Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Marvan Atapattu (c)	c Symonds b Bracken	7	16	-	1	0	43.75

Sanath Jayasuriya	c Symonds b Bracken	6	12	-	1	0	50.00

Kumar Sangakkara †	lbw b Clarke	59	85	-	5	0	69.41

Mahela Jayawardene	c Katich b Clark	86	91	-	8	0	94.50

Russel Arnold	c Ponting b Bracken	76	71	-	4	0	107.04

Tillakaratne Dilshan	c Hussey b Clark	3	4	-	0	0	75.00

Chamara Kapugedera	c Symonds b Lewis	9	6	-	0	1	150.00

Chaminda Vaas	run out (Lee/Lewis)	11	12	-	0	0	91.66

Muthiah Muralidaran	run out (†Gilchrist)	3	3	-	0	0	100.00

Dilhara Fernando	not out	1	1	-	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 1, w 2)	5
Total	50 Ov (RR: 5.32)	266/9
Did not bat Ruchira Perera
Fall 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 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.5 ov), 9-266 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	10	0	58	0	5.80	27	1	0
Nathan Bracken	10	1	44	3	4.40	33	0	0
3.1 to ST Jayasuriya, 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. 7/1 7.5 to MS Atapattu, 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!. 28/2 48.5 to RP Arnold, 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. 259/7
Mick Lewis	10	1	52	1	5.20	29	0	1
45.2 to CK Kapugedera, 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. 238/6
Stuart Clark	10	0	45	2	4.50	28	0	0
40.6 to DPMD Jayawardene, 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. 204/4 42.2 to TM Dilshan, 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. 213/5
Andrew Symonds	5	0	39	0	7.80	5	0	0
Michael Clarke	5	0	26	1	5.20	11	1	0
28.2 to KC Sangakkara, 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. 128/3

Australia (T: 267 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Gilchrist †	b Muralidaran	122	91	-	13	4	134.06

Simon Katich	not out	107	142	-	9	0	75.35
Ricky Ponting (c)	not out	28	41	-	1	0	68.29
Extras	(lb 5, nb 1, w 4)	10
Total	45.3 Ov (RR: 5.86)	267/1
Did not bat Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Mick Lewis, Stuart Clark, Nathan Bracken
Fall of wickets 1-196 (Adam Gilchrist, 32.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Chaminda Vaas	10	0	45	0	4.50	36	0	0
Ruchira Perera	8	1	50	0	6.25	26	1	0
Dilhara Fernando	6	0	45	0	7.50	14	1	1
Tillakaratne Dilshan	3.3	0	21	0	6.00	7	0	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	10	1	50	1	5.00	34	2	0
32.2 to AC Gilchrist, 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. 196/1
Malinga Bandara	6	0	36	0	6.00	12	0	0
Mahela Jayawardene	2	0	15	0	7.50	4	0	0

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4th umpire: BNJ Oxenford

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)

Match Details

GroundBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first

Series

VB Series

Season2005/06

Player Of The Match

Adam Gilchrist

Player Of The Series

Andrew Symonds

Series resultAustralia won the best-of-3-finals 2-1

Match numberODI no. 2330

Match daysdaynight (50-over match)

SL Player Replacement

Substitute:

Malinga Bandara

in,

Chamara Kapugedera

out (2nd innings, 24.1 ov)

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