Australia v Sri Lanka @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
29 February 2008
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, AL Hill
Third Umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 13 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Brett Lee | 5 | 12 | 20 | - | - | |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mike Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 23 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 1 | |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mike Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 26 | 35 | 2 | - | |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Brad Hogg | 50 | 66 | 95 | 5 | - | |
| 5. Chamara Kapugedera | c Adam Gilchrist b James Hopes | 2 | 23 | 33 | - | - | |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (James Hopes > ) | 62 | 70 | 96 | 3 | - | |
| 7. Chamara Silva | c Mitchell Johnson b Nathan Bracken | 35 | 48 | 66 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Nuwan Kulasekara | b Nathan Bracken | 14 | 22 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | c James Hopes b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Nathan Bracken | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| 11. Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Dilruwan Perera), 2-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-42 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-61 (Chamara Kapugedera), 5-125 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-185 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-206 (Chamara Silva), 8-208 (Lasith Malinga), 9-212 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 221 (Nuwan Kulasekara). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 8w, 4nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50 ovs, 220 mins) 221 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 | (1w,2nb) |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 3 | 29 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| James Hopes | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Adam Gilchrist | c Lasith Malinga b Nuwan Kulasekara | 83 | 50 | 78 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2. James Hopes | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 28 | 42 | 70 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 1 | 11 | 25 | - | - | |
| 4. Michael Clarke | b Ishara Amerasinghe | 0 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| 5. Andrew Symonds | c Kumar Sangakkara b Ishara Amerasinghe | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |
| 6. Mike Hussey | b Chamara Kapugedera | 5 | 25 | 48 | - | - | |
| 7. Brad Haddin | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 7 | 13 | 14 | - | - | |
| 8. Brad Hogg | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 21 | 35 | 49 | - | - | |
| 9. Brett Lee | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | 59 | 80 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Mitchell Johnson | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ishara Amerasinghe | 3 | 13 | 17 | - | - | |
| 11. Nathan Bracken | not out | 14 | 26 | 42 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-107 (James Hopes), 2-113 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-115 (Michael Clarke), 4-115 (Ricky Ponting), 5-115 (Andrew Symonds), 6-123 (Brad Haddin), 7-142 (Mike Hussey), 8-158 (Brad Hogg), 9-173 (Mitchell Johnson), 208 (Brett Lee). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.1 ovs, 225 mins) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 3 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 10 | 2 | 44 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chamara Kapugedera | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Dilruwan Perera | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Nathan Bracken, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting, James Hopes, Adam Gilchrist
Sri Lanka: Ishara Amerasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Dilruwan Perera
