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Australia v Sri Lanka
Grenada, 16 April 2007

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Australia's Shaun Tait sprays the ball down Upul Tharanga's leg-side for five wides

Australia v Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka opt to bat in Grenada and benefit from a wayward first over from Shaun Tait

Sanath Jayasuriya  is out lbw to Nathan Bracken

Nathan Bracken is more accurate and dismisses opener Sanath Jayasuriya lbw for 12, reducing Sri Lanka to 26-1

Kumar Sangakkara falls lbw to Glenn McGrath

Kumar Sangakkara is also trapped in front, with one run added to the score - this time it's Glenn McGrath doing the damage

Matthew Hayden catches Upul Tharanga at slip off Nathan Bracken's bowling

Sri Lanka slump to 27-3 when Matthew Hayden snaps up Upul Tharanga at slip, despite Ricky Ponting diving in front

Chamara Silva runs past Australian fielders

Chamara Silva and Mahela Jayawardene manage to regroup and drag Sri Lanka past 100 for no further wickets

Mahela Jayawardene hits a four

Both Jayawardene and Silva reach their fifties as their fourth-wicket partnership takes Sri Lanka to 156-3 after 35 overs

Brad Hogg and Adam Gilchrist celebrate Mahela Jayawardene's stumping

But Australia keep up the pressure and spinner Brad Hogg removes both batsmen to peg Sri Lanka back to 173-5

Shaun Tait removes Russel Arnold

Tait comes back on for another spell and removes Russel Arnold and Tillakaratne Dilshan, leaving Sri Lanka at 183-7

Nathan Bracken celebrates a wicket

Two more wickets from Bracken and a second from McGrath wraps up the Sri Lankan innings at 226 all out in the 50th over

The injured Lasith Malinga looks on from the sidelines

Without the injured Lasith Malinga or Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas - both resting - Sri Lanka struggle in the field

Russel Arnold celebrates the wicket of Adam Gilchrist

Australia's openers get off to a solid start until Hayden is caught at midwicket off Arnold for 41 in the 12th over

Ricky Ponting

Gilchrist also falls to Arnold but Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke have no trouble guiding Australia past 100

Sri Lankan players look confused after Michael Clarke is caught

Michael Clarke departs for a bright 23, amidst confusion over Dilshan's catch, but Andrew Symonds continues the charge

Andrew Symonds

Symonds and Ponting both cruise to fifities as Australia canter to an impressive win with wickets and overs to spare



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