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Australia

232/3

vs

Sri Lanka

226/10

Australia won by 7 wickets

ICC World Cup · Match 43 · 16 April 2007 · National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada

Innings 1

Sri Lanka

226/10

49.4 overs

BatterRB4s6sSR
WU Tharangac ML Hayden b NW Bracken6220027.3
ST Jayasuriyalbw b NW Bracken121220100.0
KC Sangakkaralbw b GD McGrath04000.0
DPMD Jayawardenest AC Gilchrist b GB Hogg72885181.8
LPC Silvac MJ Clarke b GB Hogg641076059.8
TM Dilshanc BJ Hodge b SW Tait7120058.3
RP Arnoldb SW Tait3100030.0
MF Maharoofc A Symonds b NW Bracken252240113.6
KMDN Kulasekarac ML Hayden b NW Bracken150020.0
HMCM Bandarac GB Hogg b GD McGrath17190289.5
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 11, nb 3, p 0)19
Total226/10 (49.4 ov)
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 4.3) · 27-2 (KC Sangakkara, 5.3) · 27-3 (WU Tharanga, 6.4) · 167-4 (LPC Silva, 37.2) · 174-5 (DPMD Jayawardene, 39.4) · 178-6 (TM Dilshan, 41.0) · 183-7 (RP Arnold, 42.4) · 184-8 (KMDN Kulasekara, 43.3) · 218-9 (HMCM Bandara, 49.0) · 226-10 (MF Maharoof, 49.4)

Partnerships

  • 1stWU Tharanga & ST Jayasuriya26 (27) · RR 5.78
  • 2ndWU Tharanga & KC Sangakkara1 (6) · RR 1.00
  • 3rdWU Tharanga & DPMD Jayawardene0 (7) · RR 0.00
  • 4thLPC Silva & DPMD Jayawardene140 (184) · RR 4.57
  • 5thTM Dilshan & DPMD Jayawardene7 (14) · RR 3.00
  • 6thTM Dilshan & RP Arnold4 (8) · RR 3.00
  • 7thMF Maharoof & RP Arnold5 (10) · RR 3.00
  • 8thMF Maharoof & KMDN Kulasekara1 (5) · RR 1.20
  • 9thMF Maharoof & HMCM Bandara34 (33) · RR 6.18

Boundary Breakdown

  • DPMD Jayawardene72 · 36% bdy
  • LPC Silva64 · 38% bdy
  • MF Maharoof25 · 64% bdy
  • HMCM Bandara17 · 71% bdy
  • ST Jayasuriya12 · 67% bdy
  • TM Dilshan7 · 0% bdy
  • WU Tharanga6 · 0% bdy
  • RP Arnold3 · 0% bdy
  • KMDN Kulasekara1 · 0% bdy
6s 4s Running
BowlerOMRWEcon
NW Bracken9.431941.97
SW Tait10.006826.80
GD McGrath9.014825.33
GB Hogg10.003523.50
A Symonds3.001505.00
MJ Clarke8.003604.50

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

MF Maharoof & HMCM Bandara put on 42 runs from 37 balls at 6.81 run rate for the 11th wicket.

Sri Lanka innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 15 balls — KMDN Kulasekara fell at 184/8 (43.3 ov).

Sri Lanka innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

Scrub through every ball with live commentary, batters and score updates.

Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

025507510012515017520022525005101520253035404550OversRunsWicket 1: ST Jayasuriya at 26/1 (4.3 ov)Wicket 2: KC Sangakkara at 27/2 (5.3 ov)Wicket 3: WU Tharanga at 27/3 (6.4 ov)Wicket 4: LPC Silva at 167/4 (37.2 ov)Wicket 5: DPMD Jayawardene at 174/5 (39.4 ov)Wicket 6: TM Dilshan at 178/6 (41.0 ov)Wicket 7: RP Arnold at 183/7 (42.4 ov)Wicket 8: KMDN Kulasekara at 184/8 (43.3 ov)Wicket 9: HMCM Bandara at 218/9 (49.0 ov)Wicket 10: MF Maharoof at 226/10 (49.4 ov)Wicket 1: ML Hayden at 76/1 (11.5 ov)Wicket 2: AC Gilchrist at 79/2 (13.3 ov)Wicket 3: MJ Clarke at 126/3 (23.1 ov)

