- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR16.4 bowled him! Well bowled from Dhananjaya. Warner got in a tangle. It was a good length, drifting in and skidding on, Warner pressed forward initially, then pressed back to give room to cut but it was too full and it crashed into middle 80/142.4 skied to cover! Slower ball does the trick! This was well bowled. A back of the hand slower ball at 97kph, Finch cleared the left leg to launch but the extra bounce and lack of pace saw him sky it straight up to cover and the skipper calmly claimed the catch. The end of a wonderful innings. 273/322.6 first Warner, now Khawaja and Sri Lanka back in this! This is nicely tossed up, drifting in from around the stumps, Khawaja looks to sweep - takes him on with the short boundary in sight - hits it well but picks out Udana at deep midwicket. Massive blow. 100/243.3 bowled him with a cracking yorker! The clock says 130kph but that looked quicker. Smith tried to whip this behind square but it slid under the bat and hit the outside of off stump. Vintage Lasith! 278/446.6 caught at deep midwicket! Well bowled! Back of the hand slower ball, outside off, he tries to heave this to the long boundary at deep midwicket, doesn't get it and Siriwardana takes the catch easily 10m inside the rope 310/548.1 Brilliant run out from Udana! Ridiculously good in fact! The back of the hand slower ball was brilliant in itself, forced Maxwell to check his shot, pushing to long on, Udana dived across full stretch, stopped it one handed. Both batsmen retreated. Udana rolled over and threw the non striker's stumps down with Carey just short as he dove back! Magnificent work 317/648.3 another direct hit from Udana! This is superb! He nails the yorker, Cummins digs it out on the on side and takes off, Udana whips across like a leopard, Cummins is sent back by Maxwell, Udana gathers, steadies, fires and hits with Cummins miles out at the striker's end! 320/7Extras14 (lb 4, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL334/7 (50 Overs, RR: 6.68)Fall of wickets: 1-80 (David Warner, 16.4 ov), 2-100 (Usman Khawaja, 22.6 ov), 3-273 (Aaron Finch, 42.4 ov), 4-278 (Steven Smith, 43.3 ov), 5-310 (Shaun Marsh, 46.6 ov), 6-317 (Alex Carey, 48.1 ov), 7-320 (Pat Cummins, 48.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 10 1 61 1 6.10 29 5 1 3 1 N Pradeep 10 0 88 0 8.80 26 13 2 1 0 I Udana 10 0 57 2 5.70 24 4 0 1 0 NLTC Perera 10 0 67 0 6.70 19 6 1 1 0 DM de Silva 8 0 40 2 5.00 24 1 2 2 0 TAM Siriwardana 2 0 17 0 8.50 4 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR32.1 caught at backward point! Oh no! Three short of a magical hundred. It was short and wide, there to cut for four, but he just guided it, didn't try and get over the top of it or hit it up and over Maxwell at backward point. He picked him out. Catching practice for Maxwell. What a massive blow that is 186/315.3 the middle stump is flattened! full, straight and the wicket comes as Kusal misses an attempted mow to the leg side. Australia get a breakthrough they desperately needed. Finch's decision to bring back his trump card works. 115/123.5 caught behind! Behrendorff breaks through! He tried to square drive again on the up but this was much tighter to off and a little shorter, he was cramped attempting the shot, got a thin edge to Carey! Behrendorff has his first World Cup wicket 153/238.1 thin edge and gone! Slants a pacy delivery across Kusal who looks to heave this across the line, the pace is too good for him. Gleefully accepted by Carey. 222/735.4 he's gloved this down leg! This was short, angling in towards his ribs, Mathews tried to avoid by trying to take him on with the hook shot, swivels a touch too late and gloves it through to the keeper. Massive blow. 205/436.2 full, straight and boom! Plays all around this full delivery, misses. The ball tails in to beat the inside edge, deflect off the pad and smash the stumps. The procession continues. 209/536.6 he's chipped this straight to mid-on, good catch by Warner. He was looking to whip this over the infield, didn't get it off the middle. That's the end of Sri Lanka's hopes, me thinks 217/639.6 looks to back away and flat-bat this over the stands, but only manages to slice it high in the air as Finch, back-tracking from mid-off, takes an excellent catch on the move. 236/841.4 chips it straight to cover, Khawaja can't ask for an easier catch. The end is near. Excellent change of pace, this is the split-finger slower ball, length on the fuller side, Malinga backed away possibly to hit it over the infield but ended up spooning it to the fielder. 237/945.5 edged and taken! Pradeep backs away to slog, swings blindly and ends up nicking behind. Fourth win in five matches for Australia as they move to the top of the points table. 247/10Extras8 (lb 2, w 6)TOTAL247 all out (45.5 Overs, RR: 5.38)Fall of wickets: 1-115 (Kusal Perera, 15.3 ov), 2-153 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 23.5 ov), 3-186 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 32.1 ov), 4-205 (Angelo Mathews, 35.4 ov), 5-209 (Milinda Siriwardana, 36.2 ov), 6-217 (Thisara Perera, 36.6 ov), 7-222 (Kusal Mendis, 38.1 ov), 8-236 (Isuru Udana, 39.6 ov), 9-237 (Lasith Malinga, 41.4 ov), 10-247 (Nuwan Pradeep, 45.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MA Starc 10 0 55 4 5.50 34 5 2 1 0 PJ Cummins 7.5 0 38 2 4.85 28 4 0 2 0 JP Behrendorff 9 0 59 1 6.55 22 4 1 0 0 KW Richardson 9 1 47 3 5.22 32 6 0 2 0 GJ Maxwell 10 0 46 0 4.60 26 1 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, First Session 10.30-14.00 Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Match days
15 June 2019 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 0 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (DA Warner 17, AJ Finch 34, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 184 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 11.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - AJ Finch (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Australia - 80/1 in 16.4 overs (AJ Finch 49)
- AJ Finch: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 5
- Australia: 150 runs in 28.4 overs (172 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (AJ Finch 31, SPD Smith 17, Ex 2)
- AJ Finch: 100 off 97 balls (8 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 195/2 in 35.0 overs (AJ Finch 109, SPD Smith 39)
- Australia: 200 runs in 35.3 overs (214 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (AJ Finch 51, SPD Smith 43, Ex 6)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 46 balls (5 x 4)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 97 runs, 5 wickets)
- Australia: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 107 balls (AJ Finch 82, SPD Smith 62, Ex 6)
- AJ Finch: 150 off 128 balls (15 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Australia: 300 runs in 44.6 overs (271 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Australia - 334/7 in 50.0 overs (GJ Maxwell 46, MA Starc 5)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 87 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (FDM Karunaratne 36, MDKJ Perera 15, Ex 1)
- Over 9.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 149 runs, 8 wickets)
- FDM Karunaratne: 50 off 43 balls (7 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (FDM Karunaratne 51, MDKJ Perera 47, Ex 2)
- MDKJ Perera: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 122/1 in 17.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 66, HDRL Thirimanne 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 23.4 overs (142 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 186/3 in 32.1 overs (BKG Mendis 17)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 34.3 overs (207 balls), Extras 4
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 11 runs, 2 wickets)
Match Coverage
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