Hayden leads Basseterre run-fest

Mar 24, 2007

It was billed as the 'match of the tournament' with the world's top two sides competing. Graeme Smith called correctly and put Australia in•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden was in ominous touch, pouncing on anything off target•Getty Images

Andrew Hall jumps in vain to catch Hayden at the boundary•Getty Images

Ponting wasn't going to miss out on this belter. He fell nine short of a ton•Getty Images

Ponting and Clarke added 161 for the third wicket•AFP

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Smith was forced to retire from cramps when on 72•AFP

Australia made maximum use of a small ground with short boundaries. Here, Adam Gilchrist cuts one away savagely•Getty Images

Hayden powers one straight en route to his racy ton•Getty Images

Hayden acknowleges the cheers after blasting the fastest World Cup hundred, off 66 balls•AFP

And then there was Michael Clarke. Here he launches a straight six during his bellegerent knock•AFP

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Smith congratulates AB de Villiers on a rollicking fifty•AFP

South Africans celebrate the dismissal of Adam Gilchrist, who fell for a run-a-ball 42•AFP

Ricky Ponting was struck on the helmet by Shaun Pollock•AFP

Clarke improvised in his knock but he too fell short of a ton. His 92 came off 75 balls•Getty Images

Smith thumps a four off Glenn McGrath•AFP

de Villiers took the Australian attack to the tune of 92 runs from 70 balls•Getty Images