Men's ODI · ICC World Cup · Semi Final

Australia v South Africa

25 Apr 2007 · Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Australia won by 7 wickets

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: GD McGrath
Scheduled overs: 50 a side

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa	149	43.5
AustraliaTarget 150 from 50 overs	153/3	31.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Australia153/3 (31.3 ov)

Australia batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchristb CK Langeveldt	b CK Langeveldt	1	5	0	0	20.0
ML Haydencaught b SM Pollock	caught b SM Pollock	41	60	4	0	68.3
RT Pontingb A Nel	b A Nel	22	25	5	0	88.0
MJ Clarke*not out	not out	60	86	8	0	69.8
A Symonds*not out	not out	18	16	3	0	112.5
Extras	11 (lb 5, w 3, nb 3)
Total	153/3 (31.3 ov)

Did not bat: MEK Hussey, SR Watson, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (AC Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 2-44 (RT Ponting, 8.6 ov), 3-110 (ML Hayden, 24.4 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
SM Pollock	5	1	16	1	3.20	0	0
CK Langeveldt	6	0	34	1	5.67	1	1
JH Kallis	5	1	20	0	4.00	1	1
A Nel	7	1	31	1	4.43	1	0
AJ Hall	6.3	0	43	0	6.62	0	1
JM Kemp	2	0	4	0	2.00	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

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Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	South Africa	Australia
0	0/0	0/0
1	5/0	1/0
2	7/0	6/1
3	7/1	6/1
4	7/1	19/1
5	8/1	27/1
6	17/2	27/1
7	21/2	34/1
8	22/2	40/1
9	26/3	44/2
10	27/5	50/2
11	35/5	54/2
12	36/5	57/2
13	47/5	59/2
14	50/5	69/2
15	55/5	69/2
16	56/5	71/2
17	62/5	79/2
18	67/5	85/2
19	69/5	91/2
20	71/5	97/2
21	77/5	100/2
22	83/5	101/2
23	87/6	106/2
24	89/6	109/2
25	90/6	111/3
26	93/6	117/3
27	94/7	127/3
28	94/7	132/3
29	99/7	136/3
30	103/8	140/3
31	106/8	142/3
31.5	–	153/3
32	107/8	–
33	108/8	–
34	109/8	–
35	119/8	–
36	119/8	–
37	122/8	–
38	123/8	–
39	124/8	–
40	130/8	–
41	132/9	–
42	142/9	–
43	144/9	–
43.833	149/10	–

Win probability

Australia won by 7 wicketsThe official result.

▲ South Africa ahead · the axis is South Africa's chance of winning

▼ Australia aheadOvers

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Win probability at the end of each over
Innings	Over	Score	South Africa	Australia
1	0.0	Start	48%	52%
1	0.6	5/0	49%	51%
1	1.6	7/0	49%	51%
1	2.6	7/1	38%	62%
1	3.6	7/1	37%	63%
1	4.6	8/1	37%	63%
1	5.6	17/2	31%	69%
1	6.6	21/2	32%	68%
1	7.6	22/2	32%	68%
1	8.6	26/3	20%	80%
1	9.6	27/5	5%	95%
1	10.6	35/5	6%	94%
1	11.6	36/5	6%	94%
1	12.6	47/5	8%	92%
1	13.6	50/5	9%	91%
1	14.6	55/5	10%	90%
1	15.6	56/5	10%	90%
1	16.6	62/5	12%	88%
1	17.6	67/5	13%	87%
1	18.6	69/5	14%	86%
1	19.6	71/5	14%	86%
1	20.6	77/5	16%	84%
1	21.6	83/5	18%	82%
1	22.6	87/6	10%	90%
1	23.6	89/6	11%	89%
1	24.6	90/6	11%	89%
1	25.6	93/6	12%	88%
1	26.6	94/7	6%	94%
1	27.6	94/7	6%	94%
1	28.6	99/7	7%	93%
1	29.6	103/8	3%	97%
1	30.6	106/8	4%	96%
1	31.6	107/8	4%	96%
1	32.6	108/8	4%	96%
1	33.6	109/8	4%	96%
1	34.6	119/8	6%	94%
1	35.6	119/8	6%	94%
1	36.6	122/8	6%	94%
1	37.6	123/8	6%	94%
1	38.6	124/8	6%	94%
1	39.6	130/8	8%	92%
1	40.6	132/9	4%	96%
1	41.6	142/9	6%	94%
1	42.6	144/9	7%	93%
2	0.6	1/0	4%	96%
2	1.6	6/1	8%	92%
2	2.6	6/1	8%	92%
2	3.6	19/1	5%	95%
2	4.6	27/1	4%	96%
2	5.6	27/1	4%	96%
2	6.6	34/1	3%	97%
2	7.6	40/1	2%	98%
2	8.6	44/2	4%	96%
2	9.6	50/2	3%	97%
2	10.6	54/2	2%	98%
2	11.6	57/2	2%	98%
2	12.6	59/2	2%	98%
2	13.6	69/2	<1%	>99%
2	14.6	69/2	<1%	>99%
2	15.6	71/2	<1%	>99%
2	16.6	79/2	<1%	>99%
2	17.6	85/2	<1%	>99%
2	18.6	91/2	<1%	>99%
2	19.6	97/2	<1%	>99%
2	20.6	100/2	<1%	>99%
2	21.6	101/2	<1%	>99%
2	22.6	106/2	<1%	>99%
2	23.6	109/2	<1%	>99%
2	24.6	111/3	<1%	>99%
2	25.6	117/3	<1%	>99%
2	26.6	127/3	<1%	>99%
2	27.6	132/3	<1%	>99%
2	28.6	136/3	<1%	>99%
2	29.6	140/3	<1%	>99%
2	30.6	142/3	<1%	>99%
2	31.3	153/3	0%	100%

