Commonwealth Bank Series - Australia v Sri Lanka

8 February 2008

RESULT: Australia have won by 128 runs.

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

Sri Lanka

125

ALL OUT

Australia

6/253

Current Run Rate	3.97
Required Run Rate	6.97
Runs Required	129
Balls Remaining	111

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Muralitharan, M	11		16	14	78.57
	Amerasinghe, I	0		26	4	0.00
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Bracken, N	8.3	0	47	5	5.53
	Hogg, B	6	1	17	1	2.83

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Weather: Overcast, Cold, Wet	Pitch: Deteriorating	Outfield: Wet
Umpires: Hill, A (NZ), Taufel, S (AUS), Parker, P (AUS), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: Australia		Decision: Bat

SCORECARD

AUS Innings SL Innings

Australia		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Gilchrist, A	lbw b. Kapugedara, C	61	126	81	3	1	75.31
Hayden, M	c. Jayawardena, M b. Amerasinghe, I	42	53	50	5	0	84.00
Ponting, R	c. Jayawardena, M b. Vaas, C	9	29	22	1	0	40.91
Clarke, M	not out	77	126	86	2	1	89.53
Symonds, A	c. Kapugedara, C b. Vaas, C	12	18	17	0	0	70.59
Hussey, M	c. Dilshan, T b. Amerasinghe, I	10	23	13	1	0	76.92
Hopes, J	c. Dilshan, T b. Malinga, L	34	36	29	2	0	117.24
Lee, B	not out	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Hogg, B
Johnson, M
Bracken, N
Extras	(lb 2,w 6)	8
Total	(6 wickets; 50 overs)	253

F.O.W.

1/65 (Hayden, M), 2/88 (Ponting, R), 3/139 (Gilchrist, A), 4/160 (Symonds, A), 5/190 (Hussey, M), 6/253 (Hopes, J)

Sri Lanka - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Vaas, C	10	34	2	3.40
Malinga, L	10	55	1	5.50	(1w)
Amerasinghe, I	10	66	2	6.60	(1w)
Muralitharan, M	10	42	0	4.20
Kapugedara, C	10	54	1	5.40

31.3	Bracken to Muralitharan, OUT! Bracken delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Muralitharan strikes the delivery in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary in the air. Symonds takes the catch. Bracken removes Muralitharan for 11 from 14 balls. Bracken has figures of 5/47. Sri Lanka are all out for 125. That is the end of the innings. That is the end of time.
31.2	Bracken to Muralitharan, 6 runs! Bracken delivers the ball on a good line and on the half volley. Muralitharan hits it straight down the ground over the boundary for six runs. The score is 9/125.
31.1	Bracken to Muralitharan, no run. Bracken delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Play and miss by Muralitharan, taken by the keeper.
30.6	Hogg to Muralitharan, 1 run. Hogg pitches the delivery outside off stump, yorker length. Muralitharan hits it towards mid-wicket halfway to the boundary for one run. Fielded by Lee. 31 overs finished. The bowler has figures of 1 for 17 from his 6 overs. The score is 9 for 119.
30.5	Hogg to Muralitharan, no run. Hogg bowls it full toss, in the corridor. Muralitharan hits it behind square on the offside inside the circle. Johnson collects the ball.
30.4	Hogg to Amerasinghe, 1 leg bye. Hogg pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Amerasinghe takes a leg bye. Fielded by Ponting.
30.3	Hogg to Muralitharan, 1 run. Hogg delivers the ball on a good line and on the half volley. Muralitharan plays the ball well behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. Fielded by Lee. The score is 9/117.
30.2	Hogg to Muralitharan, no run. Hogg pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Muralitharan plays the ball well behind square on the legside not far from the wicket.
30.1	Hogg to Muralitharan, no run. Hogg pitches the ball on a good line and short. Muralitharan plays and misses and it is taken by Gilchrist.
29.6	Lee to Amerasinghe, no run. Lee delivers the ball on a good line and fuller than a good length. Amerasinghe hits the delivery towards mid-off inside the circle. Bracken fields the ball. Lee ends the 30th over. He has figures of 1/34 from his 7 overs.
29.5	Lee to Amerasinghe, no run. Lee pitches the ball outside off and full. Amerasinghe hits the delivery behind square on the offside inside the circle. Fielded by Clarke.
29.4	Lee to Amerasinghe, no run. Lee delivers the ball on a good line and on the full. Amerasinghe plays it towards mid-on inside the circle. Johnson fields it.
29.3	Lee to Muralitharan, 1 run. Lee bowls it short of a good length, towards leg stump. Muralitharan plays it straight down the ground close to the boundary for one run. Johnson fields the ball. Sri Lanka struggles to 9 for 116.
29.2	Lee to Muralitharan, no run. Lee delivers the ball on a good line and short of a good length. Play and miss by Muralitharan, taken by Gilchrist.
29.2	Lee to Muralitharan, 1 no ball. Lee pitches the delivery outside off stump, short. Ball goes through to the keeper.
29.1	Lee to Muralitharan, OUT! Lee bowls it on the half volley, in the corridor. Vaas is run out by Ponting for 18 runs from 30 balls. The bowler has figures of 1 for 32. Sri Lanka are 9 for 114 after Australia take their ninth wicket.
28.6	Hogg to Vaas, 4 runs! Hogg pitches the ball outside off and short of a good length. Vaas plays it through mid-wicket to the boundary for 4 runs. Hogg completes the over. He has figures of 1/15 from his 5 overs. Australia are dominating in the field, the score is 8/114.
28.5	Hogg to Vaas, no run. Hogg pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Vaas plays the ball towards mid-on halfway to the boundary. Fielded by Hussey.
28.4	Hogg to Muralitharan, 1 run. Hogg pitches the ball on a good line and on the half volley. Muralitharan hits it behind square on the legside halfway to the boundary for one run. The bowler gathers the ball in the field. The score goes to 8/110.
28.3	Hogg to Vaas, 1 run. Hogg bowls it on the half volley, outside off stump. Vaas plays the ball in front of square on the legside close to the boundary for one. Collected by Johnson in the field. The score progresses to 8 for 109.
28.2	Hogg to Vaas, no run. Hogg pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Vaas lets it go through to Gilchrist.
28.1	Hogg to Muralitharan, 1 run. Hogg pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Muralitharan plays the ball well behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. Muralitharan is off the mark. Fielded by Clarke. The score is 8 for 108.
27.6	Lee to Vaas, no run. Lee pitches the delivery towards leg stump, on a good length. Ball goes through to the keeper. Lee has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 32 from his 6 overs.
27.5	Lee to Vaas, 2 runs. Lee pitches the ball on a good line and short of a good length. Vaas hits the delivery square on the legside close to the boundary for a two. Fielded by Hussey. Australia are in a dominant position in the field, the score is 8/107.
27.4	Lee to Vaas, no run. Lee bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. The bowler fields the ball.
27.3	Lee to Malinga, WICKET! Lee pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Malinga is run out by Symonds for 2 runs off 10 balls. The bowler has figures of 1 for 30. Sri Lanka lose their eighth wicket, they are 8 for 105.
27.2	Lee to Malinga, no run. Lee delivers the ball outside off and short. Ball goes through to Gilchrist.
27.1	Lee to Malinga, no run. Lee pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Malinga hits the ball towards the covers inside the circle. Ball is fielded by Ponting.
26.6	Hogg to Vaas, no run. Hogg pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Vaas strikes the ball in front of square on the offside not far from the wicket. Ponting gathers the ball. 27th over finished. Hogg has figures of 1/8 from his 4 overs.
26.5	Hogg to Vaas, no run. Hogg bowls it on a good length, wide outside off stump. Through to Gilchrist.
26.4	Hogg to Vaas, no run. Hogg pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Gilchrist takes the ball after a play and miss by the batsman.
26.3	Hogg to Malinga, 1 run. Hogg pitches the delivery outside off stump, on the half volley. Malinga plays the delivery for a single. Johnson fields it. The score is 7 for 105.
26.2	Hogg to Malinga, no run. Hogg pitches the delivery in the corridor, yorker length. Malinga plays it towards the covers inside the circle. Ball is fielded by Symonds.
26.1	Hogg to Malinga, no run. Hogg pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Malinga plays it in front of square on the legside close to the wicket. Hussey gathers the ball in the field.
25.6	Bracken to Vaas, 4 runs! Bracken pitches the delivery outside off stump, on the half volley. Vaas plays it straight down the ground to the boundary for 4 runs. 26 overs finished. The bowler has figures of 4 for 41 from his 8 overs. The score struggles to 7 for 104.
25.5	Bracken to Vaas, no run. Bracken bowls it on a good length, wide outside off stump. Vaas strikes it in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Ponting collects the ball.

