VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in the final
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . 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 266 for 9 in 50 overs, Mahela Jayawardene 86 from 91 balls and Russel Arnold 76 from 71 balls. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 44.
Australia reached 267 for 1 in 45.3 overs, Adam Gilchrist 122 from 91 balls and Simon Katich 107 not out from 142 balls.
Australia won by 9 wickets.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
266/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattuc A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyac A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †lbw b MJ Clarke | lbw b MJ Clarke | 59 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 69.41 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec SM Katich b SR Clark | c SM Katich b SR Clark | 86 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 94.51 |
| Russel Arnoldc RT Ponting b NW Bracken | c RT Ponting b NW Bracken | 76 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 107.04 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanc MEK Hussey b SR Clark | c MEK Hussey b SR Clark | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Chamara Kapugederac A Symonds b ML Lewis | c A Symonds b ML Lewis | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| WPUJC Vaasrun out (B Lee/ML Lewis) | run out (B Lee/ML Lewis) | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Muttiah Muralitharanrun out (†AC Gilchrist) | run out (†AC Gilchrist) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dilhara Fernandonot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.32) | 50 Ov (RR 5.32) | 266/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 3.1 ov), 28-2 (MS Atapattu, 7.5 ov), 128-3 (KC Sangakkara, 28.2 ov), 204-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 41 ov), 213-5 (TM Dilshan, 42.2 ov), 238-6 (CK Kapugedera, 45.2 ov), 259-7 (RP Arnold, 48.5 ov), 265-8 (M Muralitharan, 49.5 ov), 266-9 (WPUJC Vaas, 50 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5.80 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Lewis | 10 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.80 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Atapattu 0(7) & ST Jayasuriya 6(12) | 7 | 19 |
| 2nd | KC Sangakkara 14(19) & MS Atapattu 7(9) | 21 | 28 |
| 3rd | DPMD Jayawardene 54(57) & KC Sangakkara 45(66) | 100 | 123 |
| 4th | RP Arnold 43(42) & DPMD Jayawardene 32(34) | 76 | 76 |
| 5th | RP Arnold 5(5) & TM Dilshan 3(4) | 9 | 8 |
| 6th | CK Kapugedera 9(6) & RP Arnold 16(12) | 25 | 18 |
| 7th | RP Arnold 12(12) & WPUJC Vaas 8(9) | 21 | 21 |
| 8th | WPUJC Vaas 3(3) & M Muralitharan 3(3) | 6 | 6 |
| 9th | CRD Fernando 1(1) & WPUJC Vaas 0(0) | 1 | 1 |
Australia innings
267/1(45.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †b M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 122 | 91 | 13 | 4 | 134.07 |
| Simon Katichnot out | not out | 107* | 142 | 9 | 0 | 75.35 |
| Ricky Pontingnot out | not out | 28* | 41 | 1 | 0 | 68.29 |
| Extras(lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | (lb 5, w 4, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total45.3 Ov (RR 5.87) | 45.3 Ov (RR 5.87) · Target 267 from 50 ov | 267/1 | ||||
Did not bat: Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Mick Lewis, Stuart Clark, Nathan Bracken
Fall of wickets: 196-1 (AC Gilchrist, 32.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.50 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruchira Perera | 8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 6.25 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 122(91) & SM Katich 69(103) | 196 | 194 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 28(41) & SM Katich 38(39) | 71* | 79 |
Commentary
45.31
TM Dilshan to RT Ponting, 1 run
45.20
TM Dilshan to RT Ponting, no run
45.11
TM Dilshan to SM Katich, 1 run
End of over 458 runsAUS 265/1041Wd101
SM Katich 106(141)RT Ponting 27(39)CRD Fernando 6-0-45-0
44.61
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, 1 run
44.50
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, no run
44.41
CRD Fernando to RT Ponting, 1 run
44.4Wd
CRD Fernando to RT Ponting, wide
44.31
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, 1 run
44.24
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, FOUR
44.10
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, no run
End of over 4410 runsAUS 257/1421012
RT Ponting 26(38)SM Katich 100(136)WPUJC Vaas 10-0-45-0
43.62
WPUJC Vaas to RT Ponting, 2 runs
43.51
WPUJC Vaas to SM Katich, 1 run
HUNDRED for SM Katich (100 off 136)
43.40
WPUJC Vaas to SM Katich, no run
43.31
WPUJC Vaas to RT Ponting, 1 run
43.22
WPUJC Vaas to RT Ponting, 2 runs
43.14
WPUJC Vaas to RT Ponting, FOUR
End of over 433 runsAUS 247/10001Nb01
RT Ponting 17(34)SM Katich 99(134)CRD Fernando 5-0-37-0
42.61
CRD Fernando to RT Ponting, 1 run
42.50
CRD Fernando to RT Ponting, no run
42.5Nb
CRD Fernando to RT Ponting, no ball
42.41
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, 1 run
42.30
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, no run
42.20
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, no run
42.10
CRD Fernando to SM Katich, no run
End of over 425 runsAUS 244/1000401
SM Katich 98(130)RT Ponting 16(31)WPUJC Vaas 9-0-35-0
41.61
WPUJC Vaas to SM Katich, 1 run
41.50
WPUJC Vaas to SM Katich, no run