Australia Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 8 February 2008
Australia won by 128 runs
Australia won by 128 runs. Michael Clarke top-scored with 77* for Australia. Nathan Bracken took 5/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 8 February 2008
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 128 runs
- Player of the match
- Nathan Bracken
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 253 for 6. Michael Clarke top-scored with 77 not out off 86 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 61.
Chasing 254, Sri Lanka made 125 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 42 off 41 balls. Nathan Bracken took 5 for 47 for Australia.
Australia won by 128 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 253 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ishara Amerasinghe | 42 | 50 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Chamara Kapugedera | 61 | 81 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 22 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 77 | 86 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Chamara Kapugedera b Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 17 |
| Michael Hussey | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Ishara Amerasinghe | 10 | 13 |
| James Hopes | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Lasith Malinga | 34 | 29 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson
Extras 8 · Total 253 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-65 (Matthew Hayden, 12.5 ov), 2-88 (Ricky Ponting, 19.5 ov), 3-139 (Adam Gilchrist, 31.4 ov), 4-160 (Andrew Symonds, 36.4 ov), 5-190 (Michael Hussey, 41.4 ov), 6-253 (James Hopes, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (42) and Adam Gilchrist (23) | 65 | 77 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (9) and Adam Gilchrist (14) | 23 | 42 |
| third | Adam Gilchrist (24) and Michael Clarke (27) | 51 | 71 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (12) and Michael Clarke (9) | 21 | 30 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (10) and Michael Clarke (19) | 30 | 30 |
| sixth | Michael Clarke (22) and James Hopes (34) | 63 | 48 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (0) and Michael Clarke (0) | 0 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | b Brett Lee | 7 | 13 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Adam Gilchrist b Nathan Bracken | 10 | 18 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 42 | 41 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Adam Gilchrist b Mitchell Johnson | 6 | 16 |
| Chamara Silva | c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 7 | 32 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Brett Lee b Nathan Bracken | 14 | 10 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Matthew Hayden b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 18 | 30 |
| Lasith Malinga | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 2 | 10 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 11 | 14 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 8 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.3 | 0 | 47 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.6 ov), 2-18 (Upul Tharanga, 5.1 ov), 3-57 (Mahela Jayawardene, 11.3 ov), 4-74 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.3 ov), 5-81 (Chamara Silva, 20.6 ov), 6-84 (Chamara Kapugedera, 21.3 ov), 7-93 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 23.5 ov), 8-105 (Lasith Malinga, 27.3 ov), 9-114 (Chaminda Vaas, 29.1 ov), 10-125 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 31.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (7) and Upul Tharanga (10) | 18 | 30 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Upul Tharanga (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (6) and Kumar Sangakkara (32) | 39 | 38 |
| fourth | Chamara Silva (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 17 | 48 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Chamara Silva (2) | 7 | 9 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) and Chamara Kapugedera (0) | 3 | 3 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (7) | 9 | 14 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (9) and Lasith Malinga (2) | 12 | 21 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (2) and Chaminda Vaas (7) | 9 | 10 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (9) and Ishara Amerasinghe (0) | 11 | 15 |
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