Sri Lanka Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2004 (2003/04) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 25 February 2004
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 80 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 25 February 2004
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Jason Gillespie
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 226 for 8. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 80 off 110 balls, and Upul Chandana made 34. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 36 for Australia.
Chasing 227, Australia made 227 for 5. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 63 off 75 balls, and Damien Martyn made 62. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 34 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the third wicket between Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting, 57% of the total.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 226 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Jason Gillespie | 3 | 16 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Michael Clarke b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Matthew Hayden b Jason Gillespie | 15 | 30 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Brad Hogg, Adam Gilchrist) | 80 | 110 |
| Russel Arnold | c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg | 4 | 26 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 30 | 40 |
| Upul Chandana | run out (Brad Hogg, Andrew Symonds) | 34 | 40 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Brad Hogg b Michael Kasprowicz | 24 | 21 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 24 | 15 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 12 · Total 226 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.5 ov), 2-10 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.3 ov), 3-34 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.4 ov), 4-54 (Russel Arnold, 20.4 ov), 5-112 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 32.2 ov), 6-170 (Mahela Jayawardene, 42.5 ov), 7-182 (Upul Chandana, 45.2 ov), 8-218 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (2) and Kumar Sangakkara (3) | 9 | 22 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) | 24 | 49 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (4) and Mahela Jayawardene (15) | 20 | 48 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (26) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (30) | 58 | 70 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (27) and Mahela Jayawardene (27) | 58 | 62 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana (7) and Chaminda Vaas (5) | 12 | 15 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena (16) and Chaminda Vaas (19) | 36 | 25 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena (8) and Nuwan Zoysa (0) | 8 | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 227 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 5 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 9 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Chaminda Vaas | 63 | 75 |
| Damien Martyn | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 62 | 97 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 45 | 52 |
| Michael Bevan | run out (Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya) | 10 | 18 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 31 | 36 |
Did not bat: Ian Harvey, Brad Hogg, Michael Kasprowicz, Jason Gillespie
Extras 13 · Total 227 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 2 | 34 | 3 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7.1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 6.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Matthew Hayden, 2.1 ov), 2-4 (Adam Gilchrist, 2.6 ov), 3-133 (Ricky Ponting, 30.4 ov), 4-136 (Damien Martyn, 31.4 ov), 5-159 (Michael Bevan, 37.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (3) and Adam Gilchrist (0) | 3 | 7 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (1) and Adam Gilchrist (0) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Damien Martyn (59) and Ricky Ponting (61) | 129 | 162 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (3) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 3 | 6 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan (10) and Andrew Symonds (9) | 23 | 32 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (34) and Michael Clarke (31) | 68 | 63 |
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