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VB SeriesMatch 5 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 51 runs

Sydney Cricket Ground, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia25850 ov
Sri Lanka309/750 ov
Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Sri Lanka won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 309 for 7 in 50 overs, Sanath Jayasuriya 114 from 96 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 78 from 95 balls. Nathan Bracken took 2 for 40.

Australia were bowled out for 258, Michael Clarke 67 from 70 balls and James Hopes 43 from 46 balls. Malinga Bandara took 4 for 58.

Sri Lanka won by 51 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

309/7(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jehan Mubarakc †BJ Haddin b B Leec †BJ Haddin b B Lee2190010.53
Sanath Jayasuriyast †BJ Haddin b GB Hoggst †BJ Haddin b GB Hogg11496104118.75
Kumar Sangakkara †c & b A Symondsc & b A Symonds78957082.11
Mahela Jayawardeneb NW Brackenb NW Bracken564840116.67
Marvan Atapattunot outnot out31*2720114.81
Tillakaratne Dilshanc & b MJ Clarkec & b MJ Clarke6600100.00
Russel Arnoldrun out (RT Ponting)run out (RT Ponting)671085.71
WPUJC Vaasc MEK Hussey b NW Brackenc MEK Hussey b NW Bracken240050.00
Extras(b 2, lb 8, w 2, nb 2)(b 2, lb 8, w 2, nb 2)14
Total50 Ov (RR 6.18)50 Ov (RR 6.18)309/7
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (J Mubarak, 6.2 ov), 187-2 (ST Jayasuriya, 31.1 ov), 227-3 (KC Sangakkara, 38.3 ov), 280-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 45.3 ov), 289-5 (TM Dilshan, 47 ov), 297-6 (RP Arnold, 48.3 ov), 309-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 50 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee1015015.00386101
Nathan Bracken914024.44293010
Brett Dorey403508.75116010
James Hopes6065010.83136301
Andrew Symonds1004414.40221000
Brad Hogg603115.17110000
Michael Clarke503416.8062000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Mubarak 2(19) & ST Jayasuriya 14(19)2438
2ndKC Sangakkara 60(73) & ST Jayasuriya 100(77)163149
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 22(22) & KC Sangakkara 18(22)4044
4thMS Atapattu 18(17) & DPMD Jayawardene 34(26)5342
5thTM Dilshan 6(6) & MS Atapattu 3(3)99
6thMS Atapattu 2(2) & RP Arnold 6(7)89
7thMS Atapattu 8(5) & WPUJC Vaas 2(4)129

Australia innings

258(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Damien Martync KMDN Kulasekara b WPUJC Vaasc KMDN Kulasekara b WPUJC Vaas8181044.44
Simon Katichc J Mubarak b PDRL Pererac J Mubarak b PDRL Perera19293065.52
Ricky Pontingc M Muralitharan b PDRL Pererac M Muralitharan b PDRL Perera13242054.17
Michael Clarkec M Muralitharan b HMCM Bandarac M Muralitharan b HMCM Bandara67705095.71
Brad Haddin †b M Muralitharanb M Muralitharan41446093.18
Michael Husseyrun out (WPUJC Vaas)run out (WPUJC Vaas)01000.00
Andrew Symondsrun out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara)run out (TM Dilshan/†KC Sangakkara)31322196.88
James Hopesc WPUJC Vaas b HMCM Bandarac WPUJC Vaas b HMCM Bandara43463093.48
Brett Leec TM Dilshan b HMCM Bandarac TM Dilshan b HMCM Bandara350060.00
Brad Hoggnot outnot out22*301073.33
Nathan Brackenc MS Atapattu b HMCM Bandarac MS Atapattu b HMCM Bandara02000.00
Extras(lb 5, w 5, nb 1)(lb 5, w 5, nb 1)11
Total50 Ov (RR 5.16)50 Ov (RR 5.16) · Target 310 from 50 ov258
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (DR Martyn, 4.5 ov), 36-2 (RT Ponting, 10.3 ov), 41-3 (SM Katich, 13 ov), 110-4 (BJ Haddin, 24.5 ov), 111-5 (MEK Hussey, 25.2 ov), 184-6 (A Symonds, 35.4 ov), 188-7 (MJ Clarke, 36.3 ov), 197-8 (B Lee, 38.3 ov), 257-9 (JR Hopes, 49.3 ov), 258-10 (NW Bracken, 50 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas923213.56383000
Ruchira Perera923724.11365020
Nuwan Kulasekara402205.50164001
Muttiah Muralitharan1005415.40254010
Malinga Bandara1005845.80264000
Sanath Jayasuriya805006.25193120
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDR Martyn 8(18) & SM Katich 8(11)1629
2ndSM Katich 6(10) & RT Ponting 13(24)2034
3rdMJ Clarke 0(7) & SM Katich 5(8)515
4thBJ Haddin 41(44) & MJ Clarke 26(28)6971
5thMEK Hussey 0(1) & MJ Clarke 1(2)13
6thMJ Clarke 38(30) & A Symonds 31(32)7362
7thJR Hopes 2(2) & MJ Clarke 2(3)45
8thJR Hopes 6(7) & B Lee 3(5)912
9thGB Hogg 21(29) & JR Hopes 35(37)6066
10thGB Hogg 1(1) & NW Bracken 0(2)13

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 258 (50 ov)
End of over 502 runs, 2 wktsAUS 258/1010W10W
GB Hogg 22(30)HMCM Bandara 10-0-58-4
49.6W
HMCM Bandara to NW Bracken, OUT
NW Bracken c MS Atapattu b HMCM Bandara 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 258/10 (50 ov)
49.50
HMCM Bandara to NW Bracken, no run
49.41
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 1 run
49.3W
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, OUT
JR Hopes c WPUJC Vaas b HMCM Bandara 43(46) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 257/9 (49.3 ov)
49.20
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, no run
49.11
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 1 run
End of over 498 runsAUS 256/810Wd4011
GB Hogg 20(28)JR Hopes 43(44)ST Jayasuriya 8-0-50-0
48.61
ST Jayasuriya to GB Hogg, 1 run
48.51
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, 1 run
48.40
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, no run
48.34
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, FOUR
48.3Wd
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, wide
48.20
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, no run
48.11
ST Jayasuriya to GB Hogg, 1 run
End of over 486 runsAUS 248/800212Lb1
GB Hogg 18(26)JR Hopes 38(40)HMCM Bandara 9-0-56-2
47.61
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 1 run
47.52Lb
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 2 leg byes
47.41
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, 1 run
47.32
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, 2 runs
47.20
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, no run
47.10
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, no run
End of over 475 runsAUS 242/8021020
GB Hogg 17(24)JR Hopes 35(36)M Muralitharan 10-0-54-1
46.60
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, no run
46.52
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, 2 runs
46.40
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, no run
46.31
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, 1 run
46.22
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, 2 runs
46.10
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, no run