team to challenge world cup champions australia
based on performances during world cup 2007
1. GC Smith (SA)
2. ST Jayasuriya (SL)
3. JH Kallis (SA)
4. DPMD Jayawardene (SL) c
5. SB Styris (NZ)
6. MV Boucher (SA) w
7. WPUJC Vaas (SL) 3
8. A Nel (SA) 4
9. SE Bond (NZ) 1
10. SL Malinga (SL) 2
11. M Muralitharan (SL) 5
12th man: HH Gibbs (SA)
world cup xi (final tournament team)
team selection is based on runs scored in relation to strike rate (for batsmen) and wickets per balls in relation to rate of runs scored against per over (for bowlers), as well as points earned for selection in a particular match team and being the bat and/or bowl of the match
bat of the tournament: ML Hayden (AUS)
bowl of the tournament: GD McGrath (AUS)
in batting order with bowling order behind names:
1. ML Hayden (AUS)
2. AC Gilchrist (AUS) w
3. RT Ponting (AUS) c
4. JH Kallis (SA)
5. SB Styris (NZ)
6. MJ Clarke (AUS)
7. GB Hogg (AUS) 5
8. NW Bracken (AUS) 1
9. SL Malinga (SL) 2
10. M Muralitharan (SL) 4
11. GD McGrath (AUS) 3
12th man: ST Jayasuriya (SL)
australia vs sri lanka (final)
bat of the match: AC Gilchrist (AUS)
bowl of the match: SL Malinga (SL)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. AC Gilchrist (AUS) w – 149 runs @ 143 strike rate
2. ML Hayden (AUS) – 38 runs @ 69 strike rate
3. ST Jayasuriya (SL) – 63 runs @ 94 strike rate
4. RT Ponting (AUS) c – 37 runs @ 88 strike rate
5. KC Sangakkara (SL) – 54 runs @ 104 strike rate
6. A Symonds (AUS) 4 – 23 runs not out @ 110 strike rate & 2 overs, 1 wicket, 3.0 economy rate
7. MJ Clarke (AUS) 5 – 5 overs, 2 wickets, 6.6 economy rate
8. GB Hogg (AUS) 6 – 3 overs, 1 wicket, 6.3 economy rate
9. NW Bracken (AUS) 2 – 6 overs, 1 wicket, 5.7 economy rate
10. SL Malinga (SL) 1 – 8 overs, 2 wickets, 2.1 economy rate
11. GD McGrath (AUS) 3 – 7 overs, 1 wicket, 4.4 economy rate
12th man: LPC Silva (SL)
australia vs south africa (semi final)
bat of the match: MJ Clarke (AUS)
bowl of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. AC Gilchrist (AUS) c w – 1 run – 20 strike rate
2. ML Hayden (AUS) – 41 runs @ 68 strike rate
3. HH Gibbs (SA) – 39 runs @ 80 strike rate
4. MJ Clarke (AUS) – 60 runs not out @ 70 strike rate
5. A Symonds (AUS) – 18 runs not out @ 113 strike rate
6. JM Kemp (SA) – 49 runs not out @ 54 strike rate
7. SM Pollock (SA) 4 – 5 overs, 1 wicket, 3.2 economy rate
8. GB Hogg (AUS) 5 – 10 overs, 1 wicket, 2.4 economy rate
9. NW Bracken (AUS) 1 - 7 overs, 1 wicket, 2.1 economy rate
10. SW Tait (AUS) 3 – 10 overs, 4 wickets, 3.9 economy rate
11. GD McGrath (AUS) 2 – 8 overs, 3 wickets, 2.3 economy rate
12th man: RT Ponting (AUS)
sri lanka vs new zealand (semi final)
bat of the match: DPMD Jayawardene (SL)
bowl of the match: M Muralitharan (SL)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. WU Tharanga (SL) – 73 runs @ 99 strike rate
2. ST Jayasuriya (SL) 6 – 9 overs, 2 wickets, 6.3 economy rate
3. KC Sangakkara (SL) w – 18 runs @ 43 strike rate
4. DPMD Jayawardene (SL) c – 115 runs not out @ 106 strike rate
5. SB Styris (NZ) – 37 runs @ 97 strike rate
6. CD McMillan (NZ) – 25 runs @ 125 strike rate
7. TM Dilshan (SL) 5 – 30 runs @ 111 strike rate & 4.4 overs, 2 wickets, 4.7 economy rate
8. JEC Franklin (NZ) 1 – 9 overs, 2 wickets, 5.1 economy rate
9. WPUJC Vaas (SL) 3 – 8 overs, 1 wicket, 3.1 economy rate
10. SL Malinga (SL) 2 – 7 overs, 1 wicket, 3.0 economy rate
11. M Muralitharan (SL) 4 – 8 overs, 4 wickets, 3.9 economy rate
12th man: PG Fulton (NZ)
eliminated teams xi (all players except from semi-final teams)
