2007 ICC World Twenty20: Australia vs Bangladesh
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Australia defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa.
Bangladesh were restricted to just 123 runs from their 20 overs. Having reached 40 runs in the seventh over, Bangladesh lost opening batsman Nazimuddin, caught by Ricky Ponting for 11. Ponting also caught Tamim Iqbal, who was Bangladesh's top scorer with 32 runs off 40 balls. Brett Lee took the first hat trick in Twenty20 internationals, first dismissing Shakib al Hasan, then bowling Mashrafe Mortaza and trapping Alok Kapali lbw. Nathan Bracken took two wickets in two balls in the final over, including that of Aftab Ahmed for 31 runs.
Australia cruised to 124 runs from 13.5 overs, with Matthew Hayden hitting 73 runs off 48 balls. Just one wicket fell during the Australian innings, when Adam Gilchrist was run out for 43.
Toss: Australia won, and chose to field first.
 Bangladesh innings
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Ponting b Clarke | 32 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Nazimuddin | c Ponting b Johnson | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.70 | |
| Aftab Ahmed | c Hodge b Bracken | 31 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 91.17 | |
| Mohammad Ashraful | c Symonds b Clark | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.66 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Gilchrist b Lee | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 145.45 | |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | b Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Alok Kapali | lbw b Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Farhad Reza | c Hussey b Bracken | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 | |
| Abdur Razzak | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Extras | (b 1; lb 2; w 11; nb 5) | 19 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 123 | 9 | 1 | |||
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Nazimuddin, 6.6 ov), 2-65 (Tamim Iqbal, 10.5 ov), 3-82 (Mohammad Ashraful, 13.1 ov), 4-108 (Shakib Al Hasan, 16.3 ov), 5-108 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 16.4 ov), 6-108 (Alok Kapali, 16.5 ov), 7-120 (Aftab Ahmed, 19.3 ov), 8-120 (Farhad Reza, 19.4 ov)
Did not bat: Syed Rasel
 Australia bowling
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | |
| B Lee | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | |
| N W Bracken | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.66 | |
| S R Clark | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | |
| M G Johnson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | |
| A Symonds | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| M J Clarke | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | |
| Australia innings (Target: 124 runs from 20 overs)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| A C Gilchrist | run out (Tamim Iqbal/Mushfiqur Rahim) | 43 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 153.57 | |
| M L Hayden | not out | 73 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 152.08 | |
| R T Ponting | not out | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Extras | (w 1; nb 1) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (1 wicket; 13.5 overs) | 124 | 10 | 7 | |||
Fall of wickets: 1-104 (Gilchrist, 11.3 ov)
Did not bat: A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, M J Clarke, B Lee, M G Johnson, N W Bracken, S R Clark
| Bangladesh bowling
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 3.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7.04 | |
| Syed Rasel | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| Abdur Razzak | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | |
| Alok Kapali | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | |
Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, M J Clarke, B Lee, M G Johnson, N W Bracken, S R Clark
Bangladesh:Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Alok Kapali, Farhad Reza, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak
Man of the Match: B Lee (Australia)
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and I L Howell (South Africa)
TV Umpire: A L Hill (New Zealand)
Match Referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire: M Erasmus (South Africa)
Sources
[edit]- "ICC World Twenty20 14th Match, Group F: Australia v Bangladesh at Cape Town" — Cricinfo, September 16, 2007
- "Australia v Bangladesh" — BBC Sport, September 16, 2007
