Sri Lanka vs Australia, 43rd Match, Super Eights at St George's, , Apr 16 2007 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

43rd Match, Super Eights, St George's, April 16, 2007, ICC World Cup

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Sri Lanka

226

Australia

(42.4/50 ov, T:227) 232/3

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Nathan Bracken

, AUS

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A fan dressed in a green and gold Spiderman outfit cheers for Australia•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Malinga Bandara dives to make a neat stop off his own bowling•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Russel Arnold applied the breaks to the rapid Australain start by removing Matthew Hayden•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Chamara Silva and Mahela Jayawardene take a breather•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Silva added 140 for the fourth wicket•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Chamara Silva drives square as Adam Gilchrist looks on•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Chamara Silva takes a single as Shaun Tait gestures•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara was trapped in front by Glenn McGrath•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya walks back after falling leg before to Nathan Bracken•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Ricky Ponting cuts during yet another power-packed knock•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Ricky Ponting square-drives as he tries to rebuild the chase after the fall of the openers•Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

Australian fans in Grenada toss a toy kangaroo•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Russell Arnold swings, misses and is cleaned up by Shaun Tait•Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

Mahela Jayawardene tackles the spinners with ease during his 72•Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

Nathan Bracken in all his fury•Apr 16, 2007•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene counter-attacks after Sri Lanka lose three quick wickets•Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

Upul Tharanga ducks under a bouncer from Shaun Tait •Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

Ricky Ponting tosses the coin and Mahela Jayawardene calls correctly•Apr 16, 2007•Getty Images

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Bracken has a blast against Sri Lanka ... again

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Sri Lanka hide their cards for bigger hands

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	lbw	30	49
ML Hayden	caught	41	30
RT Ponting	not out	66	80
MJ Clarke	caught	23	31
A Symonds	not out	63	71
Extras	(nb 5, w 4)
Total	232(3 wkts; 42.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
CRD Fernando	6	1	36	0	6 (3 nb)
MF Maharoof	7	0	52	0	7.42 (1 nb)
KMDN Kulasekara	4	0	20	0	5 (1 nb)
RP Arnold	4	0	20	2	5
HMCM Bandara	9.4	0	53	1	5.48
ST Jayasuriya	6	0	32	0	5.33
TM Dilshan	6	0	19	0	3.16

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	76	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist
2nd	3	Ricky Ponting	Adam Gilchrist
3rd	47	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke
4th	106	Ricky Ponting	Andrew Symonds

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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

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