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Australia

153/3

vs

South Africa

149/10

Australia won by 7 wickets

ICC World Cup · 25 April 2007 · Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Innings 1

South Africa

149/10

43.5 overs

BatterRB4s6sSR
GC Smithb NW Bracken250040.0
AB de Villiersc AC Gilchrist b SW Tait15343044.1
JH Kallisb GD McGrath591055.6
HH Gibbsc AC Gilchrist b SW Tait39496079.6
AG Princec AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath02000.0
MV Boucherc ML Hayden b GD McGrath01000.0
JM Kempnot out49914153.9
AJ Hallc AC Gilchrist b SW Tait380037.5
SM Pollockc & b GB Hogg5131038.5
A Nelc MJ Clarke b SW Tait8411019.5
CK Langeveldtb SR Watson6101060.0
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 13, nb 0, p 0)17
Total149/10 (43.5 ov)
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (GC Smith, 2.3) · 12-2 (JH Kallis, 5.3) · 26-3 (AB de Villiers, 8.5) · 27-4 (AG Prince, 9.4) · 27-5 (MV Boucher, 9.5) · 87-6 (HH Gibbs, 22.5) · 93-7 (AJ Hall, 26.1) · 103-8 (SM Pollock, 29.4) · 130-9 (A Nel, 40.1) · 149-10 (CK Langeveldt, 43.5)

Partnerships

  • 1stGC Smith & AB de Villiers7 (15) · RR 2.80
  • 2ndJH Kallis & AB de Villiers5 (18) · RR 1.67
  • 3rdHH Gibbs & AB de Villiers14 (20) · RR 4.20
  • 4thHH Gibbs & AG Prince1 (5) · RR 1.20
  • 5thHH Gibbs & MV Boucher0 (1) · RR 0.00
  • 6thHH Gibbs & JM Kemp60 (78) · RR 4.62
  • 7thAJ Hall & JM Kemp6 (20) · RR 1.80
  • 8thSM Pollock & JM Kemp10 (21) · RR 2.86
  • 9thA Nel & JM Kemp27 (63) · RR 2.57
  • 10thCK Langeveldt & JM Kemp19 (22) · RR 5.18

Boundary Breakdown

  • JM Kemp49 · 45% bdy
  • HH Gibbs39 · 62% bdy
  • AB de Villiers15 · 80% bdy
  • A Nel8 · 50% bdy
  • CK Langeveldt6 · 67% bdy
  • JH Kallis5 · 80% bdy
  • SM Pollock5 · 80% bdy
  • AJ Hall3 · 0% bdy
  • GC Smith2 · 0% bdy
6s 4s Running
BowlerOMRWEcon
NW Bracken7.021512.14
GD McGrath8.011832.25
SW Tait10.003943.90
SR Watson8.504915.55
GB Hogg10.022412.40

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

MJ Clarke & A Symonds put on 43 runs from 41 balls at 6.29 run rate for the 4th wicket.

Australia innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 6 balls — MV Boucher fell at 27/5 (9.5 ov).

South Africa innings

Turning over

Turning over

Over 10: GD McGrath took 2 wickets 1 run.

South Africa innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

Scrub through every ball with live commentary, batters and score updates.

Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

02550751001251501750510152025303540OversRunsWicket 1: GC Smith at 7/1 (2.3 ov)Wicket 2: JH Kallis at 12/2 (5.3 ov)Wicket 3: AB de Villiers at 26/3 (8.5 ov)Wicket 4: AG Prince at 27/4 (9.4 ov)Wicket 5: MV Boucher at 27/5 (9.5 ov)Wicket 6: HH Gibbs at 87/6 (22.5 ov)Wicket 7: AJ Hall at 93/7 (26.1 ov)Wicket 8: SM Pollock at 103/8 (29.4 ov)Wicket 9: A Nel at 130/9 (40.1 ov)Wicket 10: CK Langeveldt at 149/10 (43.5 ov)Wicket 1: AC Gilchrist at 1/1 (1.1 ov)Wicket 2: RT Ponting at 44/2 (9.0 ov)Wicket 3: ML Hayden at 110/3 (24.4 ov)

