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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26th, 27th, 28th December 2012
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, NJ Llong
Third Umpire: AL Hill
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 201 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dimuth Karunaratne | c Matthew Wade b Jack Bird | 5 | 14 | 17 | - | - |
| 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 20 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Johnson | 58 | 98 | 195 | 8 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Matthew Wade b Peter Siddle | 3 | 26 | 32 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | c David Warner b Jack Bird | 10 | 38 | 59 | - | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | c Michael Hussey b Peter Siddle | 15 | 13 | 25 | 1 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Phillip Hughes b Mitchell Johnson | 24 | 30 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 8. Dammika Prasad | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Rangana Herath | c Ed Cowan b Nathan Lyon | 14 | 19 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 10. Shaminda Eranga | not out | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 11. Chanaka Welegedara | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Lyon | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Dimuth Karunaratne), 2-19 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 3-37 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-79 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-99 (Angelo Mathews), 6-134 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-134 (Dammika Prasad), 8-147 (Kumar Sangakkara), 9-156 (Rangana Herath), 10-156 (Chanaka Welegedara). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.4 ovs, 219 mins) 156 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Johnson | 14 | 2 | 63 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Jack Bird | 13 | 5 | 32 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 5.4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ed Cowan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Dammika Prasad | 36 | 82 | 113 | 5 | - |
| 2. David Warner | c Dammika Prasad b Angelo Mathews | 62 | 46 | 81 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. Phillip Hughes | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan > Kumar Sangakkara > ) | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 4. Shane Watson | c Thilan Samaraweera b Dammika Prasad | 83 | 198 | 265 | 8 | 1 |
| *5. Michael Clarke | c Mahela Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga | 106 | 187 | 251 | 14 | - |
| 6. Michael Hussey | c Rangana Herath b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 34 | 68 | 97 | 4 | - |
| +7. Matthew Wade | c Shaminda Eranga b Dammika Prasad | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | not out | 92 | 150 | 184 | 7 | - |
| 9. Peter Siddle | c Mahela Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga | 13 | 30 | 65 | - | - |
| 10. Nathan Lyon | c sub b Angelo Mathews | 1 | 14 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Bird | b Shaminda Eranga | 0 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-95 (David Warner), 2-117 (Phillip Hughes), 3-117 (Ed Cowan), 4-311 (Michael Clarke), 5-313 (Shane Watson), 6-315 (Matthew Wade), 7-376 (Michael Hussey), 8-434 (Peter Siddle), 9-451 (Nathan Lyon), 10-460 (Jack Bird). |
| Extras | 9b, 5lb, 6w, 2nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 134.4 ovs, 567 mins) 460 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 14.4 | 6 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaminda Eranga | 27 | 2 | 109 | 3 | (1w,2nb) |
| Dammika Prasad | 26 | 2 | 106 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Angelo Mathews | 16 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 39 | 7 | 95 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Dimuth Karunaratne | run out (David Warner > Mitchell Johnson > ) | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Ed Cowan b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | retired hurt | 27 | 43 | 83 | 4 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | b Jack Bird | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Thilan Samaraweera | lbw b Jack Bird | 1 | 8 | 18 | - | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | b Mitchell Johnson | 35 | 48 | 68 | 5 | - |
| 7. Dammika Prasad | c Phillip Hughes b Nathan Lyon | 17 | 17 | 37 | - | 2 |
| 8. Rangana Herath | not out | 11 | 17 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shaminda Eranga | c Ed Cowan b Peter Siddle | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| +10. Prasanna Jayawardene | absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11. Chanaka Welegedara | absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FOW | 1-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne), 2-1 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 3-3 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-13 (Thilan Samaraweera), 5-74 (Angelo Mathews), 6-102 (Dammika Prasad), 7-103 (Shaminda Eranga). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 24.2 ovs, 130 mins) 103 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Bird | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 5.2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ed Cowan, David Warner, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Jack Bird