Australia vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Back of a length, around off. Finch hops and chops it down onto the deck for a quick run.

Just a bit too far away. A length ball, on middle. This one sticks in the surface a bit and Josh Inglis is caught on the crease. The ball balloons off the leading edge and goes to the far right of the bowler. Chameera tries his best to catch it on the follow-through but only manages to get a fingertip on it. Single taken.

Around the top of off. This is pushed out on the off side for a single.

Josh Inglis is just about hanging in there! A spicy bumper, around the helmet and at 144 kph. Inglis looks to hook but gets a bit hurried on. Luckily for him the ball comes off the top edge and lands safely past the leg side. Neither the keeper or the bowler can get to the ball in time.

On middle, this is clipped away to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Another good bumper but this time Josh Inglis is ready for it. Around the helmet, Inglis hooks it behind square on the leg side and picks up a boundary.

Looped up, around off. Finch watchfully defends it out.

On off, pushed towards the cover region for a quick single.

On a length, outside off. Inglis gets low and gets inside the line of the ball. He looks to paddle it fine but gets a top edge which runs down towards short fine leg. They get a couple.

Tossed up, around off. This is uppishly driven by Inglis through the cover region and for another couple of runs.

A touch fuller, on off. Inglis makes room and steers it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Really well executed! Quicker and close to the off pole. Aaron Finch watches it all the way through and cuts it really late, past first slip and the ball runs away into the third man fence. Just 28 needed now off 42 balls.

Good-length ball, outside off. This is guided down to third man for a single.

Slower length ball, outside off. Finch with a back foot punch through cover-point for a couple of runs.

A loopy slower ball, full and wide of off. Finch waits for it and digs it out through covers for two more.

Misfield and that will bring up the 100 for Australia. Full and wide, driven straight to the man at extra cover who is caught napping and lets the ball through. Single taken.

Back of a length, on off. This is pushed off the back foot down to long on for one.

SAFE! Back of a length, around off. Aaron Finch chops it off the back foot towards backward point and sets off for a quick single. Pathum Nissanka has a shy at the batter's end and Josh Inglis seems to be well in. The umpire does take it upstairs and the replay shows that Inglis was indeed well in. NOT OUT! Just 20 needed now off 36 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jeffrey Vandersay gets Australia's skipper. Bowls it short, on middle. Aaron Finch makes room for himself and tries to lift it over covers. The ball goes off the outside edge and carries through to the keeper. Dinesh Chandimal could not catch it. But the ball deflects off his gloves and goes into the hands of Charith Asalanka at first slip who takes it inches above the ground. 

Short again, on middle. Pulled to long on for a run.

FOUR! Well played in the end! This was pushed wider, way outside off. Josh Inglis reaches out for it and reverse-sweeps it to third man for a boundary. 

This is nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

Loopy ball, on middle. Worked to long on for a run.

Tosses it up, on off. Josh Inglis pushes it towards covers for a single. Just 12 needed now from 30 balls! 

Short of a length, outside off. Josh Inglis plays it towards covers.

Good-length ball, outside off. Josh Inglis tries to run it down to third man. Gets a faint edge though but doesn't carry to the keeper. 

Back of a length, outside off. Josh Inglis tries to punch. Gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Marcus Stoinis swings his bat trying to heave it over mid on but fails to make any connection.

On a length, on leg. Marcus Stoinis looks to flick but misses. The ball rolls to point and the batters take a leg bye. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Marcus Stoinis was well in.

Full and outside off, steered it down to third man for a run. 9 needed now!

Touch fuller, outside off. Josh Inglis drives it through covers. Timed that very well but will only get a single. 

Short ball, a slower one on middle. Marcus Stoinis waits and waits and pulls it to deep square leg with soft hands for a brace. 

FOUR! Short again, on middle. Marcus Stoinis this time hits it flat and with power to deep mid-wicket to get a boundary. Just 2 runs needed for the victory and to seal the series as well! 

Swing and a miss! Length ball, outside off. Marcus Stoinis tries to heave it across but misses. 

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis wins the game for Australia! Short ball, on middle. Marcus Stoinis pulls it towards cow corner. The fielder there misjudges it as it came too forward trying to catch the ball. It goes over him and one bounce and into the fence. Australia win by 6 wickets!