[OT] World Cup: Australia vs India!

[Eternalknight]

Australia got sent into bat and have just finished their innings, scoring 359/2 !!!!! Ponting made 140 not out, Martyn made 88 not out.

They broke 7 records along the way:

Highest ever 3rd wicket partnership in a world cup match
Highest ever partnership by Australia in a World Cup match
Highest score at the Wanderers ground
Highest score in a World Cup final
Highest score by Australia in a World Cup match
Highest ever score by Australia in a limited overs match
Most sixes by an individual Australian batsmen on a single innings (8 by Ponting)

 

[MerricB]

It was pretty amazing... I'm just wondering if India will make 150. McGrath and Lee can bowl so much better than the Indians were, and that pitch looks very good for accurate fast bowling.

Cheers!

 

[Eternalknight]

It was pretty amazing... I'm just wondering if India will make 150. McGrath and Lee can bowl so much better than the Indians were, and that pitch looks very good for accurate fast bowling.

Cheers!

It's going to put a lot of pressure on Tendulkar. Hopefully India will be able to put up a fight and make it a good game. I have taken a sick day tomorrow, so I don't want it to be for nothing

 

[Eternalknight]

Tendulkar... out.... first over.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Thresher]

hmmm India 103-3 after 17overs.
Sounds like its warming up to be an arse kicking of epic proportions yet

 

[Eternalknight]

hmmm India 103-3 after 17overs.
Sounds like its warming up to be an arse kicking of epic proportions yet

Assuming the rain doesn't intefere too much.

 

[dpdx]

359-2??

You've got to be kidding me. That's gigantic.

And India (as of the last update) have to make 257 runs without Sachin Tendulkar?? That's a whole team output for my Windies...

Oh, well. Congrats to Oz, and well done for India just to get there.

 

[johnsemlak]

Congrats Australia!

 

[MerricB]

Well, I've finally woken up - I didn't go to sleep until the match was over, about 2-3am or so here in Australia.

Australia: 2/359 off 50 overs
- Ponting 140*
- Martyn 88*
- Gilchrist 57
- Harbhajan Singh 2/49 off 8 overs

India: 234 all out off 39.2 overs
- Tendulkar 4
- V Sehwag 82
- R Dravid 47
- McGrath 3/52 (8.2 overs)
- Lee 2/31 (7 overs)
- Symonds 2/7 (2 overs)

Result: Australia won by 125 runs

Full Scorecard at CricInfo

Cheers!

 

[jemkym]

YAY!!!

And again, YAY!!!! Captain and vice-captain were brilliant.

Now all Australia has to do is win the soccer World Cup in 2006 and and we'll be undisputed sporting masters (and mistresses) of the world.