Australia v Sri Lanka — Scorecard

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Australia

281/4

Sri Lanka

215/8

Australia won by 53 runs

ICC World Cup · 28 April 2007 · Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Innings 1

Australia

281/4

38.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist	c LPC Silva b CRD Fernando	149	104	13	8	143.3
ML Hayden	c DPMD Jayawardene b SL Malinga	38	55	3	1	69.1
RT Ponting	run out (DPMD Jayawardene)	37	42	1	1	88.1
A Symonds	not out	23	21	2	0	109.5
SR Watson	b SL Malinga	3	3	0	0	100.0
MJ Clarke	not out	8	6	1	0	133.3
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 16, nb 3, p 0)		23
Total		281/4 (38.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 172-1 (ML Hayden, 22.5) · 224-2 (AC Gilchrist, 30.3) · 261-3 (RT Ponting, 35.4) · 266-4 (SR Watson, 36.2)

Partnerships

1stAC Gilchrist & ML Hayden172 (137) · RR 7.53
2ndAC Gilchrist & RT Ponting52 (46) · RR 6.78
3rdA Symonds & RT Ponting37 (31) · RR 7.16
4thA Symonds & SR Watson5 (4) · RR 7.50
5thA Symonds & MJ ClarkeNB15 (10) · RR 9.00

Boundary Breakdown

AC Gilchrist149 · 67% bdy
ML Hayden38 · 47% bdy
RT Ponting37 · 27% bdy
A Symonds23 · 35% bdy
MJ Clarke8 · 50% bdy
SR Watson3 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	0	54	0	6.75
SL Malinga	8.0	1	49	2	6.13
CRD Fernando	8.0	0	74	1	9.25
M Muralitharan	7.0	0	44	0	6.29
TM Dilshan	2.0	0	23	0	11.50
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	0	33	0	6.60

Innings 2

Sri Lanka

215/8

36.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga	c AC Gilchrist b NW Bracken	6	8	1	0	75.0
ST Jayasuriya	b MJ Clarke	63	67	9	0	94.0
KC Sangakkara	c RT Ponting b GB Hogg	54	52	6	1	103.8
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw b SR Watson	19	19	1	0	100.0
LPC Silva	b MJ Clarke	21	22	1	1	95.5
TM Dilshan	run out (MJ Clarke, GD McGrath)	14	13	2	0	107.7
RP Arnold	c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath	1	2	0	0	50.0
WPUJC Vaas	not out	11	21	0	0	52.4
SL Malinga	st AC Gilchrist b A Symonds	10	6	0	1	166.7
CRD Fernando	not out	1	6	0	0	16.7
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 14, nb 0, p 0)		15
Total		215/8 (36.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 7-1 (WU Tharanga, 2.1) · 123-2 (KC Sangakkara, 19.5) · 145-3 (ST Jayasuriya, 23.0) · 156-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 25.5) · 188-5 (TM Dilshan, 30.0) · 190-6 (LPC Silva, 30.1) · 194-7 (RP Arnold, 31.5) · 211-8 (SL Malinga, 34.0)

Partnerships

1stWU Tharanga & ST Jayasuriya7 (13) · RR 3.23
2ndKC Sangakkara & ST Jayasuriya116 (106) · RR 6.57
3rdDPMD Jayawardene & ST Jayasuriya22 (19) · RR 6.95
4thDPMD Jayawardene & LPC Silva11 (17) · RR 3.88
5thTM Dilshan & LPC Silva32 (25) · RR 7.68
6thRP Arnold & LPC Silva2 (1) · RR 12.00
7thRP Arnold & WPUJC Vaas4 (10) · RR 2.40
8thSL Malinga & WPUJC Vaas17 (13) · RR 7.85
9thCRD Fernando & WPUJC VaasNB4 (12) · RR 2.00

Boundary Breakdown

ST Jayasuriya63 · 57% bdy
KC Sangakkara54 · 56% bdy
LPC Silva21 · 48% bdy
DPMD Jayawardene19 · 21% bdy
TM Dilshan14 · 57% bdy
WPUJC Vaas11 · 0% bdy
SL Malinga10 · 60% bdy
WU Tharanga6 · 67% bdy
RP Arnold1 · 0% bdy
CRD Fernando1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
NW Bracken	6.0	1	34	1	5.67
SW Tait	6.0	0	42	0	7.00
GD McGrath	7.0	0	31	1	4.43
SR Watson	7.0	0	49	1	7.00
GB Hogg	3.0	0	19	1	6.33
MJ Clarke	5.0	0	33	2	6.60
A Symonds	2.0	0	6	1	3.00

Key moments

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

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

AC Gilchrist & ML Hayden put on 172 runs from 137 balls at 7.53 run rate for the 1st wicket.

Australia innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 11 balls — RP Arnold fell at 194/7 (31.5 ov).

Sri Lanka innings

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Worm Chart

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Manhattan

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Momentum

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Phase Splits

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

Australia

281/4 (38.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

46/0· RR 4.60

BatAC Gilchrist31 (30)BowlSL Malinga0/6 (4.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

235/4· RR 8.39

BatAC Gilchrist118 (74)BowlSL Malinga2/43 (4.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

0/0· RR 0.00

Sri Lanka

215/8 (36.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

42/1· RR 4.20

BatST Jayasuriya21 (26)BowlNW Bracken1/12 (4.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

173/7· RR 6.65

BatST Jayasuriya42 (41)BowlMJ Clarke2/34 (5.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

0/0· RR 0.00

Commentary464 balls

End of over 36
··1···
Sri Lanka 215/8
36.6
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
36.5
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
36.4
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
36.3
A Symonds to CRD Fernando, 1 run.
36.2
A Symonds to CRD Fernando, no run.
36.1
A Symonds to CRD Fernando, no run.
End of over 35
·1···wd2·
Sri Lanka 214/8
35.7
MJ Clarke to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
35.6
MJ Clarke to CRD Fernando, wide, 2 runs in total
35.5
MJ Clarke to CRD Fernando, no run.
35.4
MJ Clarke to CRD Fernando, no run.
35.3
MJ Clarke to CRD Fernando, no run.
35.2
MJ Clarke to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run.
35.1
MJ Clarke to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
End of over 34
211·1W
Sri Lanka 211/8
34.6
A Symonds to SL Malinga, OUT! Stumped by AC Gilchrist.
34.5
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run.
34.4
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, no run.
34.3
A Symonds to SL Malinga, 1 run.
34.2
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run.
34.1
A Symonds to WPUJC Vaas, 2 runs.
End of over 33
1·1162
Sri Lanka 206/7
33.6
MJ Clarke to SL Malinga, 2 runs.
33.5
MJ Clarke to SL Malinga, SIX!
33.4
MJ Clarke to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run.
33.3
MJ Clarke to SL Malinga, 1 run.
33.2
MJ Clarke to SL Malinga, no run.
33.1
MJ Clarke to WPUJC Vaas, 1 run.
End of over 32
1··1W1
Sri Lanka 195/7