Australia Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 9 January 2003
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 122 for Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 9 January 2003
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 79 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- RB Tiffin and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 343 for 5. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 122 off 105 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 101. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 69% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 248 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 344, Australia made 264 all out. Michael Bevan top-scored with 41 off 51 balls, and Damien Martyn made 40. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4 for 39 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs.
SRI LANKA: 343 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 101 | 124 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | b Shane Watson | 122 | 105 |
| Aravinda de Silva | b Shane Watson | 13 | 15 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 37 | 38 |
| Russel Arnold | st Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Jimmy Maher b Andy Bichel | 25 | 20 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 5 | 5 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Dilhara Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran, Pulasthi Gunaratne
Extras 40 · Total 343 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Damien Martyn | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-237 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 33.4 ov), 2-267 (Aravinda de Silva, 37.6 ov), 3-283 (Marvan Atapattu, 41.2 ov), 4-284 (Russel Arnold, 41.4 ov), 5-329 (Kumar Sangakkara, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (76) and Sanath Jayasuriya (122) | 237 | 206 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva (13) and Marvan Atapattu (15) | 30 | 27 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (4) and Mahela Jayawardene (8) | 16 | 17 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (0) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 1 | 2 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (25) | 45 | 39 |
| sixth | Chaminda Vaas (5) and Mahela Jayawardene (9) | 14 | 12 |
AUSTRALIA: 264 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 35 | 39 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 3 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 15 | 16 |
| Damien Martyn | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 40 | 69 |
| Michael Bevan | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Sanath Jayasuriya | 41 | 51 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 9 |
| Brett Lee | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 20 | 22 |
| Jimmy Maher | c Mahela Jayawardene b Sanath Jayasuriya | 15 | 27 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 35 | 35 |
| Brad Hogg | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 7 |
| Andy Bichel | c Kumar Sangakkara b Pulasthi Gunaratne | 28 | 24 |
Extras 21 · Total 264 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Pulasthi Gunaratne | 8.3 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.3 ov), 2-35 (Ricky Ponting, 5.4 ov), 3-78 (Matthew Hayden, 14.3 ov), 4-143 (Damien Martyn, 28.3 ov), 5-150 (Michael Bevan, 30.3 ov), 6-152 (Andrew Symonds, 31.3 ov), 7-188 (Jimmy Maher, 38.5 ov), 8-188 (Brett Lee, 38.6 ov), 9-201 (Brad Hogg, 41.3 ov), 10-264 (Andy Bichel, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0) | 6 | 3 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (13) and Ricky Ponting (15) | 29 | 28 |
| third | Damien Martyn (15) and Matthew Hayden (22) | 43 | 54 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (25) and Michael Bevan (38) | 65 | 85 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (3) and Andrew Symonds (4) | 7 | 12 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (0) and Brett Lee (2) | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (18) and Jimmy Maher (15) | 36 | 44 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Brad Hogg (4) and Shane Watson (9) | 13 | 15 |
| tenth | Andy Bichel (28) and Shane Watson (26) | 63 | 51 |
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