Australia Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Final
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 14 February 2006
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 27 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 122 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 14 February 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 9 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- 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 266 for 9. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 86 off 91 balls, and Russel Arnold made 76. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 44 for Australia. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.
Chasing 267, Australia made 267 for 1. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 122 off 91 balls, and Simon Katich made 107. The innings was built on a 196-run stand for the first wicket between Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich, 73% of the total.
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 27 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 266 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 16 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 6 | 12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Michael Clarke | 59 | 85 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Simon Katich b Stuart Clark | 86 | 91 |
| Russel Arnold | c Ricky Ponting b Nathan Bracken | 76 | 71 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Michael Hussey b Stuart Clark | 3 | 4 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Andrew Symonds b Mick Lewis | 9 | 6 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Brett Lee, Mick Lewis) | 11 | 12 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | run out (Adam Gilchrist) | 3 | 3 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Malinga Bandara
Extras 5 · Total 266 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| Mick Lewis | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.5 ov), 3-128 (Kumar Sangakkara, 28.2 ov), 4-204 (Mahela Jayawardene, 40.6 ov), 5-213 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42.2 ov), 6-238 (Chamara Kapugedera, 45.2 ov), 7-259 (Russel Arnold, 48.5 ov), 8-265 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.5 ov), 9-266 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (6) | 7 | 19 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (14) | 21 | 28 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (54) and Kumar Sangakkara (45) | 100 | 123 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (43) and Mahela Jayawardene (32) | 76 | 76 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (5) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) | 9 | 9 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (16) and Chamara Kapugedera (9) | 25 | 18 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (8) and Russel Arnold (12) | 21 | 21 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Chaminda Vaas (3) | 6 | 5 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Dilhara Fernando (1) | 1 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 267 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 122 | 91 |
| Simon Katich | not out | 107 | 142 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 28 | 41 |
Did not bat: Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Mick Lewis, Stuart Clark, Nathan Bracken
Extras 10 · Total 267 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 8 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Malinga Bandara | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-196 (Adam Gilchrist, 32.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (122) and Simon Katich (69) | 196 | 194 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (28) and Simon Katich (38) | 71 | 80 |
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