| 0.3 : 0.3: L Malinga to D Warner, FOUR! Warner is underway with a boundary and so are Australia. Gets very straight does Malinga this time. Easy pickings for Warner, he flicks it nicely between mid-wicket and mid on and the ball races away. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: N Pradeep to A Finch, FOUR! Stand and deliver! What a shot to get off the mark! Not a very bad delivery, it is on a length and around off. Finch stands tall and punches it past the left of mid off. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: N Pradeep to A Finch, FOUR! This is beautiful! Pradeep goes fuller and pays the price. Finch leans into it and strokes it past the bowler for the second boundary of the over. The idea by Pradeep is not wrong. He is looking to get it back in and hit the pads of Finch but the batter is ensuring he is not planting his front foot way too across. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: N Pradeep to A Finch, FOUR! This outfield is lightning quick! This is angled into the pads, Finch works it nicely past the right of mid on. Udana gives it a chase and tries to pull it back in with a dive. Does get a hand to it but the ball rolls onto the fence. Udana seems to be in pain here. He is down on the ground holding his shoulder. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: L Malinga to A Finch, FOUR! Straight back past the bowler! On the stumps again, Finch keeps his balance and creams it past mid on. No stopping those. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: L Malinga to A Finch, Misfield and FOUR! Perera is the culprit. Yes, this was hit hard but should have been stopped. Full and on off, Finch hits it right from the middle of the bat to the right of mid off. Thisara Perera runs towards the ball and looks to stop it but it goes through his hands. Expensive over this. Still a ball left. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: N Pradeep to D Warner, FOUR! Runs leaking now! Warner gets into the act. Full and outside off, Warner plays it late, gets it through cover-point and the ball races away. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: T Perera to A Finch, FOUR! Another misfield! That is probably the third one in the first 10 overs. A poor ball too. A half volley outside off, Finch smashes it towards cover. The fielder dives to his left to stop it but fails to do so. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: T Perera to A Finch, FOUR! Width on offer again and Finch pounces on it. Finch goes back and guides it through cover-point. 50 up for Australia. A solid start for them. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: de Silva to D Warner, OUT! TIMBER! De Silva strikes! A much-needed wicket for Sri Lanka. A poor shot by Warner though. De Silva is getting the ball to drift in and does so once again. Also, the length is fuller. Warner stays leg side of the ball and looks to cut but the line is a little too close and the length is also not the right one to play that shot. Warner misses and the stumps behind are disturbed. So Sri Lanka have got the reward for the pressure they have built after Powerplay 1. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: N Pradeep to U Khawaja, EDGY FOUR! A welcome boundary for Australia. It has come after Powerplay 1. Nuwan Pradeep goes even wider this time and the length is fuller. Khawaja throws his bat at it but the ball flies off the outside edge and races to the third man fence. |
| 22.6 : 22.6: de Silva to U Khawaja, OUT! Khawaja holes out! Dhananjaya strikes again and he is delighted. A flatter full ball on off at 90 kph, skidding in after landing, Khawaja stretches forward and tries to slog sweep over the leg side. But he doesn't get the desired connection and it flies in front of square leg. Isuru Udana in the deep moves across to his left and goes down low to complete the catch easily. The idea from Usman was right, he targeted the shorter side of the ground but didn't get en |
| 23.6: N Pradeep to A Finch, SIX! Should release all the pressure that was building! Pradeep goes short and this time Finch might have been ready for it. He rocks back and pulls it way over the square leg fence. First of the game and spoils the over. |
| 25.6: I Udana to S Smith, FOUR! A gift for Smith, it still has to put away and he does so. Full toss, Smith flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. First for him and expensive start to Udana's new spell. |
| 27.6: I Udana to S Smith, FOUR! Once again Udana's last ball spoils the over! He offers a lot of width outside off and it is very full. Smith plays it late and guides it past point for a boundary. |
| 28.1 : 28.1: de Silva to A Finch, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Australia. Very poor delivery again! Short and down the leg side. Finch will not miss out, he pulls it past short fine leg and the ball races away. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: de Silva to A Finch, SIX! All the way! A boundary followed by a biggie! This is right in Finch's zone. Full and turning back in. He goes with the turn so the risk is minimal. Clears the long on fence with ease. |
