Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2129dThe Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Australia hand Sri Lanka 81-run thrashing

Australia stormed to a resounding 81-run win as Sri Lanka were steamrolled by extreme pace and sustained pressure, folding for 87

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

CL White
85(49) 6x4 - 6x6
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 21 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
4 7 7 7 11 21 19 9
MEK Hussey
39(26) 4x4 - 1x6
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 13 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
8 1 6 0 2 10 4 8

Best performances - Bowlers

MG Johnson
MG Johnson
O3.2
M0
R15
W3
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
S Randiv
S Randiv
O4
M0
R20
W3
Eco5.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Australia, looking unstoppable this tournament, have more or less qualified for the semis with this comprehensive win. Their top order had been blown away during their innings but Cameron White stepped to score an unbeaten 85 to revive his team. Their bowlers were ruthless, chipping away constantly to ensure there remained no hope for Sri Lanka. We'll get you the details from the presentation in a bit.

Sangakkara: "We started off well but we missed one crucial catch which probably took them to 160. We were dismal with the bat. They grabbed this match from us. The stand between White and Michael Hussey put it beyond us. Suraj Randiv stepped in very well, and created an opportunity with Cameron that went begging. We put ourselves in a hole and we hope to win our next game."

Clarke: "We're doing well. We take a lot of confidence out of today. White and Hussey were superb, and we bowled and fielded well. We've done well in these conditions, there is a bit more pace and bounce here."

White is the Man of the Match

White: "When someone misses out, someone stands up. In all facets of our game we are playing pretty well. St Lucia will throw up different conditions for us. We need to adapt and win."

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16.2
W
Johnson to Mendis, OUT, bowled'im, Australia have thrashed Sri Lanka, full on middle, makes room to strike that over extra cover, misses and the stumps take a beating

BAW Mendis b Johnson 1 (5m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

16.1
1
Johnson to Welegedara, 1 run, low full toss outside off, driven towards deep point for a single

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 86/9 (83 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 20.75)

  • Chanaka Welegedara1 (2b)
  • Ajantha Mendis1 (6b)
  • Michael Clarke1-0-2-1
  • Mitchell Johnson3-0-14-2
15.6
1
Clarke to Welegedara, 1 run, driven towards long-off to keep the strike
15.5
0
Clarke to Welegedara, no run, played back to the bowler
15.4
1
Clarke to Mendis, 1 run, charges down the track to clear mid-off, gets a thick outside edge to point, just the single
15.3
0
Clarke to Mendis, no run, defends it back to the bowler with a still head

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16ST JayasuriyaDPMD Jayawardene
2nd2ST JayasuriyaKC Sangakkara
3rd8ST JayasuriyaTM Dilshan
4th22TM DilshanAD Mathews
5th1AD MathewsLD Chandimal
6th24CK KapugederaLD Chandimal
7th10S RandivLD Chandimal
8th0SL MalingaLD Chandimal
9th1SL MalingaBAW Mendis
10th3UWMBCA WelegedaraBAW Mendis

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS22041.525
PAK2112-0.325
BAN2020-1.2
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ22040.428
SL21120.355
ZIM2020-1.595
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND22041.495
SA21121.125
AFG2020-2.446
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI22042.78
ENG2011-0.452
IRE2011-3.5
Group E
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33060.962
PAK31220.041
NZ3122-0.373
SA3122-0.617
Group F
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS33062.733
SL3214-0.333
WI3122-1.281
IND3030-1.117