Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    SR
    6.4 Martin to Tharanga, OUT (Caught) 44/1
    7.4 Bond to Mubarak, OUT (Caught),short delivery from Bond, and close to the body to cut, Mubarak tries to cut it to thirdman, ball climbs on him and he cant control it, ends up cutting straight to Martin at the thirdman fence 49/2
    33.1 Astle to Sangakkara, OUT (Caught), pitched up on the stumps. Sangakkara flicks it away in the air straight to Fulton at mid-wicket 178/4
    24.4 Martin to Dilshan, OUT (Caught), short delivery outside off stump and cutting in, Dilshan goes for the cut and gets a big edge to McCullum who takes an easy catch 129/3
    69
    68
    101
    6
    0
    101.47
    49.1 Bond to Atapattu, OUT (Bowled), good length ball on the off stump and cutting in, Atapattu charges down the track and tries to loft over cover, misses it completely and ball uproots the middle stump 272/6
    44.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, OUT (Caught), length ball around the off stump, Jayawardene makes room and tries to loft over cover but straight to Astle at cover who takes a simple catch 233/5
    not out
    15
    14
    27
    1
    0
    107.14
    not out
    1
    5
    3
    0
    0
    20.00
    Extras
    20 (lb 2, nb 13, w 5)
    TOTAL
    273/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.46)
    Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Upul Tharanga, 6.4 ov), 2-49 (Jehan Mubarak, 7.4 ov), 3-129 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 24.4 ov), 4-178 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.1 ov), 5-233 (Mahela Jayawardene, 44.2 ov), 6-272 (Marvan Atapattu, 49.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JEC Franklin1005605.60384106
    SE Bond1015325.30346021
    CS Martin1006236.20348011
    DL Vettori1004404.40241000
    CL Cairns704406.28174011
    NJ Astle301214.00100000
  • BATSMEN
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    1.5 Perera to Vincent, OUT (Caught), length delivery outside off stump, Lincent moves forward and tries to loft over cover but hits it straight to Mubarak at cover 13/2
    0.3 Vaas to Fleming, OUT (LBW), good length ball on the off stump and angled in, Fleming goes for the on-drive but misses the line completely and get trapped in front of the stumps 3/1
    22.1 Bandara to Astle, OUT (Caught) good lenght delivery and tossed up just a bit, AStle swings across the line hoping to clear the man at mid-on, doesnt get enough height on the ball and ends up offering Fernando a simple catch, thats a crucial wicket for Sri Lan 121/3
    42.3 Muralitharan to Cairns, OUT (Run Out), flighted ball, defended to backward point, bit of mix-up, Dilshan quick to pounce and throws at the keepers end, Fulton well short of the creasse 224/5
    37.4 Perera to Marshall, OUT (Caught), good length ball on the off stump, nipping away, batsman tries to turn onside and gets the leading edge back to the bowler who takes a simple catch 199/4
    28
    27
    47
    1
    1
    103.70
    47.2 Vaas to Cairns, OUT (LBW), yorker length ball on the leg stump, Cairns tries to paddle sweep but misses and gets on the pads, appeal and umpire turs it up 249/8
    43.5 Perera to McCullum, OUT (Caught), good length ball aroound the off stump, straightening, batsman tries to play onside and gets the leading edge to cover, good catch by Atapattu 231/6
    45.4 Vaas to Vettori, OUT (Bowled), yorker on the middle and off stump, Vettori tries to glide away to thirdman and misses the ball completely, ball knocks over the stumps 236/7
    47.5 Vaas to Franklin, OUT (Bowled), low full toss from Vaas, Franklin plays across the line, not uch footwork there, misses the line completely and the ball crashes into middle stump, two wickets in the over for Vaas 252/9
    not out
    2
    2
    5
    0
    0
    100.00
    48.2 Fernando to Martin, OUT (Bowled)all over!!! Fernando follows Martin who tries to give himself ome room and work it away to the leg side, ball hits the pad and crashes into the stumps 253/10
    Extras
    17 (lb 10, nb 4, w 3)
    TOTAL
    253 all out (48.2 Overs, RR: 5.23)
    Did not bat: JM How
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Stephen Fleming, 0.3 ov), 2-13 (Lou Vincent, 1.5 ov), 3-121 (Nathan Astle, 22.1 ov), 4-199 (Hamish Marshall, 37.4 ov), 5-224 (Peter Fulton, 42.3 ov), 6-231 (Brendon McCullum, 43.5 ov), 7-236 (Daniel Vettori, 45.4 ov), 8-249 (Chris Cairns, 47.2 ov), 9-252 (James Franklin, 47.5 ov), 10-253 (Chris Martin, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    WPUJC Vaas904845.33295002
    PDRL Perera1005635.60274021
    CRD Fernando5.203616.75172201
    M Muralidaran1013603.60352000
    TM Dilshan402005.00101000
    HMCM Bandara1004714.70303110

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