VB Series 2002/03
Completed
Australia
229/7
(50.0 ov)
VS
England
224/10
(49.3 ov)
Australia won by 5 runs
Final · ODI · 25 Jan 2003
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c JM Anderson b A Flintoff | 26 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
c OA Shah b RC Irani | 69 | 91 | 5 | 1 |
c A Flintoff b AR Caddick | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
c AJ Stewart b AR Caddick | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
not out | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
b RC Irani | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 71 | 77 | 8 | 1 |
c & b RC Irani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c ID Blackwell b JM Anderson | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Extras 4 (wd 1, nb 0, b 3, lb 0)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | |
| 10.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |
| 10.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 3 | |
MP Vaughan (1wd) | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c AJ Bichel b B Lee | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
c A Symonds b B Lee | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
c A Symonds b BA Williams | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
c RT Ponting b SK Warne | 60 | 81 | 6 | 1 |
b GB Hogg | 28 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
c B Lee b SK Warne | 60 | 70 | 5 | 0 |
not out | 25 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
b B Lee | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
c DR Martyn b B Lee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
b B Lee | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
run out (AC Gilchrist) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 18 (wd 4, nb 7, b 0, lb 7) · Target 230
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B Lee (1wd, 3nb) | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
BA Williams (1wd) | 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
AJ Bichel (1wd, 2nb) | 10.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
SK Warne (1wd, 2nb) | 10.0 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
B Lee · Australia | 153 |
GB Hogg · Australia | 118 |
RC Irani · England | 103 |
AR Caddick · England | 78 |
ML Hayden · Australia | 76 |
AJ Stewart · England | 73 |
MP Vaughan · England | 68 |
A Flintoff · England | 51 |
SK Warne · Australia | 50 |
BA Williams · Australia | 37 |
JM Anderson · England | 33 |
AC Gilchrist · Australia | 31 |
N Hussain · England | 30 |
PD Collingwood · England | 26 |
A Symonds · Australia | 24 |
DR Martyn · Australia | 21 |
AJ Bichel · Australia | 20 |
MG Bevan · Australia | 11 |
RT Ponting · Australia | 9 |
ID Blackwell · England | 9 |
NV Knight · England | 5 |
ME Trescothick · England | 0 |
Australia won by 5 runs
Toss: Australia, chose to batPlayer of the match: B LeeVenue: Melbourne Cricket GroundSeries: VB Series 2002/03
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