| 28.3 : 28.3: de Silva to A Finch, SIX! BOOM! Finch has taken de Silva to the cleaners in this over. Another one over the fence. Flighted and very full on middle, Finch just extends his arms and tonks it over the long off fence. 16 from the first 3 balls of this over and 20 from the last 4 balls of the game. Finch 11 short of a ton. |
| 30.1 : 30.1: M Siriwardana to S Smith, FOUR! Easy pickings. It's short and sliding down the leg side, Smith stands back inside the crease and nudges it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 31.1: L Malinga to S Smith, FOUR! Another gift! Sri Lankan bowling has been very poor in the last few overs. Malinga starts with a full toss on off, Smith gently strokes it through extra cover and a boundary results. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: M Siriwardana to A Finch, SIX! What a way to get to a ton! One of the most beautiful shots played to get to his hundred. His 14th in ODIs. He missed out on one twice in this tournament so far and finally gets his first. He gets to the milestone by effortlessly lofting this over the long off fence. Went with the turn so the risk was minimal. Takes his helmet off and raises his bat. Soaks in the applause. Still a lot of overs to go. He could score a really big one here. |
| 34.2: I Udana to A Finch, FOUR! Despite Perera getting a hand to that one, he could not stop it from going to the fence. That is how firmly it was struck. Full and on off, Finch powers it to the left of mid off. Thisara there, dives and does get a hand to the ball but fails to stop it. |
| 35.3 : 35.3: T Perera to S Smith, FOUR! STREAKY! Australia won't care though. 200 up for the Aussies and still 14 overs to go after this. Sri Lanka may be staring down a big score here. Length and outside off, Smith looks to punch it through covers but gets a thick outside edge which goes down to the third man fence. 100-run stand up between the two. This partnership has completely taken the momentum away from Sri Lanka. When Smith came in, Sri Lanka were doing well but the way the two have played has |
| 36.6 : 36.6: I Udana to A Finch, FOUR! That's literally slapped! Udana goes for the slower one but it's very short and wide outside off. Finch has plenty of time to wait for it on the back foot. When it arrives, Aaron is ready to hammer it to the deep cover fence. |
| 37.5 : 37.5: T Perera to A Finch, FOUR! That has gone to the fence like a tracer bullet! Too much width on offer and it is short. Finch goes back and slaps it through point. No chance for the fielder in the deep. |
| 39.2 : 39.2: T Perera to A Finch, SIX! Not off the middle but the result is the one he wanted. Outside off, Finch looks to drag it over the leg side. It does not come off the middle but he has so much of power, that he clears the square leg fence with ease. This is the last over of Powerplay 2, Finch would want to make use of it. 7 off the first two balls. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: T Perera to A Finch, FOUR MORE! It was uppish but wide of the fielder! Short and outside off, Finch cuts it past the diving point fielder and it races away. 11 scored from the last 3 balls now. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: N Pradeep to S Smith, FOUR! What a shot! This is very full and on middle, Smith somehow manages to squeeze it in the gap between fine leg and backward square leg for a boundary. Pressure on the bowler now as this is a poor start to the over. |
| 40.2 : 40.2: N Pradeep to S Smith, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! This is class form Smith. The last one was full and he hit it for a boundary. This is short, he still manages to hit it for a boundary. It is on off, Smith guides it very fine on the off side. No chance for third man. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: N Pradeep to A Finch, FOUR! Slapped! Into the 140s now Finch. Third boundary of the over. Short and on off, it sits up to be hit. Finch makes room and smashes it over covers for a boundary. 250 is up. |
| 40.5 : 40.5: N Pradeep to A Finch, FOUR! 4th boundary in the over! Pradeep is not sure where to bowl. He has gone, full, length, short and is hit for a boundary on each of that length. This time it is a bumper. Finch goes back and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 41.1 : 41.1: L Malinga to A Finch, FOUR! Second score of 150 or more for Aaron Finch this year! A length ball angling into the batsman, Finch lines up the delivery and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 41.6 : 41.6: L Malinga to S Smith, SIX! Monstrous hit! This one has gone into the crowd at mid-wicket. Smith gets across the stumps, fetches a length ball from outside off and launches it across the line. High and handsome. 14 from the over, 32 in the last two overs. Australia on the charge! |
