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VB SeriesMatch 5 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 51 runs - Commentary

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
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
End of over 464 runsAUS 237/810Wd0101
JR Hopes 32(33)GB Hogg 15(21)PDRL Perera 9-2-37-2
45.61
PDRL Perera to JR Hopes, 1 run
45.50
PDRL Perera to JR Hopes, no run
45.41
PDRL Perera to GB Hogg, 1 run
45.30
PDRL Perera to GB Hogg, no run
45.3Wd
PDRL Perera to GB Hogg, wide
45.20
PDRL Perera to GB Hogg, no run
45.11
PDRL Perera to JR Hopes, 1 run
End of over 458 runsAUS 233/8411101
JR Hopes 30(30)GB Hogg 14(18)M Muralitharan 9-0-49-1
44.61
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, 1 run
44.50
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, no run
44.41
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, 1 run
44.31
M Muralitharan to JR Hopes, 1 run
44.21
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, 1 run
44.14
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, FOUR
End of over 447 runsAUS 225/8010114
JR Hopes 28(27)GB Hogg 8(15)ST Jayasuriya 7-0-42-0
43.64
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, FOUR
43.51
ST Jayasuriya to GB Hogg, 1 run
43.41
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, 1 run
43.30
ST Jayasuriya to JR Hopes, no run
43.21
ST Jayasuriya to GB Hogg, 1 run
43.10
ST Jayasuriya to GB Hogg, no run
End of over 437 runsAUS 218/8001114
JR Hopes 23(24)GB Hogg 6(12)HMCM Bandara 8-0-52-2
42.64
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, FOUR
42.51
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 1 run
42.41
HMCM Bandara to JR Hopes, 1 run
42.31
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, 1 run
42.20
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, no run
42.10
HMCM Bandara to GB Hogg, no run
End of over 422 runsAUS 211/8010100
JR Hopes 18(22)GB Hogg 4(8)M Muralitharan 8-0-41-1