ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Steven Finn, Mitchell Marsh part of unique record
ICC World Cup 2015: Finn, Marsh part of unique record
In the second match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 between Australia and England at Melbourne, Steven Finn (England) and Mitchell Marsh (Australia) took five wicket hauls for their respective teams, making it the only fourth instance of two bowlers taking fifers in World Cup events. India vs Pakistan Live Score
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
| Team | Bowler | O | M | R | W | Venue | Year |
| India | Kapil Dev | 12 | 2 | 43 | 5 | Trent Bridge | 1983 |
| Australia | Ken MacLeay | 11.5 | 3 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Sri Lanka | Ashantha de Mel | 12 | 1 | 39 | 5 | Headingley | 1983 |
| Pakistan | Abdul Qadir | 12 | 1 | 44 | 5 | ||
| New Zealand | Shane Bond | 10 | 2 | 23 | 6 | St George’s Park | 2003 |
| Australia | Brett Lee | 9.1 | 2 | 42 | 5 | ||
| England | Steven Finn | 10 | 0 | 71 | 5 | MCG | 2015 |
| Australia | Mitchell Marsh | 9 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
Finn took a hat-trick in the final three deliveries of Australia’s innings taking him to figures five for 71, but Australia had by then already amassed plenty of runs and their innings ended at 342 for nine of their fifty overs. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS
Marsh’s fifer was far more timely and had much more impact on the complexion of the match. He got important wickets of Ian Bell, Joe Root and Jos Buttler among others completely stifling England in their chase of 343.
England finally crumbled to 231 all-out despite a fine unbeaten 98 by James Taylor. Australia won the match by 111 runs.