Sri Lanka Vs Australia 20Th Match Group A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 5 March 2011
No result
No result. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 73* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 5 March 2011
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and AL Hill
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 146 for 3. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 73 not out off 102 balls, and Thilan Samaraweera made 34. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 245 across 35 ODIs.
No result.
SRI LANKA: 146 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Cameron White b Shaun Tait | 4 | 4 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Steven Smith b Brett Lee | 6 | 18 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 73 | 102 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Steven Smith) | 23 | 25 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 34 | 48 |
Did not bat: Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Muthiah Muralidaran, Ajantha Mendis
Extras 6 · Total 146 for 3
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Shaun Tait | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jason Krejza | 7.5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.4 ov), 2-31 (Upul Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 3-75 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Upul Tharanga (2) | 6 | 10 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (20) and Upul Tharanga (4) | 25 | 30 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (23) and Kumar Sangakkara (17) | 44 | 51 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (34) and Kumar Sangakkara (36) | 71 | 105 |
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