England Skipper better performance over NewZealand in their third one-day internation here Friday to keep the series alive by knocking 70 runs off just 50 balls to drag side across the line when their momentum slowed.
With seven overs to play, and England needing nearly a run a ball, Collingwood switched into a higher gear.
By playing first after toss NewZealand notched 234 for 9 in 50 overs thanks to Jacob Oram for his splended performance by hitting 88 runs to keep moving the scoreboard. With seven overs to play, and England needing nearly a run a ball, Collingwood switched into a higher gear.
Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell made their first significant contributions of the series with a 107-run third-wicket partnership before Bell was unfortunate to be given out leg before wicket to Vettori for 73.Television replays indicated the ball clipped his bat first.Two overs later Pietersen was also given out lbw to Vettori for 41.
While Vettori spinned over the batsmen at one end, finishing with fine figures of two for 23 off 10 overs, Collingwood made the bowlers at the other end suffer as he drove England towards victory.
The home side, who had produced commanding performances in the first two matches, were struggling at 53 for four after 15 overs.
Brendon McCullum was back in the pavilion for four in the second over, Jamie How scored 10, Jesse Ryder 23 and Scott Styris three as James Anderson and Stuart Broad took control with two wickets apiece.
Oram and Vettori prevented a total collapse, putting on 74 for the seventh wicket before Vettori became Collingwood's third victim, caught by Owais Shah for 42.
Friday, February 15, 2008
England Successful win over NewZealand in their third one-day.
Steve Harmison to fly for New Zealand for ongoing Match
England fast bowler Steve Harmison will join up with his team-mates for the upcoming Test series in New Zealand next week after being given leave to stay at home for the birth of his fourth child.
He was due to arrive in New Zealand with fellow Test specialists Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard on Friday but was informed he could stay in England to witness the birth.
"Following discussions with the national selector Geoff Miller and the head coach Peter Moores, Stephen has been given dispensation to remain in the UK to attend the birth of his fourth child," said England and Wales Cricket Board managing director Hugh Morris.
"It is anticipated that he will now join the Test squad in New Zealand in the early part of next week."
Australian win over the Vistors SriLanka
Australia fighting win over Srilanka in Tri-Series at WACA Stadium with 63-run made the australian's to pick the bonous point's in this match here friday. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in their important match.
In this match,Adam Gilchrist make his knot by hitting century with just 130 make the aussies to win the tri-series comfortabely over visitors
Australia made to changes,with all-rounder James Hopes and Spinner Brad Hogg recalled at the expense of Stuart Clark and Brad Haddin
Sri Lanka stuck with the same side that beat India this week and they can go to the top of the tri-series table with a win here. The series is evenly poised with only two points separating the three teams.
The Players play for this particular match are
Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark (12th man).
Sri Lanka - Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga (12th man).
The match detalis of this match are like this
| Toss: Australia (Elected to Bat) | |
| Result: Australia won by 63 runs | Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Match Summary: Match Over | |
| Australia innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | c Kapugedera | b Malinga | 118 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 89.39 | 5-206 ( 43.2 ov. ) |
| Matthew Hayden | c Maharoof | b Malinga | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 1-16 ( 3.6 ov. ) |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | c Jayawardene | b Vaas | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 2-66 ( 12.1 ov. ) |
| Michael Clarke | st Sangakkara | b Muralitharan | 43 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 62.32 | 3-171 ( 36.2 ov. ) |
| Andrew Symonds | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 4-177 ( 37.4 ov. ) |
| Michael Hussey | c Jayawardene | b Kulasekara | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 89.29 | 8-232 ( 48.1 ov. ) |
| James Hopes | c Jayasuriya | b Kulasekara | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 6-217 ( 45.1 ov. ) |
| Brad Hogg | b Malinga | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-232 ( 47.4 ov. ) | |
| Brett Lee | b Malinga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 10-236 ( 49.4 ov. ) | |
| Mitchell Johnson | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-233 ( 48.4 ov. ) | |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 4 wd, 1 lb, 1 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 236 / 10 in 49.4 overs (Run Rate: 4.74) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | 2-35 ( 4.2 ov. ) | |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hopes | b Bracken | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | 1-29 ( 3.1 ov. ) |
| K Sangakkara (wk) | b Lee | 80 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 | 10-173 ( 45.3 ov. ) | |
| M Jayawardene (c) | c Ponting | b Johnson | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 84.00 | 3-71 ( 10.5 ov. ) |
| Chamara Silva | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4-76 ( 13.6 ov. ) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Hussey | b Hopes | 26 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 | 5-129 ( 32.5 ov. ) |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Sub (Haddin) | b Hogg | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | 6-159 ( 39.1 ov. ) |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gilchrist | b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7-159 ( 39.2 ov. ) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8-160 ( 40.5 ov. ) |
| Lasith Malinga | b Johnson | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | 9-173 ( 44.6 ov. ) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 3 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 173 / 10 in 45.3 overs (Run Rate: 3.80) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 |
| James Hopes | 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 |
Australian win over the Vistors SriLanka
Australia fighting win over Srilanka in Tri-Series at WACA Stadium with 63-run made the australian's to pick the bonous point's in this match here friday. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka in their important match.
