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2nd Test, Hobart, Nov 16 - Nov 20 2007, Sri Lanka tour of Australia
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Australia

542/5d & 210/2d
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Sri Lanka

(104.3 ov, target 507)246 & 410
Australia won by 96 runs
player of the series
Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Australia
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Statistics
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Phil Jaques c Fernando b Jayasuriya15023732918063.29
Matthew Hayden c †HAPW Jayawardene b Fernando1756860030.36
Ricky Ponting (c)c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan3166942046.97
Michael Hussey lbw b Fernando13222028218160.00
Michael Clarke c †HAPW Jayawardene b Malinga711231748057.72
Andrew Symonds not out 50711334170.42
Adam Gilchrist †not out 6777907387.01
Extras(b 5, lb 1, nb 17, w 1)24
TOTAL(139 Ov, RR: 3.89, 593 Mts)542/5d
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Matthew Hayden, 19.1 ov), 2-133 (Ricky Ponting, 40.5 ov), 3-285 (Phil Jaques, 78.5 ov), 4-410 (Michael Hussey, 110.2 ov), 5-447 (Michael Clarke, 118.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Lasith Malinga35615614.4614518108
Farveez Maharoof2348203.571089008
Dilhara Fernando26413425.1510121010
Muttiah Muralitharan46414013.041908400
Sanath Jayasuriya912412.67351000
Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Marvan Atapattu c Clarke b Lee25741023033.78
Michael Vandort  b Lee1445741031.11
Kumar Sangakkara c Hussey b Johnson57761209075.00
Mahela Jayawardene (c)c Clarke b Lee10419427113053.61
Sanath Jayasuriya  b MacGill315180020.00
Chamara Silva c †Gilchrist b MacGill417310023.53
Prasanna Jayawardene †c †Gilchrist b Clark0514000.00
Farveez Maharoof run out (sub [RJG Lockyear]/†Gilchrist)1935431054.29
Dilhara Fernando c †Gilchrist b Lee28140025.00
Lasith Malinga  b Clark12448004.17
Muttiah Muralitharan not out 1430025.00
Extras(lb 7, nb 9)16
TOTAL(81.2 Ov, RR: 3.02, 363 Mts)246
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Michael Vandort, 17.1 ov), 2-54 (Marvan Atapattu, 21.4 ov), 3-127 (Kumar Sangakkara, 41.3 ov), 4-134 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 46.2 ov), 5-152 (Chamara Silva, 52.5 ov), 6-163 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 55.4 ov), 7-196 (Farveez Maharoof, 66.3 ov), 8-207 (Dilhara Fernando, 69.5 ov), 9-243 (Lasith Malinga, 80.1 ov), 10-246 (Mahela Jayawardene, 81.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee23.248243.511119008
Mitchell Johnson1734412.59805000
Stuart Clark1663222.00772001
Stuart MacGill2558123.2410911000
Australia 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Phil Jaques c Vandort b Malinga68951406071.58
Matthew Hayden lbw b Muralitharan3348704068.75
Ricky Ponting (c)not out 531021372151.96
Michael Hussey not out 3448671170.83
Extras(b 2, lb 1, nb 19)22
TOTAL(46 Ov, RR: 4.56, 204 Mts)210/2d
Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Matthew Hayden, 14.6 ov), 2-154 (Phil Jaques, 29.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Lasith Malinga1206115.084740011
Dilhara Fernando1215004.17453006
Muttiah Muralitharan2019014.50676200
Sanath Jayasuriya20603.0060000
Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (target: 507 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Marvan Atapattu c Jaques b Lee801642159048.78
Michael Vandort c sub (RJG Lockyear) b Johnson49190044.44
Kumar Sangakkara c Ponting b Clark19228243127168.09
Mahela Jayawardene (c) b Lee013000.00
Sanath Jayasuriya c †Gilchrist b Lee45771116058.44
Chamara Silva c Ponting b Johnson0917000.00
Prasanna Jayawardene †lbw b Johnson011000.00
Farveez Maharoof c Lee b MacGill426310015.38
Dilhara Fernando run out (sub [RJG Lockyear]/Lee)21500200.00
Lasith Malinga not out 4258905372.41
Muttiah Muralitharan  b Lee15122511125.00
Extras(b 1, lb 6, nb 13, w 6)26
TOTAL(104.3 Ov, RR: 3.92, 474 Mts)410
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Michael Vandort, 3.3 ov), 2-158 (Marvan Atapattu, 50.5 ov), 3-158 (Mahela Jayawardene, 50.6 ov), 4-265 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 74.3 ov), 5-272 (Chamara Silva, 77.3 ov), 6-272 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 77.4 ov), 7-284 (Farveez Maharoof, 83.5 ov), 8-290 (Dilhara Fernando, 84.1 ov), 9-364 (Kumar Sangakkara, 99.4 ov), 10-410 (Muttiah Muralitharan, 104.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee26.338743.281249114
Mitchell Johnson28410133.6112313111
Stuart Clark24510314.2910411304
Stuart MacGill20110215.107915004
Michael Clarke611001.67290000
MATCH DETAILS
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
SeriesSri Lanka tour of Australia
Season2007/08
Player Of The Match
Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Player Of The Series
Brett Lee
Brett Lee
Series resultAustralia won the 2-match series 2-0
