Australia complete World Cup hat-trick

Apr 28, 2007

The ground staff were the only people in action early on in Barbados as rain delayed the start•AFP

as Adam Gilchrist launched a ferocious attack•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist was swinging so hard that he lost his bat at one point and it nearly rolled onto the stumps•AFP

Ricky Ponting added 37 to Australia's huge total before being run out•Getty Images

2.1 Bracken to Tharanga, OUT, That's more swing, and that's all over. Short of a length and Tharanga doesn't know whether to go forward or back. Stands rooted to the crease and simply pushes his bat limply, the edge is taken and Gilchrist snaps up a regulation catch behind the stumps.•Getty Images

22.6 Clarke to Jayasuriya, OUT, goddim! A terrible shot from Jayasuriya, skipping down the pitch to a fullish delivery which just turned away from him, the ball keeping very low, and his off stump is knocked back•Getty Images

25.5 Watson to Jayawardene, OUT, on middle-and-leg and that's a throaty gurgle of a roar for lbw, and it looks like a good shout, and the umpire agrees•AFP

Lasith Malinga was quick...but not accurate enough•Getty Images

Surprisingly, given his form prior to today's final, Matthew Hayden played second fiddle but was solid enough to enable the pair to bring up a thrilling hundred stand for the opening wicket•Getty Images

Adam Gilchrist slog-sweeps another six as Sri Lanka are put to the sword...•AFP

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20.3 Malinga to Gilchrist, FOUR, What a way to bring it up! Full ball outside off and it's slapped ferociously over mid-off for a four. A century off 72 balls in a World Cup final. Adam Gilchrist take a bow! This has been a sensational effort and Kensington salutes him in admiration. Eight fours and six sixes. Take that•Getty Images

...and punches the air after reaching his 72-ball hundred•AFP

Andrew Symonds drives on the up during the closing overs•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara pulls powerfully as he and Jayasuriya gave Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope•Getty Images

19.5 Hogg to Sangakkara, OUT, just short of a length and Sangakkara's gem of a knock comes to a rather limp end, pulling a fuller delivery straight to the undroppable hands of Ponting at short midwicket•Getty Images