ODI # 2581
ICC World Cup, 2006/07, Final
Australia v Sri Lanka
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
28 April 2007 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)
Series: Australia wins the 2006/07 ICC World Cup

Toss: Australia
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and SA Bucknor
TV umpire: RE Koertzen (SA)
Match referee: JJ Crowe (NZ)
Reserve umpire: BF Bowden (NZ)
Player of the match: AC Gilchrist
Player of the Tournament: GD McGrath 

Australia innings (38 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Silva            b Fernando           149 129 104 13 8
ML Hayden             c Jayawardene      b Malinga             38 100  55  3 1
*RT Ponting           run out (Jayawardene)                    37  53  42  1 1
A Symonds             not out                                  23  39  21  2 0
SR Watson                                b Malinga              3   3   3  0 0
MJ Clarke             not out                                   8  10   6  1 0
Extras                (lb 4, w 16, nb 3)                       23
Total                 (4 wickets, 38 overs, 169 mins)         281

DNB: MEK Hussey, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-172 (Hayden, 22.5 ov), 2-224 (Gilchrist, 30.3 ov),
     3-261 (Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-266 (Watson, 36.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         8      0     54      0 (2nb, 1w)
Malinga                      8      1     49      2
Fernando                     8      0     74      1 (1nb, 4w)
Muralitharan                 7      0     44      0 (2w)
Dilshan                      2      0     23      0 (1w)
Jayasuriya                   5      0     33      0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 269 runs from 36 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
WU Tharanga           c Gilchrist        b Bracken              6  11   8  1 0
ST Jayasuriya                            b Clarke              63 108  67  9 0
+KC Sangakkara        c Ponting          b Hogg                54  72  52  6 1
*DPMD Jayawardene     lbw                b Watson              19  31  19  1 0
LPC Silva                                b Clarke              21  41  22  1 1
TM Dilshan            run out (Clarke/McGrath)                 14  20  13  2 0
RP Arnold             c Gilchrist        b McGrath              1   9   2  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  11  20  21  0 0
SL Malinga            st Gilchrist       b Symonds             10   6   6  0 1
CRD Fernando          not out                                   1   6   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 14)                             15
Total                 (8 wickets, 36 overs, 171 mins)         215

DNB: M Muralitharan.

FoW: 1-7 (Tharanga, 2.1 ov), 2-123 (Sangakkara, 19.5 ov),
     3-145 (Jayasuriya, 22.6 ov), 4-156 (Jayawardene, 25.5 ov),
     5-188 (Dilshan, 29.6 ov), 6-190 (Silva, 30.1 ov),
     7-194 (Arnold, 31.5 ov), 8-211 (Malinga, 33.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bracken                      6      1     34      1 (1w)
Tait                         6      0     42      0 (2w)
McGrath                      7      0     31      1 (1w)
Watson                       7      0     49      1 (3w)
Hogg                         3      0     19      1
Clarke                       5      0     33      2 (2w)
Symonds                      2      0      6      1
  • Australia innings
  • Rain: Australia - 0/0
  • Australia: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 1
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (AC Gilchrist 35, ML Hayden 15, Ex 1)
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (AC Gilchrist 74, ML Hayden 22, Ex 8)
  • Drinks: Australia - 135/0 in 19.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 95, ML Hayden 30)
  • Power Play 2: Overs 19.1 - 24.0
  • AC Gilchrist: 100 off 72 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 21.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 10
  • 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 133 balls (AC Gilchrist 105, ML Hayden 38, Ex 10)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 27.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 16
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (AC Gilchrist 29, RT Ponting 19, Ex 2)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 34.4 overs (217 balls), Extras 21

  • Sri Lanka innings
  • Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
  • Power Play 2: Overs 11.1 - 15.0
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (ST Jayasuriya 33, KC Sangakkara 14, Ex 3)
  • Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/1 in 17.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 49, KC Sangakkara 43)
  • ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 51 balls (8 x 4)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 95 balls (ST Jayasuriya 51, KC Sangakkara 43, Ex 7)
  • KC Sangakkara: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Rain: Sri Lanka - 149/3 in 24.5 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 17, LPC Silva 1)
  • Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 24.6 overs (156 balls), Extras 8
  • Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 32.5 overs (205 balls), Extras 13
  • Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 206/7 in 33.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 6, SL Malinga 9)
  • One Day International Scorer: Binoy George
  • Official Attendance - 20,108



Team Pages: Australia, Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Australia Player Pages: AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, A Symonds, SR Watson, MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey, GB Hogg, NW Bracken, SW Tait, GD McGrath.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, RP Arnold, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, CRD Fernando, M Muralitharan.

Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, SA Bucknor, RE Koertzen, JJ Crowe.

 
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