Commonwealth Bank Series 2011/12 Home | Squads | News | Points Table
Scores Upcoming Results
ODI No. 3257

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011/12
2011-12 season
Australia vs Sri Lanka - 3rd Final
Thursday March 08, 2012 - day/night (50-over match)

Australia won the best-of-3-finals 2-1, wins CB series

Venue : Adelaide Oval
Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
Result : Australia won by 16 runs


Australia innings
(50 overs maximum)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Matthew Wade c Sangakkara b Herath
49 
74 
3 
0
66.22 
»
 David Warner c Sangakkara b Maharoof
48 
45 
5 
1
106.67 
»
 Shane Watson c Herath b Dilshan
19 
18 
1 
1
105.56 
»
 Michael Hussey run out
1 
3 
0 
0
33.33 
»
 David Hussey lbw b Maharoof
19 
29 
1 
0
65.52 
»
 Peter Forrest b Herath
3 
7 
0 
0
42.86 
»
 Dan Christian c Jayawardene b Maharoof
19 
26 
2 
0
73.08 
»
 Brett Lee b Kulasekara
32 
54 
2 
0
59.26 
»
 Clint McKay c Maharoof b Herath
28 
32 
3 
1
87.50 
»
 Xavier Doherty Not Out
5 
8 
0 
0
62.50 
»
 Nathan Lyon c Senanayake b Kulasekara
0 
1 
0 
0
0.00 
Extras B 2, LB 3, W 3
8
Total : (all out in 49.3 overs)
231
 RR : 4.67

Fall of wickets : 1-75 (Warner, 13.6 ov), 2-115 (Watson, 20.4 ov), 3-119 (MEK Hussey, 21.6 ov), 4-123 (Wade, 24.1 ov), 5-135 (Forrest, 26.4 ov), 6-151 (DJ Hussey, 31.6 ov), 7-177 (Christian, 37.3 ov), 8-217 (McKay, 45.5 ov), 9-231 (Lee, 49.2 ov), 10-231 (Lyon, 49.3 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Tillakaratne Dilshan
10
1 
41 
1
4.10
0
1
»
 Nuwan Kulasekara
9
 .3
0 
40 
2
4.21
0
1
»
 Lahiru Thirimanne
10
0 
69 
0
6.90
0
1
»
 Farveez Maharoof
10
0 
40 
3
4.00
0
0
»
 Rangana Herath
10
0 
36 
3
3.60
0
0

Sri Lanka innings
(Target: 232 runs in 50 overs)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Mahela Jayawardene b McKay
15 
27 
1 
0
55.56 
»
 Tillakaratne Dilshan c DJ Hussey b Lee
8 
8 
2 
0
100.00 
»
 Kumar Sangakkara c Watson b Lee
19 
9 
3 
0
211.11 
»
 Dinesh Chandimal lbw b McKay
5 
7 
1 
0
71.43 
»
 Lahiru Thirimanne c Warner b Watson
30 
57 
1 
0
52.63 
»
 Upul Tharanga c Wade b Watson
71 
122 
3 
1
58.20 
»
 Chamara Kapugedera c Wade b McKay
7 
18 
0 
0
38.89 
»
 Nuwan Kulasekara c Lyon b Lee
15 
10 
2 
0
150.00 
»
 Farveez Maharoof Not Out
18 
24 
1 
0
75.00 
»
 Rangana Herath b McKay
0 
2 
0 
0
0.00 
»
 Lasith Malinga b McKay
6 
9 
1 
0
66.67 
Extras LB 9, W 12
21
Total : (all out in 48.5 overs)
215
 RR : 4.40

Fall of wickets : 1-23 (Dilshan, 2.6 ov), 2-47 (Sangakkara, 6.2 ov), 3-52 (Chandimal, 7.3 ov), 4-53 (Jayawardene, 9.3 ov), 5-113 (Thirimanne, 26.4 ov), 6-142 (Kapugedera, 35.5 ov), 7-172 (Kulasekara, 38.5 ov), 8-204 (Tharanga, 45.6 ov), 9-205 (Herath, 46.3 ov), 10-215 (Malinga, 48.5 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Brett Lee
8
0 
59 
3
7.38
0
3
»
 Xavier Doherty
8
0 
49 
0
6.13
0
2
»
 Clint McKay
9
 .5
1 
28 
5
2.85
0
0
»
 Shane Watson
7
1 
13 
2
1.86
0
0
»
 Nathan Lyon
8
0 
36 
0
4.50
0
0
»
 Dan Christian
8
1 
21 
0
2.63
0
0

Match details
Debuts: NM Lyon (Australia)
Man of the Match: CJ McKay (Australia)
Man of the Series : TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
Umpires : BNJ Oxenford (Australia) and Asad Rauf (Pakistan)
Third Umpire: SD Fry (Australia)
Referee : BC Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire: AP Ward (Australia)

Teams:
Australia Nathan Lyon, Xavier Doherty, Shane Watson (Capt.), Peter Forrest, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade (wk), David Warner, David Hussey, Dan Christian, Clint McKay, Brett Lee
Sri Lanka Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Mahela Jayawardene (Capt.), Lasith Malinga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Farveez Maharoof, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamara Kapugedera
Scores Upcoming Results
Commonwealth Bank Series 2011/12 News
McKay Fiver Seals CB Series, Beat Sri Lanka [+]
Pacer Clint McKay (5-28) helped Australia beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the deciding match of the three-game triseries finals to win the CB series.
Sri Lanka Opt to Bowl in 3rd Final, Lyon Debuts [+]
Sri Lanka named an unchanged team while Australia brought in Peter Forrest and Nathan Lyon for the deciding match of the best-of-three triseries final.
Sri Lanka Eye Tri-series Title Against Australia [+]
A rejuvenated Sri Lanka would look to exploit the injury problems and bowling woes of Australia when the two teams clash for the title in the third and last final of the triseries on Thursday.
All-round Dilshan to Force Third Final [+]
Riding high on brilliant knocks from Dilshan and Jayawardene, Lanka thrashed Australia by 8 wickets in the second final of the tri-series at Adelaide.
Australia Bat, Fit Warner to Play in 2nd Final [+]
Australian captain Michael Clarke won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the second final of the triseries at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Host Eye Triseries Title Against Sri Lanka [+]
Just a step away from clinching the title, Australia will be hoping to seal the issue on Tuesday when they take on Sri Lanka in the second triseries final.
David Warner Doubtful for Second Final [+]
Explosive opener David Warner is doubtful for the second final against Sri Lanka on Tuesday after injuring his groin during his career-best 163-run knock in the first final on Sunday.
Warner Take Hard-fought 1-0 Lead [+]
Led by David Warner's gallant 163, Australia took 1-0 lead in the three-game finals as they beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first final of the triseries at Gabba.
Sri Lanka Face Australia in Tri-series Finals [+]
Australia and Sri Lanka will battle it out in best-of-three finals with the spirited islanders well-equipped to upstage the hosts in the triseries summit clashes.
Sri Lanka Hold Nerve to Seal Finals Berth [+]
India were finally knocked out of the triseries as Sri Lanka brought a heart-breaking end to their nervous wait with a nail-biting nine-run victory over Australia.

Top