Batter

AC Gilchristb CK Langeveldt

20.0

ML Haydencaught b SM Pollock

68.3

RT Pontingb A Nel

88.0

MJ Clarke*not out

69.8

A Symonds*not out

112.5

Extras

11 (lb 5, w 3, nb 3)

Total

153/3 (31.3 ov)

Bowler

Econ

SM Pollock

3.20

CK Langeveldt

5.67

JH Kallis

4.00

A Nel

4.43

AJ Hall

6.3

6.62

JM Kemp

2.00

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

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Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	South Africa	Australia
0	0/0	0/0
1	5/0	1/0
2	7/0	6/1
3	7/1	6/1
4	7/1	19/1
5	8/1	27/1
6	17/2	27/1
7	21/2	34/1
8	22/2	40/1
9	26/3	44/2
10	27/5	50/2
11	35/5	54/2
12	36/5	57/2
13	47/5	59/2
14	50/5	69/2
15	55/5	69/2
16	56/5	71/2
17	62/5	79/2
18	67/5	85/2
19	69/5	91/2
20	71/5	97/2
21	77/5	100/2
22	83/5	101/2
23	87/6	106/2
24	89/6	109/2
25	90/6	111/3
26	93/6	117/3
27	94/7	127/3
28	94/7	132/3
29	99/7	136/3
30	103/8	140/3
31	106/8	142/3
31.5	–	153/3
32	107/8	–
33	108/8	–
34	109/8	–
35	119/8	–
36	119/8	–
37	122/8	–
38	123/8	–
39	124/8	–
40	130/8	–
41	132/9	–
42	142/9	–
43	144/9	–
43.833	149/10	–

Innings

Over

Score

South Africa

Australia

0.0

Start

48%

52%

0.6

5/0

49%

51%

1.6

7/0

49%

51%

2.6

7/1

38%

62%

3.6

7/1

37%

63%

4.6

8/1

37%

63%

5.6

17/2

31%

69%

6.6

21/2

32%

68%

7.6

22/2

32%

68%

8.6

26/3

20%

80%

9.6

27/5

95%

10.6

35/5

94%

11.6

36/5

94%

12.6

47/5

92%

13.6

50/5

91%

14.6

55/5

10%

90%

15.6

56/5

10%

90%

16.6

62/5

12%

88%

17.6

67/5

13%

87%

18.6

69/5

14%

86%

19.6

71/5

14%

86%

20.6

77/5

16%

84%

21.6

83/5

18%

82%

22.6

87/6

10%

90%

23.6

89/6

11%

89%

24.6

90/6

11%

89%

25.6

93/6

12%

88%

26.6

94/7

94%

27.6

94/7

94%

28.6

99/7

93%

29.6

103/8

97%

30.6

106/8

96%

31.6

107/8

96%

32.6

108/8

96%

33.6

109/8

96%

34.6

119/8

94%

35.6

119/8

94%

36.6

122/8

94%

37.6

123/8

94%

38.6

124/8

94%

39.6

130/8

92%

40.6

132/9

96%

41.6

142/9

94%

42.6

144/9

93%

0.6

1/0

96%

1.6

6/1

92%

2.6

6/1

92%

3.6

19/1

95%

4.6

27/1

96%

5.6

27/1

96%

6.6

34/1

97%

7.6

40/1

98%

8.6

44/2

96%

9.6

50/2

97%

10.6

54/2

98%

11.6

57/2

98%

12.6

59/2

98%

13.6

69/2

<1%

>99%

14.6

69/2

<1%

>99%

15.6

71/2

<1%

>99%

16.6

79/2

<1%

>99%

17.6

85/2

<1%

>99%

18.6

91/2

<1%

>99%

19.6

97/2

<1%

>99%

20.6

100/2

<1%

>99%

21.6

101/2

<1%

>99%

22.6

106/2

<1%

>99%

23.6

109/2

<1%

>99%

24.6

111/3

<1%

>99%

25.6

117/3

<1%

>99%

26.6

127/3

<1%

>99%

27.6

132/3

<1%

>99%

28.6

136/3

<1%

>99%

29.6

140/3

<1%

>99%

30.6

142/3

<1%

>99%

31.3

153/3

100%