| 42.4 : 42.4: I Udana to A Finch, OUT! In the air... taken! End of a brilliant, brilliant innings by Aaron Finch. He walks off to a standing ovation and a well-deserved one. His knock has put Australia in a wonderful position here. He falls prey to a slower one. It is on middle, Finch looks to flat-bat it but there is spongy bounce on this delivery. Due to that a top edge is induced and it goes high up in the air towards cover where Karunaratne takes it. Sri Lanka will now hope they can restrict Austral |
| 43.3 : 43.3: L Malinga to S Smith, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! That is a top, top nut by Malinga to get rid of Smith. Vintage Malinga there. He bowls a corker of a yorker on middle from around the wicket. Smith looks to jam it out but the ball sneaks under the bat and hits the stumps behind. Another excellent innings comes to an end by Smith. Both the set batters are out of here. Sri Lanka have a chance to finish strongly. |
| 44.1 : 44.1: N Pradeep to G Maxwell, FOUR! Another Pradeep over starts with a boundary! He bowls it short. Maxwell clears his front leg and flat-bats it over mid on. |
| 44.2 : 44.2: N Pradeep to G Maxwell, SIX! Almost the same spot but this goes all the way! Poor bowling. Pradeep is just asking to be hit. It is a slower one and on middle, it is short, sits up to be hit. Maxwell powers it over mid on and it goes all the way. |
| 44.4 : 44.4: N Pradeep to G Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell is playing with the field here. They have mid on up so he hit over that fielder, they now have square leg up so he hits a boundary through there. Full and on the pads, Maxwell flicks it in front of square. The fielder in the deep runs to his right but stands no chance despite a dive. 14 from the over, two balls to go. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: N Pradeep to G Maxwell, FOUR! Over mid-wicket now! That fielder in the deep just came in. Poor bowling from Nuwan. He is just not bowling to his field here. He bowls a high full toss on the body. Maxwell pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 44.6 : 44.6: N Pradeep to G Maxwell, FOUR! Over the keeper! You can't set a field for that! 22 from the over. Short and on middle, Maxwell looks to slap it but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary. 300 up for Australia. 5 overs still to go. Also, that is the end of Pradeep tonight. A day to forget for him, 10-0-88-0. |
| 46.6: I Udana to S Marsh, OUT! Marsh holes out. This could well be a blessing in disguise for Australia as Marsh just wasn't able to get going. Once again the slower one does the trick for Udana. It is on a length and around off. Once again there is some spongy bounce. Marsh looks to smash it over mid-wicket but only manages to hit it high up in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Siriwardana takes it nicely. Just the 4 runs and a wicket from this over. That is outstanding at this stage. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: I Udana to G Maxwell, OUT! Another wicket for Sri Lanka. Carey is given out, run out on the field. Brilliance from Udana. What agility shown by him there. He bowls a slower yorker on the leg pole which Maxwell jams to the right of the bowler. The batters feel it will go past him and they set off for a run but Isuru dives full stretch to his right, fields the ball. Seeing that Maxwell stops. Carey tries to return but Udana turns and then hits the stumps at his end. Carey tries to dive and m |
| 48.3 : 48.3: I Udana to Pat Cummins, OUT! One more run out and once again it is Udana. Outstanding work by him and Sri Lanka are crawling their way back into the game big time here. He bowls a yorker first up which Cummins jams to the right of the bowler. PC wants a run but there is never one in it and Maxwell rightly sends him back. Cummins turns and tries to make it back in but Udana hits the stumps at the keeper's end this time. Cummins' dive also does not save him. |
| 49.6 : 49.6: T Perera to G Maxwell, FOUR! Maxwell gets a boundary at last! Perera is not able to end the over well. Still not a bad last one though, 10 came from it. Also, this is not a very bad delivery, it is a low full toss outside off. Maxwell manages to whip it through mid-wicket, away from the fielder in the deep for a boundary. AUSTRALIA END ON 334/7! |
| 0.3 : 0.3: M Starc to K Perera, FOUR! Off the mark in style is Kusal Perera. Slightly fuller this time and there is width on offer. Perera just uses the pace of the bowler and guides it past cover-point. No stopping it once it beats the fielders in the ring. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: M Starc to D Karunaratne, FOUR! 12 from the first over. Excellent start for Lanka. Poor delivery to end the first. Short and wide outside off, Dimuth cuts it to the left of point this time and bags a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Pat Cummins to K Perera, FOUR! Hammered! The Lankans dealing in boundaries at the moment. Shortish and around off, KP picks the length early and pulls it hard through mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Pat Cummins to K Perera, FOUR! Short again and Cummins pays the price again! Shortish and on middle, Perera is quickly onto the back foot and pulls it over the square leg fielder for another boundary. Cummins too starts off expensively. 