- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR30.3 finally finally they get Gilchrist out, Fernando bangs one short, Gilchrist swivels and tries to pull even though the length isn't short enough for the stroke, he gets a top edge and skies it straight to midwicket where Chamara silva takes an easy catch, Gilchrist leaves to a rousing ovation, he;s played one of the great World Cup innings 224/222.5 Finally! Mahela Jayawardene pulls off a smart catch at cover and Hayden has to go. He tried to club it over the short extra-cover fielder but Mahela was waiting there. He timed his jump well and pulled off a double-handed take while in mid-air. Hayden's useful hand comes to an end. It was a 55-ball 38 but nobody will complain when your partner is going bananas at the other end. 172/135.4 direct hit runs out Ponting! Symonds stepped down to a full toss and hit it hard to Jayawardene at cover, he called for the single and Ponting responded, Jayawardene took his time, aimed the throw at the batsman's end and hit the stumps, Ponting didn't wait for the umpire's decision, he was short by a long way 261/336.2 bowled him! Shane Watson moves across and tries to play a cheeky paddle sweep over short fine leg, he played it extremely well against New Zealand, but Malinga is too quick for him, Watson doesn't make contact and the ball hits middle and leg stump 266/4Extras23 (lb 4, nb 3, w 16)TOTAL281/4 (38 Overs, RR: 7.39)Fall of wickets: 1-172 (Matthew Hayden, 22.5 ov), 2-224 (Adam Gilchrist, 30.3 ov), 3-261 (Ricky Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-266 (Shane Watson, 36.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 8 0 54 0 6.75 25 5 1 1 2 SL Malinga 8 1 49 2 6.12 26 5 2 0 0 CRD Fernando 8 0 74 1 9.25 13 7 2 4 1 M Muralitharan 7 0 44 0 6.28 13 1 1 2 0 TM Dilshan 2 0 23 0 11.50 4 0 2 1 0 ST Jayasuriya 5 0 33 0 6.60 13 2 2 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 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. That's the first wicket for Australia and it was all to do with the length. Bracken strikes. 7/122.6 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 145/319.5 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 unddroppable hands of Ponting at short midwicket 123/225.5 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 156/430.1 comes down and swats the air with a huge swipe aiming for midwicket. Misses it completely and the ball plinks into the sticks 190/629.6 on off, quicker than expected, and that was tucked down to third man. Some great work from Clarke and McGrath there, as Dilshan slipped on setting off - a throw heading just towards the stumps, McGrath takes it in front and takes off the bails 188/531.5 nasty ball, especially in this light - a full toss above the waist. But Australia, including McGrath, just smile as Arnold pops up an edge off a pull to Gilchrist... and takes his international bow 194/733.6 a big swing and a miss, Gilchrist whips off the bails, Dar calls for the third umpire as he could never have seen that far with any certainty 211/8Extras15 (lb 1, w 14)TOTAL215/8 (36 Overs, RR: 5.97)Did not bat: M MuralitharanFall of wickets: 1-7 (Upul Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-123 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.5 ov), 3-145 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 22.6 ov), 4-156 (Mahela Jayawardene, 25.5 ov), 5-188 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 29.6 ov), 6-190 (Chamara Silva, 30.1 ov), 7-194 (Russel Arnold, 31.5 ov), 8-211 (Lasith Malinga, 33.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NW Bracken 6 1 34 1 5.66 21 5 0 1 0 SW Tait 6 0 42 0 7.00 17 6 0 2 0 GD McGrath 7 0 31 1 4.42 24 2 1 1 0 SR Watson 7 0 49 1 7.00 15 5 0 3 0 GB Hogg 3 0 19 1 6.33 7 2 0 0 0 MJ Clarke 5 0 33 2 6.60 14 0 2 2 0 A Symonds 2 0 6 1 3.00 7 0 0 0 0
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- Match reduced to 38 overs per side
- Australia: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AC Gilchrist 35, ML Hayden 15, Ex 1)
- AC Gilchrist: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (AC Gilchrist 74, ML Hayden 22, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Australia - 135/0 in 19.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 95, ML Hayden 30)
- Power Play 2: Overs 19.1 - 24.0
- AC Gilchrist: 100 off 72 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 21.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 133 balls (AC Gilchrist 105, ML Hayden 38, Ex 10)
- Australia: 200 runs in 27.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 16
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (AC Gilchrist 29, RT Ponting 19, Ex 2)
- Australia: 250 runs in 34.4 overs (217 balls), Extras 21
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (ST Jayasuriya 33, KC Sangakkara 14, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/1 in 17.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 49, KC Sangakkara 43)
- ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 51 balls (8 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls (ST Jayasuriya 51, KC Sangakkara 43, Ex 7)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 149/3 in 24.5 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 17, LPC Silva 1)
- Sri Lanka target revised to 269 runs from 36 overs, 2 overs lost
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.6 overs (156 balls), Extras 8
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 32.5 overs (205 balls), Extras 13
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 206/7 in 33.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 6, SL Malinga 9)
- One Day International Scorer: Binoy George
- Official Attendance - 20,108
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Super Eights | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2.4 |
SL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1.483 |
NZ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0.253 |
SA | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.313 |
ENG | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -0.394 |
WI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -0.566 |
BDESH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1.514 |
IRE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -1.73 |
Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.433 |
SA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.403 |
NL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2.527 |
SCOT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.793 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.493 |
BDESH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1.523 |
INDIA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.206 |
BMUDA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.345 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.138 |
ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.418 |
KENYA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.194 |
CAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.389 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.764 |
IRE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.092 |
PAK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.089 |
ZIM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.886 |