Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final at Bridgetown, Apr 28 2007 - Match Highlights

RESULT

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

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(38/38 ov) 281/4

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

Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

, AUS

149 (104) & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

, AUS

26 wkts

'Adam Gilchrist just kept going for it, and it came off'

'Adam Gilchrist just kept going for it, and it came off'

The two-dollar confrontation

The two-dollar confrontation

'There was no fear in Gilchrist's batting'

'There was no fear in Gilchrist's batting'

Match Coverage

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2007 ODI winners: Adam Gilchrist and Lasith Malinga

Two blistering World Cup performances won our ODI awards for 2007

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2007 ODI winners: Adam Gilchrist and Lasith Malinga

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

2007 World Cup final officials banned by ICC after farcical end to the final

The ICC has punished on the five match officials whose errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to end in shambles

2007 World Cup final officials banned by ICC after farcical end to the final

Instant answers to T20 questions

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)

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
IND	3	1	2	2	1.206
BER	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