Result
Final, Bridgetown, Apr 28 2007, ICC World Cup
AUS
(38/38 ov)
281/4
SL
(36/36 ov, target 269)
215/8
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
Player Of The Match
Summary
Scorecard
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Statistics
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Australia Innings (38 overs maximum)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
AC Gilchrist †c Silva b Fernando149104129138143.26
ML Hayden c Jayawardene b Malinga38551003169.09
RT Ponting (c)run out (Jayawardene)3742531188.09
A Symonds not out23213920109.52
SR Watson  b Malinga33300100.00
MJ Clarke not out861010133.33
Extras(lb 4, nb 3, w 16)23
TOTAL(38 Ov, RR: 7.39)281/4
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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
WPUJC Vaas805406.75255112
SL Malinga814926.12265200
CRD Fernando807419.25137241
M Muralitharan704406.28131120
TM Dilshan2023011.5040210
ST Jayasuriya503306.60132200
Sri Lanka Innings (target: 269 runs from 36 overs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
WU Tharanga c †Gilchrist b Bracken68111075.00
ST Jayasuriya  b Clarke63671089094.02
KC Sangakkara †c Ponting b Hogg54527261103.84
DPMD Jayawardene (c)lbw b Watson19193110100.00
LPC Silva  b Clarke2122411195.45
TM Dilshan run out (Clarke/McGrath)14132020107.69
RP Arnold c †Gilchrist b McGrath1290050.00
WPUJC Vaas not out1121200052.38
SL Malinga st †Gilchrist b Symonds106601166.66
CRD Fernando not out1660016.66
Extras(lb 1, w 14)15
TOTAL(36 Ov, RR: 5.97)215/8
Did not bat: M Muralitharan 
Fall 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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
NW Bracken613415.66215010
SW Tait604207.00176020
GD McGrath703114.42242110
SR Watson704917.00155030
GB Hogg301916.3372000
MJ Clarke503326.60140220
A Symonds20613.0070000
MATCH DETAILS
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
TossAustralia , elected to bat first
SeriesICC World Cup 2007
Player Of The Match
Adam Gilchrist
Player Of The Series
Glenn McGrath
Series resultAustralia won the 2006/07 ICC World Cup
Match numberODI no. 2581
Season2006/07
Hours of play (local time)12.15 start, First Session 12.15-14.55. Interval 14.55-15.05, Second Session 15.05-17.45
Match days28 April 2007 (50-over match)
Umpires
Steve Bucknor
Aleem Dar
TV Umpire
Rudi Koertzen
Reserve Umpire
Billy Bowden
Match Referee
Jeff Crowe
MATCH NOTES
Australia innings
  • 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 innings
  • 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
    Match Coverage
    All Match News
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    By the time the Australian opener was finished in the 2007 title match, there was little doubt about the place of his knock in the pantheon of innings played in World Cup finals
    Adam Gilchrist launches a six over long-on
    'He just kept going for it, and it came off'
    Sri Lanka didn't anticipate a hundred hit by a batsman with a squash ball in his glove would end their World Cup dreams in 2007
    Adam Gilchrist celebrates smacking a 72-ball hundred
    When Punter went mental
    The Australia captain lost his rag when Brad Hogg failed to respond to him in the heat of the 2007 World Cup final
    An angry Ricky Ponting gesticulates at a team-mate
    Life as a World Cup Invincible
    Shaun Tait looks back at the almost inevitable win Australia's powerhouse side achieved in 2007
    Shaun Tait with Glenn McGrath, who signed off from international cricket after the final
    World Cup officials banned by ICC
    The International Cricket Council has delivered a humiliating punishment on the five match officials whose combined errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to be completed amid farcical scenes of near-darkness
    Videos
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    The two-dollar confrontation
    The two-dollar confrontation
    2:10
    Sri Lanka Innings
    Player NameRB
    WU Tharangacaught †68
    ST Jayasuriyabowled6367
    KC Sangakkaracaught5452
    DPMD Jayawardenelbw1919
    LPC Silvabowled2122
    TM Dilshanrun out1413
    RP Arnoldcaught †12
    WPUJC Vaasnot out1121
    SL Malingastumped106
    CRD Fernandonot out16
    M Muralitharan
    Extras(lb 1, w 14)
    Total215(8 wkts; 36 ovs)
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