24 in the first two overs! |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Pat Cummins to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Sri Lanka have found boundaries with relative ease! Cummins goes short and around off, Dimuth stands back to fetch it from there and pulls it in front of the square leg fielder. He runs across to his right but fails to stop the ball as it races to the fence. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Pat Cummins to D Karunaratne, EDGY FOUR! A boundary is a boundary. The scorecard never tells how the batsman got it. Cummins delivers it on a length close to off stump, Karunaratne sticks back to block but it takes the inside edge and runs past the stumps to the fine leg fence. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: J Behrendorff to D Karunaratne, FOUR! These two openers have picked the length beautifully. Short in length and on middle, Karunaratne picks it early, gets into the position and pulls it past the right side of the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: J Behrendorff to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Streaky! Behrendorff cannot believe his luck. He does well here to force an inside edge but it has missed the stumps and gone to the fine leg fence. Fullish and outside off, Karunaratne tries to drive but fails to middle his shot. This time the ball speeds away past the left side of the short fine leg fielder. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: K Richardson to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Serves it on the pads and Karunaratne clips it fine past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: J Behrendorff to K Perera, SIX! Outrageous! That shot had so much of Sanath Jayasuriya in it. Jason bowls this full and outside off, Perera lifts it over covers and the connection is such that it goes all the way. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: J Behrendorff to K Perera, FOUR MORE! This is a tremendous start for Sri Lanka. This is on the pads, Perera works it fine on the leg side and it races to the fence. Huge over, 18 from it. Only 256 more needed. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: K Richardson to K Perera, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Perera stands tall and smashes this short ball over the mid-wicket fielder. Boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: K Richardson to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Crunched! Short and outside off, Karunaratne drags it past the mid-wicket fielder and the ball races away to the fence. Gets to his fifty in style and what a started the skipper has provided. Leading from the front here. Needs to continue though. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: M Starc to K Perera, OUT! Timberrrrrrr... Slogging Starc is not always easy. The Aussie speedster keeps his line very straight and darts it in on the fuller length at 145 kph. Perera winds up for a big heave across the line but is beaten for pace. It goes right through him to light the stumps. Finally, Australia have a breakthrough and they are looking relieved. The century stand is broken. The replays show that the ball tailed in a hint also. 220 needed off 207 balls. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: M Starc to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Karunaratne wasn't in any control of the shot. Width on offer outside off, Karunaratne slashes at it and gets it away off the edge to the third man boundary. 8 from the over but a big wicket as well. |
| 18.6: G Maxwell to D Karunaratne, FOUR! Poor ball and Karunaratne makes Maxwell pay. Short and outside off, Dimuth plays it late and gets it between backward point and point for the ball to race away. Spoils the over. 8 from it. |
| 23.4 : 23.4: J Behrendorff to L Thirimanne, FOUR! Crunched through point! Beautiful sound as the ball meets the sweet spot of the bat. Behrendorff bowls one short and offers width outside off, Thirimanne rocks back and cuts it hard through point. The fielder in the deep runs to his right but he doesn't have a chance to stop it. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: J Behrendorff to L Thirimanne, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Jason Behrendorff has the last laugh. His first World Cup wicket and a much-needed one for him. He wasn't bowling that well but this should make him feel a lot better. Poor shot from Thirimanne. This is bowled in the 5th stump channel. It keeps coming in with the angle. Thirimanne looks to guide it through point but the ball is too close to play that shot. It kisses the edge and goes into the hands of Carey. Thirimanne walks back after a |
| 31.6 : 31.6: G Maxwell to K Mendis, SIX! Down he comes and it's a lovely clean hit from Kusal Mendis. Maxwell bowls it full and just outside off, Kusal wears his skates and lofts it nonchalantly over the bowler's head for a biggie at long off. Under 150 needed now! |
