12th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 21st Jan 2003

ODI # 1939
VB Series, 2002/03, 12th Match
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
21 January 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
Points: Australia 6, Sri Lanka 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: DJ Harper and RB Tiffin (Zim)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: RT Ponting

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
*MS Atapattu          c Hogg             b Bichel              26  61  42  2 0
DA Gunawardene        lbw                b Hogg                45 105  72  4 0
+KC Sangakkara        c Watson           b Hogg                43  73  56  2 2
PA de Silva           c Watson           b Bracken             44  95  73  0 0
DPMD Jayawardene      st Gilchrist       b Hogg                 0   4   2  0 0
RP Arnold                                b Williams            14  28  24  1 0
WPUJC Vaas            run out (Hogg)                            1   6   5  0 0
J Mubarak             lbw                b Williams            15  33  22  1 0
HP Tillakaratne       not out                                   9   8   5  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 11, nb 1)                       17
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs, 210 mins)         214

DNB: MKGCP Lakshitha, RAP Nissanka.

FoW: 1-64 (Atapattu, 14.3 ov), 2-100 (Gunawardene, 25.1 ov),
    3-134 (Sangakkara, 33.2 ov), 4-135 (Jayawardene, 33.5 ov),
    5-166 (Arnold, 40.6 ov), 6-170 (Vaas, 42.1 ov),
    7-201 (de Silva, 48.4 ov), 8-214 (Mubarak, 49.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Williams                    10      0     57      2 (5w)
Bracken                      9      0     33      1 (2w)
Bichel                      10      0     33      1 (2w)
Hogg                        10      0     37      3 (1w)
Watson                       4      0     17      0 (1nb, 1w)
Symonds                      7      0     32      0

Australia innings (target: 215 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist                            b Vaas                26  26  23  3 0
ML Hayden             not out                                  80 142  87  1 4
*RT Ponting           not out                                 106 115  97 11 1
Extras                (w 3)                                     3
Total                 (1 wicket, 34.3 overs, 142 mins)        215

DNB: JP Maher, MG Bevan, A Symonds, SR Watson, GB Hogg,
    AJ Bichel, BA Williams, NW Bracken.

FoW: 1-37 (Gilchrist, 6.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         8      0     45      1
Nissanka                     7.3    0     61      0 (2w)
de Silva                     9      0     51      0
Lakshitha                    3      0     23      0
Arnold                       5      0     27      0
Jayawardene                  2      0      8      0 (1w)

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• Hours of play: 2.15pm - 5.45pm, 6.30pm - 10.00pm
• 4th Official - RL Parry
• Sri Lanka 50 (43 minutes, 61 balls)
• Sri Lanka Atapattu/Gunawardene 50 (43 minues, 61 balls)
• Sri Lanka 100 (104 minute, 150 balls)
• Sri Lanka 150 (152 minutes ,219 balls)
• Sri Lanka 200 (200 minutes, 291 balls)
• Australia 50 (41 minutes, 58 balls)
• Australia 100 (75 minutes, 103 balls)
• Australia 150 (104 minutes, 151 balls)
• Australia Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership (33 minutes, 48 balls)
• Australia Ponting 50 (54 minutes, 50 balls)
• Australia Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership (71 minutes, 103 balls)
• Australia Hayden 50 (108 minutes, 66 balls)
• Match finished at 8:52pm
• Australia 200 (139 minutes, 193 balls)
• Australiaa Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership (103 minutes, 152 balls)
• Australia Ponting 100 (110 minutes, 94 balls)