Sri Lanka Vs Australia 4Th Odi
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2011 (2011) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 20 August 2011
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 132 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 132 balls remaining). Shaun Marsh top-scored with 70 for Australia. Brett Lee took 4/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 20 August 2011
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 132 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Xavier Doherty
- Captains
- Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Michael Clarke (Australia)
- Debut
- Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and AL Hill
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Seekkuge Prasanna's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 132 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 53 off 102 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 31. Brett Lee took 4 for 15 for Australia. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 245 across 35 ODIs.
Chasing 133, Australia made 133 for 5. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 70 off 80 balls, and Michael Clarke made 38. Seekkuge Prasanna took 3 for 32 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 97-run stand for the third wicket between Michael Clarke and Shaun Marsh, 73% of the total.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 132 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 132 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Brad Haddin b Doug Bollinger | 12 | 15 |
| Upul Tharanga | b Brett Lee | 8 | 22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Brett Lee b Xavier Doherty | 31 | 56 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Brett Lee | 53 | 102 |
| Chamara Silva | lbw b Xavier Doherty | 0 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | st Brad Haddin b Xavier Doherty | 6 | 6 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | lbw b Shane Watson | 7 | 19 |
| Shaminda Eranga | c Doug Bollinger b Brett Lee | 1 | 6 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | lbw b Xavier Doherty | 0 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | b Brett Lee | 0 | 2 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 14 · Total 132 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 6.4 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| Doug Bollinger | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Xavier Doherty | 10 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 5.5 ov), 2-24 (Upul Tharanga, 6.2 ov), 3-95 (Kumar Sangakkara, 25.2 ov), 4-95 (Chamara Silva, 25.4 ov), 5-101 (Angelo Mathews, 27.3 ov), 6-118 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 32.3 ov), 7-128 (Shaminda Eranga, 36.1 ov), 8-132 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 37.5 ov), 9-132 (Mahela Jayawardene, 38.3 ov), 10-132 (Lasith Malinga, 38.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) and Upul Tharanga (8) | 20 | 35 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Upul Tharanga (0) | 4 | 3 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (31) | 71 | 114 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Chamara Silva (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Angelo Mathews (6) | 6 | 11 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Nuwan Kulasekara (7) | 17 | 30 |
| seventh | Mahela Jayawardene (9) and Shaminda Eranga (1) | 10 | 22 |
| eighth | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Seekkuge Prasanna (0) | 4 | 10 |
| ninth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Lasith Malinga (0) | 0 | 4 |
| tenth | Lasith Malinga (0) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 0 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 133 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | c Ajantha Mendis b Lasith Malinga | 12 | 15 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Kumar Sangakkara b Seekkuge Prasanna | 70 | 80 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Seekkuge Prasanna b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 38 | 60 |
| Michael Hussey | c Kumar Sangakkara b Seekkuge Prasanna | 0 | 1 |
| David Hussey | b Seekkuge Prasanna | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Haddin | not out | 5 | 6 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Xavier Doherty, Doug Bollinger
Extras 8 · Total 133 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shaminda Eranga | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Shane Watson, 6.1 ov), 2-26 (Ricky Ponting, 6.5 ov), 3-123 (Shaun Marsh, 26.1 ov), 4-123 (Michael Hussey, 26.2 ov), 5-123 (David Hussey, 26.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shane Watson (12) and Shaun Marsh (14) | 26 | 37 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Shaun Marsh (0) | 0 | 4 |
| third | Michael Clarke (37) and Shaun Marsh (56) | 97 | 116 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (0) and Michael Clarke (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (0) and David Hussey (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (5) and Michael Clarke (1) | 10 | 8 |
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