Sri_Lankan_cricket_team_in_Australia_in_2007–08
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia for four tour matches, two Test matches and the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series from 27 October 2007 to 7 March 2008.[1]
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Sri Lanka in Australia in 2007-08 | |||
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Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 8 November – 20 November 2007 | ||
Captains | Ricky Ponting | Mahela Jayawardene | |
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Result | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Phil Jaques (319) | Kumar Sangakkara (249) | |
Most wickets | Brett Lee (16) | Muttiah Muralitharan (4) | |
Player of the series | Brett Lee |
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- Ben Hilfenhaus was added after Tait was withdrawn with an elbow injury.
- Sujeewa de Silva was added as cover for Welegedara.
1st Test
8–12 November 00:00 UTC |
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4/551 dec. (151 overs) Michael Clarke 145* (249) Michael Hussey 133 (249) M Muralitharan 2/170 (50 overs) |
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Australia won by an innings and 40 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Brett Lee (Aus) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
- Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) (Aus) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
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5/542 dec. (139 overs) Phil Jaques 150 (237) Michael Hussey 132 (220) Dilhara Fernando 2/134 (26 overs) |
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Australia won by 96 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Brett Lee (Aus) |
Main article: 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series
Cricket Australia Chairman's XI
Queensland
2–4 November (scorecard) |
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Queensland won by 4 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Andrew Curran (Aus) and Norm McNamara (Aus) Player of the match: AA Noffke (Qld) |
Prime Minister's XI
30 January (scorecard) |
Prime Minister's XI 152 (38 overs) |
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Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Tim Laycock (Aus) and Yohan Ramasundra (Aus) Player of the match: SL Malinga (SL) |
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