WC 2015 – Game 40 – Australia vs Scotland at Hobart on 14.03.15 – Australia won by seven wickets
Australia won this game by seven wkts with 208 balls to spare providing the 13th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus balls remaining. All such occasions are listed below.
No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Oppn | Ground | Date |
1 | Eng | 08 wkts | 277 | 046 | 13.5 | 60.0 | Can | Manchester | 13.06.79 |
2 | Srl | 09 wkts | 272 | 037 | 4.4 | 50.0 | Can | Paarl | 19.02.03 |
3 | NZl | 10 wkts | 252 | 070 | 8.0 | 50.0 | Ken | Chennai | 20.02.11 |
4 | Srl | 08 wkts | 240 | 078 | 10.0 | 50.0 | Ire | St George’s | 18.04.07 |
5 | Win | 08 wkts | 239 | 069 | 10.1 | 50.0 | Sco | Leicester | 27.05.99 |
6 | Win | 09 wkts | 236 | 087 | 20.4 | 60.0 | Srl | Manchester | 07.06.75 |
7 | RSA | 10 wkts | 228 | 109 | 12.0 | 50.0 | Ire | Bloemfontein | 22.02.03 |
8 | Aus | 09 wkts | 226 | 092 | 12.2 | 50.0 | Ire | Bridgetown | 13.04.07 |
9 | Win | 09 wkts | 226 | 059 | 12.2 | 50.0 | Ban | Dhaka | 04.03.11 |
10 | NZl | 08 wkts | 226 | 124 | 12.2 | 50.0 | Eng | Wellington | 20.02.15 |
11 | Eng | 09 wkts | 215 | 137 | 24.1 | 60.0 | Srl | Leeds | 20.06.83 |
12 | Aus | 07 wkts | 208 | 131 | 15.2 | 50.0 | Sco | Hobart | 14.03.15 |
13 | Aus | 07 wkts | 204 | 106 | 26.0 | 60.0 | Can | Birmingham | 16.06.79 |
Australia won this game by seven wkts with 208 balls to spare providing the third occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus balls remaining. All such occasions are listed below.
No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Date |
1 | Australia | 09 wkts | 226 | 092 | 12.2 | 50.0 | v Ireland | Bridgetown | 13.04.07 |
2 | Australia | 07 wkts | 208 | 131 | 15.2 | 50.0 | v Scotland | Hobart | 14.03.15 |
3 | Australia | 07 wkts | 204 | 106 | 26.0 | 60.0 | v Canada | Birmingham | 16.06.79 |
Australia became the second team after West Indies to win three World Cup games with 200 plus balls to spare. The feats of these two teams are listed below
No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Oppn | Ground | Date |
1 | Aus | 09 wkts | 226 | 092 | 12.2 | 50.0 | Ire | Bridgetown | 13.04.07 |
2 | Aus | 07 wkts | 208 | 131 | 15.2 | 50.0 | Sco | Hobart | 14.03.15 |
3 | Aus | 07 wkts | 204 | 106 | 26.0 | 60.0 | Can | Birmingham | 16.06.79 |
1 | Win | 08 wkts | 239 | 069 | 10.1 | 50.0 | Sco | Leicester | 27.05.99 |
2 | Win | 09 wkts | 236 | 087 | 20.4 | 60.0 | Srl | Manchester | 07.06.75 |
3 | Win | 09 wkts | 226 | 059 | 12.2 | 50.0 | Ban | Dhaka | 04.03.11 |
KJ Coetzer, CS McLeod, PL Mommsen, FRJ Coleman, RML Taylor, I Wardlaw scored ducks in this game to provide the seventh occasion of five batsmen failing to open the account in an innings of a World Cup game. It also provides the second such occasion by Scotland in the World Cup. The first such occasion was against New Zealand at Dunedin on 17.02.15.
MA Starc captured 4 for 14 in this game to provide the 184th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 130th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.
MA Starc returned with figures of 4.4.-1-14-4 to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in less than five overs. The list is furnished below
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Tema | Oppn | Ground | Date |
1 | GB Hogg | 4.5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 |
2 | MA Starc | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Sco | Hobart | 14.03.15 |
3 | Yuvraj Singh | 4.3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Ind | Nam | Pietermaritzburg | 23.02.03 |
4 | CZ Harris | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | NZl | Sco | Edinburgh | 31.05.99 |
5 | TM Dilshan | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Pallekele | 10.03.11 |
MA Starc captured 4 for 14 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.
MA Starc returned with figures of 4.4.-1-14-4 to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four wickets in less than five overs. Both the occasions are furnished below
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Tema | Oppn | Ground | Date |
1 | GB Hogg | 4.5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | Aus | Net | Basseterre | 18.03.07 |
2 | MA Starc | 4.4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | Aus | Sco | Hobart | 14.03.15 |
MA Starc’s 4 for 14 in this game represent his second four wicket haul in the World Cup – the first occasion being his 6 for 28 against New Zealand at Auckland on 28.02.15, MA Starc became the 34th bowler and also the eighth Australian bowler to capture four or more wickets on two or more occasions in the World Cup.
MA Starc’s feat of two four wickets haul in the WC 2015 edition provides the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a single edition of the World Cup. His feat also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler performing such a feat in the World Cup.