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2003 World Cup in South Africa

Final - Australia v India
Semi-Final - India v Kenya
Semi-Final - Australia v Sri Lanka
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2003 Cricket World Cup Final - Australia v India
(23rd March, New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 50 overs match)

Result: Australia won by 125 runs
Toss: India
Umpires: DR Shepherd (England) and SA Bucknor (West Indies)
TV Umpire: RE Koertzen (South Africa)
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Man of the Match: RT Ponting
Player of the Series: SR Tendulkar



Australia innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh     57  66  48  8 1
ML Hayden             c Dravid           b Harbhajan Singh     37  93  54  5 0
*RT Ponting           not out                                 140 138 121  4 8
DR Martyn             not out                                  88 112  84  7 1
Extras                (b 2, lb 12, w 16, nb 7)                 37
Total                 (2 wickets, 50 overs, 205 mins)         359

DNB: DS Lehmann, MG Bevan, A Symonds, GB Hogg, AJ Bichel, B Lee,
     GD McGrath.

FoW: 105-1 (Gilchrist, 13.6 ov), 125-2 (Hayden, 19.5 ov)

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         7      0     67      0 (2nb, 6w)
Srinath                     10      0     87      0 (3nb, 2w)
Nehra                       10      0     57      0 (3w)
Harbhajan Singh              8      0     49      2
Sehwag                       3      0     14      0
Tendulkar                    3      0     20      0 (1w)
Mongia                       7      0     39      0 (2nb)
Yuvraj Singh                 2      0     12      0


India innings                                                   R   M   B  4 6
SR Tendulkar                         c & b McGrath              4   2   5  1 0
V Sehwag              run out (Lehmann)                        82 107  81 10 3
*SC Ganguly           c Lehmann          b Lee                 24  44  25  3 1
M Kaif                c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0   4   3  0 0
+R Dravid                                b Bichel              47  87  57  2 0
Yuvraj Singh          c Lee              b Hogg                24  48  34  1 0
D Mongia              c Martyn           b Symonds             12  18  11  2 0
Harbhajan Singh       c McGrath          b Symonds              7  12   8  0 0
Z Khan                c Lehmann          b McGrath              4  20   8  0 0
J Srinath                                b Lee                  1   6   4  0 0
A Nehra               not out                                   8   7   4  2 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 9, nb 4)                   21
Total                 (all out, 39.2 overs, 180 mins)         234

FoW: 4-1 (Tendulkar, 0.5 ov), 58-2 (Ganguly, 9.5 ov),
     59-3 (Kaif, 10.3 ov), 147-4 (Sehwag, 23.5 ov),
     187-5 (Dravid, 31.5 ov), 208-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.5 ov),
     209-7 (Mongia, 35.2 ov), 223-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 37.1 ov),
     226-9 (Srinath, 38.2 ov), 234 all out (Khan, 39.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      8.2    0     52      3
Lee                          7      1     31      2 (4nb, 2w)
Hogg                        10      0     61      1 (2w)
Lehmann                      2      0     18      0
Bichel                      10      0     57      1 (4w)
Symonds                      2      0      7      2 (1w)
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2003 Cricket World Cup Semi Final - India v Kenya
(20th March, Kingsmead, Durban, 50 overs match)

Result: India won by 91 runs
Toss: India
Umpires: DJ Harper (Australia) and SA Bucknor (West Indies)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel (Australia)
Match Referee: MJ Procter (South Africa)
Man of the Match: SC Ganguly 



India innings                                                   R   M   B  4 6
V Sehwag              c Odumbe           b Ongondo             33  81  56  3 0
SR Tendulkar          c DO Obuya         b Tikolo              83 166 101  5 1
*SC Ganguly           not out                                 111 140 114  5 5
M Kaif                run out (CO Obuya)                       15  35  20  0 0
Yuvraj Singh          c DO Obuya         b Odoyo               16  15  10  1 1
+R Dravid             not out                                   1   3   1  0 0
Extras                (w 9, nb 2)                              11
Total                 (4 wickets, 50 overs, 222 mins)         270

DNB: D Mongia, J Srinath, A Nehra, Z Khan, Harbhajan Singh

FoW: 74-1 (Sehwag, 18.3 ov), 177-2 (Tendulkar, 37.5 ov),
     233-3 (Kaif, 45.5 ov), 267-4 (Yuvraj Singh, 49.3 ov)

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Suji                        10      1     62      0
Odoyo                       10      1     45      1 (2nb, 1w)
Ongondo                     10      1     38      1
Karim                        4      0     25      0 (1w)
Tikolo                      10      0     60      1 (2w)
CO Obuya                     6      0     40      0 (1w)


