Australia v Sri Lanka — Scorecard

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Australia

319/5

Sri Lanka

223/9

Australia won by 96 runs

ICC World Cup · 7 March 2003 · SuperSport Park, Centurion, Centurion

Innings 1

Australia

319/5

50.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist	run out (WPUJC Vaas)	99	88	14	2	112.5
ML Hayden	c HP Tillakaratne b M Muralitharan	22	34	3	0	64.7
RT Ponting	c KC Sangakkara b CRD Fernando	114	109	8	4	104.6
DR Martyn	b CRD Fernando	52	58	1	1	89.7
DS Lehmann	c PA de Silva b CRD Fernando	10	10	1	0	100.0
IJ Harvey	not out	5	3	1	0	166.7
MG Bevan	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 7, p 0)		16
Total		319/5 (50.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 75-1 (ML Hayden, 12.2) · 181-2 (AC Gilchrist, 29.5) · 293-3 (RT Ponting, 45.4) · 313-4 (DR Martyn, 49.1) · 314-5 (DS Lehmann, 49.3)

Partnerships

1stAC Gilchrist & ML Hayden75 (74) · RR 6.08
2ndAC Gilchrist & RT Ponting106 (105) · RR 6.06
3rdDR Martyn & RT Ponting112 (95) · RR 7.07
4thDR Martyn & DS Lehmann20 (21) · RR 5.71
5thIJ Harvey & DS Lehmann1 (2) · RR 3.00
6thIJ Harvey & MG BevanNB5 (3) · RR 10.00

Boundary Breakdown

RT Ponting114 · 49% bdy
AC Gilchrist99 · 69% bdy
DR Martyn52 · 19% bdy
ML Hayden22 · 55% bdy
DS Lehmann10 · 40% bdy
IJ Harvey5 · 80% bdy
MG Bevan1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	59	0	7.38
PW Gunaratne	6.0	46	0	7.67
PA de Silva	5.0	36	0	7.20
M Muralitharan	10.0	47	1	4.70
RP Arnold	2.0	21	0	10.50
CRD Fernando	9.0	47	3	5.22
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	59	0	5.90

Innings 2

Sri Lanka

223/9

47.4 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MS Atapattu	c & b B Lee	16	24	3	0	66.7
ST Jayasuriya	not out	1	5	0	0	20.0
HP Tillakaratne	b GD McGrath	21	41	4	0	51.2
DPMD Jayawardene	c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	0	3	0	0	0.0
PA de Silva	c & b GB Hogg	92	94	9	4	97.9
RP Arnold	lbw b B Lee	1	6	0	0	16.7
KC Sangakkara	run out (GB Hogg)	20	38	2	0	52.6
WPUJC Vaas	lbw b GB Hogg	21	45	2	0	46.7
M Muralitharan	c B Lee b DS Lehmann	4	5	0	0	80.0
CRD Fernando	lbw b GD McGrath	9	13	2	0	69.2
PW Gunaratne	not out	15	15	3	0	100.0
Extras (b 6, lb 8, w 6, nb 3, p 0)		23
Total		223/9 (47.4 ov)

Fall of wickets: 42-1 (MS Atapattu, 9.5) · 46-2 (DPMD Jayawardene, 11.2) · 47-3 (HP Tillakaratne, 12.3) · 48-4 (RP Arnold, 13.3) · 100-5 (KC Sangakkara, 26.1) · 144-6 (WPUJC Vaas, 36.4) · 149-7 (M Muralitharan, 37.4) · 203-8 (PA de Silva, 44.1) · 223-9 (CRD Fernando, 47.4)

Partnerships

1stMS Atapattu & ST Jayasuriya42 (59) · RR 4.27
2ndHP Tillakaratne & ST Jayasuriya4 (9) · RR 2.67
3rdHP Tillakaratne & DPMD Jayawardene1 (7) · RR 0.86
4thPA de Silva & DPMD Jayawardene1 (6) · RR 1.00
5thPA de Silva & RP Arnold52 (76) · RR 4.11
6thKC Sangakkara & RP Arnold44 (63) · RR 4.19
7thKC Sangakkara & WPUJC Vaas5 (6) · RR 5.00
8thM Muralitharan & WPUJC Vaas54 (39) · RR 8.31
9thM Muralitharan & CRD Fernando20 (21) · RR 5.71

Boundary Breakdown

PA de Silva92 · 65% bdy
HP Tillakaratne21 · 76% bdy
WPUJC Vaas21 · 38% bdy
KC Sangakkara20 · 40% bdy
MS Atapattu16 · 75% bdy
PW Gunaratne15 · 80% bdy
CRD Fernando9 · 89% bdy
M Muralitharan4 · 0% bdy
ST Jayasuriya1 · 0% bdy
RP Arnold1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	9.4	1	25	2	2.59
B Lee	10.0	1	52	3	5.20
IJ Harvey	7.0	0	29	0	4.14
AJ Bichel	7.0	1	32	0	4.57
GB Hogg	9.0	1	45	2	5.00
DS Lehmann	5.0	0	26	1	5.20

Key moments

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

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

M Muralitharan & ST Jayasuriya put on 54 runs from 39 balls at 8.31 run rate for the 8th wicket.

Sri Lanka innings

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Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 13 balls — RP Arnold fell at 48/4 (13.3 ov).

Sri Lanka innings

Turning over

Over 50: CRD Fernando took 2 wickets 6 runs.

Australia 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

319/5 (50.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

68/0· RR 6.80

BatAC Gilchrist40 (36)BowlPA de Silva0/6 (1.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

185/2· RR 6.17

BatRT Ponting88 (88)BowlM Muralitharan1/23 (7.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

66/3· RR 6.60

BatRT Ponting26 (21)BowlCRD Fernando3/15 (3.0)

Sri Lanka

223/9 (47.4)

Powerplay

Ov 1–10

42/1· RR 4.20

BatHP Tillakaratne17 (31)BowlB Lee1/26 (5.0)

Middle

Ov 11–40

122/6· RR 4.07

BatPA de Silva54 (71)BowlB Lee2/2 (3.0)

Death

Ov 41–50

59/2· RR 7.70

BatPA de Silva38 (22)BowlGD McGrath1/3 (1.4)

Commentary603 balls

End of over 48
··1W
Sri Lanka 223/10
48.4
GD McGrath to CRD Fernando, OUT! Lbw.
48.3
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, 1 run.
48.2
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, no run.
48.1
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, no run.
End of over 47
441·4·
Sri Lanka 222/9
47.6
GB Hogg to CRD Fernando, no run.
47.5
GB Hogg to CRD Fernando, FOUR!
47.4
GB Hogg to CRD Fernando, no run.
47.3
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, 1 run.
47.2
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, FOUR!
47.1
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, FOUR!
End of over 46
·1···1
Sri Lanka 209/9
46.6
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, 1 run.
46.5
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, no run.
46.4
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, no run.
46.3
GD McGrath to PW Gunaratne, no run.
46.2
GD McGrath to CRD Fernando, 1 run.
46.1
GD McGrath to CRD Fernando, no run.
End of over 45
W···4·
Sri Lanka 207/9
45.6
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, no run.
45.5
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, FOUR!
45.4
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, no run.
45.3
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, no run.
45.2
GB Hogg to PW Gunaratne, no run.
45.1
GB Hogg to PA de Silva, OUT! Caught and bowled.
End of over 44
6nb4··21
Sri Lanka 203/8
44.7
B Lee to PA de Silva, 1 run.
44.6
B Lee to PA de Silva, 2 runs.
44.5
B Lee to PA de Silva, no run.