Match 5: Australia vs West indies, Champions Trophy 2009
MG Johnson Survive Australia against West Indies. His 73* runs at the end is very crucial. West indian bowlers did well until MG Johnson came in to bat, he scored 73* in just 47 balls with 3 huge sixes and fours. West Indies do bat well as their second wicket partnership furnished a till of 124 runs of the team. But after that its Suicide.
Australia innings (50 overs maximum)
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| M
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| 4s
| 6s
| SR
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SR Watson
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| b Roach
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| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0.00
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| 0.1 And what a start! Kemar Roach's first ball is an inswinging yorker that crashes into offstump, Watson looks shocked at receiving that cracker first up 0/1
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TD Paine
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| c Walton b Bernard
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| 33
| 85
| 59
| 3
| 0
| 55.93
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| 19.1 there's the breakthrough West Indies wanted, Bernard's delivery held it's line just outside off, Paine was perhaps looking for Bernard's usual inward movement, gets a fine edge to the keeper, who collects this time 85/2
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RT Ponting
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| st Walton b Miller
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| 79
| 129
| 95
| 9
| 1
| 83.15
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| 30.3 Miller has got the big wicket, Ponting is gone, he came down the pitch to drive, was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, which was well flighted, it turns past Ponting's bat and Chadwick Walton whips the bails off 148/4
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MEK Hussey
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| c Fletcher b Bernard
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| 6
| 24
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 42.85
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| 25.2 Hussey falls, it was not the greatest of deliveries, shortish and on legstump, Hussey was looking to pull, gets a top edge towards Andre Fletcher at fine leg 120/3
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CJ Ferguson
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| b Roach
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| 20
| 40
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 66.66
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| 35.3 Ferguson is gone, a back of length ball outside off, Ferguson drives away from his body, gets an inside edge onto leg stump, "What mismatch," say the Windies 164/6
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CL White
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| b Miller
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| 4
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 25.00
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| 34.5 Miller's fantastic spell continues, White waits on the backfoot after seeing the ball pitch on middle and leg, turns across his bat and knocks back off stump 162/5
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JR Hopes
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| c Walton b Sammy
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| 5
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 38.46
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| 39.2 a beauty from Sammy ends Hopes' stay, holding its line after pitching on the back of a length outside off, Hopes closed the face of the bat, looking to play to the leg side, kisses the ball through to the keeper 171/7
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MG Johnson
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| not out
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| 73
| 66
| 47
| 8
| 3
| 155.31
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B Lee
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| run out (Walton)
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| 25
| 42
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 89.28
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| 47.6 from Roach, Lee's run out this time, another slower ball, full and wide, Lee mishits it towards short third man, the keeper gets to the ball and throws it to the striker's end, Lee is out of his crease after being sent back by Johnson while going for the third 241/8
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NM Hauritz
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| not out
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| 7
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 233.33
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Extras
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| (lb 7, w 9, nb 7)
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| 23
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Total
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| (8 wickets; 50 overs; 219 mins)
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| 275
| (5.50 runs per over)
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Fall of wickets1-0 (Watson, 0.1 ov), 2-85 (Paine, 19.1 ov), 3-120 (Hussey, 25.2 ov), 4-148 (Ponting, 30.3 ov), 5-162 (White, 34.5 ov), 6-164 (Ferguson, 35.3 ov), 7-171 (Hopes, 39.2 ov), 8-241 (Lee, 47.6 ov)
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Bowling
| O
| M
| R
| W
| Econ
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KAJ Roach
| 10
| 0
| 73
| 2
| 7.30
| (4nb, 4w)
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| 0.1 to Watson, And what a start! Kemar Roach's first ball is an inswinging yorker that crashes into offstump, Watson looks shocked at receiving that cracker first up 0/1
35.3 to Ferguson, Ferguson is gone, a back of length ball outside off, Ferguson drives away from his body, gets an inside edge onto leg stump, "What mismatch," say the Windies 164/6
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GC Tonge
| 10
| 1
| 55
| 0
| 5.50
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DJG Sammy
| 10
| 0
| 53
| 1
| 5.30
| (1nb, 1w)
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| 39.2 to Hopes, a beauty from Sammy ends Hopes' stay, holding its line after pitching on the back of a length outside off, Hopes closed the face of the bat, looking to play to the leg side, kisses the ball through to the keeper 171/7
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DE Bernard
| 10
| 0
| 63
| 2
| 6.30
| (1nb, 3w)
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| 19.1 to Paine, there's the breakthrough West Indies wanted, Bernard's delivery held it's line just outside off, Paine was perhaps looking for Bernard's usual inward movement, gets a fine edge to the keeper, who collects this time 85/2
25.2 to Hussey, Hussey falls, it was not the greatest of deliveries, shortish and on legstump, Hussey was looking to pull, gets a top edge towards Andre Fletcher at fine leg 120/3
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NO Miller
| 10
| 1
| 24
| 2
| 2.40