| 32.1 : 32.1: K Richardson to D Karunaratne, OUT! CAUGHT! Heartbreak for Karunaratne. He misses out on a well-deserved ton! The Australians are elated because this is a huge wicket. Richardson strikes. Not the best of deliveries bowled by him but he won't care. It is short and outside off, Dimuth cuts it nicely but straight towards Maxwell at point. He takes a sharp catch. Pin-drop silence in the stadium as the Lankan fans can't believe it. A standing ovation for Karunaratne as he walks back. Australia |
| 32.2 : 32.2: K Richardson to A Mathews, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Both in this game and in this World Cup after bagging two ducks in a row. Richardson overpitches and Mathews obliges by stroking it past mid on for a boundary. Sri Lanka need a big innings from him. |
| 34.2: M Starc to K Mendis, SIX! Take that, Mitchell Starc! That is some shot. Not many batters do that to Starc. Full and on off, Mendis slams it over the bowler's head and it goes all the way. Need to keep going! |
| 34.6 : 34.6: M Starc to A Mathews, FOUR! The pull shot has been nailed! Top over for Sri Lanka. 11 from it. Short and on the body, Mathews may have been ready for it. He is quickly onto the back foot and then pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: Pat Cummins to A Mathews, OUT! Soft, soft dismissal and Mathews is furious with himself as he walks back. He can't believe he has got out to that delivery. Remember how Cummins got Imam-ul-Haq in Australia's last game? This is similar. Short and down the leg side. Mathews looks to pull but it kisses the gloves and goes straight into the mitts of Carey who takes it and appeals. The umpire has his finger up. Mathews' poor form continues. Sri Lanka slip further. 130 more needed. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: M Starc to M Siriwardana, OUT! KABOOM! Mitchell Starc knocks Siriwardana over. His second of the night and all of a sudden, Sri Lanka have half their side back in the hut. This is slightly fuller and it is at 143 KPH. Tails back in. Too good for MS. He looks to flick but gets an inside edge, the ball hits the pads and crashes into the stumps. Also, this is the 11th wicket for Starc in this World Cup. He is now the leading wicket-taker. |
| 36.3 : 36.3: M Starc to T Perera, SIX! That is some way to get off the mark! WOW! Starc goes short and Thisara is up for the challenge. He pulls it high and handsome, over the backward square leg fence. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: M Starc to T Perera, OUT! Six, single and out! Perera does not last for long and he probably takes Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing this down along with him. Not clever, you can't keep going after Starc and expect to get away every time. Mitchell dishes out a full one on middle, Perera once again looks to find the boundary. He tries to go over mid on but does not get under the delivery. He ends up hitting it too flat and Warner takes a tumbling catch. An over with two wickets in it comes to an |
| 38.1 : 38.1: M Starc to K Mendis, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Starc with the older ball is a different beast! He steams in and slants across a good length delivery outside off at 140 kph. Mendis stays back to throw his bat at it but only manages a thin outside edge behind. Alex Carey makes no mistake and Starc hunts down his fourth victim. He's on a hat-trick now. Can he get it and the fifer? |
| 38.6 : 38.6: M Starc to de Silva, FOUR! Fine shot! Starc delivers it on a length around off, de Silva presents a straight bat and times his shot beautifully. Warner tries his best to stop it with a dive at mid off but fails. |
| 39.1 : 39.1: K Richardson to I Udana, FOUR! Up and over! Shorter and outside off, Udana slashes hard, it flies over point and the ball races to the boundary. Consecutive boundaries. |
| 39.6 : 39.6: K Richardson to I Udana, OUT! Udana is out of here! A terrific catch by Finch. Length and around off, this one bounces a touch more and it is also the slower one. Udana looks to flat-bat it but mistimes it high up in the air behind mid off. Finch runs backwards and takes a very good catch. Not easy when you have to run like that and also, the sun might have just been in his eyes. Australia are now two wickets away from winning this one. |
| 41.4 : 41.4: K Richardson to L Malinga, OUT! Three-fer for Richardson. 9 down now are Sri Lanka. Richardson goes very full and on middle, Malinga ends up slicing it straight to Khawaja at covers. |
| 44.4: K Richardson to de Silva, FOUR! Just over! Dhananjaya once again looks to paddle. It is outside off and he ends up dragging it just over the man at short fine leg this time for a boundary. |
| 45.5 : 45.5: Pat Cummins to N Pradeep, OUT! There is the final wicket! Australia have finally managed to take it. Cummins is the man who finishes things off. Pradeep, like he has been doing, makes room again. Cummins bowls it full and follows him. Nuwan looks to go downtown but the ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the hands of the keeper. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 87 RUNS! |
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