In this match,Adam Gilchrist make his knot by hitting century with just 130 make the aussies to win the tri-series comfortabely over visitors
Australia made to changes,with all-rounder James Hopes and Spinner Brad Hogg recalled at the expense of Stuart Clark and Brad Haddin
Sri Lanka stuck with the same side that beat India this week and they can go to the top of the tri-series table with a win here. The series is evenly poised with only two points separating the three teams.
The Players play for this particular match are
Australia - Ricky Ponting (captain), Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, James Hopes, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark (12th man).
Sri Lanka - Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Upul Tharanga (12th man).
The match detalis of this match are like this
| Toss: Australia (Elected to Bat) | |
| Result: Australia won by 63 runs | Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Match Summary: Match Over | |
| Australia innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | c Kapugedera | b Malinga | 118 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 89.39 | 5-206 ( 43.2 ov. ) |
| Matthew Hayden | c Maharoof | b Malinga | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 1-16 ( 3.6 ov. ) |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | c Jayawardene | b Vaas | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 2-66 ( 12.1 ov. ) |
| Michael Clarke | st Sangakkara | b Muralitharan | 43 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 62.32 | 3-171 ( 36.2 ov. ) |
| Andrew Symonds | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 4-177 ( 37.4 ov. ) |
| Michael Hussey | c Jayawardene | b Kulasekara | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 89.29 | 8-232 ( 48.1 ov. ) |
| James Hopes | c Jayasuriya | b Kulasekara | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 6-217 ( 45.1 ov. ) |
| Brad Hogg | b Malinga | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-232 ( 47.4 ov. ) | |
| Brett Lee | b Malinga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 10-236 ( 49.4 ov. ) | |
| Mitchell Johnson | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-233 ( 48.4 ov. ) | |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 4 wd, 1 lb, 1 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 236 / 10 in 49.4 overs (Run Rate: 4.74) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | 2-35 ( 4.2 ov. ) | |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hopes | b Bracken | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | 1-29 ( 3.1 ov. ) |
| K Sangakkara (wk) | b Lee | 80 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 | 10-173 ( 45.3 ov. ) | |
| M Jayawardene (c) | c Ponting | b Johnson | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 84.00 | 3-71 ( 10.5 ov. ) |
| Chamara Silva | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4-76 ( 13.6 ov. ) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Hussey | b Hopes | 26 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 | 5-129 ( 32.5 ov. ) |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Sub (Haddin) | b Hogg | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | 6-159 ( 39.1 ov. ) |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gilchrist | b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7-159 ( 39.2 ov. ) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8-160 ( 40.5 ov. ) |
| Lasith Malinga | b Johnson | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | 9-173 ( 44.6 ov. ) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 3 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 173 / 10 in 45.3 overs (Run Rate: 3.80) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 |
| James Hopes | 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 |
Score Board of the Australia and srilanka tournament
| Toss: Australia (Elected to Bat) | |
| Result: Australia won by 63 runs | Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist |
| Match Summary: Match Over | |
| Australia innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist (wk) | c Kapugedera | b Malinga | 118 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 89.39 | 5-206 ( 43.2 ov. ) |
| Matthew Hayden | c Maharoof | b Malinga | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | 1-16 ( 3.6 ov. ) |
| Ricky Ponting (c) | c Jayawardene | b Vaas | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 | 2-66 ( 12.1 ov. ) |
| Michael Clarke | st Sangakkara | b Muralitharan | 43 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 62.32 | 3-171 ( 36.2 ov. ) |
