POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 27: Australia qualified for the World Cup Super Six in emphatic style on Thursday, crushing Namibia by 256 runs amid a flurry of world records.
The world champions sealed a record-equalling 11th straight One-day International victory by the largest ever winning margin, Glenn McGrath producing the best World Cup bowling figures of seven for 15 as Namibia were routed for 45.
The match was a statistician’s dream with records tumbling frequently. Darren Lehmann smashed a World Cup record 28 runs in the final over of Australia’s innings, while Adam Gilchrist took six catches to equal the best haul by a wicket-keeper in One-day Internationals.
