- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.5 Two down! fuller length ball outside off stump, angled across, Atapattu moves forward and drives but ends up slicing it in the air to cover, Symonds jumos and plucks it out of thin air at cover in one hand, great catch! 28/23.1 full length ball on the off stump and shaping away from the left-hander, Jayasuriya tries to flick it away to square leg, ball takes the leading edge and goes high in the air to short cover, Symonds gets underneath and takes the skier 7/128.2 Clarke strikes! full and flat on the middle and off stump, Sangakkara tries to work it away to onside, misses and ball strikes the pads, caught plumb in front 128/340.6 full length delivery outside off stump, Jayawardene makes room exposing the stumps and reaches for the ball, square drives flat and straight to Katich at backward point 204/448.5 good length ball around the off stump, Arnold swings at it and mistimes in the air to mid-wicket, Ponting runs backward and just stretches outward on his back and brings off a stunner 259/742.2 full length ball outside off stump, Dilshan moves across the stumps and tries to scoop over short fine leg fielder but straight to Hussey at short fine leg, flat catch taken 213/545.2 slower ball outside off stump, Kapugedera lofts it on the front-foot to deep cover, Symonds runs in and dives in front to take it inches above the ground to bring off a spectacular catch 238/649.6 full length ball, driven to long-off and they take off for the second run, Lee fires in the throw to Lewis who whips off the bails, Vaas half-way down 266/949.5 Muralitharan uses his feet and swings, misses and looks for a single but Vaas sends him back, Gilchrist quick to take off the gloves and hits direct at the strikers end, Murali nowhere in the picture 265/8Extras5 (lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL266/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.32)Did not bat: PDRL PereraFall of wickets: 1-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Marvan Atapattu, 7.5 ov), 3-128 (Kumar Sangakkara, 28.2 ov), 4-204 (Mahela Jayawardene, 40.6 ov), 5-213 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42.2 ov), 6-238 (Chamara Kapugedera, 45.2 ov), 7-259 (Russel Arnold, 48.5 ov), 8-265 (Muttiah Muralitharan, 49.5 ov), 9-266 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)
13/02Result
3rd Final (D/N), VB Series at Brisbane, Feb 14 2006
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
266/9 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
267/1 (45.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
13/02Result
3rd Final (D/N), VB Series at Brisbane, Feb 14 2006
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
266/9 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
267/1 (45.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR32.2 flighted ball outside off stump, doosra, Gilchrist comes down the track and tries to smash through off side but gets beaten, ball goes right between bat and pad and crashes into the stumps 196/1Extras10 (lb 5, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL267/1 (45.3 Overs, RR: 5.86)Fall of wickets: 1-196 (Adam Gilchrist, 32.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 10 0 45 0 4.50 36 6 0 0 0 PDRL Perera 8 1 50 0 6.25 26 6 1 1 0 CRD Fernando 6 0 45 0 7.50 14 5 1 1 1 TM Dilshan 3.3 0 21 0 6.00 7 1 0 0 0 M Muralitharan 10 1 50 1 5.00 34 5 0 2 0 HMCM Bandara 6 0 36 0 6.00 12 0 1 0 0 DPMD Jayawardene 2 0 15 0 7.50 4 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia won the best-of-3-finals 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
14 February 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
Sri Lanka replacement
HMCM Bandara for CK Kapugedera (Australia innings, 24.1 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 14.1 overs (86 balls), Extras 1
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/2 in 16.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 31, DPMD Jayawardene 19)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (KC Sangakkara 25, DPMD Jayawardene 25, Ex 0)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 70 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.5 overs (144 balls), Extras 1
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 54 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 133/3 in 30.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 56, RP Arnold 3)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (192 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, RP Arnold 28, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 39.5 overs (241 balls), Extras 3
- RP Arnold: 50 off 48 balls (3 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 47.5 overs (290 balls), Extras 5
- Australia innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (AC Gilchrist 24, SM Katich 26, Ex 0)
- Power Play 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: Australia - 86/0 in 17.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 49, SM Katich 36)
- AC Gilchrist: 50 off 38 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 108 balls (AC Gilchrist 61, SM Katich 41, Ex 2)
- Australia: 150 runs in 24.4 overs (150 balls), Extras 5
- AC Gilchrist: 100 off 67 balls (13 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 152 balls (AC Gilchrist 102, SM Katich 53, Ex 5)
- SM Katich: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4)
- Australia: 200 runs in 32.6 overs (200 balls), Extras 5
- Australia: 250 runs in 43.1 overs (263 balls), Extras 9
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (SM Katich 32, RT Ponting 23, Ex 4)
- SM Katich: 100 off 136 balls (8 x 4)
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