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| 30.3 to Ponting, Miller has got the big wicket, Ponting is gone, he came down the pitch to drive, was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, which was well flighted, it turns past Ponting's bat and Chadwick Walton whips the bails off 148/4
34.5 to White, Miller's fantastic spell continues, White waits on the backfoot after seeing the ball pitch on middle and leg, turns across his bat and knocks back off stump 162/5
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West Indies innings (target: 276 runs from 50 overs)
| R
| B
| 4s
| 6s
| SR
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DS Smith
| c Paine b Siddle
| 17
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 106.25
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| 5.4 the bouncer does the trick for Siddle, Smith prods unconvincingly at it, edges it through to the keeper 38/1
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ADS Fletcher
| run out (Johnson)
| 54
| 77
| 4
| 1
| 70.12
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| 24.3 from Lee, Johnson does the trick, he can't do anything wrong today, can he? Fletcher nearly holes out towards extra cover, it lands short but in attempting a quick run Fletcher is caught short, the direct hit finds him a yard out 124/2
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TM Dowlin
| c Paine b Lee
| 55
| 87
| 5
| 0
| 63.21
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| 36.4 Tim Paine takes a superb catch, that spells the end of Dowlin, he went for a pull against a quick bouncer, gets a top edge and Paine had plenty of ground to cover before taking that catch, he raced back and finally took the catch diving on the sponsor's logo 170/4
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CAK Walton
| b Hopes
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0.00
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| 25.2 Walton's horror run with the bat continues, attempts a horrible across-the-line slog, inside-edges it onto the stumps 128/3
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FL Reifer
| c Hauritz b Watson
| 28
| 56
| 3
| 0
| 50.00
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| 44.5 a full ball just outside off, Reifer looks to crash that over mid-off, only gets it to point, where Hauritz accepts an easy catch 219/7
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DE Bernard
| b Siddle
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 133.33
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| 39.1 Siddle hits middle, full and straight, Bernard backed away to try slash it through the off side, he misses, middle stump is rocked back 187/5
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DJG Sammy
| c Hussey b Watson
| 20
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 86.95
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| 44.1 a high full toss does the job for Australia, Sammy absolutely hammers that, but straight to Hussey at sweeper cover, he really blasted that one, pity about the placement, the umpires discuss whether that full toss was above waist high, they decide it's okay, Sammy's got to go 215/6
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NO Miller
| c Ponting b Hauritz
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 57.14
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| 46.4 Hauritz strikes, Miller looks to swipe the ball beyond midwicket, a top edge sends the ball towards Ponting at midwicket, simple catch 225/8
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KAJ Roach
| c Johnson b Hauritz
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 37.50
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| 46.5 another wicket for Hauritz, Roach swings the bat at a ball outside off, edges it towards Johnson at short third man 225/9
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GC Tonge
| not out
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| -
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DM Richards
| absent hurt
| -
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Extras
| (lb 19, w 16, nb 1)
| 36
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Total
| (all out; 46.5 overs)
| 225
| (4.80 runs per over)
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Fall of wickets1-38 (Smith, 5.4 ov), 2-124 (Fletcher, 24.3 ov), 3-128 (Walton, 25.2 ov), 4-170 (Dowlin, 36.4 ov), 5-187 (Bernard, 39.1 ov), 6-215 (Sammy, 44.1 ov), 7-219 (Reifer, 44.5 ov), 8-225 (Miller, 46.4 ov), 9-225 (Roach, 46.5 ov)
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Bowling
| O
| M
| R
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| Econ
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B Lee
| 8
| 0
| 41
| 1
| 5.12
| (6w)
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| 36.4 to Dowlin, Tim Paine takes a superb catch, that spells the end of Dowlin, he went for a pull against a quick bouncer, gets a top edge and Paine had plenty of ground to cover before taking that catch, he raced back and finally took the catch diving on the sponsor's logo 170/4
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PM Siddle
| 8
| 1
| 37
| 2
| 4.62
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| 5.4 to Smith, the bouncer does the trick for Siddle, Smith prods unconvincingly at it, edges it through to the keeper 38/1
39.1 to Bernard, Siddle hits middle, full and straight, Bernard backed away to try slash it through the off side, he misses, middle stump is rocked back 187/5
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MG Johnson
| 10
| 0
| 44
| 0
| 4.40
| (4w)
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SR Watson
| 7
| 0
| 34
| 2
| 4.85
| (1nb)
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| 44.1 to Sammy, a high full toss does the job for Australia, Sammy absolutely hammers that, but straight to Hussey at sweeper cover, he really blasted that one, pity about the placement, the umpires discuss whether that full toss was above waist high, they decide it's okay, Sammy's got to go 215/6
44.5 to Reifer, a full ball just outside off, Reifer looks to crash that over mid-off, only gets it to point, where Hauritz accepts an easy catch 219/7
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NM Hauritz
| 7.5
| 0
| 23
| 2
| 2.93
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| 46.4 to Miller, Hauritz strikes, Miller looks to swipe the ball beyond midwicket, a top edge sends the ball towards Ponting at midwicket, simple catch 225/8
46.5 to Roach, another wicket for Hauritz, Roach swings the bat at a ball outside off, edges it towards Johnson at short third man 225/9
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JR Hopes
| 6
| 1
| 27
| 1
| 4.50
| (2w)
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| 25.2 to Walton, Walton's horror run with the bat continues, attempts a horrible across-the-line slog, inside-edges it onto the stumps 128/3
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Match details
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Toss West Indies, who chose to field
Points Australia 2, West Indies 0
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Player of the match MG Johnson (Australia)
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Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
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