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VB Series - 8th match

Australia v Sri Lanka

Australia won by 6 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)

ODI no. 2320 | 2005/06 season
Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
29 January 2006 - day/night (50-over match)


Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
J Mubarak	c Hodge b Clark	15	52	34	1	0	44.11
10.3 goes on the on drive, in the air to a wide mid-on/midwicket 27/3
ST Jayasuriya	c †Gilchrist b Lee	0	11	7	0	0	0.00
2.5 good length just outside off, fullish bqall, goes on the drive, ball leaves him off the pitch, gets the edge and keeper does the rest 6/1
KC Sangakkara†	run out (Symonds)	6	19	11	0	0	54.54
7.1 McGrath to Mubarak, on the front foot, pushes the ball forward of point, quick run, Symonds in, underarms it as he dives, direct hit and TV has Sangakara half a meter short 16/2
DPMD Jayawardene	c McGrath b Symonds	69	144	93	4	0	74.19
40.4 way down the leg, sweeps well, out the middle, going for six but McGrath comes round and plucks that out of the air running from long-leg 170/5
RP Arnold	c Clarke b Clark	56	107	87	1	0	64.36
36.3 just outside off, going away, plays a late cut off the front foot, straight at gully 148/4
TM Dilshan	run out (Hogg/McGrath)	35	47	33	3	0	106.06
47.6 McGrath to Kapugedera, driven deep, they come back for the second but Dilshan well short 224/6
CK Kapugedera	c Hogg b Lee	22	33	25	2	0	88.00
48.4 lofted high, got under it, taken at mid-off 225/7
WPUJC Vaas*	not out	6	9	7	0	0	85.71

KMDN Kulasekara	run out (Symonds)	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
49.1 from McGrath, drives straight at Symonds, Vaas sets off, Symonds runs in whips the bails off 227/8
M Muralitharan	not out	3	2	2	0	0	150.00

Extras	(lb 12, w 9)	21

Total	(8 wickets; 50 overs; 225 mins)	233	(4.66 runs per over)

Did not bat CRD Fernando

Fall of wickets1-6 (Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-16 (Sangakkara, 7.1 ov), 3-27 (Mubarak, 10.3 ov), 4-148 (Arnold, 36.3 ov), 5-170 (Jayawardene, 40.4 ov), 6-224 (Dilshan, 47.6 ov), 7-225 (Kapugedera, 48.4 ov), 8-227 (Kulasekara, 49.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	10	0	42	2	4.20	(1w)
2.5 to Jayasuriya, good length just outside off, fullish bqall, goes on the drive, ball leaves him off the pitch, gets the edge and keeper does the rest 6/1 48.4 to Kapugedera, lofted high, got under it, taken at mid-off 225/7
GD McGrath	10	2	35	0	3.50	(1w)

SR Clark	10	0	40	2	4.00	(2w)
10.3 to Mubarak, goes on the on drive, in the air to a wide mid-on/midwicket 27/3 36.3 to Arnold, just outside off, going away, plays a late cut off the front foot, straight at gully 148/4
A Symonds	10	0	54	1	5.40	(1w)
40.4 to Jayawardene, way down the leg, sweeps well, out the middle, going for six but McGrath comes round and plucks that out of the air running from long-leg 170/5
GB Hogg	10	0	50	0	5.00	(1w)


Australia innings (target: 234 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist*†	c & b Muralitharan	116	131	105	11	4	110.47
32.2 Muralitharan to Gilchrist-(OUT) gets forward on the leg, forcing off the back foot, wide of the bowler who gets acros to it 191/1
SM Katich	b Vaas	82	154	110	7	0	74.54
36.3 Vaas to Katich, OUT: comes down the pitch swinging, misses, Vaas hits with the slower ball, into the leg stump 209/3
BJ Hodge	c †Sangakkara b Fernando	2	6	5	0	0	40.00
33.5 Fernando to Hodge, OUT: just short of length, moves away off the seam, Hodge is pushing forward at it, gets the edge, Sangakara takes, umpire waits for Fernando to turn and look at him, up goes the finger ... will Fernando be in trouble for that? 200/2
DR Martyn	not out	13	34	20	1	0	65.00

A Symonds	c Jayawardene b Vaas	5	6	3	1	0	166.66
38.2 Vaas to Symonds, OUT: tries again, gets a big leading edge from the slower ball, sends it very high, taken at mid-off after a slight stumble 221/4
MJ Clarke	not out	9	10	8	1	0	112.50

Extras	(lb 1, w 4, nb 5)	10

Total	(4 wickets; 41 overs; 176 mins)	237	(5.78 runs per over)

Did not bat MEK Hussey, GB Hogg, B Lee, GD McGrath, SR Clark

Fall of wickets1-191 (Gilchrist, 32.2 ov), 2-200 (Hodge, 33.5 ov), 3-209 (Katich, 36.3 ov), 4-221 (Symonds, 38.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	8	1	39	2	4.87
36.3 to Katich, Vaas to Katich, OUT: comes down the pitch swinging, misses, Vaas hits with the slower ball, into the leg stump 209/3 38.2 to Symonds, Vaas to Symonds, OUT: tries again, gets a big leading edge from the slower ball, sends it very high, taken at mid-off after a slight stumble 221/4
CRD Fernando	9	0	52	1	5.77	(4nb, 3w)
33.5 to Hodge, Fernando to Hodge, OUT: just short of length, moves away off the seam, Hodge is pushing forward at it, gets the edge, Sangakara takes, umpire waits for Fernando to turn and look at him, up goes the finger ... will Fernando be in trouble for that? 200/2
KMDN Kulasekara	8	1	37	0	4.62	(1w)

WCA Ganegama	1	0	20	0	20.00

M Muralitharan	10	0	53	1	5.30	(1nb)
32.2 to Gilchrist, Muralitharan to Gilchrist-(OUT) gets forward on the leg, forcing off the back foot, wide of the bowler who gets acros to it 191/1
TM Dilshan	3	0	24	0	8.00

ST Jayasuriya	2	0	11	0	5.50

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Points Australia 4, Sri Lanka 0

ODI debut CK Kapugedera (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka replacement WCA Ganegama for RP Arnold (Australia innings, 11.0 ov)
Player of the match AC Gilchrist (Australia)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and PD Parker
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)

Match notes