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VB Series, 2005/06 / Scorecard

VB Series - 1st match

Australia v Sri Lanka

Australia won by 116 runs

ODI no. 2313 | 2005/06 season
Played at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
13 January 2006 - day/night (50-over match)


Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist†	lbw b Perera	13	23	14	2	0	92.85
5.1 Perera to Gilchrist, OUT (LBW) 25/1
SM Katich	run out (Dilshan)	60	112	78	5	0	76.92
23.4 Vaas to Martyn, Vaas to Martyn, OUT, that's OUT! slower delivery around the off stump, Martyn pushes it with soft hand to point, Katich calls for a run, Dilshan quick in act, picks the ball and hit the stumps directly, Katich is well short of his crease 132/3
RT Ponting*	b Perera	13	35	18	0	1	72.22
11.6 Perera to Ponting, OUT, Gone! slower delivery on the middle and leg stump, Ponting charges down the ground and drives it, got beaten completly, ball impacts with stumps, Ponting departs 58/2
DR Martyn	b Fernando	70	111	64	5	2	109.37
38.2 Fernando to Martyn, OUT, bowled him! yorker on the block hole, Martyn swings acorss it and got beaten, ball crashed into the stumps 238/4
A Symonds	c Dilshan b Mubarak	66	64	61	5	4	108.19
39.2 Mubarak to Symonds, OUT, Oh dear! unlucky Symonds, flighed delivery on the stump, Symonds drives wide of the bowler in air, ball hit the non-striker Clarke and balloons towards mid wicket, Dilshan complete the catch and Symonds has to walk back 238/5
MJ Clarke	not out	45	49	38	3	1	118.42

MEK Hussey	not out	34	43	30	3	0	113.33

Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 3)	17

Total	(5 wickets; 50 overs; 221 mins)	318	(6.36 runs per over)

Did not bat JR Hopes, B Lee, NW Bracken, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets 1-25 (Gilchrist, 5.1 ov), 2-58 (Ponting, 11.6 ov), 3-132 (Katich, 23.4 ov), 4-238 (Martyn, 38.2 ov), 5-238 (Symonds, 39.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	10	0	73	0	7.30	(1nb)

PDRL Perera	10	0	45	2	4.50	(2nb)
5.1 to Gilchrist, Perera to Gilchrist, OUT (LBW) 25/1 11.6 to Ponting, Perera to Ponting, OUT, Gone! slower delivery on the middle and leg stump, Ponting charges down the ground and drives it, got beaten completly, ball impacts with stumps, Ponting departs 58/2
CRD Fernando	10	0	60	1	6.00	(2w)
38.2 to Martyn, Fernando to Martyn, OUT, bowled him! yorker on the block hole, Martyn swings acorss it and got beaten, ball crashed into the stumps 238/4
M Muralitharan	10	1	67	0	6.70	(2w)

TM Dilshan	8	0	55	0	6.87	(1w)

J Mubarak	2	0	10	1	5.00
39.2 to Symonds, Mubarak to Symonds, OUT, Oh dear! unlucky Symonds, flighed delivery on the stump, Symonds drives wide of the bowler in air, ball hit the non-striker Clarke and balloons towards mid wicket, Dilshan complete the catch and Symonds has to walk back 238/5


Sri Lanka innings (target: 319 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga	b Lee	2	1	2	0	0	100.00
0.2 Lee to Tharanga, OUT, Got'em! perfect inswinging yorker on the off stump, Thranga defends it on the front foot, beaten and ball crashes into the stumps 2/1
J Mubarak	c Ponting b Lee	1	15	4	0	0	25.00
2.4 caught Ponting 11/2
MG Vandort	run out (Ponting/Symonds)	48	147	117	3	0	41.02
35.1 Symonds to Jayawardene, Symonds to Jayawardene, OUT, Run Out! low full toss outside the off stump, Jayawardene drives it to short mid wicket, Ponting picks it up and throws to Symonds, Vandort who already half the way fail to make the crease, soft dismisal 118/5
KC Sangakkara†	c Martyn b Bracken	16	35	31	2	0	51.61
10.6 Bracken to Sangakkara, OUT, Danger man gone! pitched outside the off stump and nipping back in, Sangakkara tries to work that on side, top edged, simple catch taken by Martyn at mid-off 32/3
TM Dilshan	b Bracken	29	66	37	3	0	78.37
27.1 Bracken to Dilshan, OUT, Gone! good length delivery just outside the off stump, Dilshan swung across the line of off stump, inside edge and ball hit the off stump, a much need break through 93/4
DPMD Jayawardene	c & b Hopes	50	60	47	4	0	106.38
44.2 Hopes to Jayawardene, OUT, Another one down! slower delivery outside the off stump, Jayawardene drives it straight back to the bowler, Hopes took the catch on his follow-through, good innings by Jayawardene comes to the end 176/7
MS Atapattu*	c Katich b Hogg	9	8	11	0	0	81.81
38.1 Hogg to Atapattu, OUT, flighted one outside the off stump, Atapattu tries to clear the mid-off fielder, drives it to air, good catch taken by Katich there 137/6
RP Arnold	not out	27	40	36	1	0	75.00

WPUJC Vaas	not out	7	19	15	0	0	46.66

Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 8)	13

Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs; 199 mins)	202	(4.04 runs per over)

Did not bat PDRL Perera, CRD Fernando

Fall of wickets 1-2 (Tharanga, 0.2 ov), 2-11 (Mubarak, 2.4 ov), 3-32 (Sangakkara, 10.6 ov), 4-93 (Dilshan, 27.1 ov), 5-118 (Vandort, 35.1 ov), 6-137 (Atapattu, 38.1 ov), 7-176 (Jayawardene, 44.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	7	0	29	2	4.14	(4w)
0.2 to Tharanga, Lee to Tharanga, OUT, Got'em! perfect inswinging yorker on the off stump, Thranga defends it on the front foot, beaten and ball crashes into the stumps 2/1 2.4 to Mubarak, caught Ponting 11/2
GD McGrath	9	1	29	0	3.22	(1w)

NW Bracken	8	2	11	2	1.37
10.6 to Sangakkara, Bracken to Sangakkara, OUT, Danger man gone! pitched outside the off stump and nipping back in, Sangakkara tries to work that on side, top edged, simple catch taken by Martyn at mid-off 32/3 27.1 to Dilshan, Bracken to Dilshan, OUT, Gone! good length delivery just outside the off stump, Dilshan swung across the line of off stump, inside edge and ball hit the off stump, a much need break through 93/4
JR Hopes	9	1	35	1	3.88	(1w)
44.2 to Jayawardene, Hopes to Jayawardene, OUT, Another one down! slower delivery outside the off stump, Jayawardene drives it straight back to the bowler, Hopes took the catch on his follow-through, good innings by Jayawardene comes to the end 176/7
GB Hogg	10	0	57	1	5.70	(2w)
38.1 to Atapattu, Hogg to Atapattu, OUT, flighted one outside the off stump, Atapattu tries to clear the mid-off fielder, drives it to air, good catch taken by Katich there 137/6
A Symonds	4	0	20	0	5.00

MJ Clarke	3	0	16	0	5.33

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to field
Points Australia 5, Sri Lanka 0

ODI debut MG Vandort (Sri Lanka)
Australia replacement GB Hogg for DR Martyn (Sri Lanka innings, 24.0 ov)
Sri Lanka replacement MG Vandort for M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka innings, 0.2 ov)
Player of the match A Symonds (Australia)

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

Match notes