VB Series 2002/03
Completed
Sri Lanka
214/8
(50.0 ov)
VS
Australia
215/1
(34.3 ov)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Match 12 · ODI · 21 Jan 2003
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c GB Hogg b AJ Bichel | 26 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
lbw b GB Hogg | 45 | 72 | 4 | 0 |
c SR Watson b GB Hogg | 43 | 56 | 2 | 2 |
c SR Watson b NW Bracken | 44 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
st AC Gilchrist b GB Hogg | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
b BA Williams | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
run out (GB Hogg) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
lbw b BA Williams | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Extras 17 (wd 11, nb 1, b 0, lb 5)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BA Williams (5wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
NW Bracken (2wd) | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
AJ Bichel (2wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
GB Hogg (1wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
SR Watson (1wd, 1nb) | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 7.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
b WPUJC Vaas | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
not out | 80 | 87 | 1 | 4 |
not out | 106 | 97 | 11 | 1 |
Extras 3 (wd 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) · Target 215
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
RAP Nissanka (2wd) | 7.3 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 9.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
DPMD Jayawardene (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
RT Ponting · Australia | 119 |
ML Hayden · Australia | 89 |
GB Hogg · Australia | 83 |
BA Williams · Australia | 50 |
DA Gunawardene · Sri Lanka | 49 |
KC Sangakkara · Sri Lanka | 49 |
PA de Silva · Sri Lanka | 44 |
AC Gilchrist · Australia | 29 |
MS Atapattu · Sri Lanka | 28 |
WPUJC Vaas · Sri Lanka | 26 |
AJ Bichel · Australia | 25 |
NW Bracken · Australia | 25 |
J Mubarak · Sri Lanka | 16 |
SR Watson · Australia | 16 |
RP Arnold · Sri Lanka | 15 |
HP Tillakaratne · Sri Lanka | 10 |
DPMD Jayawardene · Sri Lanka | 0 |
MKGCP Lakshitha · Sri Lanka | 0 |
RAP Nissanka · Sri Lanka | 0 |
JP Maher · Australia | 0 |
MG Bevan · Australia | 0 |
A Symonds · Australia | 0 |
Australia won by 9 wickets
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to batPlayer of the match: RT PontingVenue: Melbourne Cricket GroundSeries: VB Series 2002/03
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