VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 22 runs in the final
Adelaide Oval, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 274 for 8 in 50 overs, Kumar Sangakkara 83 from 106 balls and Marvan Atapattu 53 from 77 balls. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 61.
Australia were bowled out for 252, Michael Clarke 80 from 83 balls and Simon Katich 56 from 81 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 for 40.
Sri Lanka won by 22 runs.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
274/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattub GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 53 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 68.83 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyac GB Hogg b SR Clark | c GB Hogg b SR Clark | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 113.64 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c & b A Symonds | c & b A Symonds | 83 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 78.30 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec & b SR Clark | c & b SR Clark | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55.00 |
| Russel Arnoldc A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 70.59 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshannot out | not out | 26* | 20 | 0 | 2 | 130.00 |
| Chamara Kapugederac A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 38 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 180.95 |
| WPUJC Vaasrun out (MEK Hussey/†AC Gilchrist) | run out (MEK Hussey/†AC Gilchrist) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Muttiah Muralitharanc A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nuwan Kulasekaranot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 4, w 7, nb 2) | (lb 4, w 7, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.48) | 50 Ov (RR 5.48) | 274/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 44-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 9.1 ov), 109-2 (MS Atapattu, 23.4 ov), 133-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 30.1 ov), 200-4 (RP Arnold, 42 ov), 212-5 (KC Sangakkara, 44.1 ov), 270-6 (CK Kapugedera, 49.2 ov), 272-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 49.4 ov), 272-8 (M Muralitharan, 49.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 6.10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 6.60 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Atapattu 17(33) & ST Jayasuriya 25(22) | 44 | 55 |
| 2nd | MS Atapattu 36(44) & KC Sangakkara 26(43) | 65 | 87 |
| 3rd | DPMD Jayawardene 11(20) & KC Sangakkara 11(19) | 24 | 39 |
| 4th | RP Arnold 24(34) & KC Sangakkara 38(38) | 67 | 71 |
| 5th | KC Sangakkara 8(6) & TM Dilshan 4(7) | 12 | 13 |
| 6th | CK Kapugedera 38(21) & TM Dilshan 19(11) | 58 | 31 |
| 7th | TM Dilshan 1(1) & WPUJC Vaas 1(1) | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | M Muralitharan 0(1) & TM Dilshan 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | TM Dilshan 2(1) & KMDN Kulasekara 0(0) | 2* | 1 |
Australia innings
252(49.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c RP Arnold b KMDN Kulasekara | c RP Arnold b KMDN Kulasekara | 26 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 96.30 |
| Simon Katichrun out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara) | run out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara) | 56 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 69.14 |
| Ricky Pontingrun out (TM Dilshan) | run out (TM Dilshan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Damien Martynrun out (TM Dilshan) | run out (TM Dilshan) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Andrew Symondsst †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Michael Clarkerun out (ST Jayasuriya) | run out (ST Jayasuriya) | 80 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 96.39 |
| Michael Husseyrun out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara) | run out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara) | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 76.19 |
| James Hopesc TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan | c TM Dilshan b M Muralitharan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Brad Hoggc ST Jayasuriya b HMCM Bandara | c ST Jayasuriya b HMCM Bandara | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Brett Leeb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 55.88 |
| Nathan Brackennot out | not out | 13* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 12, w 7) | (b 2, lb 12, w 7) | 21 | ||||
| Total49.1 Ov (RR 5.13) | 49.1 Ov (RR 5.13) · Target 275 from 50 ov | 252 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (AC Gilchrist, 10.1 ov), 52-2 (RT Ponting, 11.1 ov), 64-3 (DR Martyn, 14.3 ov), 94-4 (A Symonds, 19.4 ov), 122-5 (SM Katich, 25 ov), 156-6 (MEK Hussey, 31 ov), 165-7 (JR Hopes, 33.2 ov), 166-8 (GB Hogg, 34.1 ov), 213-9 (B Lee, 44 ov), 252-10 (MJ Clarke, 49.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 6.00 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5.22 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 4.00 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 26(27) & SM Katich 22(34) | 51 | 61 |
| 2nd | SM Katich 1(6) & RT Ponting 0(0) | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | SM Katich 11(13) & DR Martyn 1(7) | 12 | 20 |
| 4th | SM Katich 9(13) & A Symonds 16(18) | 30 | 31 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 15(17) & SM Katich 13(15) | 28 | 32 |
| 6th | MJ Clarke 10(15) & MEK Hussey 16(21) | 34 | 36 |
| 7th | MJ Clarke 6(11) & JR Hopes 3(3) | 9 | 14 |
| 8th | GB Hogg 1(5) & MJ Clarke 0(0) | 1 | 5 |
| 9th | B Lee 19(34) & MJ Clarke 28(25) | 47 | 59 |
| 10th | MJ Clarke 21(15) & NW Bracken 13(16) | 39 | 31 |
Commentary
49.1W
ST Jayasuriya to NW Bracken, OUT
MJ Clarke run out (ST Jayasuriya) 80(83) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 252/10 (49.1 ov)
End of over 4913 runsAUS 252/92Wd12124
MJ Clarke 80(83)NW Bracken 13(15)WPUJC Vaas 10-0-60-0
48.64
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, FOUR
48.52
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
48.41
WPUJC Vaas to NW Bracken, 1 run
48.32
WPUJC Vaas to NW Bracken, 2 runs
48.21
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, 1 run
48.2Wd
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, wide
48.12
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
End of over 485 runsAUS 239/9111020
NW Bracken 10(13)MJ Clarke 71(79)ST Jayasuriya 1-0-5-0
47.60
ST Jayasuriya to NW Bracken, no run
47.52
ST Jayasuriya to NW Bracken, 2 runs
47.40
ST Jayasuriya to NW Bracken, no run
47.31
ST Jayasuriya to MJ Clarke, 1 run
47.21
ST Jayasuriya to NW Bracken, 1 run
47.11
ST Jayasuriya to MJ Clarke, 1 run
End of over 476 runsAUS 234/9401100
NW Bracken 7(9)MJ Clarke 69(77)M Muralitharan 10-0-40-3
46.60
M Muralitharan to NW Bracken, no run
46.50
M Muralitharan to NW Bracken, no run
46.41
M Muralitharan to MJ Clarke, 1 run
46.31
M Muralitharan to NW Bracken, 1 run
46.20
M Muralitharan to NW Bracken, no run
46.14
M Muralitharan to NW Bracken, 4 runs
End of over 4612 runsAUS 228/9404Lb211
NW Bracken 2(4)MJ Clarke 68(76)KMDN Kulasekara 9-0-47-1
45.61
KMDN Kulasekara to NW Bracken, 1 run
45.51
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, 1 run
45.42
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
45.34Lb
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, 4 leg byes
45.20
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, no run