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VB Series 2005/06 - Match 1

Australia vs Sri Lanka
@ the Telstra Dome, Melbourne (d/n)
Friday January 13, 2006

Australia won by 116 runs

Toss: Sri Lanka	Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
TV Umpire: Bob Parry (Aus) Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ)
Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds (Aus)
Points: Australia 5, Sri Lanka 0

Australia

Batsman			Runs	Balls	4's	6's	Fall Wkt
+Adam Gilchrist	lbw	b Perera	13	14	2	0	1-25 (05.1)
Simon Katich	run out	(Dilshan)	60	78	5	0	3-132 (23.4)
*Ricky Ponting		b Perera	13	18	0	1	2-58 (11.6)
Damien Martyn		b Fernando	70	64	5	2	4-238 (38.2)
Andrew Symonds	c Dilshan	b Mubarak	66	61	5	4	5-238 (39.2)
Michael Clarke	not out		45	39	3	1	-
Mike Hussey	not out		34	29	3	0	-
Extras	(lb 8, nb 3, wd 6)		17	run rate: 6.36
Total	(50 overs)	5 wickets for	318
Did Not Bat:	James Hopes, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Glenn McGrath

Sri Lanka Bowling
	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
Chaminda Vaas	10	0	73	0	nb 1
Ruchira Perera	10	0	45	2	nb 2
Dilhara Fernando	10	0	60	1	wd 2
Muttiah Muralitharan	10	1	67	0	wd 2
Tillakaratne Dilshan	8	0	55	0	wd 1
Jehan Mubarak	2	0	10	1	-

Sri Lanka

Batsman			Runs	Balls	4's	6's	Fall Wkt
Upal Tharanga		b Lee	2	2	0	0	1-0 (00.2)
Jehan Mubarak	c Ponting	b Lee	1	4	0	0	2-11 (02.5)
Michael Vandort	run out	(Ponting)	48	117	3	0	5-118 (35.1)
+Kumar Snagakkara	c Martyn	b Bracken	16	31	2	0	3-32 (10.6)
Tillakaratne Dilshan		b Bracken	29	37	3	0	4-93 (27.1)
Mahela Jayawardene	c &	b Hopes	50	47	4	0	7-176 (44.2)
*Marvan Atapattu	c Katich	b Hogg	9	11	0	0	6-137 (38.1)
Russel Arnold	not out		27	36	1	0	-
Chaminda Vaas	not out		7	15	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, wd 8)		13	run rate: 4.00
Total	(50 overs)	7 wickets for	202	(target: 319)
Did Not Bat:	Dilhara Fernando, Ruchira Perera

Australia Bowling
	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
Brett Lee	7	0	29	2	wd 4
Glenn McGrath	9	1	30	0	wd 1
Nathan Bracken	8	2	11	2	-
James Hopes	9	1	35	1	wd 1
Brad Hogg	10	0	57	1	wd 2
Andrew Symonds	4	0	20	0	-
Michael Clarke	3	0	16	0	-

Match Notes

Super Substitutes:
Brad Hogg (Aus)
and Michael Vandort (SL)

Official Attendance: 33,930.

* = Team Captains
+ = Wicket Keepers

Hours of Play: (local time)
2:15pm - 5:45pm
6:30pm - 10:00pm

Super Subs: Australia subbed Brad Hogg for Damien Martyn after 24 overs of SL innings.
Sri Lanka subbed Michael Vandort in for Muttiah Nuralitharan after 2 balls of the SL innings.

Australia:

Australia 50 off 10.5 overs
Australia 100 off 18.1 overs
Simon Katich 50 runs from 69 balls, 4x4
Australia 150 off 27.4 overs
Damien Martyn 50 runs from 51 balls, 4x4, 1x6
Australia 200 off 34.3 overs
Andrew Symonds 50 runs from 48 balls, 3x4, 3x6
Australia 250 off 42 overs
Australia 300 off 49 overs

Sri Lanka:

Sri Lanka 50 off 17.5 overs