VB SeriesMatch 7 · ODI
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
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 218 for 8 in 50 overs, Jehan Mubarak 34 from 47 balls and Marvan Atapattu 32 from 48 balls. Andrew Symonds took 3 for 48.
Australia reached 219 for 5 in 48.3 overs, Simon Katich 52 from 89 balls and Damien Martyn 46 from 72 balls. Nuwan Kulasekara took 2 for 32.
Australia won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
218/8(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehan Mubarakc B Lee b A Symonds | c B Lee b A Symonds | 34 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 72.34 |
| Upul Tharangac DR Martyn b GD McGrath | c DR Martyn b GD McGrath | 31 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 46.97 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †b GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 25 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 67.57 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec A Symonds b NW Bracken | c A Symonds b NW Bracken | 25 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 69.44 |
| Marvan Atapattuc DR Martyn b NW Bracken | c DR Martyn b NW Bracken | 32 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanb GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Russel Arnoldnot out | not out | 27* | 28 | 2 | 0 | 96.43 |
| WPUJC Vaasc GB Hogg b A Symonds | c GB Hogg b A Symonds | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| WCA Ganegamab A Symonds | b A Symonds | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Nuwan Kulasekaranot out | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 8, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 4, w 8, nb 3) | 19 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.36) | 50 Ov (RR 4.36) | 218/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 53-1 (J Mubarak, 13.3 ov), 96-2 (WU Tharanga, 23.3 ov), 100-3 (KC Sangakkara, 24.5 ov), 155-4 (MS Atapattu, 37.5 ov), 161-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 39.1 ov), 167-6 (TM Dilshan, 40.2 ov), 196-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 46.5 ov), 207-8 (WCA Ganegama, 48.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.00 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 4.50 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 5.33 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Hodge | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Mubarak 34(47) & WU Tharanga 13(37) | 53 | 81 |
| 2nd | KC Sangakkara 23(31) & WU Tharanga 18(29) | 43 | 60 |
| 3rd | DPMD Jayawardene 2(2) & KC Sangakkara 2(6) | 4 | 8 |
| 4th | MS Atapattu 32(48) & DPMD Jayawardene 19(30) | 55 | 78 |
| 5th | TM Dilshan 1(4) & DPMD Jayawardene 4(4) | 6 | 8 |
| 6th | RP Arnold 2(2) & TM Dilshan 0(5) | 6 | 7 |
| 7th | WPUJC Vaas 15(20) & RP Arnold 13(19) | 29 | 39 |
| 8th | WCA Ganegama 7(8) & RP Arnold 3(4) | 11 | 12 |
| 9th | KMDN Kulasekara 2(4) & RP Arnold 9(3) | 11* | 7 |
Australia innings
219/5(48.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c WCA Ganegama b KMDN Kulasekara | c WCA Ganegama b KMDN Kulasekara | 34 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 103.03 |
| Simon Katichc †KC Sangakkara b TM Dilshan | c †KC Sangakkara b TM Dilshan | 52 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 58.43 |
| Brad Hodgeb KMDN Kulasekara | b KMDN Kulasekara | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Damien Martynb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 46 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 63.89 |
| Andrew Symondsc WU Tharanga b M Muralitharan | c WU Tharanga b M Muralitharan | 32 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 96.97 |
| Michael Clarkenot out | not out | 16* | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Michael Husseynot out | not out | 25* | 30 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 7) | (lb 2, w 7) | 9 | ||||
| Total48.3 Ov (RR 4.52) | 48.3 Ov (RR 4.52) · Target 219 from 50 ov | 219/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 47-1 (AC Gilchrist, 9.3 ov), 73-2 (BJ Hodge, 17.1 ov), 115-3 (SM Katich, 29 ov), 175-4 (A Symonds, 40.1 ov), 177-5 (DR Martyn, 40.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 8.3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.82 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WCA Ganegama | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6.83 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 3.56 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.80 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 34(33) & SM Katich 9(24) | 47 | 57 |
| 2nd | BJ Hodge 5(16) & SM Katich 21(30) | 26 | 46 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 17(36) & SM Katich 22(35) | 42 | 71 |
| 4th | DR Martyn 27(34) & A Symonds 32(33) | 60 | 67 |
| 5th | DR Martyn 2(2) & MJ Clarke 0(0) | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | MEK Hussey 25(30) & MJ Clarke 16(18) | 42* | 48 |
Commentary
48.31
WPUJC Vaas to MEK Hussey, 1 run
48.21
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, 1 run
48.14
WPUJC Vaas to MJ Clarke, FOUR
End of over 486 runsAUS 213/5101040
MEK Hussey 24(29)MJ Clarke 11(16)M Muralitharan 10-0-35-2
47.60
M Muralitharan to MEK Hussey, no run
47.54
M Muralitharan to MEK Hussey, FOUR
47.40
M Muralitharan to MEK Hussey, no run
47.31
M Muralitharan to MJ Clarke, 1 run
47.20
M Muralitharan to MJ Clarke, no run
47.11
M Muralitharan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
End of over 477 runsAUS 207/5111022
MJ Clarke 10(14)MEK Hussey 19(25)TM Dilshan 5-0-24-1
46.62
TM Dilshan to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
46.52
TM Dilshan to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
46.40
TM Dilshan to MJ Clarke, no run
46.31
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
46.21
TM Dilshan to MJ Clarke, 1 run
46.11
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
End of over 469 runsAUS 200/5041211
MEK Hussey 17(23)MJ Clarke 5(10)KMDN Kulasekara 9-0-32-2
45.61
KMDN Kulasekara to MEK Hussey, 1 run
45.51
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, 1 run
45.42
KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Clarke, 2 runs
45.31
KMDN Kulasekara to MEK Hussey, 1 run
45.24
KMDN Kulasekara to MEK Hussey, FOUR
45.10
KMDN Kulasekara to MEK Hussey, no run
End of over 453 runsAUS 191/5110010
MJ Clarke 2(8)MEK Hussey 11(19)TM Dilshan 4-0-17-1
44.60
TM Dilshan to MJ Clarke, no run
44.51
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
44.40
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
44.30
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run