Australia Vs Sri Lanka 12Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 29 February 2008
Sri Lanka won by 13 runs
Sri Lanka won by 13 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 83 for Australia. Nathan Bracken took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 29 February 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 13 runs
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 221 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 62 off 70 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 50. Nathan Bracken took 4 for 29 for Australia.
Chasing 222, Australia made 208 all out. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 83 off 50 balls, and Brett Lee made 37. Ishara Amerasinghe took 3 for 44 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the first wicket between Adam Gilchrist and James Hopes, 51% of the total. From 107 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 16 runs, to 123 for 6.
Sri Lanka won by 13 runs.
SRI LANKA: 221 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 23 | 32 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Brett Lee | 5 | 12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 26 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Brad Hogg | 50 | 66 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Adam Gilchrist b James Hopes | 2 | 23 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (James Hopes) | 62 | 70 |
| Chamara Silva | c Mitchell Johnson b Nathan Bracken | 35 | 48 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | b Nathan Bracken | 14 | 22 |
| Lasith Malinga | c James Hopes b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Nathan Bracken | 1 | 2 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 5 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 221 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 3 | 29 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Dilruwan Perera, 4.4 ov), 2-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.2 ov), 3-42 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 4-61 (Chamara Kapugedera, 19.5 ov), 5-125 (Mahela Jayawardene, 31.6 ov), 6-185 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 44.2 ov), 7-206 (Chamara Silva, 47.4 ov), 8-208 (Lasith Malinga, 48.2 ov), 9-212 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.2 ov), 10-221 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (7) and Dilruwan Perera (5) | 12 | 28 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (16) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 20 | 29 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (9) | 10 | 19 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (17) and Chamara Kapugedera (2) | 19 | 44 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (32) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (23) | 64 | 74 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (39) and Chamara Silva (20) | 60 | 75 |
| seventh | Chamara Silva (15) and Nuwan Kulasekara (5) | 21 | 21 |
| eighth | Lasith Malinga (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (2) | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Nuwan Kulasekara (3) | 4 | 6 |
| tenth | Ishara Amerasinghe (5) and Nuwan Kulasekara (4) | 9 | 4 |
AUSTRALIA: 208 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Lasith Malinga b Nuwan Kulasekara | 83 | 50 |
| James Hopes | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 28 | 42 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 11 |
| Michael Clarke | b Ishara Amerasinghe | 0 | 11 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Kumar Sangakkara b Ishara Amerasinghe | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Hussey | b Chamara Kapugedera | 5 | 25 |
| Brad Haddin | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 7 | 13 |
| Brad Hogg | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 21 | 35 |
| Brett Lee | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | 59 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ishara Amerasinghe | 3 | 13 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 14 | 26 |
Extras 9 · Total 208 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 10 | 2 | 44 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-107 (James Hopes, 14.4 ov), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist, 15.4 ov), 3-115 (Michael Clarke, 18.3 ov), 4-115 (Ricky Ponting, 19.3 ov), 5-115 (Andrew Symonds, 20.1 ov), 6-123 (Brad Haddin, 23.2 ov), 7-142 (Michael Hussey, 29.3 ov), 8-158 (Brad Hogg, 34.5 ov), 9-173 (Mitchell Johnson, 39.1 ov), 10-208 (Brett Lee, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (77) and James Hopes (28) | 107 | 88 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Adam Gilchrist (6) | 6 | 6 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (1) and Michael Clarke (0) | 2 | 17 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (0) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (0) and Michael Hussey (0) | 0 | 4 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (0) and Brad Haddin (7) | 8 | 19 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (14) and Michael Hussey (5) | 19 | 37 |
| eighth | Brad Hogg (7) and Brett Lee (7) | 16 | 32 |
| ninth | Brett Lee (12) and Mitchell Johnson (3) | 15 | 26 |
| tenth | Brett Lee (18) and Nathan Bracken (14) | 35 | 54 |
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