Australia Vs Sri Lanka 43Rd Match Super Eights
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · National Cricket Stadium, St George's · 16 April 2007
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 44 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 72 for Sri Lanka. Nathan Bracken took 4/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Cricket Stadium, St George's
- Date
- 16 April 2007
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Nathan Bracken
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 226 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 72 off 88 balls, and Chamara Silva made 64. Nathan Bracken took 4 for 19 for Australia. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Silva, 62% of the total. From 167 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 184 for 8.
Chasing 227, Australia made 232 for 3. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 66 not out off 80 balls, and Andrew Symonds made 63. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds, 46% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 44 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 226 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 12 | 12 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Matthew Hayden b Nathan Bracken | 6 | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 4 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | st Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 72 | 88 |
| Chamara Silva | c Michael Clarke b Brad Hogg | 64 | 107 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Brad Hodge b Shaun Tait | 7 | 12 |
| Russel Arnold | b Shaun Tait | 3 | 10 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Andrew Symonds b Nathan Bracken | 25 | 22 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Matthew Hayden b Nathan Bracken | 1 | 5 |
| Malinga Bandara | c Brad Hogg b Glenn McGrath | 17 | 19 |
| Dilhara Fernando | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 226 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 9.4 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.3 ov), 2-27 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.3 ov), 3-27 (Upul Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 4-167 (Chamara Silva, 37.2 ov), 5-174 (Mahela Jayawardene, 39.4 ov), 6-178 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 40.6 ov), 7-183 (Russel Arnold, 42.4 ov), 8-184 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 43.3 ov), 9-218 (Malinga Bandara, 48.6 ov), 10-226 (Farveez Maharoof, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (12) and Upul Tharanga (5) | 26 | 28 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Upul Tharanga (1) | 1 | 6 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Upul Tharanga (0) | 0 | 7 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (69) and Chamara Silva (64) | 140 | 185 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 7 | 14 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (1) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (3) | 4 | 8 |
| seventh | Russel Arnold (2) and Farveez Maharoof (2) | 5 | 10 |
| eighth | Farveez Maharoof (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | Malinga Bandara (17) and Farveez Maharoof (15) | 34 | 34 |
| tenth | Dilhara Fernando (0) and Farveez Maharoof (8) | 8 | 4 |
AUSTRALIA: 232 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Russel Arnold | 41 | 30 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Russel Arnold | 30 | 49 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 66 | 80 |
| Michael Clarke | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Malinga Bandara | 23 | 31 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 63 | 71 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath
Extras 9 · Total 232 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Malinga Bandara | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Matthew Hayden, 11.5 ov), 2-79 (Adam Gilchrist, 13.3 ov), 3-126 (Michael Clarke, 23.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (41) and Adam Gilchrist (29) | 76 | 74 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (2) and Adam Gilchrist (1) | 3 | 10 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (23) and Michael Clarke (23) | 47 | 59 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (41) and Andrew Symonds (63) | 106 | 118 |
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