Australia Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Final
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 12 February 2006
Australia won by 167 runs
Australia won by 167 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 151 for Australia. Nathan Bracken took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 12 February 2006
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 167 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Symonds
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- MR Benson and PD Parker
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 368 for 5. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 151 off 127 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 124. Chaminda Vaas took 4 for 56 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds, 64% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 248 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 369, Sri Lanka made 201 all out. Russel Arnold top-scored with 64 not out off 62 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 50. Nathan Bracken took 4 for 30 for Australia.
Australia won by 167 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 368 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Simon Katich | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Chaminda Vaas b Ruchira Perera | 124 | 127 |
| Damien Martyn | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 5 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 151 | 127 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 54 | 28 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 23 | 8 |
Did not bat: Mick Lewis, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark
Extras 7 · Total 368 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 56 | 4 |
| Ruchira Perera | 10 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.2 ov), 2-2 (Simon Katich, 2.1 ov), 3-10 (Damien Martyn, 2.6 ov), 4-247 (Ricky Ponting, 40.4 ov), 5-320 (Andrew Symonds, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (0) and Simon Katich (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Simon Katich (1) | 2 | 12 |
| third | Damien Martyn (8) and Ricky Ponting (0) | 8 | 5 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (124) and Andrew Symonds (108) | 237 | 226 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (43) and Michael Clarke (30) | 73 | 39 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (23) and Michael Clarke (24) | 48 | 18 |
SRI LANKA: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 24 | 35 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Brett Lee b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 6 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Nathan Bracken | 13 | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Brad Hogg | 50 | 48 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 64 | 62 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Ricky Ponting b Andrew Symonds | 13 | 14 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | run out (Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist) | 1 | 3 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg | 0 | 6 |
| Malinga Bandara | c Stuart Clark b Andrew Symonds | 0 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Mick Lewis b Nathan Bracken | 27 | 24 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara
Extras 9 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Stuart Clark | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Mick Lewis | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.4 ov), 2-26 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.3 ov), 3-74 (Marvan Atapattu, 13.5 ov), 4-116 (Mahela Jayawardene, 20.1 ov), 5-139 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 23.6 ov), 6-145 (Chamara Kapugedera, 25.1 ov), 7-146 (Chaminda Vaas, 26.2 ov), 8-147 (Malinga Bandara, 27.4 ov), 9-200 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 35.2 ov), 10-201 (Ruchira Perera, 35.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (3) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 4 | 10 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (13) | 22 | 23 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (14) and Mahela Jayawardene (33) | 48 | 51 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (25) and Mahela Jayawardene (17) | 42 | 38 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (7) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) | 23 | 23 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (5) and Chamara Kapugedera (1) | 6 | 6 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Russel Arnold (1) | 1 | 7 |
| eighth | Russel Arnold (1) and Malinga Bandara (0) | 1 | 8 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (27) and Russel Arnold (24) | 53 | 48 |
| tenth | Russel Arnold (1) and Ruchira Perera (0) | 1 | 4 |
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