VB SeriesMatch 9 · ODI
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
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 211 for 9 in 50 overs, Marvan Atapattu 70 from 101 balls and Mahela Jayawardene 56 from 90 balls. Brad Hogg took 2 for 38.
Australia reached 214 for 6 in 48.4 overs, Michael Bevan 45 not out from 79 balls and Matthew Hayden 42 from 54 balls. Muttiah Muralitharan took 4 for 27.
Australia won by 4 wickets.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
211/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattuc RT Ponting b GD McGrath | c RT Ponting b GD McGrath | 70 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 69.31 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyarun out (SR Watson/BA Williams) | run out (SR Watson/BA Williams) | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Hashan Tillakaratnerun out (MG Bevan/GB Hogg/BA Williams) | run out (MG Bevan/GB Hogg/BA Williams) | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Aravinda de Silvac DR Martyn b B Lee | c DR Martyn b B Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mahela Jayawardeneb GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 56 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 62.22 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †not out | not out | 42* | 42 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Russel Arnoldc JP Maher b GB Hogg | c JP Maher b GB Hogg | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| WPUJC Vaasb BA Williams | b BA Williams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Charitha Buddhikarun out (GB Hogg/SR Watson) | run out (GB Hogg/SR Watson) | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Muttiah Muralitharanrun out (RT Ponting) | run out (RT Ponting) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dilhara Fernandonot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 11, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 6, w 11, nb 3) | 24 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.22) | 50 Ov (RR 4.22) | 211/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 30-2 (HP Tillakaratne, 11.1 ov), 35-3 (PA de Silva, 12.4 ov), 147-4 (MS Atapattu, 33.3 ov), 165-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 39.2 ov), 173-6 (RP Arnold, 42 ov), 181-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 44.3 ov), 199-8 (TCB Fernando, 49.2 ov), 201-9 (M Muralitharan, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.30 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Atapattu 6(18) & ST Jayasuriya 6(16) | 13 | 34 |
| 2nd | MS Atapattu 10(15) & HP Tillakaratne 7(18) | 17 | 33 |
| 3rd | MS Atapattu 3(8) & PA de Silva 0(1) | 5 | 9 |
| 4th | DPMD Jayawardene 49(66) & MS Atapattu 51(60) | 112 | 125 |
| 5th | DPMD Jayawardene 7(24) & KC Sangakkara 10(11) | 18 | 35 |
| 6th | RP Arnold 3(11) & KC Sangakkara 1(5) | 8 | 16 |
| 7th | KC Sangakkara 7(9) & WPUJC Vaas 0(7) | 8 | 15 |
| 8th | TCB Fernando 3(16) & KC Sangakkara 14(13) | 18 | 29 |
| 9th | KC Sangakkara 1(1) & M Muralitharan 0(1) | 2 | 1 |
| 10th | KC Sangakkara 9(3) & CRD Fernando 0(0) | 10* | 3 |
Australia innings
214/6(48.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Maherst †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | st †KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 30 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 69.77 |
| Matthew Haydenc CRD Fernando b M Muralitharan | c CRD Fernando b M Muralitharan | 42 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Ricky Pontingst †KC Sangakkara b PA de Silva | st †KC Sangakkara b PA de Silva | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Damien Martynb M Muralitharan | b M Muralitharan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Darren Lehmannrun out (†KC Sangakkara/RP Arnold) | run out (†KC Sangakkara/RP Arnold) | 38 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 77.55 |
| Michael Bevannot out | not out | 45* | 79 | 2 | 0 | 56.96 |
| Shane Watsonc HP Tillakaratne b M Muralitharan | c HP Tillakaratne b M Muralitharan | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Brad Hoggnot out | not out | 14* | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 4, w 11, nb 5) | (b 5, lb 4, w 11, nb 5) | 25 | ||||
| Total48.4 Ov (RR 4.40) | 48.4 Ov (RR 4.40) · Target 212 from 50 ov | 214/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 76-1 (JP Maher, 13.3 ov), 94-2 (ML Hayden, 21 ov), 98-3 (DR Martyn, 23.2 ov), 100-4 (RT Ponting, 24.2 ov), 172-5 (DS Lehmann, 39.3 ov), 182-6 (SR Watson, 43.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 6.5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.68 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 4.54 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2.70 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JP Maher 30(43) & ML Hayden 38(40) | 76 | 81 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 12(31) & ML Hayden 4(14) | 18 | 45 |
| 3rd | RT Ponting 2(7) & DR Martyn 1(7) | 4 | 14 |
| 4th | DS Lehmann 1(4) & RT Ponting 1(2) | 2 | 6 |
| 5th | MG Bevan 23(48) & DS Lehmann 37(45) | 72 | 91 |
| 6th | SR Watson 4(10) & MG Bevan 6(15) | 10 | 25 |
| 7th | GB Hogg 14(15) & MG Bevan 16(16) | 32* | 30 |
Commentary
48.44
PA de Silva to MG Bevan, FOUR
48.31
PA de Silva to GB Hogg, 1 run
48.20
PA de Silva to GB Hogg, no run
48.10
PA de Silva to GB Hogg, no run
End of over 488 runsAUS 209/61Nb01041
MG Bevan 41(78)GB Hogg 13(12)CRD Fernando 10-0-48-0PA de Silva 6.1-0-26-1
47.61
PA de Silva to MG Bevan, 1 run
47.54
CRD Fernando to GB Hogg, FOUR
47.40
CRD Fernando to GB Hogg, no run
47.31
CRD Fernando to MG Bevan, 1 run
47.20
CRD Fernando to MG Bevan, no run
47.2Nb
CRD Fernando to MG Bevan, no ball
47.11
CRD Fernando to GB Hogg, 1 run
End of over 476 runsAUS 201/6200022
GB Hogg 8(9)MG Bevan 39(74)WPUJC Vaas 10-0-38-0CRD Fernando 9.1-0-41-0
46.62
CRD Fernando to GB Hogg, 2 runs
46.52
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, 2 runs
46.40
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, no run
46.30
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, no run
46.20
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, no run
46.12
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, 2 runs
End of over 466 runsAUS 195/6310110
MG Bevan 35(69)GB Hogg 6(8)M Muralitharan 10-0-27-4WPUJC Vaas 9.1-0-34-0
45.60
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, no run
45.51
M Muralitharan to MG Bevan, 1 run
45.41
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, 1 run
45.30
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, no run
45.21
M Muralitharan to MG Bevan, 1 run
45.13
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, 3 runs
End of over 454 runsAUS 189/61101Wd00
GB Hogg 2(5)MG Bevan 33(66)WPUJC Vaas 9-0-34-0M Muralitharan 9.1-0-21-4
44.60
M Muralitharan to GB Hogg, no run
44.50
WPUJC Vaas to MG Bevan, no run