player of the match
Australia
Australia INNINGS (38 overs maximum)
Sri Lanka INNINGS (target: 269 runs from 36 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
| Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC World Cup |
| Season | 2006/07 |
| Player Of The Match | Adam Gilchrist |
| Player Of The Series | Glenn McGrath |
| Series result | Australia won the 2006/07 ICC World Cup |
| Match number | ODI 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 days | 28 April 2007 - day match (50-over match) |
| Umpires | Aleem DarSteve Bucknor |
| TV Umpire | Rudi Koertzen |
| Reserve Umpire | Billy Bowden |
| Match Referee | 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