Australia Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 22 December 2002
Australia won by 142 runs
Australia won by 142 runs. Darren Lehmann top-scored with 119 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Date
- 22 December 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 142 runs
- Player of the match
- Darren Lehmann
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 305 for 5. Darren Lehmann top-scored with 119 off 119 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 64. Prabath Nissanka took 3 for 54 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Darren Lehmann, 53% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 253 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 306, Sri Lanka made 163 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 40 off 70 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 35. Brett Lee took 3 for 23 for Australia. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the sixth wicket between Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Sangakkara, 48% of the total.
Australia won by 142 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 305 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Mahela Jayawardene b Sanath Jayasuriya | 64 | 68 |
| Darren Lehmann | b Prabath Nissanka | 119 | 119 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Prabath Nissanka | 17 | 21 |
| Damien Martyn | c Russel Arnold b Prabath Nissanka | 9 | 13 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 40 | 41 |
| Ryan Campbell | c Russel Arnold b Dilhara Fernando | 16 | 18 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 25 | 22 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Andy Bichel
Extras 15 · Total 305 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 8 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Russel Arnold | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Jehan Mubarak | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-162 (Matthew Hayden, 25.4 ov), 2-202 (Ricky Ponting, 33.1 ov), 3-219 (Darren Lehmann, 35.6 ov), 4-223 (Damien Martyn, 37.1 ov), 5-253 (Ryan Campbell, 43.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (64) and Darren Lehmann (85) | 162 | 153 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (17) and Darren Lehmann (23) | 40 | 45 |
| third | Damien Martyn (7) and Darren Lehmann (10) | 17 | 17 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (1) and Michael Bevan (1) | 4 | 6 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (14) and Ryan Campbell (16) | 30 | 36 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (24) and Shane Watson (25) | 52 | 40 |
SRI LANKA: 163 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Ryan Campbell b Glenn McGrath | 15 | 26 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andy Bichel b Brett Lee | 3 | 17 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 19 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Darren Lehmann | 21 | 28 |
| Russel Arnold | c Andy Bichel b Brad Hogg | 15 | 16 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Michael Bevan b Shane Watson | 40 | 70 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Michael Bevan b Shane Watson | 35 | 56 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee | 7 | 17 |
| Prabath Nissanka | not out | 5 | 6 |
| Dilhara Fernando | b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | c Ryan Campbell b Shane Watson | 2 | 5 |
Extras 16 · Total 163 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 7 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.3 ov), 2-24 (Marvan Atapattu, 8.3 ov), 3-25 (Jehan Mubarak, 10.6 ov), 4-60 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.6 ov), 5-62 (Russel Arnold, 17.4 ov), 6-140 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 36.5 ov), 7-153 (Kumar Sangakkara, 40.3 ov), 8-160 (Chaminda Vaas, 41.3 ov), 9-160 (Dilhara Fernando, 41.4 ov), 10-163 (Pulasthi Gunaratne, 42.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (9) and Sanath Jayasuriya (3) | 15 | 23 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (4) and Jehan Mubarak (4) | 9 | 19 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Jehan Mubarak (0) | 1 | 15 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (14) and Mahela Jayawardene (20) | 35 | 36 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 2 | 5 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (34) | 78 | 115 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (6) and Kumar Sangakkara (5) | 13 | 22 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Prabath Nissanka (4) | 7 | 6 |
| ninth | Prabath Nissanka (0) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Prabath Nissanka (1) and Pulasthi Gunaratne (2) | 3 | 8 |
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