Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final at Bridgetown, , Apr 28 2007 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

Final, Bridgetown, April 28, 2007, ICC World Cup

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Australia

(38/38 ov) 281/4

Sri Lanka

(36/36 ov, T:269) 215/8

Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

Adam Gilchrist

, AUS

149 (104) & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

Glenn McGrath

, AUS

26 wkts

A trio of winners: Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist with the World Cup trophy•Apr 29, 2007•AFP

Glenn McGrath bowls, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Glenn McGrath bowls•Apr 28, 2007•Clive Mason/Getty Images

Ricky Ponting and Australia's players look on in the dark, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Ricky Ponting and Australia's players look on in the dark•Apr 28, 2007•Tom Shaw/Getty Images

Glenn McGrath celebrates with his team-mates, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Glenn McGrath celebrates with his team-mates•Apr 28, 2007•Clive Mason/Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist plays behind the wicket, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Adam Gilchrist plays behind the wicket•Apr 28, 2007•PA Photos/Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist slogs, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Adam Gilchrist slogs•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene before the start of the match, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene before the start of the World Cup final•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist kisses Matthew Hayden , Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Adam Gilchrist kisses Matthew Hayden •Apr 28, 2007•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

Shane Watson is bowled by Lasith Malinga, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Shane Watson is bowled by Lasith Malinga•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Shaun Tait and Glenn McGrath after the win, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Shaun Tait and Glenn McGrath after the win•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Ricky Ponting holds aloft the 2007 World Cup trophy 24 hours after Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final, Bridgetown, Barbados, April 29, 2007

Ricky Ponting holds aloft the 2007 World Cup trophy 24 hours after Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final•Apr 29, 2007•AFP

Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar discuss the weather, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar discuss the weather•Apr 28, 2007•Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist on his way to a World Cup final hundred, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Adam Gilchrist on his way to a World Cup final hundred•Apr 28, 2007•Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Australia celebrate their World Cup win, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Australia celebrate their World Cup win•Apr 28, 2007•PA Photos/Getty Images

Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene speak to Steve Bucknor about the chaotic scenes at the end of the final, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene head for the toss in the 2007 World Cup final•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Australia celebrate their World Cup win•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

Shane Watson is bowled by Lasith Malinga•Apr 28, 2007•Getty Images

An angry Ricky Ponting gesticulates at a team-mate, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

An angry Ricky Ponting gesticulates at a team-mate•Apr 28, 2007•Philip Brown

Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting take a single, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting take a single•Apr 28, 2007•AFP

Fans remember the famous Barbados-based fan, King Dyal, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados, April 28, 2007

Fans remember the famous Barbados-based fan, King Dyal•Apr 28, 2007•AFP

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
WU Tharanga	caught	6	8
ST Jayasuriya	bowled	63	67
KC Sangakkara	caught	54	52
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw	19	19
LPC Silva	bowled	21	22
TM Dilshan	run out	14	13
RP Arnold	caught	1	2
WPUJC Vaas	not out	11	21
SL Malinga	stumped	10	6
CRD Fernando	not out	1	6
Extras	(lb 1, w 14)
Total	215(8 wkts; 36 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
NW Bracken	6	1	34	1	5.66
SW Tait	6	0	42	0	7
GD McGrath	7	0	31	1	4.42
SR Watson	7	0	49	1	7
GB Hogg	3	0	19	1	6.33
MJ Clarke	5	0	33	2	6.6
A Symonds	2	0	6	1	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	7	Sanath Jayasuriya	Upul Tharanga
2nd	116	Sanath Jayasuriya	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	22	Sanath Jayasuriya	Mahela Jayawardene
4th	11	Mahela Jayawardene	Chamara Silva
5th	32	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Chamara Silva
6th	2	Russel Arnold	Chamara Silva
7th	4	Chaminda Vaas	Russel Arnold
8th	17	Chaminda Vaas	Lasith Malinga
9th	4	Chaminda Vaas	Dilhara Fernando

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ICC World Cup

Super Eights

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	7	7	0	14	2.400
SL	7	5	2	10	1.483
NZ	7	5	2	10	0.253
SA	7	4	3	8	0.313
ENG	7	3	4	6	-0.394
WI	7	2	5	4	-0.566
BAN	7	1	6	2	-1.514
IRE	7	1	6	2	-1.730

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	3	0	6	3.433
SA	3	2	1	4	2.403
NED	3	1	2	2	-2.527
SCOT	3	0	3	0	-3.793

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.493
BAN	3	2	1	4	-1.523
IND	3	1	2	2	1.206
BER	3	0	3	0	-4.345

Group C

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	3	3	0	6	2.138
ENG	3	2	1	4	0.418
KENYA	3	1	2	2	-1.194
CAN	3	0	3	0	-1.389

Group D

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	3	0	6	0.764
IRE	3	1	1	3	-0.092
PAK	3	1	2	2	0.089
ZIM	3	0	2	1	-0.886

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