Watch the highlights of Adam Gilchrist 149 vs Sri Lanka - ICC Cricket World Cup tournament of the final ODI match played between Sri Lanka and Australia at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados in 28th April 2007.
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Australian star batsman Adam Gilchrist produced a record-breaking 149-runs knocked off facing 104-balls Including 13-fours and 8-sixes with strike rate of 143.26 helped to Australia set up the massive total of 281-4 in 38-overs against Sri Lanka in the final of a World Cup.
* Adam Gilchrist hammered a 72-ball fourth fastest century in World Cup, It is the second fastest century by an Australian batsman in World Cups after Matthew Hayden's 66-balls and the fastest hundred in a World Cup finals, surpassing the previous record of 82-ball century held by Clive Lloyd against Australia at Lord's in 1975.
* Adam Gilchrist's 149 was his third highest score for Australia in One-day international, It is his second highest-score against Sri Lanka in ODIs and the second highest-score by an Australian batsman in World Cups after Matthew Hayden's 158.
* Adam Gilchrist's 149 was the highest-score ever in a World Cup finals, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 140 held by Ricky Ponting against India at Johannesburg in the 2003 Word Cup.
* 5 : Adam Gilchrist hit the most centuries by an Australian batsman against Sri Lanka in One-day international, surpassing the previous record of 4-hundred hit by Adam Gilchrist and the third most centuries hit by any batsman against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
Adam Gilchrist who slamming his 15th one-day International century - which was his 5th hundred against Sri Lanka and his 100 came from 72-balls.
Adam Gilchrist who slamming his 15th one-day International century - which was his 5th hundred against Sri Lanka and his 100 came from 72-balls.
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