Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    2.3 oh dear, this is a soft wicket! It's a good length ball, just around off, and he looks to work it away on the onside. Ends up getting a top edge and it heads towards the edge of the ring around wide cover. David Warner has to step across to his left, set himself up and complete the easiest of catches, fingers pointing upwards 15/1
    10.3 the perfect riposte from Starc at 144 kph searing into the base of middle stump! Inswinging yorker, Kusal tries to jam this out but fails. The crowd which had been charged up after the previous ball six has now been short-circuited! 86/3
    9.4 flat sweep, but straight down to Steven Smith a few yards in from deep backward square leg! How important could this be, and it comes from the most impressive Australian bowler on display thus far. Zampa has asked a few questions with some variations in flight, loop and length. Asalanka was looking very dangerous indeed 78/2
    11.5 Avishka pays the price for slogging across the line! Flighted full on fifth stump at 87 kph, Avishka is teased into a slog sweep over midwicket and it's the stock legbreak heaving against the turn. It results in a top edge swirling over cover. Simple catch for Smith in the ring waiting for it to come into his safe hands at chest height with palms facing into his torso. 90/4
    not out
    33
    26
    50
    4
    1
    126.92
    12.2 similar line and length ball on fifth stump, Hasaranga drives hard again, big appeal given out. Didn't sound like there was any noise as it passed the bat and Hasaranga calls for DRS immediately. However, a big spike shows up on UltraEdge as the ball passes the toe edge of the bat. DO NOT QUESTION ALEEM DAR! Sri Lanka lose a review. 94/5
    17.4 slower ball back of a length on sixth stump, Shanaka's painful innings finally comes to an end. It came in at 112 kph, he was through the shot early trying to pull this over the leg side instead of going with the angle to cut over point, top edge is the result that swirls straight up for Wade and he pouches it with little fuss. 134/6
    not out
    9
    6
    13
    1
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    150.00
    Extras
    15 (lb 4, nb 1, w 10)
    TOTAL
    154/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.3 ov), 2-78 (Charith Asalanka, 9.4 ov), 3-86 (Kusal Perera, 10.3 ov), 4-90 (Avishka Fernando, 11.5 ov), 5-94 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 12.2 ov), 6-134 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MA Starc402726.75112110
    JR Hazlewood402606.50124010
    PJ Cummins403428.50105021
    GJ Maxwell1016016.0031110
    MP Stoinis3035011.6634110
    A Zampa401223.00120000
  • BATSMEN
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    14.6 the missed chance costs Sri Lanka only 47 runs... Overpitched on middle stump, shovels this in the air to wide long-off, sharp catch taken sliding on his knees after covering 25 yards by Rajapaksa, holding on three yards inside the rope. 130/3
    6.5 plays this one on! It's the wrong 'un, and don't know if he picks that or not. Perhaps undone by a little bit of extra bounce. Was looking to play the cut again, but this time gets it off the inside edge. A touch unlucky, with the ball bouncing back on to the stumps, but Sri Lankan bowlers have already had their fair share of poor luck. Could this be a turning point in this chase? 70/1
    8.3 swings, and only finds the man at deep mid-wicket! Tossed up by Hasaranga, and he takes the invitation to have a flay at it. Has to fetch it from outside off, with a further bit of turn away after pitching. Seems to have made a decent connection, but he is hitting towards the slightly shorter side. Easy catch in the end 80/2
    not out
    28
    26
    39
    1
    0
    107.69
    not out
    16
    7
    10
    2
    1
    228.57
    Extras
    4 (nb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    155/3 (17 Overs, RR: 9.11)
    Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Aaron Finch, 6.5 ov), 2-80 (Glenn Maxwell, 8.3 ov), 3-130 (David Warner, 14.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    C Karunaratne201909.5043010
    M Theekshana402706.75104000
    PVD Chameera3033011.0044101
    CBRLS Kumara3048016.0016200
    PW Hasaranga402225.50102001
    MD Shanaka10616.0020010

Match Notes

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st70AJ FinchDA Warner
2nd10DA WarnerGJ Maxwell
3rd50DA WarnerSPD Smith
4th25SPD SmithMP Stoinis

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543