Australia Vs Sri Lanka 32Nd Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 8 March 2015
Australia won by 64 runs
Australia won by 64 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 104 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 8 March 2015
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 64 runs
- Player of the match
- Glenn Maxwell
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 376 for 9. Glenn Maxwell top-scored with 102 off 53 balls, and Steven Smith made 72. The innings was built on a 160-run stand for the fifth wicket between Shane Watson and Glenn Maxwell, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
Chasing 377, Sri Lanka made 312 for 9. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 104 off 107 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 62. James Faulkner took 3 for 48 for Australia. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, 42% of the total.
Australia won by 64 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 376 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | st Kumar Sangakkara b Seekkuge Prasanna | 24 | 24 |
| David Warner | c Seekkuge Prasanna b Lasith Malinga | 9 | 12 |
| Steven Smith | c Thisara Perera b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 72 | 88 |
| Michael Clarke | b Lasith Malinga | 68 | 68 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Lasith Malinga b Thisara Perera | 102 | 53 |
| Shane Watson | c Dinesh Chandimal b Thisara Perera | 67 | 41 |
| James Faulkner | run out (Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera) | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Haddin | c Thisara Perera b Angelo Mathews | 25 | 9 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 3 | 3 |
| Mitchell Starc | run out (Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews) | 0 | – |
| Xavier Doherty | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 6 · Total 376 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 9 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 7 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 10 | 0 | 77 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 0 | 87 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (David Warner, 4.2 ov), 2-41 (Aaron Finch, 8.4 ov), 3-175 (Michael Clarke, 31.5 ov), 4-177 (Steven Smith, 32.3 ov), 5-337 (Glenn Maxwell, 46.1 ov), 6-338 (James Faulkner, 46.3 ov), 7-368 (Shane Watson, 48.6 ov), 8-373 (Brad Haddin, 49.3 ov), 9-374 (Mitchell Starc, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (10) and David Warner (9) | 19 | 26 |
| second | Aaron Finch (14) and Steven Smith (7) | 22 | 26 |
| third | Michael Clarke (68) and Steven Smith (65) | 134 | 139 |
| fourth | Steven Smith (0) and Glenn Maxwell (2) | 2 | 4 |
| fifth | Shane Watson (57) and Glenn Maxwell (100) | 160 | 82 |
| sixth | Shane Watson (1) and James Faulkner (0) | 1 | 2 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (21) and Shane Watson (9) | 30 | 15 |
| eighth | Brad Haddin (4) and Mitchell Johnson (1) | 5 | 3 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (1) and Mitchell Starc (0) | 1 | 1 |
| tenth | Mitchell Johnson (1) and Xavier Doherty (0) | 2 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 312 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b James Faulkner | 62 | 60 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 5 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Aaron Finch b James Faulkner | 104 | 107 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Michael Clarke) | 19 | 22 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson | 35 | 31 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | retired not out | 52 | 24 |
| Thisara Perera | c Xavier Doherty b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 3 |
| Upul Tharanga | c David Warner b James Faulkner | 4 | 5 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | b Mitchell Starc | 9 | 11 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | c Xavier Doherty b Mitchell Starc | 7 | 8 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 11 · Total 312 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 8.2 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| Xavier Doherty | 7 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| James Faulkner | 9 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 1.4 ov), 2-135 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 21.3 ov), 3-188 (Mahela Jayawardene, 30.6 ov), 4-201 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.5 ov), 4-281 (Dinesh Chandimal), 5-283 (Angelo Mathews, 41.3 ov), 6-293 (Thisara Perera, 42.2 ov), 7-305 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 44.3 ov), 8-307 (Upul Tharanga, 45.2 ov), 9-312 (Sachithra Senanayake, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Lahiru Thirimanne (1) | 5 | 10 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (58) and Kumar Sangakkara (69) | 130 | 119 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (30) | 53 | 56 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (5) and Angelo Mathews (7) | 13 | 17 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (26) and Dinesh Chandimal (52) | 80 | 44 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (2) and Thisara Perera (0) | 2 | – |
| seventh | Upul Tharanga (2) and Thisara Perera (8) | 10 | 5 |
| eighth | Upul Tharanga (2) and Seekkuge Prasanna (9) | 12 | 13 |
| ninth | Upul Tharanga (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (2) | 2 | 5 |
| tenth | Lasith Malinga (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (5) | 5 | 6 |
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