| Andrew Symonds | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 4-177 ( 37.4 ov. ) |
| Michael Hussey | c Jayawardene | b Kulasekara | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 89.29 | 8-232 ( 48.1 ov. ) |
| James Hopes | c Jayasuriya | b Kulasekara | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 6-217 ( 45.1 ov. ) |
| Brad Hogg | b Malinga | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 7-232 ( 47.4 ov. ) | |
| Brett Lee | b Malinga | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 10-236 ( 49.4 ov. ) | |
| Mitchell Johnson | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-233 ( 48.4 ov. ) | |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 4 wd, 1 lb, 1 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 236 / 10 in 49.4 overs (Run Rate: 4.74) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 10.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10.0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sri Lanka innings | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR | FoW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 | 2-35 ( 4.2 ov. ) | |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hopes | b Bracken | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120.00 | 1-29 ( 3.1 ov. ) |
| K Sangakkara (wk) | b Lee | 80 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 70.18 | 10-173 ( 45.3 ov. ) | |
| M Jayawardene (c) | c Ponting | b Johnson | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 84.00 | 3-71 ( 10.5 ov. ) |
| Chamara Silva | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4-76 ( 13.6 ov. ) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Hussey | b Hopes | 26 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 | 5-129 ( 32.5 ov. ) |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Sub (Haddin) | b Hogg | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 | 6-159 ( 39.1 ov. ) |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gilchrist | b Hogg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7-159 ( 39.2 ov. ) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Symonds | b Bracken | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8-160 ( 40.5 ov. ) |
| Lasith Malinga | b Johnson | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | 9-173 ( 44.6 ov. ) | |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras: ( 3 wd, 7 lb, 0 b, 1 nb, 0 p) | Total: 173 / 10 in 45.3 overs (Run Rate: 3.80) | |||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | NoBall | Wide | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 8.3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.90 |
| James Hopes | 9.0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.10 |
Adam Gilchrist's Century Guides the Australia to Victory in the ongoing Tri-Series
Adam Gilchrist's man-of-match performance in his home town by knocking 118 runs from 130 balls help Australia to make for a fighting total. The local hero at his 36 soon going to be retired
help the Hosts's to win by splended performace over the visitor Srilanka by 63-run in the tri-series and gain the bonus point in the WACA Stadium.
The only person who fight for Sri Lankan side was by their wicket keeper Kumar Sngakkara by making 80 run he made a useful patnership with the jayawardana for a time after that no player could stand and play in front of the aussis bolwers. the last 5 wickets of Sri Lankan's fell for just 14 runs as they handed Australia a bonus point and top spot on the ladder.
Spinner Brad Hogg (2-41) rocked Sri Lanka with two wickets in as many balls, seamer Nathan Bracken claimed 3-31 and Mitchell Johnson led the Australian fightback with the ball, taking 3-29.
The wicketkeeper-batsman was given an emotional farewell when he eventually fell in the 44th over, holing out to Chamara Kapugedera at mid-off from a leading edge off impressive speedster Lasith Malinga.
He attempted to lift the tempo after reaching his ton, lofting another massive six over backward square leg off Kulasekera before Malinga finally struck.
He teamed up with Michael Clarke (43) to add 105 for the third wicket, but the Australians were never able to accelerate their scoring, losing the last eight wickets for just 65 and their last four wickets for four, seemingly handing Sri Lanka the initiative.This is the only patnership made by the australia no other patnership was made the sri lankans bowled out them very fast.
With Malinga troubling Australia with his pace to snare 4-47, it was the second successive match the home side had failed to last the allotted 50 overs.