Bangladesh vs Australia, 29th Match, Super Eights at North Sound, , Mar 31 2007 - Cricket Photos

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29th Match, Super Eights, North Sound, March 31, 2007, ICC World Cup

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Bangladesh

(22/22 ov) 104/6

Australia

(13.5/22 ov, T:105) 106/0

Australia won by 10 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Glenn McGrath

, AUS

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A fan wears a bikini top with the Australian colours on it•Mar 31, 2007•Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Had India qualified for the Super Eights, it would have been them playing Australia, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Had India qualified for the Super Eights, it would have been them playing Australia•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist cuts hard during his half-century, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Adam Gilchrist cuts hard during his half-century•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden turns one to the onside during his innings of 47, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Matthew Hayden turns one to the onside during his innings of 47•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Glenn McGrath holds up the ball that got him past Wasim Akram's World Cup tally, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Glenn McGrath holds up the ball that got him past Wasim Akram's World Cup tally•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Mashrafe Mortaza has a swing, misses, and Adam Gilchrist whips off the bails...to no avail, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Mashrafe Mortaza has a swing, misses, and Adam Gilchrist whips off the bails...to no avail•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Habibul Bashar ground his way to 24 from 43, with no boundaries, in a 22-over game, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Habibul Bashar ground his way to 24 from 43, with no boundaries, in a 22-over game•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Shane Watson walks off the field after straining his calf muscle, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Shane Watson walks off the field after straining his calf muscle•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Glenn McGrath is congratulated by his teammates on passing Wasim Akram's World Cup record of 54 wickets, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Glenn McGrath is congratulated by his teammates on passing Wasim Akram's World Cup record of 54 wickets•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Brad Hogg takes a diving catch to dismiss Tamim Iqbal, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Brad Hogg takes a diving catch to dismiss Tamim Iqbal•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Tapash Baisya injured his foot while bowling and had to go off the field, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Tapash Baisya injured his foot while bowling and had to go off the field•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Empty stands at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium at North Sound, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Empty stands at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium at North Sound•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden pulls to the square-leg fence, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Matthew Hayden pulls to the square-leg fence•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist walk off after clinching a ten-wicket win, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist walk off after clinching a ten-wicket win•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Glenn McGrath gives the thumbs-up to the crowd after becoming the highest wicket-taker in World Cup history, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Glenn McGrath gives the thumbs-up to the crowd after becoming the highest wicket-taker in World Cup history•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Ricky Ponting prepares to catch Habibul Bashar off Nathan Bracken, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Ricky Ponting prepares to catch Habibul Bashar off Nathan Bracken•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Mashrafe Mortaza smacked 25 from 17 balls to get Bangladesh to 104, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Mashrafe Mortaza smacked 25 from 17 balls to get Bangladesh to 104•Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Shahriar Nafees was bowled by a yorker from Glenn McGrath, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Shahriar Nafees was bowled by a yorker from Glenn McGrath•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Tamim Iqbal walks back after his poor slog ended up in mid-off's hands, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Tamim Iqbal walks back after his poor slog ended up in mid-off's hands•Mar 31, 2007•AFP

Ricky Ponting tosses the coin, Habibul Bashar calls incorrectly, and Australia put Bangladesh in, Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, Antigua, March 31, 2007

Ricky Ponting tosses the coin, Habibul Bashar calls incorrectly, and Australia put Bangladesh in •Mar 31, 2007•Getty Images

Match Coverage

All Match News

Watson waits on his World Cup fate

Shane Watson's injured calf will be reviewed later in the week to determine whether the allrounder stays at the World Cup

Clinic goes according to Ponting's plan

Australia's intense competitors screeched through to their fifth resounding win of the tournament

McGrath passes Akram's record

Although Australia's match against Bangladesh was reduced to 22-overs a side, it was not without significant landmarks

Kneading it out and McGrath the record-setter

Plays of the Day for Australia v Bangladesh, Super Eights, March 31, 2007

Australia storm to ten-wicket win

After putting Bangladesh in and keeping them to 104 for 6 in 22 overs, Australia barnstormed to the first ten-wicket win of the tournament

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	not out	59	44
ML Hayden	not out	47	39
Total	106(0 wkts; 13.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza	4	20	5
Tapash Baisya	2.5	35	12.35
Aftab Ahmed	0.1	1	6
Abdur Razzak	3	15	5
Mohammad Rafique	3	21	7
Shakib Al Hasan	0.5	14	16.8

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	106	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist

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ICC World Cup

Super Eights

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	7	7	0	14	2.400
SL	7	5	2	10	1.483
NZ	7	5	2	10	0.253
SA	7	4	3	8	0.313
ENG	7	3	4	6	-0.394
WI	7	2	5	4	-0.566
BAN	7	1	6	2	-1.514
IRE	7	1	6	2	-1.730

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	3	0	6	3.433
SA	3	2	1	4	2.403
NED	3	1	2	2	-2.527
SCOT	3	0	3	0	-3.793

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.493
BAN	3	2	1	4	-1.523
IND	3	1	2	2	1.206
BER	3	0	3	0	-4.345

Group C

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	3	3	0	6	2.138
ENG	3	2	1	4	0.418
KENYA	3	1	2	2	-1.194
CAN	3	0	3	0	-1.389

Group D

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	3	0	6	0.764
IRE	3	1	1	3	-0.092
PAK	3	1	2	2	0.089
ZIM	3	0	2	1	-0.886

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