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Matches (21)

New Zealand in India (1)

Men's Under-19 World Cup (6)

SA20 (2)

BPL (2)

Vijay Hazare Trophy (1)

BBL (1)

Super Smash (2)

WT20 WC Qualifier (4)

AFG vs WI (1)

WPL (1)

NZ

IND

(46/50 ov, T:338) 296

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Schedule Report Videos Series

AFG19

WI19

(33.2/50 ov, T:263) 124

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Schedule Table Series

RESULT

1st Final (D/N), Brisbane, March 04, 2012, Commonwealth Bank Series

321/6

(49.2/50 ov, T:322) 306

Australia won by 15 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

163 (157)

Australia win after remarkable Sri Lankan fightback

Australia win after remarkable Sri Lankan fightback

Match Coverage

Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

Wisden's review of the first final match, Australia v Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

Hosts brace for final Sri Lankan surge

Australia are a match away from sealing a dramatic and entertaining triangular series, but it is all too apparent that Michael Clarke's team is staggering towards the finish line

Hosts brace for final Sri Lankan surge

Unlikely trio give Australia scare

The fight that Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad showed in Brisbane has let Australia know that the finals are not over. Sri Lanka are enjoying their tour and won't want it to end in defeat

Unlikely trio give Australia scare

'Work to do with Powerplay, death bowling' - Clarke

Australia have finally broken their three-tournament long run of losing the first game of the three-match final series at home, but Michael Clarke wasn't exactly thrilled

'Work to do with Powerplay, death bowling' - Clarke

Warner corrects his ODI anomaly

He has conquered the Twenty20 format, he has surprised some with his effectiveness in Tests, and now David Warner has finally sorted out the confusion about why he had not played that big ODI innings

Warner corrects his ODI anomaly

Instant answers to T20 questions

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	14	14
TM Dilshan	bowled	27	22
KC Sangakkara	caught	42	49
LD Chandimal	caught	14	27
HDRL Thirimanne	caught	14	30
WU Tharanga	caught	60	67
MF Maharoof	caught	8	14
KMDN Kulasekara	caught	73	43
KTGD Prasad	not out	31	21
HMRKB Herath	caught	5	5
SL Malinga	caught	1	6
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 11)
Total	306(10 wkts; 49.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	39	Mahela Jayawardene	Tillakaratne Dilshan
2nd	13	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	41	Kumar Sangakkara	Dinesh Chandimal
4th	22	Kumar Sangakkara	Lahiru Thirimanne
5th	10	Upul Tharanga	Lahiru Thirimanne
6th	19	Upul Tharanga	Farveez Maharoof
7th	104	Upul Tharanga	Nuwan Kulasekara
8th	37	Upul Tharanga	Dhammika Prasad
9th	16	Rangana Herath	Dhammika Prasad
10th	5	Dhammika Prasad	Lasith Malinga

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Commonwealth Bank Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	8	4	3	19	0.164
AUS	8	4	4	19	0.454
IND	8	3	4	15	-0.593