Australia Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 15 January 2003
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 70 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/27.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 15 January 2003
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Michael Bevan
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 211 for 9. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 70 off 101 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 56. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the fourth wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene, 53% of the total.
Chasing 212, Australia made 214 for 6. Michael Bevan top-scored with 45 not out off 79 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 42. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 27 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the first wicket between Matthew Hayden and Jimmy Maher.
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 211 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 70 | 101 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Shane Watson, Brad Williams) | 6 | 16 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Michael Bevan, Brad Hogg, Brad Williams) | 7 | 18 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Brad Hogg | 56 | 90 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 42 | 42 |
| Russel Arnold | c Jimmy Maher b Brad Hogg | 3 | 11 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Brad Williams | 0 | 7 |
| Charitha Buddhika | run out (Brad Hogg, Shane Watson) | 3 | 16 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 0 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 24 · Total 211 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 2-30 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 11.1 ov), 3-35 (Aravinda de Silva, 12.4 ov), 4-147 (Marvan Atapattu, 33.3 ov), 5-165 (Mahela Jayawardene, 39.2 ov), 6-173 (Russel Arnold, 41.6 ov), 7-181 (Chaminda Vaas, 44.3 ov), 8-199 (Charitha Buddhika, 49.2 ov), 9-201 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (4) and Sanath Jayasuriya (4) | 13 | 27 |
| second | Hashan Tillakaratne (5) and Marvan Atapattu (10) | 17 | 32 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (0) and Marvan Atapattu (3) | 5 | 9 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (51) and Mahela Jayawardene (49) | 112 | 126 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 18 | 35 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 8 | 16 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 8 | 16 |
| eighth | Kumar Sangakkara (14) and Charitha Buddhika (3) | 18 | 29 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 2 | 1 |
| tenth | Kumar Sangakkara (9) and Dilhara Fernando (0) | 10 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 214 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Dilhara Fernando b Muthiah Muralidaran | 42 | 54 |
| Jimmy Maher | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 30 | 43 |
| Ricky Ponting | st Kumar Sangakkara b Aravinda de Silva | 15 | 40 |
| Damien Martyn | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 7 |
| Darren Lehmann | run out (Russel Arnold, Kumar Sangakkara) | 38 | 49 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 45 | 79 |
| Shane Watson | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 10 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 14 | 15 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, Brad Williams, Glenn McGrath
Extras 25 · Total 214 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Jimmy Maher, 13.4 ov), 2-94 (Matthew Hayden, 21.1 ov), 3-98 (Damien Martyn, 23.3 ov), 4-100 (Ricky Ponting, 24.3 ov), 5-172 (Darren Lehmann, 39.4 ov), 6-182 (Shane Watson, 43.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (38) and Jimmy Maher (29) | 76 | 82 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (4) and Ricky Ponting (12) | 18 | 45 |
| third | Damien Martyn (1) and Ricky Ponting (1) | 4 | 10 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (1) and Darren Lehmann (1) | 2 | 6 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (23) and Darren Lehmann (36) | 72 | 92 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (6) and Shane Watson (4) | 10 | 25 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan (16) and Brad Hogg (14) | 32 | 31 |
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