| 1.6 : 1.6: Josh Hazlewood to Kusal Perera, FOUR! Fails to end it well and Sri Lanka bag their first boundary! Shorter and on middle, Perera pulls, not off the middle but finds the gap in the mid-wicket region. Boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Pat Cummins to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! That is a lovely shot! Angled into the pads, Nissanka plays a picture-perfect pick-up shot, somewhat like Mahela Jayawardene used to, it goes over square leg and a boundary results. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Pat Cummins to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! TAKEN! Cummins strikes back! Early wicket for Australia, just what they would have wanted. Cummins goes slightly fuller and on off, Nissanka looks to loft it over mid off. Does not get the timing on it, it is more off the bottom. The fielder, Warner moves back and takes a simple catch. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Pat Cummins to Charith Asalanka, NO BALL AND FOUR! Charith Asalanka continues from where he left off in the last game! He needs no sighters. This is short and on middle, Asalanka pulls it over square leg for a boundary. Also, Cummins has overstepped, a Free-Hit coming up. |
| 2.4: Pat Cummins to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Up and over! That is a lovely shot. He did not look to hit the ball hard. Watched it closely, it was a low full toss on off. Did not lose his shape and just lofts it nonchalantly over mid off for back-to-back boundaries. He is off to a very good start. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Glenn Maxwell to Charith Asalanka, SIX! BANG! What a shot that is! Welcome into the attack, Maxwell. This is on middle, Asalanka brings out the slog sweep and he nails it, it sails over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Glenn Maxwell to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Nicely timed! Charith Asalanka has come out all guns blazing! On middle, he plays the sweep, controls it really well and hits it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Josh Hazlewood to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Not timed but gets the result he needed! Length and on middle, Charith Asalanka stands tall and slaps it over the bowler's head. It does not go off the middle. Warner from mid off hares after it, slides but does not stop it. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Pat Cummins to Kusal Perera, FOUR! Top edge and a boundary! Luck favoring Lanka at the moment and 50 up for them! Shorter and on off, Perera looks to pull but this flies off the top edge, towards third man who was just got in. Boundary. Lanka won't mind how they come as long as they do. |
| 8.4: Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, FOUR! He really hit that with some venom! A full ball, outside off. Perera slaps it through covers and wide of long off for a boundary. Welcome boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! A full ball, width on offer, outside off. Perera carves it through point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Adam Zampa to Charith Asalanka, OUT! TAKEN! Asalanka was batting so nicely but now he has to depart for a well-made 35! A googly from Zampa, it was full and outside off. Charith Asalanka tries to slog sweep it and connects it well. He hits it flat and straight towards deep square leg where Steven Smith runs forward and takes a good low catch. Australia will look to build on this now. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Mitchell Starc to Kusal Perera, SIX! WOW! Kusal Perera has picked the bones out of that! Starc errs in length and bowls it full, around middle. Perera stays back and sends it sailing way, way over long on for a biggie! |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Mitchell Starc to Kusal Perera, OUT! BOWLED! What a delivery from Mitchell Starc and he has the last laugh! Starc hurls a pacy yorker, around off. Kusal Perera looks to dig it out but he misses. The ball crashes onto his middle stump! Excellent comeback from Starc to get rid of the dangerous Perera! |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Adam Zampa to Avishka Fernando, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Zampa strikes yet again and Sri Lanka lose their fourth wicket now! Zampa hurls a loopy ball, fuller in length, on off. Avishka Fernando looks to slog-sweep but he only manages a top edge and the ball lobs up in the air towards extra cover. Steven Smith there settles under it and takes a good catch. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Mitchell Starc to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Streaky way to get off the mark but Wanindu Hasaranga will not mind that! Good-length ball, outside off, shaping away late. Hasaranga looks to drive on the up but it goes off the outside edge between the keeper and the gully fielder for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Mitchell Starc to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sri Lanka lose a review and they are in deep trouble now! Good-length ball, outside off, moving away after landing. Wanindu Hasaranga looks to play another expansive drive but it takes the bottom edge and goes to Matthew Wade behind the sticks who makes no mistake. Hasaranga opts for a review as he thinks he has not hit that! The Ultra Edge confirms that there was bat involved and he walks back. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Josh Hazlewood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Crunched! Welcome boundary and also 100 up for Sri Lanka! A full ball, outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa smashes it to covers for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Marcus Stoinis to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Improvisation from Bhanuka Rajapaksa! A low full toss, outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa slips as he tries to sweep but does well to connect it and clear square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Marcus Stoinis to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Sri Lanka are clearly targeting the Aussies fifth bowler! A short of a length, on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls it to mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Marcus Stoinis to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, SIX! THUMPED! Just the over Sri Lanka needed! A full ball, outside off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa hammers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Pat Cummins to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka stays back, clears his front leg and pierces the gap between extra cover and mid off to collect a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Pat Cummins to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Australia continue to chip away and Sri Lanka now lose their skipper, Dasun Shanaka! Another slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. Dasun Shanaka looks to heave it away but he only manages a top edge. The ball goes high into the night sky behind the sticks. Matthew Wade settles under it and takes a good catch. