Australia Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Final
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2012 (2011/12) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 8 March 2012
Australia won by 16 runs
Australia won by 16 runs. Upul Tharanga top-scored with 71 for Sri Lanka. Clint McKay took 5/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 8 March 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 16 runs
- Player of the match
- Clint McKay
- Captains
- Shane Watson (Australia), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Nathan Lyon (Australia)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BNJ Oxenford
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Nathan Lyon's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 231 all out. Matthew Wade top-scored with 49 off 74 balls, and David Warner made 48. Rangana Herath took 3 for 36 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the first wicket between David Warner and Matthew Wade.
Chasing 232, Sri Lanka made 215 all out. Upul Tharanga top-scored with 71 off 122 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 30. Clint McKay took 5 for 28 for Australia.
Australia won by 16 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 231 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 48 | 45 |
| Matthew Wade | c Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath | 49 | 74 |
| Shane Watson | c Rangana Herath b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 18 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 1 | 3 |
| David Hussey | lbw b Farveez Maharoof | 19 | 29 |
| Peter Forrest | b Rangana Herath | 3 | 7 |
| Dan Christian | c Mahela Jayawardene b Farveez Maharoof | 19 | 26 |
| Brett Lee | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 32 | 54 |
| Clint McKay | c Farveez Maharoof b Rangana Herath | 28 | 32 |
| Xavier Doherty | not out | 5 | 8 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Sachithra Senanayake b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 1 |
Extras 8 · Total 231 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9.3 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Rangana Herath | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-75 (David Warner, 13.6 ov), 2-115 (Shane Watson, 20.4 ov), 3-119 (Michael Hussey, 21.6 ov), 4-123 (Matthew Wade, 24.1 ov), 5-135 (Peter Forrest, 26.4 ov), 6-151 (David Hussey, 31.6 ov), 7-177 (Dan Christian, 37.3 ov), 8-217 (Clint McKay, 45.5 ov), 9-231 (Brett Lee, 49.2 ov), 10-231 (Nathan Lyon, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (48) and Matthew Wade (24) | 75 | 84 |
| second | Shane Watson (19) and Matthew Wade (20) | 40 | 40 |
| third | Michael Hussey (1) and Matthew Wade (3) | 4 | 8 |
| fourth | David Hussey (1) and Matthew Wade (2) | 4 | 13 |
| fifth | David Hussey (9) and Peter Forrest (3) | 12 | 15 |
| sixth | David Hussey (9) and Dan Christian (7) | 16 | 32 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (11) and Dan Christian (12) | 26 | 33 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (12) and Clint McKay (28) | 40 | 50 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (9) and Xavier Doherty (5) | 14 | 21 |
| tenth | Xavier Doherty (0) and Nathan Lyon (0) | 0 | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 215 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Clint McKay | 15 | 27 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c David Hussey b Brett Lee | 8 | 8 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Shane Watson b Brett Lee | 19 | 9 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Clint McKay | 5 | 7 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c David Warner b Shane Watson | 30 | 57 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Matthew Wade b Shane Watson | 71 | 122 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Matthew Wade b Clint McKay | 7 | 18 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Nathan Lyon b Brett Lee | 15 | 10 |
| Farveez Maharoof | not out | 18 | 24 |
| Rangana Herath | b Clint McKay | 0 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | b Clint McKay | 6 | 9 |
Extras 21 · Total 215 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Xavier Doherty | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 9.5 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dan Christian | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2.6 ov), 2-47 (Kumar Sangakkara, 6.2 ov), 3-52 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.3 ov), 4-53 (Mahela Jayawardene, 9.3 ov), 5-113 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 26.4 ov), 6-142 (Chamara Kapugedera, 35.5 ov), 7-172 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 38.5 ov), 8-204 (Upul Tharanga, 45.6 ov), 9-205 (Rangana Herath, 46.3 ov), 10-215 (Lasith Malinga, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (8) | 23 | 18 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (19) | 24 | 20 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) | 5 | 7 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 1 | 12 |
| fifth | Upul Tharanga (23) and Lahiru Thirimanne (30) | 60 | 103 |
| sixth | Upul Tharanga (19) and Chamara Kapugedera (7) | 29 | 55 |
| seventh | Upul Tharanga (10) and Nuwan Kulasekara (15) | 30 | 18 |
| eighth | Upul Tharanga (19) and Farveez Maharoof (13) | 32 | 43 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Farveez Maharoof (1) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Farveez Maharoof (4) and Lasith Malinga (6) | 10 | 14 |
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