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Australia win
Gabba Test by an innings and 40 runs |
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Brett Lee has
bowled Australia to an innings victory on a rain affected fifth day at the Gabba.
Ending the match with 8 for 112, Lee got the Man
of the Match. Sri Lanka were bowled out for
exactly 300 in their second innings with their
innings lasting 99.2 overs.
Sri Lanka
started the day with still five wickets in hand
but they had to cope up with the second new
ball. By the end of the morning session, they
were almost at the brink of defeat despite two
rain breaks. After lunch it was matter of just
the few minutes before the Test Match came to an
end. Sri Lanka's only real resistance came from
Chamara Silva, the overnight batsman who made 43
from 63 balls with 5 fours. Lee had taken three
out of the five wickets that fell on the final
day's play to finish with 4 for 86 in 27 overs.
The support came from the other two fast bowlers
- Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark who picked
up a couple of wickets each. Symonds and MacGill
took a wicket each as well.
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