Sri Lanka vs Australia
1st ODI, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match Centre
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs
Match Ended - Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs
Over 
28th 
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
  = 4     | 
Over 
29th 
0
2
1
0
0
2
  = 5     | 
Over 
30th 
1
1
1
0
1
W
  = 4     | 
Over 
31st 
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
  = 5     | 
Over 
32nd 
2
0
4
0
1
0
  = 7     | 
Over 
33rd 
0
0
0
0
0
1
W
  = 1     | 
Charith Asalanka

Charith Asalanka

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

R
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4R
6S
SR

CRR: 4.88

Commentary

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28.1
1
Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Hardie
An in-drifter, on middle and leg, Aaron Hardie tucks behind square to the leg side for a single.
28.2
1
Dunith Wellalage to Adam Zampa
A silly point comes in place for Zampa now! Pitched fuller on off, Adam Zampa takes a huge stride out and drives it down to long off for a single.
28.3
0
Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Hardie
Grip and turn! On a length, on middle, turning away off the pitch. Aaron Hardie looks to tuck it across but gets a leading edge to the cover region.
28.4
0
Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Hardie
Drifting down leg, full in length, Hardie misses to sweep it away and the keeper too, fails to collect it behind the wickets. The ball runs down to the short fine region. They cross.
28.4
1
Dunith Wellalage to Adam Zampa
DROPPED! Charith Asalanka, the skipper shells a catch now. Can be called a regulation catch but Asalanka reacted a bit late to it and it went to his wrong side. Pitched around off, turning away from a fuller length, Adam Zampa drives at it but gets a thick outside edge and it goes to the left of Charith Asalanka at the first slip. He is a bit late to react, gets his left hand to the ball, but parries it to the short fine region. One run taken.
28.5
1
Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Hardie
Tossed up, on off, Hardie creates room and punches it wide of cover for a single.
28.6
0
Dunith Wellalage to Adam Zampa
Length ball outside off. Zampa keeps it out to point.
29.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Aaron Hardie
Quicker at 96 kph, full around off, Aaron Hardie leans on and defends it out safely.
29.2
2
Maheesh Theekshana to Aaron Hardie
Flat again, outside off on a length, Aaron Hardie cuts it off the back foot and beats the diving backward point fielder to his right for a couple of runs.
29.3
1
Maheesh Theekshana to Aaron Hardie
Full, on middle, Hardie brings his bat ahead of the pads and pushes it gently down to long on for a single.
29.4
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Nice and full, on off, Adam Zampa blocks it out to the bowler.
29.5
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Quicker and flatter, fuller and on off, Adam Zampa defends it out to the off side.
29.6
2
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Pitched fuller around off, driven to deep cover for a quick couple of runs. Australia now need 74 runs in 120 balls remaining with 2 wickets in hand.
30.1
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Aaron Hardie
Lands it outside off on a length, a googly on offer, Hardie hangs back and punches it to deep extra cover for a single.
30.2
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Slower through the air at just 74 kph, on the pads, on a length, Adam Zampa nudges it safely to deep backward square leg for a single.
30.3
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Aaron Hardie
A wrong'un, flat, full, on middle and leg, tucked across to deep mid-wicket for a single.
30.4
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Flighted leg-break, around off, Adam Zampa leans on it and drives it straight to mid off.
30.5
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
At 82 kph, on a fuller length and middle, Adam Zampa whips it past mid-wicket for a single.
30.6
W
Wanindu Hasaranga to Aaron Hardie
OUT! LBW! Finally, something for Hasaranga in this match, as he dismisses the set batter in Hardie. A leg break on offer from Hasaranga, full and on the stumps, Aaron Hardie premeditates and sits down to sweep it away but misses to connect and the ball pings on the front pad. A confident shout for LBW and the umpire raises his finger instantly. Aaron Hardie is not happy with himself at all but still goes for a review. Nothing on UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows Hardie being trapped plumb on middle. Sri Lanka are just a solitary wicket away now.
31.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Attacks the stumps, on middle, blocked off the back foot to mid on.
31.2
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
FIVE WIDES! Oh, that's gone past everyone! Sprayed down leg on a fuller length, Adam Zampa tries to slog it but misses as the ball turns down leg. The keeper Kusal Mendis too, fails to collect the ball and it races down to deep fine fence.
31.2
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Full, around off, driven to mid off.
31.3
4
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
FOUR! Oh, what a lovely shot! Overpitched on off, almost a half-volley, Adam Zampa takes his front foot out and drives it inside-out through covers for a glorious boundary.
31.4
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
A flat carrom ball, on middle and leg, Adam Zampa chips it across in the air, but it dips in front of Wanindu Hasaranga at short mid-wicket on the bounce.
31.5
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Full, at off, blocked out.
31.6
1
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
On middle and full, Zampa pushes it down to the left of mid on and takes a single. A wayward throw from the fielder to the keeper's end and the ball goes towards the short fine region where it is backed up. Zampa wants to keep strike with him and does not take the second.
32.1
2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Googly, full and on middle, Adam Zampa leans out with a huge forward stride and works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of quick runs.
32.2
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Full and turning away from off, Adam Zampa backs away to punch it to the off side, but chops it on the surface in front.
32.3
4
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
FOUR! Wow, Zampa has played a few pleasing strokes! Looped up, fuller and on off, Adam Zampa skips down the track and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
32.4
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Slow, full, on middle, blocked straight back to the bowler.
32.5
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Adam Zampa
Full, on the pads, Adam Zampa chips it over to widish long on for a single.
32.6
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Spencer Johnson
A slip and a leg slip in position for Johnson! Flat, short and on the pads, Spencer Johnson hangs back and goes to pull but hits it off the bottom edge near the strip to the leg side.
33.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
WIDE! Down leg on a length, Zampa gets inside the line and the umpire calls it Wide.
33.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
WIDE! Another one drifting down leg, fuller in length, Zampa tries to whip it across but misses. Wide given again!
33.1
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Drags the length on middle, stabbed to the leg side.
33.2
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Flat, a yard behind fuller length, on off, Adam Zampa blocks it straight back to the bowler.
33.3
0
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Full, on middle, Zampa defends it out to the off side.
33.4
1
Maheesh Theekshana to Adam Zampa
Too full and around off, Zampa tries to hoick it across but inside edges past the stumps for a single at deep fine.
33.5
W
Maheesh Theekshana to Spencer Johnson
OUT! LBW! A huge shout for LBW, but not given by the umpire. Charith Asalanka signals the 'T' and takes the review to challenge the on-field decision. Maheesh Theekshana dishes out a fuller-length delivery, on middle and leg. It lands and then turns a shy bit into the batter, skidding through quickly. Spencer Johnson is a bit late to bring his bat through the line and misses as his bat hits the back pad. The ball goes on to clip his back pad. Ball Tracking shows that the ball is hitting the leg stump on the projection. Maheesh Theekshana finishes with a four-fer. SRI LANKA SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND THEIR TOTAL OF 214, AND WIN BY 49 RUNS!