Australia Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2012 (2011/12) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 17 February 2012
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 101 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 101 balls remaining) (D/L method). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 17 February 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 101 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Thisara Perera
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and SD Fry
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 158 all out. David Hussey top-scored with 58 off 64 balls. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 152 for 2. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 61 not out off 67 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 45.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 101 balls remaining) (D/L method).
AUSTRALIA: 158 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Farveez Maharoof b Lasith Malinga | 13 | 21 |
| Matthew Wade | run out (Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara) | 15 | 36 |
| Ricky Ponting | c & b Farveez Maharoof | 2 | 10 |
| Peter Forrest | c Angelo Mathews b Farveez Maharoof | 16 | 26 |
| Michael Hussey | c Kumar Sangakkara b Angelo Mathews | 13 | 23 |
| David Hussey | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Thisara Perera | 58 | 64 |
| Dan Christian | lbw b Thisara Perera | 6 | 13 |
| Clint McKay | lbw b Rangana Herath | 3 | 15 |
| Brett Lee | run out (Thisara Perera) | 0 | 9 |
| Mitchell Starc | run out (Nuwan Kulasekara) | 17 | 24 |
| Xavier Doherty | not out | 2 | 4 |
Extras 13 · Total 158 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 8.5 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (David Warner, 4.6 ov), 2-37 (Ricky Ponting, 10.4 ov), 3-37 (Matthew Wade, 11.3 ov), 4-60 (Michael Hussey, 17.6 ov), 5-74 (Peter Forrest, 20.3 ov), 6-81 (Dan Christian, 23.3 ov), 7-95 (Clint McKay, 28.5 ov), 8-104 (Brett Lee, 31.2 ov), 9-153 (David Hussey, 39.2 ov), 10-158 (Mitchell Starc, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (13) and Matthew Wade (1) | 21 | 30 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (2) and Matthew Wade (14) | 16 | 34 |
| third | Matthew Wade (0) and Peter Forrest (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (13) and Peter Forrest (10) | 23 | 39 |
| fifth | David Hussey (8) and Peter Forrest (6) | 14 | 15 |
| sixth | David Hussey (1) and Dan Christian (6) | 7 | 18 |
| seventh | David Hussey (10) and Clint McKay (3) | 14 | 32 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (0) and David Hussey (9) | 9 | 14 |
| ninth | David Hussey (30) and Mitchell Starc (14) | 49 | 48 |
| tenth | Xavier Doherty (2) and Mitchell Starc (3) | 5 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 152 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 61 | 67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c David Hussey b Clint McKay | 45 | 41 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Xavier Doherty b Brett Lee | 30 | 29 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 6 | 8 |
Did not bat: Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath
Extras 10 · Total 152 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Dan Christian | 5.1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Xavier Doherty | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 11.4 ov), 2-133 (Kumar Sangakkara, 21.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mahela Jayawardene (26) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (45) | 74 | 70 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (23) and Kumar Sangakkara (30) | 59 | 57 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Dinesh Chandimal (6) | 19 | 18 |
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