27/05Result
Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland at Southampton, May 27 2019
Australia won by 5 wkts (31b rem)
27/05Result
Sri Lanka tour of England and Scotland at Southampton, May 27 2019
Australia won by 5 wkts (31b rem)

6pm That's all from us at ESPNcricinfo. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you soon for more cricket tomorrow

Finch: "We want game 1 to get underway (Laughs). Feels like we are ready to go. Practice games are great to keep ticking the boxes and ensure we are doing our basics well. Great position compared to 12 months ago when we were trying to fill spots. Guys are putting their hands up, and it will be a brutal selection call come our first game. We have specific plans against Afghanistan, they have some world class players."

Karunaratne: "We got some positives. A 50-run start, but after that we lost key wickets. We needed some good partnerships. The cold is not easy too (laughs). Udana and Fernando are fine. Malinga, we gave some rest, because we want him for whole nine matches, so need to take care of him. We need to see how we can improve in the coming matches. We are excited for the first game of the World Cup. But we will try to have fun in these five days. We'll give our best for 1st June."

Khawaja: "Felt good. Nice to get some time in the middle. To win another game means a lot more. Knee is sore, apparently the boys said that the sound hitting the knee was very loud (laughs). There is no competition between Shaun Marsh and me, I love batting with him. Just enjoying each others' company."

5.45pm So two wins in a row for Australia before their World Cup campaign begins. Two losses for Sri Lanka. One good sign for Sri Lanka was Thirimanne's performance. Their pacers were solid too, their spinners slightly disapponting. As for spinners, Australia's were excellent. They had four men bowl spin - Smith, Lyon, Zampa and Maxwell - and they all took wickets. Khawaja was excellent with the bat too, and despite his injury, looked in stellar form. Stick around for reactions from both captains.

Red Dirt: "Actually, it is three wins in a row - West Indies, England and Sri Lanka."

Nalin: "Sri Lanka survived the 50 overs. Posted a below par but decent total. Got half of the opposition out. Took the game to the last 10 overs. It has been a good day for us Sri Lankan fans "

44.5
4
Vandersay to Carey, FOUR, over mid off! Full, on off, and smacked over the infield. Australia win by 5 wickets
44.4
1
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 run,
44.3
0
Vandersay to Cummins, no run, back of a length on middle, and pulled along the ground to deep midwicket
44.2
1
Vandersay to Carey, 1 run, full outside leg stump, and he drives through the ball's line to long on
44.1
1
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 run, length ball, on off, and fended off the back foot to cover. They scamper across

END OF OVER:
44 | 5 Runs | AUS: 234/5 (6 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 1.00)

  • Alex Carey13 (24b)
  • Pat Cummins7 (8b)
  • Jeevan Mendis10-0-54-0
  • Jeffrey Vandersay7-0-44-2
43.6
4
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, FOUR, full outside off, and he flays a late cut cast psat the fielder at point for four. Just six needed

Sahad: "A bad result from SI in this world cup is sure to trigger problems within the board. Feels sorry for lankan cricket..The board has failed to bring up talents by downgrading the domestic cricket."

43.5
0
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, no run,
43.4
0
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, no run,
43.3
0
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, no run, tossed up, on middle, and firmly blocked off the front foot
43.2
1
BMAJ Mendis to Cummins, 1 run, full, on off, and pushed to long off
43.1
0
BMAJ Mendis to Cummins, no run, full, just outside off, and driven to cover

Jeevan bowling round arm, Jadhav-esque

END OF OVER:
43 | 3 Runs | AUS: 229/5 (11 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.32, RRR: 1.57)

  • Alex Carey9 (20b)
  • Pat Cummins6 (6b)
  • Jeffrey Vandersay7-0-44-2
  • Jeevan Mendis9-0-49-0
42.6
0
Vandersay to Carey, no run, full, outside leg, and the googly spins across Carey. Defended to the leg side
42.5
1
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 run, length ball outside off, and punched off the back foot to deep extra cover
42.4
1
Vandersay to Carey, 1 run, full, outside leg, and paddled to square leg. Off the glove
42.3
0
Vandersay to Carey, no run,
42.2
0
Vandersay to Carey, no run,
42.1
1
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 run, full, wide outside off, and drilled to deep extra cover

END OF OVER:
42 | 5 Runs | AUS: 226/5 (14 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 1.75)

  • Pat Cummins4 (4b)
  • Alex Carey8 (16b)
  • Jeevan Mendis9-0-49-0
  • Jeffrey Vandersay6-0-41-2
41.6
1
BMAJ Mendis to Cummins, 1 run,
41.5
1lb
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, 1 leg bye, round-arm action, low on middle and zipping through. Tries to sweep but misses, and he appeals for the lbw. Not given. Landed outside leg?
41.4
1
BMAJ Mendis to Cummins, 1 run, full, on off, and turning away. Driven with the straight bat to long off
41.3
1
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, 1 run, full, on leg, and swept behind square to the fielder in the deep
41.2
0
BMAJ Mendis to Carey, no run, full, on off, and defended off the back foot to the off side
41.1
1
BMAJ Mendis to Cummins, 1 run, full outside off, and driven to long off

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Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16AJ FinchUT Khawaja
2nd80SE MarshUT Khawaja
3rd65UT KhawajaGJ Maxwell
4th42UT KhawajaMP Stoinis
5th15UT KhawajaAT Carey
6th23AT CareyPJ Cummins