Australia Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 22 January 2006
Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Sri Lanka won by 51 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 114 for Sri Lanka. Malinga Bandara took 4/58.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 22 January 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- MR Benson and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 309 for 7. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 114 off 96 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 78. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the second wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara, 53% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 248 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 310, Australia made 258 all out. Michael Clarke top-scored with 67 off 70 balls, and James Hopes made 43. Malinga Bandara took 4 for 58 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 51 runs.
SRI LANKA: 309 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st Brad Haddin b Brad Hogg | 114 | 96 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 2 | 19 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Andrew Symonds | 78 | 95 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Nathan Bracken | 56 | 48 |
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 31 | 27 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c & b Michael Clarke | 6 | 6 |
| Russel Arnold | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 6 | 7 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ruchira Perera
Extras 14 · Total 309 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Brett Dorey | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Jehan Mubarak, 6.2 ov), 2-187 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 31.1 ov), 3-227 (Kumar Sangakkara, 38.3 ov), 4-280 (Mahela Jayawardene, 45.3 ov), 5-289 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 46.6 ov), 6-297 (Russel Arnold, 48.3 ov), 7-309 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (14) and Jehan Mubarak (2) | 24 | 38 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (100) and Kumar Sangakkara (60) | 163 | 150 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (22) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) | 40 | 44 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (18) and Mahela Jayawardene (34) | 53 | 43 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (3) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (6) | 9 | 9 |
| sixth | Marvan Atapattu (2) and Russel Arnold (6) | 8 | 8 |
| seventh | Marvan Atapattu (8) and Chaminda Vaas (2) | 12 | 9 |
AUSTRALIA: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Martyn | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 18 |
| Simon Katich | c Jehan Mubarak b Ruchira Perera | 19 | 29 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Ruchira Perera | 13 | 24 |
| Michael Clarke | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Malinga Bandara | 67 | 70 |
| Brad Haddin | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 41 | 44 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara) | 31 | 32 |
| James Hopes | c Chaminda Vaas b Malinga Bandara | 43 | 46 |
| Brett Lee | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Malinga Bandara | 3 | 5 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 22 | 30 |
Did not bat: Brett Dorey
Extras 11 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Ruchira Perera | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 58 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Damien Martyn, 4.5 ov), 2-36 (Ricky Ponting, 10.3 ov), 3-41 (Simon Katich, 12.6 ov), 4-110 (Brad Haddin, 24.5 ov), 5-111 (Michael Hussey, 25.2 ov), 6-184 (Andrew Symonds, 35.4 ov), 7-188 (Michael Clarke, 36.3 ov), 8-197 (Brett Lee, 38.3 ov), 9-257 (James Hopes, 49.3 ov), 10-258 (Nathan Bracken, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Damien Martyn (8) and Simon Katich (8) | 16 | 29 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (13) and Simon Katich (6) | 20 | 34 |
| third | Simon Katich (5) and Michael Clarke (0) | 5 | 15 |
| fourth | Brad Haddin (41) and Michael Clarke (26) | 69 | 72 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (0) and Michael Clarke (1) | 1 | 3 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (31) and Michael Clarke (38) | 73 | 62 |
| seventh | Michael Clarke (2) and James Hopes (2) | 4 | 5 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (3) and James Hopes (6) | 9 | 12 |
| ninth | Brad Hogg (21) and James Hopes (35) | 60 | 66 |
| tenth | Brad Hogg (1) and Nathan Bracken (0) | 1 | 3 |
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