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Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1St Odi

Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2004 (2003/04) · Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla · 20 February 2004

Australia won by 84 runs

Australia won by 84 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 66 for Australia. Brad Hogg took 5/41.

MATCH FACTS

Date
20 February 2004
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 84 runs
Player of the match
Brad Hogg
Captains
Ricky Ponting (Australia), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
EAR de Silva and BF Bowden
Match referee
MJ Procter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 262 for 6. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 66 off 64 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 58. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, 202 across 29 ODIs.

Chasing 263, Sri Lanka made 178 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61 off 91 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 58. Brad Hogg took 5 for 41 for Australia. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, 68% of the total. From 145 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 170 for 8.

Australia won by 84 runs.

AUSTRALIA: 262 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Matthew Haydenrun out (Marvan Atapattu)4057
Adam Gilchristc Marvan Atapattu b Upul Chandana6664
Ricky Pontingc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Sanath Jayasuriya5882
Damien Martync & b Upul Chandana2738
Michael Bevanst Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran2131
Andrew Symondsnot out3720
Michael Clarkelbw b Muthiah Muralidaran03
Brad Hoggnot out26

Did not bat: Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Brad Williams

Extras 11 · Total 262 for 6

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas30190
Nuwan Kulasekara30180
Kumar Dharmasena100490
Tillakaratne Dilshan50280
Muthiah Muralidaran102302
Upul Chandana100472
Sanath Jayasuriya90661

FALL OF WICKETS

1-104 (Adam Gilchrist, 18.6 ov), 2-114 (Matthew Hayden, 22.1 ov), 3-189 (Damien Martyn, 38.2 ov), 4-207 (Ricky Ponting, 41.6 ov), 5-239 (Michael Bevan, 47.2 ov), 6-239 (Michael Clarke, 47.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMatthew Hayden (36) and Adam Gilchrist (65)104114
secondMatthew Hayden (3) and Ricky Ponting (6)1017
thirdDamien Martyn (27) and Ricky Ponting (43)7597
fourthMichael Bevan (9) and Ricky Ponting (9)1822
fifthMichael Bevan (11) and Andrew Symonds (16)3231
sixthAndrew Symonds (0) and Michael Clarke (0)03
seventhBrad Hogg (2) and Andrew Symonds (21)2313
SRI LANKA: 178 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyarun out (Brett Lee, Adam Gilchrist)810
Romesh Kaluwitharanarun out (Ricky Ponting)28
Marvan Atapattub Jason Gillespie19
Kumar Sangakkarac Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee5891
Mahela Jayawardeneb Andrew Symonds6191
Tillakaratne Dilshannot out1828
Upul Chandanalbw b Brad Hogg913
Chaminda Vaasc Matthew Hayden b Brad Hogg08
Kumar Dharmasenast Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg02
Nuwan Kulasekarab Brad Hogg13
Muthiah Muralidaranc Brett Lee b Brad Hogg02

Extras 20 · Total 178 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Jason Gillespie62141
Brett Lee81311
Brad Williams50280
Brad Hogg9.31415
Michael Clarke50210
Andrew Symonds100401

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.3 ov), 2-13 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 3.1 ov), 3-24 (Marvan Atapattu, 6.3 ov), 4-145 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.5 ov), 5-147 (Mahela Jayawardene, 34.5 ov), 6-166 (Upul Chandana, 39.2 ov), 7-170 (Chaminda Vaas, 41.4 ov), 8-170 (Kumar Dharmasena, 41.6 ov), 9-178 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 43.1 ov), 10-178 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 43.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya (4) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (2)1210
secondMarvan Atapattu (0) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (0)14
thirdMarvan Atapattu (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (7)1121
fourthMahela Jayawardene (61) and Kumar Sangakkara (51)121165
fifthMahela Jayawardene (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (2)26
sixthUpul Chandana (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (5)1928
seventhChaminda Vaas (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4)414
eighthKumar Dharmasena (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0)02
ninthTillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1)87
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0)02
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