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

051015Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 2 runsOver 3: 0 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 4: 0 runsOver 5: 1 run5Over 6: 9 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 1 runOver 9: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 10: 1 run, 2 wicketsWicket fell this overWicket fell this over10Over 11: 8 runsOver 12: 1 runOver 13: 11 runsOver 14: 3 runsOver 15: 5 runs15Over 16: 1 runOver 17: 6 runsOver 18: 5 runsOver 19: 2 runsOver 20: 2 runs20Over 21: 6 runsOver 22: 6 runsOver 23: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 24: 2 runsOver 25: 1 run25Over 26: 3 runsOver 27: 1 run, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 28: 0 runsOver 29: 5 runsOver 30: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over30Over 31: 3 runsOver 32: 1 runOver 33: 1 runOver 34: 1 runOver 35: 10 runs35Over 36: 0 runsOver 37: 3 runsOver 38: 1 runOver 39: 1 runOver 40: 6 runs40Over 41: 2 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 42: 10 runsOver 43: 2 runsOver 44: 5 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over44OverRuns

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

Over 3: 1 wkt, 0 runsOver 6: 1 wkt, 9 runsOver 9: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 10: 2 wkt, 1 runsOver 23: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 27: 1 wkt, 1 runsOver 30: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 41: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 44: 1 wkt, 5 runsOver 2: 1 wkt, 5 runsOver 9: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 25: 1 wkt, 2 runsOvers
South AfricaAustralia

Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–10) · Middle (11–40) · Death (41–50)

South Africa

149/10 (43.5)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

27/5· RR 2.70

BatAB de Villiers15 (34)BowlGD McGrath3/13 (5.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

103/3· RR 3.43

BatJM Kemp37 (78)BowlSW Tait2/34 (8.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

19/2· RR 4.96

BatJM Kemp12 (12)BowlSW Tait1/2 (1.0)

Australia

153/3 (31.3)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

50/2· RR 5.00

BatML Hayden22 (30)BowlA Nel1/11 (2.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

103/1· RR 4.79

BatMJ Clarke60 (84)BowlSM Pollock1/7 (2.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

0/0· RR 0.00

Commentary467 balls
  1. End of over 32
    14nb24
    Australia 153/3
  2. 32.4

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, FOUR!

  3. 32.3

    AJ Hall to MJ Clarke, NO BALL, 1 run off the bat too.

  4. 32.2

    AJ Hall to MJ Clarke, FOUR!

  5. 32.1

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, 1 run.

  6. End of over 31
    2·····
    Australia 142/3
  7. 31.6

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, no run.

  8. 31.5

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, no run.

  9. 31.4

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, no run.

  10. 31.3

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, no run.

  11. 31.2

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, no run.

  12. 31.1

    CK Langeveldt to MJ Clarke, 2 runs.

  13. End of over 30
    ··21·1
    Australia 140/3
  14. 30.6

    AJ Hall to MJ Clarke, 1 run.

  15. 30.5

    AJ Hall to MJ Clarke, no run.

  16. 30.4

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, 1 run.

  17. 30.3

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, 2 runs.

  18. 30.2

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, no run.

  19. 30.1

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, no run.

  20. End of over 29
    ····4·
    Australia 136/3
  21. 29.6

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, no run.

  22. 29.5

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, FOUR!

  23. 29.4

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, no run.

  24. 29.3

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, no run.

  25. 29.2

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, no run.

  26. 29.1

    A Nel to MJ Clarke, no run.

  27. End of over 28
    1····4
    Australia 132/3
  28. 28.6

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, FOUR!

  29. 28.5

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, no run.

  30. 28.4

    AJ Hall to A Symonds, no run.