Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Final
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 10 February 2006
Sri Lanka won by 22 runs
Sri Lanka won by 22 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 83 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 10 February 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 22 runs
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 274 for 8. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 83 off 106 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 53. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 61 for Australia.
Chasing 275, Australia made 252 all out. Michael Clarke top-scored with 80 off 83 balls, and Simon Katich made 56. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 40 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 22 runs.
SRI LANKA: 274 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Brad Hogg | 53 | 77 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Brad Hogg b Stuart Clark | 25 | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Andrew Symonds | 83 | 106 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Stuart Clark | 11 | 20 |
| Russel Arnold | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 24 | 34 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 26 | 20 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 38 | 21 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Michael Hussey, Adam Gilchrist) | 1 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Malinga Bandara
Extras 13 · Total 274 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.1 ov), 2-109 (Marvan Atapattu, 23.4 ov), 3-133 (Mahela Jayawardene, 30.1 ov), 4-200 (Russel Arnold, 41.6 ov), 5-212 (Kumar Sangakkara, 44.1 ov), 6-270 (Chamara Kapugedera, 49.2 ov), 7-272 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.4 ov), 8-272 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (17) and Sanath Jayasuriya (25) | 44 | 55 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (36) and Kumar Sangakkara (26) | 65 | 87 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (11) and Kumar Sangakkara (11) | 24 | 39 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (24) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) | 67 | 72 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (8) | 12 | 13 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (19) and Chamara Kapugedera (38) | 58 | 32 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) | 2 | 2 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (2) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0) | 2 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Russel Arnold b Nuwan Kulasekara | 26 | 27 |
| Simon Katich | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara) | 56 | 81 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 0 | – |
| Damien Martyn | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 1 | 7 |
| Andrew Symonds | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 16 | 18 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 80 | 83 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara) | 16 | 21 |
| James Hopes | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Hogg | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Malinga Bandara | 1 | 5 |
| Brett Lee | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 34 |
Did not bat: Stuart Clark
Extras 21 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Adam Gilchrist, 10.1 ov), 2-52 (Ricky Ponting, 11.1 ov), 3-64 (Damien Martyn, 14.3 ov), 4-94 (Andrew Symonds, 19.4 ov), 5-122 (Simon Katich, 24.6 ov), 6-156 (Michael Hussey, 30.6 ov), 7-165 (James Hopes, 33.2 ov), 8-166 (Brad Hogg, 34.1 ov), 9-213 (Brett Lee, 43.6 ov), 10-252 (Michael Clarke, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (26) and Simon Katich (22) | 51 | 61 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Simon Katich (1) | 1 | 6 |
| third | Damien Martyn (1) and Simon Katich (11) | 12 | 19 |
| fourth | Andrew Symonds (16) and Simon Katich (9) | 30 | 31 |
| fifth | Simon Katich (13) and Michael Clarke (15) | 28 | 31 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (16) and Michael Clarke (10) | 34 | 36 |
| seventh | Michael Clarke (6) and James Hopes (3) | 9 | 14 |
| eighth | Brad Hogg (1) and Michael Clarke (0) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (19) and Michael Clarke (28) | 47 | 59 |
| tenth | Nathan Bracken (13) and Michael Clarke (21) | 39 | 31 |
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