Australia vs Sri Lanka (1st Semi-Final Match)

World Cup, 2002/03, 1st Semi Final
Australia v Sri Lanka
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
18 March 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 48 runs (D/L Method)
Series: Australia advances to the final

Toss: Australia
Umpires: RE Koertzen and DR Shepherd (Eng)
TV Umpire: BF Bowden (NZ)
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: A Symonds

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Sangakkara       b de Silva            22  25  20  2 1
ML Hayden             c Tillakaratne     b Vaas                20  53  38  2 0
*RT Ponting           c Jayasuriya       b Vaas                 2   6   8  0 0
DS Lehmann                               b Jayasuriya          36 101  66  2 0
A Symonds             not out                                  91 145 118  7 1
MG Bevan              c Sangakkara       b Jayasuriya           0   8   1  0 0
GB Hogg               st Sangakkara      b de Silva             8  19  19  0 0
IJ Harvey             c Sangakkara       b Vaas                 7  13  10  0 0
AJ Bichel             not out                                  19  21  21  0 1
Extras                (lb 3, w 3, nb 1)                         7
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 199 mins)         212

DNB: B Lee, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-34 (Gilchrist, 5.2 ov), 2-37 (Ponting, 6.5 ov),
     3-51 (Hayden, 12.2 ov), 4-144 (Lehmann, 34.6 ov),
     5-144 (Bevan, 36.1 ov), 6-158 (Hogg, 40.3 ov),
     7-175 (Harvey, 43.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      1     34      3 (1nb, 1w)
Gunaratne                    8      0     60      0 (1w)
de Silva                    10      0     36      2 (1w)
Muralitharan                10      0     29      0
Jayasuriya                  10      0     42      2
Arnold                       2      0      8      0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 172 runs from 38.1 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
MS Atapattu                              b Lee                 14  18  17  3 0
*ST Jayasuriya        c Symonds          b McGrath             17  40  24  0 1
HP Tillakaratne       c Gilchrist        b Lee                  3  27  15  0 0
DA Gunawardene        c Ponting          b Lee                  1  14   4  0 0
PA de Silva           run out (Bichel)                         11  20  16  2 0
+KC Sangakkara        not out                                  39 111  70  3 0
DPMD Jayawardene      c Gilchrist        b Hogg                 5  14   8  1 0
RP Arnold             c Lee              b Hogg                 3  29  27  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  21  56  50  1 1
Extras                (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 2)                    9
Total                 (7 wickets, 38.1 overs, 167 mins)       123

DNB: M Muralitharan, PW Gunaratne.

FoW: 1-21 (Atapattu, 3.6 ov), 2-37 (Jayasuriya, 8.5 ov),
     3-37 (Tillakaratne, 9.3 ov), 4-43 (Gunawardene, 11.2 ov),
     5-51 (de Silva, 13.1 ov), 6-60 (Jayawardene, 16.1 ov),
     7-76 (Arnold, 24.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                      7      1     20      1
Lee                          8      0     35      3 (2nb, 2w)
Bichel                      10      4     18      0
Hogg                        10      1     30      2
Harvey                       2.1    0     11      0
Lehmann                      1      0      4      0

* - Team Captain
+ - Team Wicket Keeper

2003 Lokesh