ODI # 2683
Commonwealth Bank Series, 2007/08, 9th Match
Australia v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
22 February 2008 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 24 runs (D/L method)
Points: Australia 5, Sri Lanka 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: RE Koertzen (SA) and SJA Taufel
TV umpire: RL Parry
Match referee: JJ Crowe (NZ)
Reserve umpire: G Joshua
Player of the match: MEK Hussey

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist                            b Vaas                 6  18  11  0 0
ML Hayden             c Silva            b Maharoof            23  64  53  3 0
*RT Ponting           run out (Maharoof/Sangakkara)            11  58  34  0 0
MJ Clarke                            c & b Muralitharan        50 118  69  4 0
A Symonds             c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             4  15   6  0 0
MEK Hussey            not out                                  64 129  98  1 0
JR Hopes              st Sangakkara      b Muralitharan        11  20  16  0 0
GB Hogg               c Dilshan          b Malinga              4   6   4  0 0
MG Johnson            not out                                   6  11   9  0 0
Extras                (b 2, w 3)                                5
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs)                   184

DNB: NW Bracken, SR Clark.

FoW: 1-12 (Gilchrist, 4.3 ov), 2-39 (Hayden, 15.1 ov),
     3-44 (Ponting, 17.6 ov), 4-54 (Symonds, 21.1 ov),
     5-144 (Clarke, 42.1 ov), 6-166 (Hopes, 46.3 ov),
     7-173 (Hogg, 47.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     34      1
Malinga                     10      1     44      1
Maharoof                    10      1     20      2 (1w)
Muralitharan                10      0     37      2
Amerasinghe                 10      0     47      0 (2w)

Sri Lanka innings (target: 102 runs from 29.3 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
MDK Perera            lbw                b Clark                1  15  11  0 0
ST Jayasuriya         c Ponting          b Clark                0   5   1  0 0
+KC Sangakkara        c Symonds          b Hopes               22 103  59  0 0
*DPMD Jayawardene     c Gilchrist        b Bracken             27  57  45  3 0
LPC Silva             not out                                  16  54  47  0 0
TM Dilshan            not out                                   9  18  14  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 1)                               2
Total                 (4 wickets, 29.3 overs)                  77

DNB: MF Maharoof, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, MKDI Amerasinghe,
     M Muralitharan.

FoW: 1-0 (Jayasuriya, 1.1 ov), 2-3 (Perera, 3.1 ov),
     3-42 (Jayawardene, 16.2 ov), 4-64 (Sangakkara, 24.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bracken                      6      1     13      1
Clark                        5      1      8      2
Johnson                      7      1     17      0 (1w)
Hopes                        7      2     23      1
Hogg                         4.3    1     15      0

• Australia innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• Australia: 50 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 1
• Drinks: Australia - 95/4 in 33.0 overs (MJ Clarke 22, MEK Hussey 27)
• Australia: 100 runs in 33.4 overs (204 balls), Extras 2
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (MJ Clarke 21, MEK Hussey 28, Ex 1)
• MJ Clarke: 50 off 68 balls (4 x 4)
• MEK Hussey: 50 off 82 balls (1 x 4)
• Australia: 150 runs in 43.2 overs (263 balls), Extras 3
• Innings Break: Australia - 184/7 in 50.0 overs (MEK Hussey 64, MG Johnson 6)

• Sri Lanka innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 41/2 in 16.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 13, DPMD Jayawardene 27)
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 21.4 overs (131 balls), Extras 2
• Rain: Sri Lanka - 77/4 in 29.3 overs (LPC Silva 16, TM Dilshan 9)
• Match Scorers: Venkat Raghav and Binoy George

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Australia, Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Australia Player Pages: AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, A Symonds, MEK Hussey, JR Hopes, GB Hogg, MG Johnson, NW Bracken, SR Clark.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: MDK Perera, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, MF Maharoof, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, MKDI Amerasinghe, M Muralitharan.

Match Officials' Pages: RE Koertzen, SJA Taufel, RL Parry, JJ Crowe.