driven to mid off and suddenly it starts pouring down with dogs and cats, they go off
Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Semi-Final at Gqeberha, Mar 18 2003 - Match Result
RESULT
1st Semi-Final, Gqeberha, March 18, 2003, ICC World Cup
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Scorecard summary
Australia • 212/7(50 overs)
91* (118)
3/34 (10)
36 (66)
2/36 (10)
Sri Lanka • 123/7(38.1 overs)
39* (70)
3/35 (8)
21* (50)
2/30 (10)
Huge downpour, covers rushed in. There is a breeze and experts believe play may restart but if not Australia would still win by 48 as the par score according to the D/L method is 171
Status is that we have heartd from western suburbs that rain has cleared there and so may well clear shortly from St George's too
Current status at 16:45 GMT is that there is still no play and likely to be called off
If called off the Aussies will win by about 48 runs there are still about 15 to 20 mins till we know for sure
It is still raining and play has not quite yet been called off, we have a covered square surrounded by security (rather cute looking) dogs and officers
The par score when it started was 171 indicating a 48 runs win for Australia as the minutes count down. Mind you I would not like to test how cute those dogs out there are!
Match is indeed over with a 48 run win for Australia ending with Sri Lanka on 123 for 7
Australia did have a few wobbles while batting and then Symonds came into his best to help put up a reasonable 212. Then Sri Lankan hopes were finished off by a clinical performance by the Aussie bowlers led by Lee with 3 for 35 and Hogg with 2 for 30 when rain did the rest
Good bye all and we hope you will all be here, perhaps more as India take on Kenya for a day/night game at Durban on Thursday
Good night for now
MoM is A Symonds
38.1
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
Play to carry on
end of over 384 runs
SL: 123/7CRR: 3.23 • RRR: 7.50
Chaminda Vaas21 (49b 1x4 1x6)
Kumar Sangakkara39 (70b 3x4)
Darren Lehmann 1-0-4-0
Ian Harvey 2-0-11-0
37.6
1
Lehmann to Vaas, 1 run
steers to third man
Rain starts
37.5
1
Lehmann to Sangakkara, 1 run
turned to mid wicket and run a quick single
37.4
•
Lehmann to Sangakkara, no run
turned to mid wicket
Lights coming on
37.3
1
Lehmann to Vaas, 1 run
tosses up, driven uppishly down the ground to long off
37.2
•
Lehmann to Vaas, no run
pitches on off, tries to plays it, beaten
37.1
1
Lehmann to Sangakkara, 1 run
short ball, goes back and cuts it to deep point
Lehmann in to bowl
end of over 376 runs
SL: 119/7CRR: 3.21 • RRR: 7.23
Chaminda Vaas19 (46b 1x4 1x6)
Kumar Sangakkara37 (67b 3x4)
Ian Harvey 2-0-11-0
Andy Bichel 10-4-18-0
36.6
6
Harvey to Vaas, SIX runs
SHOT!!, pitches on legs, beautifully clipped away off his toes over deep mid wicket fence for SIX
36.5
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
again same type of ball and same shot played by Vass
36.4
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
driven on the up off the front foot to mid off
36.3
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
pushed to point
36.2
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
defends it to cover
36.1
•
Harvey to Vaas, no run
defends it on the front foot to cover
end of over 363 runs
SL: 113/7CRR: 3.13 • RRR: 7.14
Chaminda Vaas13 (40b 1x4)
Kumar Sangakkara37 (67b 3x4)
Andy Bichel 10-4-18-0
Ian Harvey 1-0-5-0
35.6
1
Bichel to Vaas, 1 run
pitches on legs, tucked away to fine leg
35.5
•
Bichel to Vaas, no run
short ball, cuts it off the backfoot to point
35.4
1
Bichel to Sangakkara, 1 run
driven down the ground to long off
35.3
1
Bichel to Vaas, 1 run
short ball, pushed off the backfoot bit uppishly to deep cover
35.2
•
Bichel to Vaas, no run
turned to short mid wicket
35.1
•
Bichel to Vaas, no run
short of length ball, punches off the backfoot, diving save by Symonds at short extra cover
end of over 355 runs
SL: 110/7CRR: 3.14 • RRR: 6.86
Kumar Sangakkara36 (66b 3x4)
Chaminda Vaas11 (35b 1x4)
Ian Harvey 1-0-5-0
Andy Bichel 9-4-15-0
34.6
•
Harvey to Sangakkara, no run
turned to mid wicket
Match details
| St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2002/03 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia advanced |
| Match number | ODI no. 1991 |
| Match days | day (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |