After Gilchrist's dismissal, Ponting took over with minimum fuss and imposed his presence on the game. Having brought up his fifty off 66 balls, the Australian captain raced to his 12th one-day century, off just another 30 balls, as Vaas was smashed for 20 runs in his eighth over. Sri Lanka were left ruing a series of missed chances, including a muffed stumping by Sangakkara early on and two run outs when Ponting was on 36 and 72. The 28-year- old finished with 114 from 106 balls, an innings that included eight fours and two sixes.