Australia Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2012 (2011/12) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 24 February 2012
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Peter Forrest top-scored with 104 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 24 February 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and BNJ Oxenford
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 280 for 6. Peter Forrest top-scored with 104 off 138 balls, and Michael Clarke made 72. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the third wicket between Michael Clarke and Peter Forrest, 55% of the total.
Chasing 281, Sri Lanka made 283 for 7. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 85 off 81 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 80. Dan Christian took 3 for 53 for Australia.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 280 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 7 | 13 |
| Matthew Wade | c Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 7 |
| Peter Forrest | c Farveez Maharoof b Angelo Mathews | 104 | 138 |
| Michael Clarke | c Thisara Perera b Angelo Mathews | 72 | 79 |
| Michael Hussey | b Lasith Malinga | 21 | 14 |
| David Hussey | not out | 40 | 28 |
| Dan Christian | st Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath | 6 | 6 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 20 | 15 |
Did not bat: Ryan Harris, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus
Extras 5 · Total 280 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 7 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Thisara Perera | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Matthew Wade, 1.5 ov), 2-27 (David Warner, 6.4 ov), 3-181 (Michael Clarke, 38.1 ov), 4-201 (Peter Forrest, 40.2 ov), 5-243 (Michael Hussey, 44.5 ov), 6-250 (Dan Christian, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (0) and Matthew Wade (5) | 5 | 11 |
| second | David Warner (7) and Peter Forrest (12) | 22 | 29 |
| third | Michael Clarke (72) and Peter Forrest (81) | 154 | 189 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (8) and Peter Forrest (11) | 20 | 13 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (13) and David Hussey (29) | 42 | 27 |
| sixth | David Hussey (1) and Dan Christian (6) | 7 | 7 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (20) and David Hussey (10) | 30 | 24 |
SRI LANKA: 283 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | st Matthew Wade b Xavier Doherty | 85 | 81 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Peter Forrest b Ben Hilfenhaus | 3 | 9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c David Warner b Dan Christian | 22 | 22 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Ryan Harris | 80 | 100 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Ben Hilfenhaus b Dan Christian | 24 | 34 |
| Angelo Mathews | c David Warner b Dan Christian | 24 | 31 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Ryan Harris b Ben Hilfenhaus | 5 | 7 |
| Thisara Perera | not out | 21 | 11 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 4 | 1 |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath
Extras 15 · Total 283 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9.2 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Ryan Harris | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Dan Christian | 8 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Xavier Doherty | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 7.6 ov), 2-90 (Kumar Sangakkara, 13.5 ov), 3-153 (Mahela Jayawardene, 26.2 ov), 4-202 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 36.5 ov), 5-243 (Dinesh Chandimal, 44.2 ov), 6-250 (Farveez Maharoof, 45.5 ov), 7-267 (Angelo Mathews, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mahela Jayawardene (44) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) | 55 | 48 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (22) | 35 | 35 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (29) and Dinesh Chandimal (31) | 63 | 75 |
| fourth | Dinesh Chandimal (23) and Lahiru Thirimanne (24) | 49 | 63 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (15) and Dinesh Chandimal (26) | 41 | 45 |
| sixth | Farveez Maharoof (5) and Angelo Mathews (2) | 7 | 9 |
| seventh | Angelo Mathews (7) and Thisara Perera (9) | 17 | 16 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (4) and Thisara Perera (12) | 16 | 5 |
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