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Sri Lanka Vs Australia 2Nd Sf

ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka - 2002 (2002/03) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 27 September 2002

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 51 for Sri Lanka.

MATCH FACTS

Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
27 September 2002
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Aravinda de Silva
Captains
Ricky Ponting (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DL Orchard and SA Bucknor
Match referee
Wasim Raja

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 162 all out. Shane Warne top-scored with 36 off 69 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 31. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 26 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 241 across 59 ODIs.

Chasing 163, Sri Lanka made 163 for 3. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 51 off 113 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 48. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara, 46% of the total.

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining).

AUSTRALIA: 162 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Matthew Haydenb Aravinda de Silva1318
Adam Gilchristc Marvan Atapattu b Kumar Dharmasena3124
Ricky Pontinglbw b Chaminda Vaas322
Damien Martynrun out (Russel Arnold)2847
Darren Lehmannrun out (Sanath Jayasuriya)07
Michael Bevanc Russel Arnold b Kumar Dharmasena1237
Shane Watsonc Sanath Jayasuriya b Muthiah Muralidaran726
Shane Warnest Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran3669
Brett Leeb Sanath Jayasuriya1838
Jason Gillespienot out23
Glenn McGrathb Muthiah Muralidaran01

Extras 12 · Total 162 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas72311
Pulasthi Gunaratne20150
Kumar Dharmasena101302
Aravinda de Silva102161
Muthiah Muralidaran9.40263
Upul Chandana70220
Sanath Jayasuriya30111

FALL OF WICKETS

1-49 (Matthew Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-49 (Adam Gilchrist, 7.1 ov), 3-56 (Ricky Ponting, 11.2 ov), 4-57 (Darren Lehmann, 12.6 ov), 5-96 (Damien Martyn, 24.5 ov), 6-97 (Michael Bevan, 25.5 ov), 7-107 (Shane Watson, 32.4 ov), 8-153 (Brett Lee, 46.3 ov), 9-162 (Shane Warne, 48.3 ov), 10-162 (Glenn McGrath, 48.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMatthew Hayden (13) and Adam Gilchrist (26)4937
secondRicky Ponting (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0)02
thirdDamien Martyn (3) and Ricky Ponting (3)725
fourthDamien Martyn (1) and Darren Lehmann (0)19
fifthDamien Martyn (24) and Michael Bevan (11)3970
sixthMichael Bevan (1) and Shane Watson (0)16
seventhShane Warne (3) and Shane Watson (7)1041
eighthShane Warne (26) and Brett Lee (18)4683
ninthShane Warne (7) and Jason Gillespie (2)912
tenthGlenn McGrath (0) and Jason Gillespie (0)01
SRI LANKA: 163 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattulbw b Glenn McGrath51113
Sanath Jayasuriyab Shane Warne4251
Kumar Sangakkarac Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath4863
Aravinda de Silvanot out216
Mahela Jayawardenenot out13

Did not bat: Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Pulasthi Gunaratne

Extras 19 · Total 163 for 3

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Glenn McGrath101412
Jason Gillespie81280
Shane Warne102251
Brett Lee71390
Darren Lehmann50240

FALL OF WICKETS

1-67 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.6 ov), 2-142 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.6 ov), 3-160 (Marvan Atapattu, 39.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu (21) and Sanath Jayasuriya (41)6788
secondMarvan Atapattu (18) and Kumar Sangakkara (48)75116
thirdAravinda de Silva (0) and Marvan Atapattu (11)1828
fourthAravinda de Silva (2) and Mahela Jayawardene (1)34
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