result
Final, Bridgetown, Apr 28 2007, ICC World Cup
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Australia

281/4
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Sri Lanka

(36/36 ov, target 269)215/8
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
player of the match
Adam Gilchrist
Summary
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Statistics
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Australia INNINGS (38 overs maximum)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist †c Silva b Fernando149104129138143.27
Matthew Hayden c Jayawardene b Malinga38551003169.09
Ricky Ponting (c)run out (Jayawardene)3742531188.10
Andrew Symonds not out 23213920109.52
Shane Watson  b Malinga33300100.00
Michael Clarke not out 861010133.33
Extras(lb 4, nb 3, w 16)23
TOTAL(38 Ov, RR: 7.39, 169 Mts)281/4
Fall of wickets: 1-172 (Matthew Hayden, 22.5 ov), 2-224 (Adam Gilchrist, 30.3 ov), 3-261 (Ricky Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-266 (Shane Watson, 36.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Chaminda Vaas805406.75255112
Lasith Malinga814926.13265200
Dilhara Fernando807419.25137241
Muttiah Muralitharan704406.29131120
Tillakaratne Dilshan2023011.5040210
Sanath Jayasuriya503306.60132200
Sri Lanka INNINGS (target: 269 runs from 36 overs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Upul Tharanga c †Gilchrist b Bracken68111075.00
Sanath Jayasuriya  b Clarke63671089094.03
Kumar Sangakkara †c Ponting b Hogg54527261103.85
Mahela Jayawardene (c)lbw b Watson19193110100.00
Chamara Silva  b Clarke2122411195.45
Tillakaratne Dilshan run out (Clarke/McGrath)14132020107.69
Russel Arnold c †Gilchrist b McGrath1290050.00
Chaminda Vaas not out 1121200052.38
Lasith Malinga st †Gilchrist b Symonds106601166.67
Dilhara Fernando not out 1660016.67
Extras(lb 1, w 14)15
TOTAL(36 Ov, RR: 5.97, 171 Mts)215/8
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Upul Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-123 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.5 ov), 3-145 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 22.6 ov), 4-156 (Mahela Jayawardene, 25.5 ov), 5-188 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 29.6 ov), 6-190 (Chamara Silva, 30.1 ov), 7-194 (Russel Arnold, 31.5 ov), 8-211 (Lasith Malinga, 33.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Nathan Bracken613415.67215010
Shaun Tait604207.00176020
Glenn McGrath703114.43242110
Shane Watson704917.00155030
Brad Hogg301916.3372000
Michael Clarke503326.60140220
Andrew Symonds20613.0070000
MATCH DETAILS
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
SeriesICC World Cup
Season2006/07
Player Of The Match
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Player Of The Series
Glenn McGrath
Glenn McGrath
Series resultAustralia won the 2006/07 ICC World Cup
Match numberODI No. 2581
Hours of play (local time)12.15 start, First Session 12.15-14.55. Interval 14.55-15.05, Second Session 15.05-17.45
Match days28 April 2007 - day match (50-over match)
Umpires
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Aleem Dar
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Steve Bucknor
TV Umpire
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Rudi Koertzen
Reserve Umpire
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Billy Bowden
Match Referee
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Jeff Crowe
MATCH NOTES
  • Australia innings
  • Match reduced to 38 overs per side
  • Australia: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 1
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AC Gilchrist 35, ML Hayden 15, Ex 1)
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (AC Gilchrist 74, ML Hayden 22, Ex 8)
  • Drinks: Australia - 135/0 in 19.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 95, ML Hayden 30)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 19.1 - 24.0
  • AC Gilchrist: 100 off 72 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 21.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 10
  • 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 133 balls (AC Gilchrist 105, ML Hayden 38, Ex 10)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 27.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 16
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (AC Gilchrist 29, RT Ponting 19, Ex 2)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 34.4 overs (217 balls), Extras 21
  • Sri Lanka innings
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
  • Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 - 15.0
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (ST Jayasuriya 33, KC Sangakkara 14, Ex 3)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/1 in 17.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 49, KC Sangakkara 43)
  • ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 51 balls (8 x 4)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls (ST Jayasuriya 51, KC Sangakkara 43, Ex 7)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Rain: Sri Lanka - 149/3 in 24.5 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 17, LPC Silva 1)
  • Sri Lanka target revised to 269 runs from 36 overs, 2 overs lost
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.6 overs (156 balls), Extras 8
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 32.5 overs (205 balls), Extras 13
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 206/7 in 33.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 6, SL Malinga 9)
  • One Day International Scorer: Binoy George
  • Official Attendance - 20,108
Match Coverage
All Match News
When Punter went mental
The Australia captain lost his rag when Brad Hogg failed to respond to him in the heat of the 2007 World Cup final
When Punter went mental
'He just kept going for it, and it came off'
Sri Lanka didn't anticipate a hundred hit by a batsman with a squash ball in his glove would end their World Cup dreams in 2007
'He just kept going for it, and it came off'
Gilchrist squashes Sri Lanka
By the time the Australian opener was finished in the 2007 title match, there was little doubt about the place of his knock in the pantheon of innings played in World Cup finals
Gilchrist squashes Sri Lanka
Gilly goes ballistic
After the 2007 final, there was no doubt what the greatest innings played in such a match was
Gilly goes ballistic
World Cup officials banned by ICC
The International Cricket Council has delivered a humiliating punishment on the five match officials whose combined errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to be completed amid farcical scenes of near-darkness
Videos
All Match Videos
2:10
The two-dollar confrontation
The two-dollar confrontation
2:10
'There was no fear in Gilchrist's batting'
1:43
Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
WU Tharangacaught68
ST Jayasuriyabowled6367
KC Sangakkaracaught5452
DPMD Jayawardenelbw1919
LPC Silvabowled2122
TM Dilshanrun out1413
RP Arnoldcaught12
WPUJC Vaasnot out1121
SL Malingastumped106
CRD Fernandonot out16
Extras(lb 1, w 14)
Total215(8 wkts; 36 ovs)
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ICC World Cup
Super Eights
TEAMMWLPTNRR
AUS770142.4
SL752101.483
NZ752100.253
SA74380.313
ENG7346-0.394
WI7254-0.566
BDESH7162-1.514
IRE7162-1.73
Group A
TEAMMWLPTNRR
AUS33063.433
SA32142.403
NL3122-2.527
SCOT3030-3.793
Group B
TEAMMWLPTNRR
SL33063.493
BDESH3214-1.523
INDIA31221.206
BMUDA3030-4.345
Group C
TEAMMWLPTNRR
NZ33062.138
ENG32140.418
KENYA3122-1.194
CAN3030-1.389
Group D
TEAMMWLPTNRR
WI33060.764
IRE3113-0.092
PAK31220.089
ZIM3021-0.886
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