team selected on basis of best performances of eliminated teams’ players (excluding players from semi-final teams – Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa)
in batting order with bowling order behind names:
1. CH Gayle (WI)
2. RR Sarwan (WI)
3. BC Lara (WI) c
4. KP Pietersen (ENG)
5. PD Collingwood (ENG)
6. PA Nixon (ENG) w
7. A Flintoff (ENG) 3
8. WK McCallan (IRE) 4
9. DB Powell (WI) 2
10. Abdur Razzak (BAN) 5
11. WB Rankin (IRE) 1
12th man: MN Samuels (WI)
world cup xi (after completion of all super 8 matches)
team selection is based on runs scored in relation to strike rate (for batsmen) and wickets per balls in relation to rate of runs scored against per over (for bowlers), as well as points earned for selection in a particular match team and being the bat and/or bowl of the match
in batting order with bowling order behind names:
1. ML Hayden (AUS)
2. RT Ponting (AUS) c
3. JH Kallis (SA)
4. SB Styris (NZ)
5. MJ Clarke (AUS)
6. MV Boucher (SA) w
7. GB Hogg (AUS) 4
8. SE Bond (NZ) 1
9. GD McGrath (AUS) 3
10. SL Malinga (SL) 2
11. M Muralitharan (SL) 5
12th man: SR Watson (AUS)
england vs west indies (super 8, match 24)
bat of the match: KP Pietersen (ENG)
bowl of the match: MP Vaughan (ENG)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. CH Gayle (WI) – 79 runs @ 136 strike rate
2. DS Smith (WI) – 61 runs @ 58 strike rate
3. MP Vaughan (ENG) c 5 - 79 runs @ 116 strike rate & 10 overs, 3 wickets, 3.9 economy rate
4. KP Pietersen (ENG) – 100 runs @ 110 strike rate
5. MN Samuels (WI) – 51 runs @ 131 strike rate
6. S Chanderpaul (WI) – 34 runs @ 87 strike rate
7. PA Nixon (ENG) w – 38 runs @ 97 strike rate
8. RR Sarwan (WI) 4 – 5 overs, 1 wicket, 4.2 economy rate
9. A Flintoff (ENG) 1 – 9.5 overs, 2 wickets, 6.0 economy rate
10. DJ Bravo (WI) 3 – 9.5 overs, 2 wickets, 4.8 economy rate
11. JE Taylor (WI) 2 – 10 overs, 2 wickets, 6.5 economy rate
12th man: PD Collingwood (ENG)
australia vs new zealand (super 8, match 23)
bat of the match: ML Hayden (AUS)
bowl of the match: GB Hogg (AUS)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. PG Fulton (NZ) – 62 runs @ 86 strike rate
2. ML Hayden (AUS) – 103 runs @ 103 strike rate
3. RT Ponting (AUS) c – 66 runs @ 94 strike rate
4. MJ Clarke (AUS) – 49 runs @ 107 strike rate
5. SB Styris (NZ) – 27 runs @ 123 strike rate
6. BB McCullum (NZ) w – 7 runs @ 44 strike rate
7. SR Watson (AUS) 5 – 65 runs not out @ 203 strike rate & 5 overs, 1 wicket, 4.0 economy rate
8. GB Hogg (AUS) 4 – 6.5 overs, 4 wickets, 4.2 economy rate
9. SW Tait (AUS) 1 – 6 overs, 3 wickets, 5.3 economy rate
10. GD McGrath (AUS) 2 – 4 overs, 2 wickets, 6.3 economy rate
11. JS Patel (NZ) 3 – 10 overs, 2 wickets, 4.8 economy rate
12th man: JEC Franklin (NZ)
west indies vs bangladesh (super 8, match 22)
bat of the match: RR Sarwan (WI)
bowl of the match: CD Collymore (WI)
team of the match (in batting order with bowling order behind names):
1. CH Gayle (WI) 5 - 8.5 overs, 2 wickets, 3.2 economy rate
2. S Chanderpaul (WI) – 50 runs @ 59 strike rate
3. RR Sarwan (WI) – 91 runs not out @ 101 strike rate
4. MN Samuels (WI) – 31 runs @ 47 strike rate
5. BC Lara (WI) c – 33 runs @ 122 strike rate
6. Habibul Bashar (BAN) – 12 runs @ 57 strike rate
7. Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) w – 38 runs not out @ 51 strike rate
8. Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN) 3 – 37 runs @ 73 strike rate & 10 overs, 1 wicket, 3.9 economy rate
9. DJ Bravo (WI) 4 – 10 overs, 2 wickets, 2.8 economy rate
10. DB Powell (WI) 2 – 10 overs, 3 wickets, 3.8 economy rate
11. CD Collymore (WI) 1 – 7 overs, 2 wickets, 1.6 economy rate
12th man: Aftab Ahmed (BAN)
