Australia beat Sri Lanka Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) - Sri Lanka vs Australia, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI Match Summary, Report

RESULT

3rd ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), February 25, 2004, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

226/8

Australia

(48.3/50 ov, T:227) 227/5

Australia won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Jason Gillespie, AUS

3/36

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Scorecard summary

Sri Lanka • 226/8(50 overs)

Mahela Jayawardene 80 (110)

Jason Gillespie3/36 (10)

Upul Chandana 34 (40)

Michael Kasprowicz1/37 (10)

Australia • 227/5(48.3 overs)

Ricky Ponting 63 (75)

Chaminda Vaas3/34 (9)

Damien Martyn 62 (97)

Tillakaratne Dilshan0/2 (0.3)

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48.3

Dilshan to Symonds, 1 run

48.2

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Dilshan to Symonds, no run

48.1

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Dilshan to Symonds, no run

48.2

Dilshan to Symonds, 1 wide

end of over 489 runs

AUS: 225/5CRR: 4.68 • RRR: 1.00

Michael Clarke31 (36b 1x4 1x6)

Andrew Symonds44 (49b 4x4 1x6)

Sanath Jayasuriya 8-0-40-0

Muthiah Muralidaran 10-0-43-0

47.6

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Jayasuriya to Clarke, no run

47.5

Jayasuriya to Symonds, 1 run

47.4

Jayasuriya to Clarke, 1 run

47.3

Jayasuriya to Symonds, 1 run

47.2

Jayasuriya to Symonds, FOUR runs

47.2

Jayasuriya to Symonds, 1 wide

47.1

Jayasuriya to Clarke, 1 run

end of over 473 runs

AUS: 216/5CRR: 4.59 • RRR: 3.66

Andrew Symonds38 (46b 3x4 1x6)

Michael Clarke29 (33b 1x4 1x6)

Muthiah Muralidaran 10-0-43-0

Chaminda Vaas 9-2-34-3

46.6

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Murali to Symonds, no run

46.5

Murali to Clarke, 1 run

46.4

Murali to Clarke, 2 runs

46.3

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Murali to Clarke, no run

46.2

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Murali to Clarke, no run

46.1

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Murali to Clarke, no run

end of over 4612 runs

AUS: 213/5CRR: 4.63 • RRR: 3.50

Michael Clarke26 (28b 1x4 1x6)

Andrew Symonds38 (45b 3x4 1x6)

Chaminda Vaas 9-2-34-3

Muthiah Muralidaran 9-0-40-0

45.6

Vaas to Clarke, 1 run

45.5

Vaas to Symonds, 1 run

45.4

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Vaas to Symonds, no run

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Match details

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2003/04
Player Of The Match	Jason Gillespie
Series result	Australia led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number	ODI no. 2105
Match days	daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Asoka de Silva Billy Bowden
TV Umpire	Gamini Silva
Match Referee	Mike Procter

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	0	9
ML Hayden	caught	3	5
RT Ponting	bowled	63	75
DR Martyn	run out	62	97
A Symonds	not out	45	52
MG Bevan	run out	10	18
MJ Clarke	not out	31	36
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1, w 8)
Total	227(5 wkts; 48.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	9	2	34	3	3.77
DNT Zoysa	7.1	0	37	0	5.16 (1 nb)
HDPK Dharmasena	6.5	0	31	0	4.53
M Muralidaran	10	0	43	0	4.3
UDU Chandana	7	0	36	0	5.14
ST Jayasuriya	8	0	40	0	5
TM Dilshan	0.3	0	2	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	3	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist
2nd	1	Ricky Ponting	Adam Gilchrist
3rd	127	Damien Martyn	Ricky Ponting
4th	3	Damien Martyn	Andrew Symonds
5th	21	Michael Bevan	Andrew Symonds
6th	68	Andrew Symonds	Michael Clarke

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