Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Super
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 7 March 2003
Australia won by 96 runs
Australia won by 96 runs. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 114 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 7 March 2003
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 96 runs
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and DR Shepherd
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 319 for 5. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 114 off 109 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 99. Dilhara Fernando took 3 for 47 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the third wicket between Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 244 across 29 ODIs.
Chasing 320, Sri Lanka made 223 for 9. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 92 off 94 balls. Brett Lee took 3 for 52 for Australia.
Australia won by 96 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 319 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 22 | 34 |
| Adam Gilchrist | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 99 | 88 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 114 | 109 |
| Damien Martyn | b Dilhara Fernando | 52 | 58 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Aravinda de Silva b Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 10 |
| Ian Harvey | not out | 5 | 3 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Andy Bichel, Glenn McGrath
Extras 16 · Total 319 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (Matthew Hayden, 12.2 ov), 2-181 (Adam Gilchrist, 29.5 ov), 3-293 (Ricky Ponting, 45.4 ov), 4-313 (Damien Martyn, 49.1 ov), 5-314 (Darren Lehmann, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (22) and Adam Gilchrist (44) | 75 | 72 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (47) and Adam Gilchrist (54) | 106 | 106 |
| third | Damien Martyn (42) and Ricky Ponting (67) | 112 | 94 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (9) and Darren Lehmann (10) | 20 | 20 |
| fifth | Darren Lehmann (0) and Ian Harvey (1) | 1 | 2 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (1) and Ian Harvey (4) | 5 | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 223 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c & b Brett Lee | 16 | 24 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | retired not out | 1 | 5 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | b Glenn McGrath | 21 | 41 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 0 | 3 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c & b Brad Hogg | 92 | 94 |
| Russel Arnold | lbw b Brett Lee | 1 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Brad Hogg) | 20 | 38 |
| Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Brad Hogg | 21 | 45 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Brett Lee b Darren Lehmann | 4 | 5 |
| Dilhara Fernando | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 13 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | not out | 15 | 15 |
Extras 23 · Total 223 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9.4 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Ian Harvey | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 7 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 9 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Darren Lehmann | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-6 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 1-42 (Marvan Atapattu, 9.5 ov), 2-46 (Mahela Jayawardene, 11.2 ov), 3-47 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 12.3 ov), 4-48 (Russel Arnold, 13.3 ov), 5-100 (Kumar Sangakkara, 26.1 ov), 6-144 (Chaminda Vaas, 36.4 ov), 7-149 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 37.4 ov), 8-203 (Aravinda de Silva, 44.1 ov), 9-223 (Dilhara Fernando, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1) | 6 | 12 |
| second | Hashan Tillakaratne (17) and Marvan Atapattu (12) | 36 | 43 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne (4) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 4 | 9 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Hashan Tillakaratne (0) | 1 | 7 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Russel Arnold (1) | 1 | 6 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva (26) and Kumar Sangakkara (20) | 52 | 76 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva (17) and Chaminda Vaas (21) | 44 | 63 |
| eighth | Aravinda de Silva (1) and Muthiah Muralidaran (4) | 5 | 6 |
| ninth | Aravinda de Silva (48) and Dilhara Fernando (4) | 54 | 40 |
| tenth | Dilhara Fernando (5) and Pulasthi Gunaratne (15) | 20 | 21 |
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