Sri Lanka		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Jayasuriya, S	Tharanga, U	1st	18	23	30	60.00	1/18
Tharanga, U	Sangakkara, K	2nd	0	0	1	0.00	2/18
Jayawardena, M	Sangakkara, K	3rd	39	28	38	102.63	3/57
Sangakkara, K	Silva, C	4th	17	32	48	35.42	4/74
Silva, C	Dilshan, T	5th	7	7	9	77.78	5/81
Kapugedara, C	Dilshan, T	6th	3	2	3	100.00	6/84
Dilshan, T	Vaas, C	7th	9	10	14	64.29	7/93
Malinga, L	Vaas, C	8th	12	16	22	54.55	8/105
Vaas, C	Muralitharan, M	9th	9	7	10	90.00	9/114
Muralitharan, M	Amerasinghe, I	10th	11	9	15	73.33	10/125

Sri Lanka		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Jayasuriya, S	b. Lee, B	7	23	13	1	0	53.85
Tharanga, U	c. Gilchrist, A b. Brack	10	23	18	1	0	55.56
Sangakkara, K	lbw b. Bracken, N	42	60	41	7	0	102.44
Jayawardena, M	c. Gilchrist, A b. Johns	6	28	16	0	0	37.50
Silva, C	c. Gilchrist, A b. Hogg,	7	39	32	0	0	21.88
Dilshan, T	c. Lee, B b. Bracken, N	14	19	10	0	1	140.00
Kapugedara, C	c. & b. Bracken, N	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Vaas, C	run out (Ponting, R)	18	33	30	3	0	60.00
Malinga, L	run out (Symonds, A)	2	16	10	0	0	20.00
Muralitharan, M	c. Symonds, A b. Bracken	11	16	14	0	1	78.57
Amerasinghe, I	Not Out	0	26	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 3,w 4,nb 1)	8
Total	(10 wickets; 31 overs)	125

Australia - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Lee, B	7	1	34	1	4.86	(1nb,1w)
Bracken, N	8.3	0	47	5	5.53	(1w)
Johnson, M	5	3	9	1	1.80	(1w)
Hopes, J	5	0	15	0	3.00
Hogg, B	6	1	17	1	2.83	(1w)

Australia		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Hayden, M	Gilchrist, A	1st	65	53	77	84.42	1/65
Ponting, R	Gilchrist, A	2nd	23	29	42	54.76	2/88
Gilchrist, A	Clarke, M	3rd	51	44	71	71.83	3/139
Symonds, A	Clarke, M	4th	21	18	30	70.00	4/160
Hussey, M	Clarke, M	5th	30	23	30	100.00	5/190
Hopes, J	Clarke, M	6th	63	36	48	131.25	6/253