last Wicket: 45 / 10 - RJ van Vuuren 0 (1)

Australia won by 256 runs

       Glen McGrath has the best bowling figures in a WC match with his 7
        wickets for only 15 runs, well done to him
       A new record for most catches taken by a wicketkeeper in WC
        matches, Gilchrist with 6 for today

End of over 14 (maiden) Namibia 45/10 (RR: 3.21 RRR: 257/36 = 7.14)
AJ Bichel 1-1-0-2 - North End
BO van Rooi 0* (1b) 

  13.6 Bichel to van Vuuren, OUT: first ball Van Vuuren faces beats him as
        he nicks it and Gilchrist takes hi 6th catch for today

       Namibia 45/10, Partnership of 0
       RJ van Vuuren  c Gilchrist b Bichel  0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Match State: Drinks

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4th (reserve) umpire: CJ Pickett (NL)
12th Men: JP Maher (Australia) and SF Burger (Namibia)
MG Bevan's 200th ODI
Australia 50 up after 7.6 overs, 35 minutes, 6 fours
53 Partnership for Hayden and Bevan in 65 balls, 42 minutes, 6 fours, 1 six
ML Hayden's highest score in World Cups (previous: 45* v India at Centurion, 2002/03)
ML Hayden 50 up after 54 balls, 78 mins, 5 fours, 1 six
Australia 100 after 18.6 overs, 81 minutes
A Symonds and DR Martyn's partnership of 84 runs set a new 5th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 42 JN Rhodes and L Klusener, South Africa v Australia, 2001/02)
DS Lehmann and GB Hogg's partnership of 70* runs set a new 7th wicket partnership record for this ground in ODIs (previous: 30 Khaled Mashud and Khaled Mahmud, Bangladesh v South Africa, 2002/03)
LJ Burger's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 1/45 v Pakistan at Kimberley, 2002/03)
BO van Rooi's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 0/36 v India at Pietermaritzburg, 2002/03)

50 Partnership Symonds & Martyn, 34 minutes, 61 balls, 4 fours, 1 six
Symonds 50 in 71 minutes, 56 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes
50 Partnership for Lehmann & Hogg in 25 minutes, 39 balls, 6 fours, 1 six
Australia 150 after 26.5 overs, 115 minutes, 13 fours, 3 sixes
Australia 200 after 37.2 overs, 150 minutes, 16 fours, 4 sixes
Australia 250 after 46 overs, 180 minutes, 19 fours, 5 sixes
Australia 300 after 50 overs, 195 minutes
With the wicket of LJ Burger, GD McGrath became the leading wicket taker for Australia in World Cups (previous: SK Warne 32 wickets)
GD McGrath's best bowling in World Cups (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
GD McGrath's best bowling in ODIs (previous: 5/14 v West Indies at Manchester, 1999)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in World Cups (previous: GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling in World Cups (previous: WW Davis, West Indies v Australia at Leeds, 1983)
GD McGrath's 7/15 is the best bowling by an Australian in ODIs (previous: GJ Gilmour v England at Leeds, 1975)