Australia Vs Sri Lanka 8Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 29 January 2006
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 116 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Date
- 29 January 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
- Debut
- Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- MR Benson and PD Parker
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chamara Kapugedera's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 233 for 8. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 69 off 93 balls, and Russel Arnold made 56. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene, 52% of the total.
Chasing 234, Australia made 237 for 4. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 116 off 105 balls, and Simon Katich made 82. The innings was built on a 191-run stand for the first wicket between Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich, 81% of the total.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 233 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 0 | 7 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c Brad Hodge b Stuart Clark | 15 | 34 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 6 | 11 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Glenn McGrath b Andrew Symonds | 69 | 93 |
| Russel Arnold | c Michael Clarke b Stuart Clark | 56 | 87 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Brad Hogg, Glenn McGrath) | 35 | 33 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Brad Hogg b Brett Lee | 22 | 25 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 6 | 7 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 0 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Akalanka Ganegama
Extras 21 · Total 233 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-16 (Kumar Sangakkara, 7.1 ov), 3-27 (Jehan Mubarak, 10.3 ov), 4-148 (Russel Arnold, 36.3 ov), 5-170 (Mahela Jayawardene, 40.4 ov), 6-224 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 47.6 ov), 7-225 (Chamara Kapugedera, 48.4 ov), 8-227 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Jehan Mubarak (1) | 6 | 17 |
| second | Jehan Mubarak (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (6) | 10 | 26 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Jehan Mubarak (10) | 11 | 20 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (56) and Mahela Jayawardene (58) | 121 | 156 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (9) | 22 | 25 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (26) and Chamara Kapugedera (22) | 54 | 44 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Chamara Kapugedera (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (2) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Chaminda Vaas (3) | 6 | 5 |
AUSTRALIA: 237 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 116 | 105 |
| Simon Katich | b Chaminda Vaas | 82 | 110 |
| Brad Hodge | c Kumar Sangakkara b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 5 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 13 | 20 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 3 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 9 | 8 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Stuart Clark
Extras 10 · Total 237 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Akalanka Ganegama | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-191 (Adam Gilchrist, 32.2 ov), 2-200 (Brad Hodge, 33.5 ov), 3-209 (Simon Katich, 36.3 ov), 4-221 (Andrew Symonds, 38.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (116) and Simon Katich (68) | 191 | 199 |
| second | Brad Hodge (2) and Simon Katich (7) | 9 | 9 |
| third | Damien Martyn (1) and Simon Katich (7) | 9 | 16 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (7) and Andrew Symonds (5) | 12 | 11 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (5) and Michael Clarke (9) | 16 | 16 |
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