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Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados
April 28, 2007
The ground staff were the only people in action early on in Barbados as rain delayed the start
Lasith Malinga was quick...but not accurate enough
as Adam Gilchrist launched a ferocious attack
Surprisingly, given his form prior to today's final, Matthew Hayden played second fiddle but was solid enough to enable the pair to bring up a thrilling hundred stand for the opening wicket
20.3 Malinga to Gilchrist, FOUR, What a way to bring it up! Full ball outside off and it's slapped ferociously over mid-off for a four. A century off 72 balls in a World Cup final. Adam Gilchrist take a bow! This has been a sensational effort and Kensington salutes him in admiration. Eight fours and six sixes. Take that
Adam Gilchrist was swinging so hard that he lost his bat at one point and it nearly rolled onto the stumps
Adam Gilchrist slog-sweeps another six as Sri Lanka are put to the sword...
...and punches the air after reaching his 72-ball hundred
Ricky Ponting added 37 to Australia's huge total before being run out
Mahela Jayawardene was left short of options as the Australian batsmen went on the rampage
Andrew Symonds drives on the up during the closing overs
2.1 Bracken to Tharanga, OUT, That's more swing, and that's all over. Short of a length and Tharanga doesn't know whether to go forward or back. Stands rooted to the crease and simply pushes his bat limply, the edge is taken and Gilchrist snaps up a regulation catch behind the stumps.
Sanath Jayasuriya cuts early in Sri Lanka's huge chase
Kumar Sangakkara pulls powerfully as he and Jayasuriya gave Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope
22.6 Clarke to Jayasuriya, OUT, goddim! A terrible shot from Jayasuriya, skipping down the pitch to a fullish delivery which just turned away from him, the ball keeping very low, and his off stump is knocked back
Sri Lanka's batsmen had to content with the rain as well as Australia's bowlers
19.5 Hogg to Sangakkara, OUT, just short of a length and Sangakkara's gem of a knock comes to a rather limp end, pulling a fuller delivery straight to the undroppable hands of Ponting at short midwicket
25.5 Watson to Jayawardene, OUT, on middle-and-leg and that's a throaty gurgle of a roar for lbw, and it looks like a good shout, and the umpire agrees
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