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Mitchell Starc to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Full ball, outside off. Chamika Karunaratne reaches out and lofts it over mid off to collect a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Josh Hazlewood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! That is a lovely shot! Full ball, around leg. Bhanuka Rajapaksa makes room on the off side and carves it through covers. Pat Cummins at sweeper cover runs to his left and puts in a dive to stop the ball but the ball wins as it ricochets off his hand. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Width and punished! A length ball, way outside off. Aaron Finch has all the time to pick his spot and hits it well wide of sweeper cover and bags another boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Maheesh Theekshana to David Warner, FOUR! One bounce and over the ropes! A tossed up ball, full on middle. David Warner gets into the position quickly as he reverse sweeps it well over short third man for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Finch is underway with a boundary! A length ball, outside off. Finch slaps it through point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Nicely driven! A full ball, on middle. Aaron Finch drives it nicely and beats the diving mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Lahiru Kumara to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Nicely done! Full ball, on off. Aaron Finch drills it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Lahiru Kumara to Aaron Finch, SIX! TOP SHOT! Kumara bangs it into the deck, outside off. Aaron Finch stands tall, hops in the crease and cuts it over the deep point region for a maximum! |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Lahiru Kumara to David Warner, FOUR! STREAKY! Good-length ball, jagging back in from middle. David Warner looks to heave it across the line but it goes off the toe end and past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Lahiru Kumara to David Warner, FOUR! WOW! That shot almost took the bowler with it to the fence! Length ball, on off. David Warner stays back and hits it back past the bowler to collect another boundary. 20 runs from the over and Australia are off to a flier! |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Aaron Finch, SIX! What a wonderful shot that is. Nonchalant! Just beautiful and the Aussies are in a hurry here. This is fuller and on middle, Finch shows the full face of the bat and lofts it down over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Aaron Finch, FOUR! Misfield and a boundary. 50 up for Australia and it has come up in quick time! Short and outside off, Finch cuts, it goes through point. The fielder at third man runs to his right but dives over the ball. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Maheesh Theekshana to David Warner, FOUR! Pulled away! This time he does not miss out but this is through the leg side. He rocks back and hammers it through mid-wicket. This one races away to the fence. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to David Warner, FOUR! There is just no stopping these two! Welcome back into the attack, Wanindu Hasaranga! This is short and on middle, it is pulled hard through square leg. Boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Aaron Finch, OUT! CHOPS IT ON! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes! Not sure why he was not got on earlier! This is shorter and outside off, it is the googly, Finch looks to cut but this one turns back in, hits the inner half and then onto the stumps. A wicket too little too late for Lanka? We do feel so. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Maheesh Theekshana to David Warner, FOUR! What a shot that is! Not a lot wrong with that delivery, it is flatter and on off, Warner stays low and drags it through mid-wicket. Boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Enough of sighters says Maxwell! He goes to the reverse sweep which he loves playing. He is helped as Hasaranga bowls it on off, Maxwell hits it over short third man to begin the over with a boundary. The last over of Hasaranga also started with a boundary so is there a wicket in this one too? |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! TAKEN! There indeed is a wicket! Wanindu Hasaranga picks up his second and Maxwell's stay at the crease is a short one. Is there a sniff for Lanka here? They will believe so. Runs needed still above balls to be bowled. 75 needed in 69. The googly again, on middle, Maxwell looks to heave it over the mid-wicket fence. It is the longer part of the ground and he also does not time it that well. Avishka Fernando there takes a good catch close to the rope |
| 9.3: Lahiru Kumara to Steven Smith, FOUR! That is a lovely shot! The placement, the timing, beautiful! A slower full toss, it was dipping. It seemed like Smith was done in by the lack of pace but he keeps his balance and then just times it between mid off and covers. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Lahiru Kumara to David Warner, FOUR! Short and on middle, Warner stands tall and hammers it through mid-wicket. No stoppint that. Second boundary in the over and the move to get the pacer back on was probably not the right one. Kumara has gone for 33 in his 2. 60 needed in 60. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Maheesh Theekshana to David Warner, FOUR! A half-tracker, on middle. David Warner rocks back and pulls it past the deep mid-wicket fielder to collect a boundary. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Dushmantha Chameera to David Warner, FOUR! Punished by David Warner! Chammera hurls a slower ball, into the deck. Warner stays back and whips it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Dushmantha Chameera to David Warner, FOUR! BACK-TO-BACK BOUNDARIES! Back of a length, around off. David Warner hangs back and bludgeons it over extra cover. The ball races away to the fence! |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Dasun Shanaka to David Warner, OUT! TAKEN! Is it too late for a comeback? A full ball, on middle. David Warner backs away and tries to go inside-out over extra cover. Bhanuka Rajapaksa runs to his right from long off, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a brilliant catch. Nonetheless, a wonderful innings from David Warner. 25 needed in 30 balls. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Nicely played! A length ball, outside off, was another slower ball. Stoinis waits and slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 16.3: Lahiru Kumara to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! What a shot from Stoinis! Pure power! A full ball, angling on middle. Marcus Stoinis stays back and thumps it over long on for a biggie. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Lahiru Kumara to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Marcus Stoinis hits the winning runs. A full ball, on off. Stoinis cracks it through covers for a boundary. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS. |
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