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ICC World Cup 2003 in South Africa

 
India vs. Australia - statistical highlights:
  • Australia's triumph by 125 runs is the biggest ever by runs margin in the World Cup final, surpassing the 92-run win by West Indies against England at Lord's in 1979.

  • Australia retained the World Cup and became the first team ever to have won the World Cup on three occasions - 1987-88, 1999 and 2002-03.

  • Australia became the second team to have retained the World Cup.  West Indies (1975 and 1979) was the first to achieve the feat.

  • Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg became the fifth venue to host a World Cup final after Lord's, London (1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999), Eden Gardens, Calcutta (1987-88); Melbourne Cricket Ground (1991-92) and Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (1995-96).

  • Steve Bucknor (West Indies) became the first umpire to have officiated in FOUR SUCCESSIVE WORLD CUP FINALS - 1991-92, 1995-96, 1999 and 2002-03.  Dickie Bird (England) had officiated in the first three World Cup Finals - 1975, 1979 and 1983.

  • For Bucknor-David Shepherd, this was their third successive World Cup Final. 

  • Australia's 359 for 2 is their highest ever total in ODIs, surpassing their previous best of 349 for 6 vs. New Zealand at Christchurch in 1999-00.  Against India, their previous highest in ODIs was 338 for 4 at Vishakhapatnam in 2000-01.

  • The said total is the highest ever in a World Cup final, surpassing the previous highest of 291 for 8 off 60 overs by West Indies against Australia in the 1975 Final at Lord's. 

  • Australia's 359 for 2 is the highest ever total against India by any team in ODIs, surpassing New Zealand's 349 for 9 at Rajkot in 1999-00.

  • Australia registered their highest ever total in World Cup, obliterating their previous highest of 328 for 5 against Sri Lanka at The Oval in 1975.

  • Australia's previous best against India in World Cup was 320 for 9 at Nottingham in 1983. 

  • Australia's 359 for two is the fourth highest in the history of the World Cup.  The top four highest innings totals are:
    398/5  Sri Lanka vs. Kenya      Kandy               1995-96
    373/6  India     vs. S.Lanka       Taunton            1999
    360/4  W.Indies  vs. S.Lanka   Karachi              1987-88
    359/2  Australia vs. India        Johannesburg   2002-03


  • Australia's total of 359 for 2 is the highest ever total on South African soil.  South Africa's 354 for 3 vs. Kenya at Cape Town in 2001-02 was the previous highest score. Australia's total of 359 for 2 is the highest at Wanderers Stadium, surpassing their own record of 310 for 8 against Pakistan in this edition of the World Cup.

  • Australia (359/2) registered their highest ever total on South African soil, surpassing their previous best of 330 for 7 against South Africa at Port Elizabeth in 2001-02.

  • The aforesaid total is the highest against India in World Cup.  The previous highest was 334 for 4 off 60 overs by England at Lord's in 1975.

  • Adam Gilchrist (57 off 48 balls) recorded his first World Cup fifty against India, bettering his 48 at Centurion in this edition.  This is his sixth fifty in World Cup.  His aggregate of 632 in 20 matches at an average of 31.60 is the most by any wicketkeeper in the history of World Cup.  This is 31st fifty in ODIs.

  • Gilchrist became the second wicketkeeper to aggregate 5000 runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman in ODIs.  His aggregate of 5016 runs (ave.34.12) in 157 matches is exceeded only by Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) - 5835 in 185 matches at an average of 34.73.

  • The 105-run partnership between Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden is Australia's second best against India in World Cup - the best is 110 between David Boon and Geoff Marsh at Madras in 1987-88.

  • The pair of Gilchrist and Hayden is the only one to have recorded two century partnerships for Australia for the first wicket in World Cup - both times against India.  Their previous instance of century partnership was 100 at Centurion in this edition of the World Cup.

  • Damien Martyn (88 not out off 84 balls) recorded his highest score in World Cup, his fourth fifty.  His previous best was 67 not out against Holland at Potchefstroom.  This is his 16th fifty in ODIs.

  • Martyn's 88 not out is his highest against India, surpassing his previous highest of 30 scored twice - at Sharjah in 1997-98 and Melbourne in 1999-00.  In his previous 15 matches against India, he had made only 156 runs at an average of 17.33.

