Australia v. Sri Lanka
Australia won by 7 wickets
ICC World Cup
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Points: Australia 2, Sri Lanka 0
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Aleem Dar, B R Doctrove
Match summary (at Close)
| Sri Lanka | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga | c ML Hayden | b NW Bracken | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Jayasuriya | lbw | b NW Bracken | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| +KC Sangakkara | lbw | b GD McGrath | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| *DPMD Jayawardene | st AC Gilchrist | b GB Hogg | 72 | 88 | 5 | 1 |
| LPC Silva | c MJ Clarke | b GB Hogg | 64 | 107 | 6 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | c BJ Hodge | b SW Tait | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| RP Arnold | b SW Tait | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF Maharoof | c A Symonds | b NW Bracken | 25 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| KMDN Kulasekara | c ML Hayden | b NW Bracken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CM Bandara | c GB Hogg | b GD McGrath | 17 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| CRD Fernando | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, nb 3, w 11) | 19 | ||||
| Total | (All out, 49.4 overs) | 226 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-26 (26 ST Jayasuriya, 20 mins), 2-27 (1 KC Sangakkara, 5 mins), 3-27 (0 WU Tharanga, 7 mins), 4-167 (140 LPC Silva, 119 mins), 5-174 (7 DPMD Jayawardene, 6 mins), 6-178 (4 TM Dilshan, 7 mins), 7-183 (5 RP Arnold, 6 mins), 8-184 (1 KMDN Kulasekara, 3 mins), 9-218 (34 CM Bandara, 21 mins), 10-226 (8 MF Maharoof, 6 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NW Bracken | 9.4 | 3 | 19 | 4 | (1w) |
| SW Tait | 10 | 0 | 68 | 2 | (6w) |
| GD McGrath | 9 | 1 | 48 | 2 | - |
| GB Hogg | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | - |
| A Symonds | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - |
| MJ Clarke | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | - |
| Australia | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +AC Gilchrist | lbw | b RP Arnold | 30 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
| ML Hayden | c TM Dilshan | b RP Arnold | 41 | 30 | 5 | 2 |
| *RT Ponting | not out | 66 | 80 | 4 | 1 | |
| MJ Clarke | c TM Dilshan | b CM Bandara | 23 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| A Symonds | not out | 63 | 71 | 5 | 2 | |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, nb 5, w 4) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (Close, 42.4 overs) | 232 | ||||
Did not bat:
MEK Hussey, BJ Hodge, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath
Fall of Wickets:
1-76 (76 ML Hayden, 58 mins), 2-79 (3 AC Gilchrist, 6 mins), 3-126 (47 MJ Clarke, 38 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRD Fernando | 6 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (3w) |
| MF Maharoof | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 | - |
| KMDN Kulasekara | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |
| RP Arnold | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | (1w) |
| CM Bandara | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | - |
| ST Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | - |
| TM Dilshan | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | - |
