Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dilruwan Perera	lbw b Lee	5	12	20	0	0	41.66

Sanath Jayasuriya	c Hussey b Bracken	23	32	42	2	1	71.87

Kumar Sangakkara †	c Hussey b Johnson	11	26	35	2	0	42.30

Mahela Jayawardene (c)	lbw b Hogg	50	66	95	5	0	75.75

Chamara Kapugedera	c †Gilchrist b Hopes	2	23	33	0	0	8.69

Tillakaratne Dilshan	run out (Hopes)	62	70	96	3	0	88.57

Chamara Silva	c Johnson b Bracken	35	48	66	4	0	72.91

Nuwan Kulasekara	b Bracken	14	22	29	1	0	63.63

Lasith Malinga	c Hopes b Lee	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Muthiah Muralidaran	b Bracken	1	2	4	0	0	50.00

Ishara Amerasinghe	not out	5	2	5	1	0	250.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 4, w 8)	13
Total	50 Ov (RR: 4.42, 220 Mins)	221
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Dilruwan Perera, 4.4 ov), 2-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.2 ov), 3-42 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 4-61 (Chamara Kapugedera, 19.5 ov), 5-125 (Mahela Jayawardene, 31.6 ov), 6-185 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 44.2 ov), 7-206 (Chamara Silva, 47.4 ov), 8-208 (Lasith Malinga, 48.2 ov), 9-212 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.2 ov), 10-221 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 49.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	10	1	55	2	5.50	31	4	1	1	2
4.4 to MDK Perera, but he's got him this time...with a slower ball, a yorker which ducks in low and in line with middle, zooms under the bat and traps him plumb. 12/1 48.2 to SL Malinga, short ball, which is pulled high and higher over towards Hopes who has to come in a fair few metres, the batsman not getting over it and he goes for a golden duck in the interests of trying to boost the score. 208/8
Nathan Bracken	10	3	29	4	2.90	43	4	0	0	0
9.2 to ST Jayasuriya, the ball climbs on him outside off and Jayasuriya prods an outside edge through on the front foot, Hussey takes the catch at first slip. 32/2 47.4 to LPC Silva, over the wicket now, the batsman comes down the ground and drives up hard and high out to Johnson at long-on who holds on just below his neck. 206/7 49.2 to M Muralidaran, comprehensively yorked, Muralitharan backing away to try to club-cut to the covers and exposing his stumps which are subsequently shattered as he chops back on. 212/9 49.6 to KMDN Kulasekara, slower ball aimed on off, the batsman goes to pull, is through the shot too quickly and leaves the hugest gap for the ball to go on and crahs into the top of off, leaving Bracken with four wickets. 221/10
Mitchell Johnson	10	1	54	1	5.40	36	6	0	2	2
12.3 to KC Sangakkara, boomed in from over the wicket in line with off, Sangakkara's head and bat go one way, the ball the other, hard through to Hussey who takes another catch at first slip, this one clinging on well with two hands. 42/3
James Hopes	8	0	32	1	4.00	25	2	0	0	0
19.5 to CK Kapugedera, moved off the pitch, left him a touch, and Kapugedera leaves his bat dangling away from his body, the ball travelling on through to Gilchrist who takes it without alarm. 61/4
Brad Hogg	10	1	33	1	3.30	36	1	0	0	0
31.6 to DPMD Jayawardene, a huge and sustained appeal as the umpire deliberates before giving him out, trapped on the front foot by the flipper, moving back in to middle and off. 125/5
Michael Clarke	2	0	17	0	8.50	4	1	0	2	0

Australia (T: 222 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Gilchrist †	c Malinga b Kulasekara	83	50	78	11	2	166.00

James Hopes	b Muralidaran	28	42	70	3	0	66.66

Ricky Ponting (c)	lbw b Kulasekara	1	11	25	0	0	9.09

Michael Clarke	b Amerasinghe	0	11	11	0	0	0.00

Andrew Symonds	c †Sangakkara b Amerasinghe	0	4	9	0	0	0.00

Michael Hussey	b Kapugedera	5	25	48	0	0	20.00

Brad Haddin	lbw b Malinga	7	13	14	0	0	53.84

Brad Hogg	lbw b Muralidaran	21	35	49	0	0	60.00

Brett Lee	b Jayasuriya	37	59	80	2	1	62.71

Mitchell Johnson	c Jayawardene b Amerasinghe	3	13	17	0	0	23.07

Nathan Bracken	not out	14	26	42	1	0	53.84
Extras	(lb 3, w 6)	9
Total	48.1 Ov (RR: 4.31, 225 Mins)	208
Fall of wickets: 1-107 (James Hopes, 14.4 ov), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist, 15.4 ov), 3-115 (Michael Clarke, 18.3 ov), 4-115 (Ricky Ponting, 19.3 ov), 5-115 (Andrew Symonds, 20.1 ov), 6-123 (Brad Haddin, 23.2 ov), 7-142 (Michael Hussey, 29.3 ov), 8-158 (Brad Hogg, 34.5 ov), 9-173 (Mitchell Johnson, 39.1 ov), 10-208 (Brett Lee, 48.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lasith Malinga	9	1	48	1	5.33	34	7	0	2	0
23.2 to BJ Haddin, cracking yorker right up there on middle and the umpire needed only a fraction of a second to put up the finger. Haddin was completely beaten with the change of pace there, stabbing down on the ball. 123/6
Nuwan Kulasekara	10	3	36	2	3.60	42	4	0	0	0
15.4 to AC Gilchrist, fabulous catch by Malinga! Gilchrist goes for the aerial drive once more, booming the ball up to long-off where Malinga charges round and takes the ball in front of him on the slide, great catch to end a great innings. 113/2 19.3 to RT Ponting, a great ball to dismiss Ponting, beating his outside edge as he squares up to get behind it, the ball pitching outside off and would have gone on to take middle and off. 115/4
Ishara Amerasinghe	10	2	44	3	4.40	39	2	1	1	0
18.3 to MJ Clarke, cleans him up with a beauty! Clarke's gone for a duck and starts the long walk back after the ball pitched outside off and nipped back to hit the stumps. 115/3 20.1 to A Symonds, down leg and Symonds appears to have strangled it through to the keeper, there was certainly a snick and indeed he has been given!. 115/5 39.1 to MG Johnson, catch of the night, sends tingles down the spine, and an inspired change too by the same man Jayawardene. Well bowled, drawing him into the drive, and a thick edge skews very wide of Jayawardene at first slip but he leaps out of nowhere with a horizontal dive to snatch it to his left. 173/9
Muthiah Muralidaran	10	0	42	2	4.20	38	3	1	1	0
14.4 to JR Hopes, ah, what's gone on here, the ball past him and nudges the off stump and the bail comes off, it takes a while to realise he's actually bowled, as it could also have been a stumping by Sangakkara and Hopes had moved in front of the stumps so you couldn't see at first look whether he was bowled or not. 107/1 34.5 to GB Hogg, a huge shout from Sangakkara as Muralitharan plants the ball on middle and leg, Hogg presses forward too late and is rapped in line with off. 158/8
Chamara Kapugedera	6	0	24	1	4.00	21	0	1	2	0
29.3 to MEK Hussey, terrific delivery to clean bowl Hussey, the ball curling in and knocking back the stumps, the batsman caught in the crease as he stands back to defend. 142/7
Dilruwan Perera	3	0	11	0	3.66	11	1	0	0	0
Sanath Jayasuriya	0.1	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	0	0
48.1 to B Lee, another inspired decision by Jayawardene! Jayasuriya strikes with his first delivery of the match at a crucial time, the batsman trying to pull across the line and he got an inside edge back on to leg stump and all the stumps wobble. 208/10

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Sri Lanka innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 47/3 in 16.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 5, CK Kapugedera 1)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (102 balls), Extras 2
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 27.1 overs (168 balls), Extras 6
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, TM Dilshan 20, Ex 9)
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 125/5 in 32.0 overs (TM Dilshan 23)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 36.6 overs (229 balls), Extras 11
TM Dilshan: 50 off 61 balls (2 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (TM Dilshan 32, LPC Silva 17, Ex 1)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 47.2 overs (293 balls), Extras 13

Australia innings
Australia: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (49 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (AC Gilchrist 34, JR Hopes 15, Ex 1)
AC Gilchrist: 50 off 35 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
Australia: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (80 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 80 balls (AC Gilchrist 76, JR Hopes 24, Ex 2)
Power Play 3: Overs 16.1 - 21.0
Drinks: Australia - 141/6 in 29.0 overs (MEK Hussey 5, GB Hogg 13)
Australia: 150 runs in 31.0 overs (190 balls), Extras 5
Australia: 200 runs in 46.1 overs (283 balls), Extras 9

Match Details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	Commonwealth Bank Series Sri Lanka tour of Australia
Season	2007/08
Player Of The Match	Adam Gilchrist
Match number	ODI no. 2687
Hours of play (local time)	14.15 start, First Session 14.15-17.45 Interval 17.45-18.30, Second Session 18.30-22.00
Match days	29 February 2008 - daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Daryl Harper Tony Hill
TV Umpire	Bruce Oxenford
Reserve Umpire	Tony Ward
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe
Points	Sri Lanka 4, Australia 0

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	83	50
JR Hopes	bowled	28	42
RT Ponting	lbw	1	11
MJ Clarke	bowled	0	11
A Symonds	caught	0	4
MEK Hussey	bowled	5	25
BJ Haddin	lbw	7	13
GB Hogg	lbw	21	35
B Lee	bowled	37	59
MG Johnson	caught	3	13
NW Bracken	not out	14	26
Extras	(lb 3, w 6)
Total	208(10 wkts; 48.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
SL Malinga	9	1	48	1	5.33
KMDN Kulasekara	10	3	36	2	3.6
MKDI Amerasinghe	10	2	44	3	4.4
M Muralidaran	10	0	42	2	4.2
CK Kapugedera	6	0	24	1	4
MDK Perera	3	0	11	0	3.66
ST Jayasuriya	0.1	0	0	1	0

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	107	Adam Gilchrist	James Hopes
2nd	6	Ricky Ponting	Adam Gilchrist
3rd	2	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke
4th	0	Ricky Ponting	Andrew Symonds
5th	0	Andrew Symonds	Michael Hussey
6th	8	Michael Hussey	Brad Haddin
7th	19	Brad Hogg	Michael Hussey
8th	16	Brad Hogg	Brett Lee
9th	15	Brett Lee	Mitchell Johnson
10th	35	Brett Lee	Nathan Bracken

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Commonwealth Bank Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	5	2	26	0.769
IND	8	3	3	17	0.121
SL	8	2	5	10	-0.949

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