Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKANS 183 (47.4 OVERS)
- Mahela Jayawardene51 (59)
- Chamara Kapugedera34 (61)
- Brendan Drew5/36 (10)
- Xavier Doherty2/36 (10)
TASMANIA 184/3 (36.1 OVERS)
- Dane Anderson*47 (50)
- Tim Paine54 (76)
- Mahela Jayawardene1/12 (2)
- Nuwan Kulasekara2/27 (6)
Sri Lanka tour of Australia 2007-08 News
When Sanga took on Australia
The last time Sri Lanka played a Test in Hobart, they nearly pulled off an impossible heist. Kumar Sangakkara looks back at his epic innings there
Gilchrist fires but Sri Lanka get consolation win
Adam Gilchrist provided the fireworks but Sri Lanka's seamers had the extinguisher at the MCG, where Australia's blistering start of 0 for 107 in the 15th somehow turned into their first loss in nearly three weeks
'Our finals begin now' - Gilchrist
Australia will treat Friday's dead-rubber against Sri Lanka as their first final ahead of the best-of-three CB Series deciders with India starting on Sunday
Rain helps Australia to 24-run win
The slow MCG pitch was causing just as many problems for Sri Lanka as Australia and at the halfway mark of a small chase the visitors had staggered to 4 for 65
Ponting's rut grows deeper with run out
"The pitch was really slow, very hard to get your timing and to penetrate the field," Michael Hussey, named Man of the Match for an unbeaten 64, said