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

051015Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 2 runsOver 4: 9 runsOver 5: 1 run, 1 wicketWicket fell this over5Over 6: 1 run, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 7: 2 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 8: 0 runsOver 9: 0 runsOver 10: 4 runs10Over 11: 1 runOver 12: 8 runsOver 13: 9 runsOver 14: 2 runsOver 15: 6 runs15Over 16: 2 runsOver 17: 5 runsOver 18: 1 runOver 19: 3 runsOver 20: 2 runs20Over 21: 7 runsOver 22: 2 runsOver 23: 4 runsOver 24: 5 runsOver 25: 1 run25Over 26: 6 runsOver 27: 5 runsOver 28: 7 runsOver 29: 4 runsOver 30: 6 runs30Over 31: 14 runsOver 32: 1 runOver 33: 7 runsOver 34: 7 runsOver 35: 8 runs35Over 36: 7 runsOver 37: 4 runsOver 38: 2 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 39: 4 runsOver 40: 1 run, 1 wicketWicket fell this over40Over 41: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 42: 2 runsOver 43: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 44: 0 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 45: 3 runs45Over 46: 2 runsOver 47: 8 runsOver 48: 9 runsOver 49: 12 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 50: 8 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over50OverRuns

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

Over 5: 1 wkt, 1 runsOver 6: 1 wkt, 1 runsOver 7: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 38: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 40: 1 wkt, 1 runsOver 41: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 43: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 44: 1 wkt, 0 runsOver 49: 1 wkt, 12 runsOver 50: 1 wkt, 8 runsOver 12: 1 wkt, 7 runsOver 14: 1 wkt, 3 runsOver 24: 1 wkt, 3 runsOvers
Sri LankaAustralia

Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–10) · Middle (11–40) · Death (41–50)

Sri Lanka

226/10 (49.4)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

33/3· RR 3.30

BatST Jayasuriya12 (12)BowlNW Bracken2/10 (5.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

141/2· RR 4.70

BatDPMD Jayawardene72 (78)BowlGB Hogg2/35 (10.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

52/5· RR 5.38

BatMF Maharoof25 (21)BowlSW Tait2/11 (3.0)

Australia

232/3 (42.4)

Powerplay
Ov 1–10

59/0· RR 5.90

BatAC Gilchrist27 (38)BowlCRD Fernando0/28 (5.0)
Middle
Ov 11–40

158/3· RR 5.27

BatRT Ponting58 (72)BowlRP Arnold2/20 (4.0)
Death
Ov 41–50

15/0· RR 5.63

BatRT Ponting8 (7)BowlHMCM Bandara0/9 (1.4)
Commentary573 balls
  1. End of over 43
    ···6
    Australia 232/3
  2. 43.4

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, SIX!

  3. 43.3

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, no run.

  4. 43.2

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, no run.

  5. 43.1

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, no run.

  6. End of over 42
    11·4··
    Australia 226/3
  7. 42.6

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, no run.

  8. 42.5

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, no run.

  9. 42.4

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, FOUR!

  10. 42.3

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, no run.

  11. 42.2

    TM Dilshan to RT Ponting, 1 run.

  12. 42.1

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, 1 run.

  13. End of over 41
    ··1·11
    Australia 220/3
  14. 41.6

    HMCM Bandara to A Symonds, 1 run.

  15. 41.5

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, 1 run.

  16. 41.4

    HMCM Bandara to RT Ponting, no run.

  17. 41.3

    HMCM Bandara to A Symonds, 1 run.

  18. 41.2

    HMCM Bandara to A Symonds, no run.

  19. 41.1

    HMCM Bandara to A Symonds, no run.

  20. End of over 40
    ··21··
    Australia 217/3
  21. 40.6

    TM Dilshan to RT Ponting, no run.

  22. 40.5

    TM Dilshan to RT Ponting, no run.

  23. 40.4

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, 1 run.

  24. 40.3

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, 2 runs.

  25. 40.2

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, no run.

  26. 40.1

    TM Dilshan to A Symonds, no run.

  27. End of over 39
    241421
    Australia 214/3
  28. 39.6

    MF Maharoof to A Symonds, 1 run.

  29. 39.5

    MF Maharoof to A Symonds, 2 runs.

  30. 39.4

    MF Maharoof to A Symonds, FOUR!