  • Ricky Ponting (140 not out off 121 balls) posted his 13th century in ODIs - his third in the World Cup.

  • Ponting's 140 not out is his second best score in One-day Internationals - his best is 145 against Zimbabwe in the Pepsi Cup at Delhi in 1997-98. 

  • Ponting's 140 not out is his highest score in World Cup, surpassing his 114 against Sri Lanka at Centurion in this edition.

  • Ponting's previous best against India in ODIs was 115 at Melbourne in 1999-00.

  • Ponting (3 centuries in 28 matches) became the second Australian to have made 3 or more centuries in World Cup.  Mark Waugh (4 in 22 matches) holds the record for Australia for most centuries in the World Cup.

  • Ponting became the first Australian captain and the third captain after New Zealand's Glenn Turner and India's Sourav Ganguly to have hit 2 or more centuries in a World Cup competition.

  • Ponting has now recorded the highest individual knock for Australia against India in ODIs, surpassing the previous best of 133 not out by Mark Waugh at Poona in 2000-01. 

  • Ponting's 8 sixes in an innings is a World Cup record. The previous record for 7 sixes in an innings was shared by  Viv Richards (West Indies) - vs. Sri Lanka at Karachi in 1987-88 and Sourav Ganguly (India) - vs. Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999.

  • Ponting got his 15th Man of the Match award in ODIs, his second  award in World Cup. 

  • The previous record by an Australia for most sixes in an innings in World Cup was held by Ricky Ponting himself.  He had hit 4 sixes during his innings of 114 against Sri Lanka at Centurion in this edition of the World Cup.

  • The 234-run (unbroken) partnership for the third wicket between Ponting and Martyn is Australia's highest for any wicket in ODIs, surpassing the 225-run stand between Gilchrist and Ponting for the second wicket against England at Melbourne in 2002-03.

  • Australia's previous best for the third wicket was 224 (unbroken) between Dean Jones and Allan Border against Sri Lanka at Adelaide in 1984-85.

  • This is Australia's highest partnership  for any wicket in World Cup, surpassing the 207 for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh against Kenya at Vishakhapatnam in 1995-96.

  • Australia's previous best partnership against India in World Cup was 144 for the second wicket between Trevor Chappell and Kim Hughes at Nottingham in 1983. 

  • The above partnership is the highest against India for any wicket in World Cup, obliterating the 176-run stand between Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher for England at Lord's in 1975.

  • The 234-run partnership is the highest ever against India for the third wicket in ODIs, surpassing the 230 by Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar for Pakistan at Dhaka in 1997-98.  Overall, the said partnership is the second best for any wicket against India.  South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs and Gary Kirsten had put on 235 for the first wicket at Cochin in 1999-00, which is still a record against India for any wicket. 

  • Javagal Srinath (10-0-87-0) earned a dubious distinction by conceding 87 runs - the most by an Indian in World Cup surpassing Karsan Ghavri's  record of conceding 83 runs in 11 overs against England at Lord's in 1975.

  • Zaheer Khan  (7-0-67-0) conceded 67 runs at 9.57 runs per over.  This is the worst economy rate by an Indian bowler (with a minimum of 25 balls in an innings) in World Cup.  This is Zaheer Khan's worst ever bowling performance in ODIs when he bowled  a minimum of six overs.  

  • Virender Sehwag (82 off 81 balls) recorded his 10th fifty in ODIs, his highest score in World Cup, surpassing his previous best of 66 against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers.

  • Sehwag completd his 2000 runs 68 matches.  He is the 14th Indian to aggregate 2000 or more runs.  His feat is the third fastest by an Indian.  Navjot Singh Sidhu holds the Indian record for completing 2000 runs in 55 matches, followed by Sourav Ganguly (56 matches).
  • Sourav Ganguly (23 sixes) established a record for most sixes in World Cup, surpassing Viv Richards' tally of 22 sixes.

  • Brett Lee,with 22 wickets, established an Australian record for most wickets in a World Cup competition, surpassing Shane Warne's 20 wickets in 1999.

  • Glenn McGrath (3/52) took his tally of wickets to 45 in 28  World Cup matches, moving into the second place after Wasim Akram's 55 wickets in 38 matches.  India's Javagal Srinath, with 44 wickets in 34 matches is the third in the list.
    
                            

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