Kenya innings                                                   R   M   B  4 6
+KO Otieno            c Dravid           b Srinath             15  66  43  1 0
RD Shah               lbw                b Khan                 1  39  17  0 0
PJ Ongondo            c Khan             b Nehra                0  11   5  0 0
TM Odoyo              c Sehwag           b Nehra                7  22  15  0 0
*SO Tikolo                               b Tendulkar           56 109  83  5 2
MO Odumbe             c Khan             b Yuvraj Singh        19  13  16  1 1
HS Modi               c Dravid           b Khan                 9  26  25  0 0
DO Obuya              run out (Kaif/Harbhajan Singh)            3  26  23  0 0
CO Obuya              lbw                b Tendulkar           29  44  42  1 1
MA Suji                                  b Khan                 1  13   8  0 0
AY Karim              not out                                   0   2   1  0 0
Extras                (b 16, lb 8, w 15)                       39
Total                 (all out, 46.2 overs, 190 mins)         179

FoW: 20-1 (Shah, 8.2 ov), 21-2 (Ongondo, 10.1 ov),
     30-3 (Otieno, 13.1 ov), 36-4 (Odoyo, 14.3 ov),
     63-5 (Odumbe, 18.4 ov), 92-6 (Modi, 26.4 ov),
     104-7 (DO Obuya, 33.1 ov), 161-8 (Tikolo, 43.4 ov),
     179-9 (CO Obuya, 45.4 ov), 179-10 (Suji, 46.2 ov)

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         9.2    2     14      3 (3w)
Srinath                      7      1     11      1 (1w)
Nehra                        5      1     11      2 (2w)
Harbhajan Singh             10      1     32      0
Yuvraj Singh                 6      0     43      1
Sehwag                       3      1     16      0 (1w)
Tendulkar                    6      0     28      2 (3w)
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2003 Cricket World Cup Semi Final - Australia v Sri Lanka
(18th March, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, 50 overs match)

Result: Australia won by 48 runs (D/L Method)
Toss: Australia
Umpires: DR Shepherd (England) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV Umpire: BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (West Indies)
Man of the Match: A Symonds 



Australia innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Sangakkara       b de Silva            22  25  20  2 1
ML Hayden             c Tillakaratne     b Vaas                20  53  38  2 0
*RT Ponting           c Jayasuriya       b Vaas                 2   6   8  0 0
DS Lehmann                               b Jayasuriya          36 101  66  2 0
A Symonds             not out                                  91 145 118  7 1
MG Bevan              c Sangakkara       b Jayasuriya           0   8   1  0 0
GB Hogg               st Sangakkara      b de Silva             8  19  19  0 0
IJ Harvey             c Sangakkara       b Vaas                 7  13  10  0 0
AJ Bichel             not out                                  19  21  21  0 1
Extras                (lb 3, w 3, nb 1)                         7
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 199 mins)         212

DNB: B Lee, GD McGrath

FoW: 34-1 (Gilchrist, 5.2 ov), 37-2 (Ponting, 6.5 ov),
     51-3 (Hayden, 12.2 ov), 144-4 (Lehmann, 34.6 ov),
     144-5 (Bevan, 36.1 ov), 158-6 (Hogg, 40.3 ov),
     175-7 (Harvey, 43.5 ov)

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     34      3 (1nb, 1w)
Gunaratne                    8      0     60      0 (1w)
de Silva                    10      0     36      2 (1w)
Muralitharan                10      0     29      0
Jayasuriya                  10      0     42      2
Arnold                       2      0      8      0


Sri Lanka innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
MS Atapattu                              b Lee                 14  18  17  3 0
*ST Jayasuriya        c Symonds          b McGrath             17  40  24  0 1
HP Tillakaratne       c Gilchrist        b Lee                  3  27  15  0 0
DA Gunawardene        c Ponting          b Lee                  1  14   4  0 0
PA de Silva           run out (Bichel)                         11  20  16  2 0
+KC Sangakkara        not out                                  39 111  70  3 0
DPMD Jayawardene      c Gilchrist        b Hogg                 5  14   8  1 0
RP Arnold             c Lee              b Hogg                 3  29  27  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  21  56  50  1 1
Extras                (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 2)                    9
Total                 (7 wickets, 38.1 overs, 167 mins)       123

DNB: M Muralitharan, PW Gunaratne

FoW: 21-1 (Atapattu, 3.6 ov), 37-2 (Jayasuriya, 8.5 ov),
     37-3 (Tillakaratne, 9.3 ov), 43-4 (Gunawardene, 11.2 ov),
     51-5 (de Silva, 13.1 ov), 60-6 (Jayawardene, 16.1 ov),
     76-7 (Arnold, 24.2 ov)

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      7      1     20      1
Lee                          8      0     35      3 (2nb, 2w)
Bichel                      10      4     18      0
Hogg                        10      1     30      2
Harvey                       2.1    0     11      0
Lehmann                      1      0      4      0
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