2007 Cricket World Cup: Australia vs Netherlands
{{date|March 18, 2007}}

[[w:Australia cricket team|Australia]] beat the [[w:Netherlands cricket team|Netherlands]] by 229 runs in Group A in the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at [[w:Warner Park|Warner Park]], [[w:Basseterre|Basseterre]], [[w:Saint Kitts|Saint Kitts]].


<b>Toss:</b> Australia won, and elected to bat first.

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Matthew Hayden|Matthew Hayden]]|status=c Borren b de Leede|runs=29|balls=34|4s=4|6s=1|strike_rate=85.29}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ricky Ponting|Ricky Ponting]]|status=c & b ten Doeschate|runs=23|balls=22|4s=4|6s=1|strike_rate=104.54}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]]|status=not out|runs=93|balls=85|4s=6|6s=3|strike_rate=109.41}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Brad Hodge|Brad Hodge]]|status=b Borren|runs=123|balls=89|4s=8|6s=7|strike_rate=138.20}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Michael Hussey|Michael Hussey]]|status=c sub b ten Doeschate|runs=2|balls=4|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Shane Watson|Shane Watson]]|status=not out|runs=12|balls=4|4s=1|6s=1|strike_rate=300.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''5 Wickets'''; 50 overs)|runs='''358'''|balls=|4s=34|6s=13|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-73 (Hayden, 11.5 ov), 2-116 (Gilchrist, 19.4 ov), 3-116 (Ponting, 20.1 ov), 4-320 (Hodge, 47.3 ov), 5-325 (Hussey, 48.4 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mark Jonkman|Mark Jonkman]]|overs=6.1|maiden=1|runs=35|wickets=0|econ=5.67}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Darron Reekers|Darron Reekers]]|overs=6|maiden=1|runs=48|wickets=0|econ=8.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tim de Leede|Tim de Leede]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=40|wickets=2|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Ryan ten Doeschate|Ryan ten Doeschate]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=76|wickets=2|econ=7.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Adeel Raja|Adeel Raja]]|overs=7.5|maiden=0|runs=61|wickets=0|econ=7.78}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Peter Borren|Peter Borren]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=89|wickets=1|econ=8.90}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Bastiaan Zuiderent|Bastiaan Zuiderent]]|status= run out (Clarke/Gilchrist)|runs=9|balls=21|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=31.03}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Darron Reekers|Darron Reekers]]|status=c Clarke b Bracken|runs=25|balls=19|4s=5|6s=0|strike_rate=131.57}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Alexei Kervezee|Alexei Kervezee]]|status=lbw b Bracken|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Ryan ten Doeschate|Ryan ten Doeschate]]|status=lbw b Tait|runs=1|balls=6|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=16.66}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Daan van Bunge|Daan van Bunge]]|status=lbw b McGrath|runs=33|balls=33|4s=4|6s=1|strike_rate=100.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Jeroen Smits|Jeroen Smits]]|status=lbw b Hogg|runs=3|balls=12|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=25.00}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Adeel Raja|Adeel Raja]]|status=not out|runs=8|balls=14|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=57.14}}
{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mark Jonkman|Mark Jonkman]]|status=st Gilchrist b Hogg|runs=0|balls=2|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=0.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''all out'''; 26.5 overs)|runs='''129'''|balls=|4s=17|6s=2|strike_rate=}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-36 (Reekers, 6.3 ov), 2-36 (Kervezee, 6.5 ov), 3-38 (ten Doeschate, 7.5 ov), 4-40 (van Troost, 9.2 ov), 5-46 (Zuiderent, 10.6 ov), 6-87 (de Leede, 18.4 ov), 7-97 (van Bunge, 19.4 ov), 8-106 (Smits, 22.3 ov), 9-129 (Borren, 26.3 ov), 10-129 (Jonkman, 26.5 ov)

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title=[[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[w:Australian cricket team|Australia bowling]]}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Nathan Bracken|Nathan Bracken]]|overs=7|maiden=1|runs=33|wickets=2|econ=4.71}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shaun Tait|Shaun Tait]]|overs=7|maiden=0|runs=29|wickets=1|econ=4.14}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Glenn McGrath|Glenn McGrath]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=33|wickets=2|econ=4.12}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Brad Hogg|Brad Hogg]]|overs=4.5|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=4|econ=5.58}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Australia:</b> [[w:Adam Gilchrist|A C Gilchrist]] (wkt), [[w:Matthew Hayden|M L Hayden]], [[w:Ricky Ponting|R T Ponting]] (capt), [[w:Michael Clarke (cricketer)|M J Clarke]], [[w:Brad Hodge|B J Hodge]], [[w:Michael Hussey|M E K Hussey]], [[w:Shane Watson|S R Watson]], [[w:Brad Hogg|G B Hogg]], [[w:Nathan Bracken|N W Bracken]],[[w:Shaun Tait|S W Tait]], [[w:Glenn McGrath|G D McGrath]]<br>
<b>Netherlands:</b> [[w:Bastiaan Zuiderent|B Zuiderent]], [[w:Darron Reekers|D J Reekers]], [[w:Alexei Kervezee|A N Kervezee]], [[w:Ryan ten Doeschate|R N ten Doeschate]], [[w:Luuk van Troost|L P van Troost]] (capt), [[w:Daan van Bunge|D L S van Bunge]], [[w:Tim de Leede|T B M de Leede]], [[w:Mark Jonkman|M B S Jonkman]], [[w:Peter Borren|P W Borren]], [[w:Jeroen Smits|J Smits]] (wkt),  [[w:Adeel Raja|Adeel Raja]]<br>

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Brad Hodge|B J Hodge]] (Australia)

Umpires: S A Bucknor and A L Hill (New Zealand)<br>
TV umpire: E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka)<br>
Match referee: J Srinath (India)<br>
Reserve umpire: M R Benson (England)<br>

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Australia beat the Netherlands by 229 runs in Group A in the World Cup at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts.


Toss: Australia won, and elected to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Hayden, 11.5 ov), 2-116 (Gilchrist, 19.4 ov), 3-116 (Ponting, 20.1 ov), 4-320 (Hodge, 47.3 ov), 5-325 (Hussey, 48.4 ov)


Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Reekers, 6.3 ov), 2-36 (Kervezee, 6.5 ov), 3-38 (ten Doeschate, 7.5 ov), 4-40 (van Troost, 9.2 ov), 5-46 (Zuiderent, 10.6 ov), 6-87 (de Leede, 18.4 ov), 7-97 (van Bunge, 19.4 ov), 8-106 (Smits, 22.3 ov), 9-129 (Borren, 26.3 ov), 10-129 (Jonkman, 26.5 ov)


Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, B J Hodge, M E K Hussey, S R Watson, G B Hogg, N W Bracken,S W Tait, G D McGrath
Netherlands: B Zuiderent, D J Reekers, A N Kervezee, R N ten Doeschate, L P van Troost (capt), D L S van Bunge, T B M de Leede, M B S Jonkman, P W Borren, J Smits (wkt),  Adeel Raja

Player of the match: B J Hodge (Australia)

Umpires: S A Bucknor and A L Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire: E A R de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Match referee: J Srinath (India)
Reserve umpire: M R Benson (England)
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