Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, Final, ICC Cricket World Cup, 28 April, 2007
COMPLETED / Final / Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
281/4 (38 ov)
215/8 (36 ov)
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L)
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Player of the match
Adam Gilchrist,
Australia
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Michael Clarke | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6.60 |
Australia won by 53 runs (D/L)
Australia vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (2 ov): Chaminda Vaas: 1 (6), Dilhara Fernando: 1 (6)
- Last Bat: Lasith Malinga 10(6) - st AC Gilchrist b A Symonds Andrew Symonds
- Fall of Wickets: 7 - 1 Upul Tharanga, 123 - 2 Kumar Sangakkara, 145 - 3 Sanath Jayasuriya, 156 - 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 188 - 5 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 190 - 6 Chamara Silva, 194 - 7 Russel Arnold, 211 - 8 Lasith Malinga
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, Australia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Australia elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Final
- Series: ICC Cricket World Cup
- Date: Saturday, April 28, 2007
- Time: 09:00 PM
- Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
- City: Barbados
- Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Steve Bucknor (West Indies), Rudi Koertzen (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Glenn McGrath to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
End of over 32 (3 runs)
Michael Clarke to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
Michael Clarke to Lasith Malinga, no run,
Michael Clarke to Lasith Malinga, 1 run,
Michael Clarke to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
Michael Clarke to Lasith Malinga, Six,
Michael Clarke to Lasith Malinga, 2 runs,
End of over 33 (11 runs)
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, 2 runs,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
Andrew Symonds to Lasith Malinga, 1 run,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
Lasith Malinga st AC Gilchrist b A Symonds 10 (6) Andrew Symonds to Lasith Malinga, no run, st AC Gilchrist b A Symonds,
End of over 34 (5 runs)
Michael Clarke to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
Michael Clarke to Chaminda Vaas, 1 run,
Michael Clarke to Dilhara Fernando, no run,
Michael Clarke to Dilhara Fernando, no run,
Michael Clarke to Dilhara Fernando, no run,
Michael Clarke to Dilhara Fernando, 2 wide,
Michael Clarke to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
End of over 35 (3 runs)
Andrew Symonds to Dilhara Fernando, no run,
Andrew Symonds to Dilhara Fernando, no run,
Andrew Symonds to Dilhara Fernando, 1 run,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
Andrew Symonds to Chaminda Vaas, no run,
End of over 36 (1 runs)