Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Final
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2012 (2011/12) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 4 March 2012
Australia won by 15 runs
Australia won by 15 runs. David Warner top-scored with 163 for Australia. David Hussey took 4/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 4 March 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 15 runs
- Player of the match
- David Warner
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 321 for 6. David Warner top-scored with 163 off 157 balls, and Matthew Wade made 64. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the first wicket between David Warner and Matthew Wade, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 250 across 15 ODIs.
Chasing 322, Sri Lanka made 306 all out. Nuwan Kulasekara top-scored with 73 off 43 balls, and Upul Tharanga made 60. David Hussey took 4 for 43 for Australia. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the seventh wicket between Upul Tharanga and Nuwan Kulasekara.
Australia won by 15 runs. David Warner's 163 is the highest individual score at Brisbane Cricket Ground.
AUSTRALIA: 321 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | b Dhammika Prasad | 163 | 157 |
| Matthew Wade | c Rangana Herath b Nuwan Kulasekara | 64 | 72 |
| Shane Watson | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Farveez Maharoof | 21 | 25 |
| Dan Christian | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dhammika Prasad | 10 | 8 |
| David Hussey | c & b Rangana Herath | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Clarke | c Mahela Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 37 | 25 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 19 | 10 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, James Pattinson, Xavier Doherty, Ben Hilfenhaus
Extras 6 · Total 321 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 8 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 9 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 7 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-136 (Matthew Wade, 23.6 ov), 2-186 (Shane Watson, 34.2 ov), 3-223 (Dan Christian, 38.4 ov), 4-224 (David Hussey, 39.1 ov), 5-288 (Michael Clarke, 46.3 ov), 6-321 (David Warner, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (67) and Matthew Wade (64) | 136 | 144 |
| second | Shane Watson (21) and David Warner (29) | 50 | 62 |
| third | Dan Christian (10) and David Warner (27) | 37 | 26 |
| fourth | David Hussey (1) and David Warner (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (37) and David Warner (26) | 64 | 44 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (19) and David Warner (14) | 33 | 21 |
SRI LANKA: 306 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Matthew Wade b Brett Lee | 14 | 14 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Brett Lee | 27 | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Shane Watson b Brett Lee | 42 | 49 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c James Pattinson b David Hussey | 14 | 27 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Matthew Wade b David Hussey | 14 | 30 |
| Upul Tharanga | c David Hussey b Shane Watson | 60 | 67 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Dan Christian b David Hussey | 8 | 14 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Xavier Doherty b David Hussey | 73 | 43 |
| Dhammika Prasad | not out | 31 | 21 |
| Rangana Herath | c Xavier Doherty b Shane Watson | 5 | 5 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Michael Hussey b Shane Watson | 1 | 6 |
Extras 17 · Total 306 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| James Pattinson | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 9.2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Xavier Doherty | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 8 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| Dan Christian | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Mahela Jayawardene, 4.4 ov), 2-52 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 6.6 ov), 3-93 (Dinesh Chandimal, 16.1 ov), 4-115 (Kumar Sangakkara, 21.3 ov), 5-125 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 26.1 ov), 6-144 (Farveez Maharoof, 30.1 ov), 7-248 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 41.4 ov), 8-285 (Upul Tharanga, 45.5 ov), 9-301 (Rangana Herath, 47.4 ov), 10-306 (Lasith Malinga, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mahela Jayawardene (14) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (21) | 39 | 28 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (6) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 13 | 14 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (25) and Dinesh Chandimal (14) | 41 | 55 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (10) and Lahiru Thirimanne (10) | 22 | 33 |
| fifth | Upul Tharanga (6) and Lahiru Thirimanne (4) | 10 | 28 |
| sixth | Upul Tharanga (9) and Farveez Maharoof (8) | 19 | 24 |
| seventh | Upul Tharanga (26) and Nuwan Kulasekara (73) | 104 | 70 |
| eighth | Upul Tharanga (19) and Dhammika Prasad (18) | 37 | 25 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (5) and Dhammika Prasad (10) | 16 | 11 |
| tenth | Dhammika Prasad (3) and Lasith Malinga (1) | 5 | 10 |
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