Australian Tri-Series 2012 LIVE

India, Sri Lanka, Australia Commonwealth Bank Series

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Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne

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Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne

AUS vs SL, match 9, Melbourne: Australia confirm final berth

Sri Lanka's survival in the cricket tri-series hung by a slender thread after they lost to world champions Australia by 24 runs in a rain-curtailed encounter at Melbourne today.
Chasing Australia's modest score of 184 for seven, the islanders were 77 for four in 29.3 overs when rain forced a premature end to the proceedings with Sri Lanka well behind under the Duckworth-Lewis method. The two on-field umpires, Simon Taufel and Rudi Koertzen, waited for the rain to stop till the cut-off of 10.20 pm local time before calling off play. Since a minimum of 20 overs are required to constitute a game, Australia were declared winners and also got a bonus point.
The result of the rain-affected game dealt a huge blow to Sri Lanka's quest for a berth in the best-of-three finals as they now need to win their remaining two matches to have a chance. They would also need India to lose to Australia in Sydney on Sunday. With this victory, Australia confirmed their place in the finals and maintained their position atop the points table with 22 points from six games. India are second with 12 points from the same number of matches while Sri Lanka are at the bottom with six points from as many matches.
Sri Lanka did well to restrict the powerful Australian line-up to a moderate total but their batsmen once again let them down.

AUS vs SL, match 9, Melbourne: Australia 184-7 (50 overs) beat Sri Lanka 77-4 (29.3 overs) by 24 runs (D/L)

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne

Scores

Australia Innings 184 for 7 (50.0 overs)

Sri Lanka Innings 77 for 4 (29.3 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gilchrist		b Vaas	6	11	0	0
Hayden	c Silva	b Maharoof	23	53	3	0
Ponting	run out		11	34	0	0
Clarke	c and b	Muralitharan	50	69	4	0
Symonds	c Sangakkara	b Maharoof	4	6	0	0
M Hussey	not out		64	98	1	0
Hopes	st Sangakkara	b Muralitharan	11	16	0	0
Hogg	c Dilshan	b Malinga	4	4	0	0
Johnson	not out		6	9	0	0
Extras		3w 2b	5
Total		for 7	184	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Vaas 10.0 1 34 1 Malinga 10.0 1 44 1 Maharoof 10.0 1 20 2 Muralitharan 10.0 0 37 2 Amerasinghe 10.0 0 47 0

Fall of wicket   12 Gilchrist 39 Hayden 44 Ponting 54 Symonds 144 Clarke 166 Hopes 173 Hogg

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Perera	lbw	b Clark	1	11	0	0
Jayasuriya	c Ponting	b Clark	0	1	0	0
Sangakkara	c Symonds	b Hopes	22	59	0	0
M Jayawardene	c Gilchrist	b Bracken	27	45	3	0
Silva	not out		17	47	0	0
Dilshan	not out		9	14	0	0
Extras		1w	1
Total		for 4	77	(29.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Bracken 6.0 1 13 1 Clark 5.0 1 8 2 Johnson 7.0 1 17 0 Hopes 7.0 2 23 1 Hogg 4.3 1 15 0

Fall of wicket   0 Jayasuriya 3 Perera 42 M Jayawardene 64 Sangakkara

Umpires: R E Koertzen, S J A Taufel
Australia: Gilchrist, Hayden, Ponting, Clarke, M Hussey, Hopes, Symonds, Hogg, Johnson, Bracken, Clark
Sri Lanka: Perera, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Dilshan, Silva, Maharoof, Vaas, Malinga, Amerasinghe, Muralitharan

Australia vs Sri Lanka at Melbourne

Venue

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It holds the world record for the highest light towers at any sporting venue. The MCG is within walking distance of the city centre, and is serviced by Richmond and Jolimont train stations.
Internationally, the MCG is remembered as the centrepiece stadium of the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The open-air stadium is also one of the world's most famous cricket venues, with the well-attended Boxing Day test match commencing on Boxing Day every year. Throughout the winter, it serves as the home of Australian rules football, with at least one game held there each round. In late September, the AFL Grand Final fills the stadium to capacity.