WC 2011 Match Facts and Scorecard: Australia vs Canada

Australia defeated Canada after some initial glitches to reach the top of Group B.

Match Facts

Match 35
Captains: Ponting (Aus), Bagai (Can)
Toss: Canada
Result: Australia def Canada by 7 wkts
MOM: Watson
3 wkts or more: 4/46
6s: 9
50s: 3 (Can 1, Aus 2)
100 plus partnership: 183 1st wkt Watson and Haddin (Aus)
50 plus partnership
68 3rd wkt Surkari and Bagai (Can)

Records

Baidwan (Can) with 13 wickets became the 2nd highest wicket taker of the tournament.
Australia stretched their winning streak to 34 matches.
Patel scored his first ODI and WC half-century.
Shane watson scored his highest WC score, and 4th WC half-century.
Braddin scored his highest WC score, and 3rd WC half-century.
40-year old Davison of Canada retired from international game.

Canada innings (50 overs maximum)

Patel c Johnson b Watson 54 runs 5 4s 3 6s
Davison c Haddin b Lee 14 runs 3 4s
Surkari b Tait 34 runs 2 4s
Bagai c Haddin b Tait 39 runs 6 4s
Hansra c Lee b Krejza 3
Rizwan Cheema b Lee 2
Kumar c Tait b Johnson 7
Whatham b Lee 18 runs 2 4s
Baidwan c Ponting b Krejza 17 runs 3 4s
Balaji Rao b Lee 5
Osinde not out 2
Extras (lb 4, w 11, nb 1) 16
Total (45.4 overs) 211

Fall of wickets

1-41 (Davison, 3.5 ov), 2-82 (Patel, 11.3 ov), 3-150 (Bagai, 28.2 ov), 4-157 (Hansra, 29.6 ov), 5-157 (Surkari, 30.4 ov), 6-161 (Rizwan Cheema, 31.3 ov), 7-169 (Kumar, 36.3 ov), 8-195 (Baidwan, 41.2 ov), 9-204 (Balaji Rao, 43.6 ov), 10-211 (Whatham, 45.4 ov)

Bowling

Tait 8 ov 1 maiden 34/2
Brett Lee 8.4 ov 46/4
Johnson 10 ov 43/1
Watson 6 ov 22/1
Krejza 10 ov 44/2
Smith 3 ov 18/0

Australia innings (target: 212 runs from 50 overs)

Watson c Osinde b Baidwan 94 runs 9 4s 4 6s
Haddin c Bagai b Davison 88 runs 11 4s
Ponting c Davison b Osinde 7 runs
Clarke not out 16 runs 3 4s
White not out 4
Extras (lb 1, w 2) 3
Total (34.5 overs) 212/3

Fall of wickets

1-183 (Haddin, 28.5 ov), 2-185 (Watson, 29.3 ov), 3-207 (Ponting, 34.2 ov)

Bowling

Osinde 9.5 ov 53/1
Baidwan 10 ov 1 maiden 41/1
Balaji Rao 7 ov 46/0
Rizwan Cheema 3 ov 23/0
Davison 4 ov 29/1
Patel 1 ov 19/0