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Matches (29)

Super Smash (1)

Men's Under-19 World Cup (2)

BBL (1)

Ranji Trophy (17)

New Zealand in India (1)

SA20 (2)

GCL 2025 (1)

BPL (1)

SL v ENG (1)

AFG vs WI (1)

WPL (1)

WELL

(17/20 ov) 142/4

CANT

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Schedule Table Series

Bangladesh Under-19s

United States of America Under-19s

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Schedule Table Series

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Melbourne (Docklands), January 13, 2006, VB Series

Prev

318/5

(50 ov, T:319) 202/7

Australia won by 116 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

66 (61)

Australia pile on the runs

Australia pile on the runs

Match Coverage

VB Series, 2005-06

VB Series, 2005-06

VB Series, 2005-06

Ponting questions Sri Lanka's slow approach

Ricky Ponting has criticised Sri Lanka's slow approach to batting in the first match of the VB Series that Australia won by 116 runs

Ponting questions Sri Lanka's slow approach

A bad day at the office for Murali

The 67 runs Muttiah Muralitharan conceded in the first VB Series match against Australia is his second-most expensive figures in ODIs

A bad day at the office for Murali

Awesome Australia off to a flier

Australia overcame an indifferent start to crush Sri Lanka by 116 runs in the opening match of this season's VB Series at Melbourne's Telstra Dome

Awesome Australia off to a flier

Instant answers to T20 questions

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
WU Tharanga	bowled	2	2
J Mubarak	caught	1	4
MG Vandort	run out	48	117
KC Sangakkara	caught	16	31
TM Dilshan	bowled	29	37
DPMD Jayawardene	caught	50	47
MS Atapattu	caught	9	11
RP Arnold	not out	27	36
WPUJC Vaas	not out	7	15
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 8)
Total	202(7 wkts; 50 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	Jehan Mubarak	Upul Tharanga
2nd	9	Jehan Mubarak	Michael Vandort
3rd	21	Kumar Sangakkara	Michael Vandort
4th	61	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Michael Vandort
5th	25	Mahela Jayawardene	Michael Vandort
6th	19	Marvan Atapattu	Mahela Jayawardene
7th	39	Russel Arnold	Mahela Jayawardene
8th	26	Chaminda Vaas	Russel Arnold

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VB Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	6	2	27	0.787
SL	8	3	5	14	0.032
SA	8	3	5	12	-0.810