Match numberTEST No. 1847
Hours of play (local time)10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
Match days16,17,18,19,20 November 2007 - day match (5-day match)
Umpires
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Aleem Dar
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Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire
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Peter Parker
Reserve Umpire
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Steven John
Match Referee
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Mike Procter
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 16 Nov - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 329/3 (Michael Hussey 101*, Michael Clarke 8*, 90 ov)
Sat, 17 Nov - day 2 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 30 (Marvan Atapattu 18*, Michael Vandort 12*, 12 ov)
Sun, 18 Nov - day 3 -Australia 2nd innings 111/1 (Phil Jaques 53*, Ricky Ponting 7*, 20 ov)
Mon, 19 Nov - day 4 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 247/3 (Kumar Sangakkara 109*, Sanath Jayasuriya 33*, 70 ov)
Tue, 20 Nov - day 5 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 410/10 (104.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Drinks: Australia - 35/0 in 14.0 overs (PA Jaques 19, ML Hayden 12)
  • Australia: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 4
  • Lunch: Australia - 86/1 in 27.0 overs (PA Jaques 48, RT Ponting 16)
  • PA Jaques: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (PA Jaques 32, RT Ponting 16, Ex 3)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
  • Australia: 150 runs in 43.6 overs (268 balls), Extras 8
  • PA Jaques: 100 off 152 balls (13 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (PA Jaques 35, MEK Hussey 14, Ex 1)
  • Tea: Australia - 194/2 in 56.0 overs (PA Jaques 115, MEK Hussey 20)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (352 balls), Extras 11
  • 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (PA Jaques 62, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 7)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (427 balls), Extras 16
  • MEK Hussey: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4)
  • Drinks: Australia - 263/2 in 70.0 overs (PA Jaques 141, MEK Hussey 56)
  • PD Parker replaced Aleem Dar as onfield umpire in the 61st over
  • 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls (PA Jaques 72, MEK Hussey 68, Ex 10)
  • PA Jaques: 150 off 235 balls (18 x 4)
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 298/3 after 84.1 overs (MEK Hussey 78, MJ Clarke 4)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 84.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 18
  • MEK Hussey: 100 off 169 balls (15 x 4)
  • End Of Day: Australia - 329/3 in 90.0 overs (MEK Hussey 101, MJ Clarke 8)
Day 2
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (MEK Hussey 33, MJ Clarke 14, Ex 4)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (597 balls), Extras 22
  • Drinks: Australia - 382/3 in 105.0 overs (MEK Hussey 114, MJ Clarke 48)
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 173 balls (MEK Hussey 51, MJ Clarke 49, Ex 4)
  • MJ Clarke: 50 off 91 balls (5 x 4)
  • Rain: Australia - 392/3 in 108.0 overs (MEK Hussey 122, MJ Clarke 50)
  • Lunch: Australia - 392/3 in 108.0 overs (MEK Hussey 122, MJ Clarke 50)
  • Australia: 400 runs in 108.6 overs (670 balls), Extras 22
  • Bad Weather: Australia - 401/3 in 109.0 overs (MEK Hussey 127, MJ Clarke 54)
  • Australia: 450 runs in 118.3 overs (727 balls), Extras 22
  • Drinks: Australia - 458/5 in 120.0 overs (A Symonds 26, AC Gilchrist 9)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (A Symonds 14, AC Gilchrist 35, Ex 1)
  • Australia: 500 runs in 130.4 overs (800 balls), Extras 23
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Tea: Australia - 515/5 in 133.0 overs (A Symonds 40, AC Gilchrist 50)
  • A Symonds: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Sri Lanka 1st innings
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 30/0 in 12.0 overs (MS Atapattu 18, MG Vandort 12)
  • End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 30/0 in 12.0 overs (MS Atapattu 18, MG Vandort 12)
Day 3
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (120 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 67/2 in 26.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 17, DPMD Jayawardene 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 34.5 overs (214 balls), Extras 9
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (KC Sangakkara 33, DPMD Jayawardene 14, Ex 3)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 72 balls (8 x 4)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka - 127/3 in 43.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 22, ST Jayasuriya 0)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 51.1 overs (312 balls), Extras 9
  • DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 104 balls (8 x 4)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 172/6 in 58.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 54, MF Maharoof 5)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 67.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 14
  • Tea: Sri Lanka - 208/8 in 71.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 69, SL Malinga 0)
  • DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 188 balls (13 x 4)
  • New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 243/8 after 80.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, SL Malinga 1)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (47 balls), Extras 6
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (PA Jaques 22, ML Hayden 22, Ex 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 65/0 in 10.0 overs (PA Jaques 30, ML Hayden 28)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 17
  • PA Jaques: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
  • End Of Day: Australia - 111/1 in 20.0 overs (PA Jaques 53, RT Ponting 7)
Day 4
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (PA Jaques 24, RT Ponting 18, Ex 8)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 27.6 overs (185 balls), Extras 22
  • Drinks: Australia - 185/2 in 38.0 overs (RT Ponting 42, MEK Hussey 20)
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 94 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 44.3 overs (284 balls), Extras 22
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (RT Ponting 19, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 0)
  • Sri Lanka 2nd innings
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka - 23/1 in 8.0 overs (MS Atapattu 5, KC Sangakkara 7)
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (107 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/1 in 21.0 overs (MS Atapattu 30, KC Sangakkara 21)
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (MS Atapattu 25, KC Sangakkara 25, Ex 3)
  • MS Atapattu: 50 off 93 balls (8 x 4)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.4 overs (158 balls), Extras 9
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls (MS Atapattu 56, KC Sangakkara 43, Ex 3)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka - 141/1 in 39.0 overs (MS Atapattu 75, KC Sangakkara 52)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 15
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 158/2 in 50.5 overs (KC Sangakkara 59)
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 59.5 overs (369 balls), Extras 20
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (KC Sangakkara 29, ST Jayasuriya 18, Ex 5)
  • KC Sangakkara: 100 off 178 balls (15 x 4)
  • End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 247/3 in 70.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 109, ST Jayasuriya 33)
Day 5
  • Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 70.5 overs (436 balls), Extras 21
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (KC Sangakkara 50, ST Jayasuriya 44, Ex 6)
  • Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 86.6 overs (533 balls), Extras 21
  • New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 302/8 after 88.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 146, SL Malinga 0)
  • KC Sangakkara: 150 off 246 balls (20 x 4)
  • 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (KC Sangakkara 42, SL Malinga 9, Ex 2)
  • Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 98.3 overs (605 balls), Extras 24
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka - 391/9 in 102.0 overs (SL Malinga 32, M Muralitharan 7)
  • Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 103.4 overs (637 balls), Extras 26
  • The third-wicket partnership of 152 between Phil Jaques and Michael Hussey is the highest for third wicket at the Bellerive Oval
  • Mahela Jayawardene's 104 is his 19th Test century but his first against Australia
  • The partnership of 143 between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara is the highest for the second wicket for Sri Lanka against Australia
  • Kumar Sangakkara's 192 is his 15th Test century but his first against Australia .It is also the highest individual score for a Srilankan against Australia
  • Test Match Scorer: M.Venkat Raghav
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Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
MS Atapattucaught80164
MG Vandortcaught49
KC Sangakkaracaught192282
DPMD Jayawardenebowled01
ST Jayasuriyacaught4577
LPC Silvacaught09
HAPW Jayawardenelbw01
MF Maharoofcaught426
CRD Fernandorun out21
SL Malinganot out4258
M Muralitharanbowled1512
Extras(b 1, lb 6, nb 13, w 6)
Total410(10 wkts; 104.3 ovs)
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