RESULT

Final, Bridgetown, April 28, 2007, ICC World Cup

Australia

(38/38 ov) 281/4

Sri Lanka

(36/36 ov, T:269) 215/8

Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

Adam Gilchrist, AUS

149 (104) & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

Glenn McGrath, AUS

26 wkts

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Best performances - Batters

AC Gilchrist AUS

149 runs (104)

13 fours8 sixes

Control

66%

Productive shot

leg glance

45 runs

4 fours2 sixes

ST Jayasuriya SL

63 runs (67)

9 fours0 six

Control

66%

Productive shot

off side drive on front foot

18 runs

4 fours0 six

Best performances - Bowlers

SL Malinga SL

ECO

6.12

MJ Clarke AUS

ECO

6.6

Partnerships

First innings

Australia

ML HaydenAC Gilchrist

38 (55)

172 (138)

119 (83)

RT PontingAC Gilchrist

20 (26)

52 (47)

30 (21)

RT PontingA Symonds

17 (16)

37 (31)

16 (15)

A SymondsSR Watson

2 (1)

5 (4)

3 (3)

A SymondsMJ Clarke

5 (5)

15* (11)

8 (6)

Sri Lanka

ST JayasuriyaWU Tharanga

0 (5)

7 (13)

6 (8)

ST JayasuriyaKC Sangakkara

55 (54)

116 (106)

54 (52)

ST JayasuriyaDPMD Jayawardene

8 (8)

22 (19)

14 (11)

DPMD JayawardeneLPC Silva

5 (8)

11 (17)

4 (9)

TM DilshanLPC Silva

14 (12)

32 (24)

17 (12)

RP ArnoldLPC Silva

0 (0)

2 (1)

0 (1)

WPUJC VaasRP Arnold

3 (8)

4 (10)

1 (2)

WPUJC VaasSL Malinga

7 (7)

17 (13)

10 (6)

WPUJC VaasCRD Fernando

1 (6)

4* (12)

1 (6)

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
WU Tharanga	caught	6	8
ST Jayasuriya	bowled	63	67
KC Sangakkara	caught	54	52
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw	19	19
LPC Silva	bowled	21	22
TM Dilshan	run out	14	13
RP Arnold	caught	1	2
WPUJC Vaas	not out	11	21
SL Malinga	stumped	10	6
CRD Fernando	not out	1	6
Extras	(lb 1, w 14)
Total	215(8 wkts; 36 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NW Bracken	6	1	34	1	5.66
SW Tait	6	0	42	0	7
GD McGrath	7	0	31	1	4.42
SR Watson	7	0	49	1	7
GB Hogg	3	0	19	1	6.33
MJ Clarke	5	0	33	2	6.6
A Symonds	2	0	6	1	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	7	Sanath Jayasuriya	Upul Tharanga
2nd	116	Sanath Jayasuriya	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	22	Sanath Jayasuriya	Mahela Jayawardene
4th	11	Mahela Jayawardene	Chamara Silva
5th	32	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Chamara Silva
6th	2	Russel Arnold	Chamara Silva
7th	4	Chaminda Vaas	Russel Arnold
8th	17	Chaminda Vaas	Lasith Malinga
9th	4	Chaminda Vaas	Dilhara Fernando

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ICC World Cup

Super Eights

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	7	7	0	14	2.400
SL	7	5	2	10	1.483
NZ	7	5	2	10	0.253
SA	7	4	3	8	0.313
ENG	7	3	4	6	-0.394
WI	7	2	5	4	-0.566
BAN	7	1	6	2	-1.514
IRE	7	1	6	2	-1.730

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	3	0	6	3.433
SA	3	2	1	4	2.403
NED	3	1	2	2	-2.527
SCOT	3	0	3	0	-3.793

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.493
BAN	3	2	1	4	-1.523
INDIA	3	1	2	2	1.206
BMUDA	3	0	3	0	-4.345

Group C

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	3	3	0	6	2.138
ENG	3	2	1	4	0.418
KENYA	3	1	2	2	-1.194
CAN	3	0	3	0	-1.389

Group D

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	3	0	6	0.764
IRE	3	1	1	3	-0.092
PAK	3	1	2	2	0.089
ZIM	3	0	2	1	-0.886

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