Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Sri Lanka: 122/8 (rr 6.42)
18.6
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith. Australia win the match by 20 runs(DLS Method). Brilliant bowling performance from Australia and they lead the series 1-0. Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 36. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood picked up four wickets. Adam Zampa is adjudged as the man of the match for his excellent performance. Do join us for the second T20I on Sunday. Until then, cheers.
18.5
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Full toss, to leg on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
18.4
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Full toss, middle stump backing away driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
18.3
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
18.2
Mitchell Starc to Binura Fernando. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for 1 run, overthrow by Inglis.
18.1
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
End of Over 18
Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. Sri Lanka: 109/8 (rr 6.06)
17.6
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad to gully for 1 run.
17.5
Josh Hazlewood to Binura Fernando. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for 1 run.
17.4
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
17.3
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body back to bowler for no runs.
17.2
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, run save by Zampa.
17.1
દુશ્મંથા ચમેરા c Ben McDermott b Josh Hazlewood 5 (6)
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by McDermott. Sri Lanka's wickets are falling like a pack of cards.
End of Over 17
Over 17. 11 runs. Bowler: Pat Cummins. Sri Lanka: 104/7 (rr 6.12)
16.6
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
16.5
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
16.4
Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
16.3
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
16.2
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.
16.1
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Wade.
End of Over 16
Over 16. 4 runs. Bowler: Josh Hazlewood. Sri Lanka: 93/7 (rr 5.81)
15.6
Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
15.5
Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
15.4
ચમિકા કરુણરત્ને c and b Josh Hazlewood 0 (2)
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Josh Hazlewood to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge back to bowler. Josh Hazlewood takes a sharp reflection catch.
15.3
Josh Hazlewood to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Wade.
15.2
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
15.1
દસુન શનાકા c Aaron Finch b Josh Hazlewood 7 (13)
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Finch. Straight into the hands of Finch.
End of Over 15
Over 15. 3 runs. Bowler: Adam Zampa. Sri Lanka: 89/5 (rr 5.93)
14.6
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge to silly mid on for no runs.
14.5
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly mid off for no runs.
14.4
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
14.3
વનિન્દુ હસરંગા c Steven Smith b Adam Zampa 13 (11)
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Wanindu Hasaranga. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Smith. Fifth wicket down for Sri Lanka.
14.3
Wide Adam Zampa to Wanindu Hasaranga. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Wade.
14.2
Adam Zampa to Dasun Shanaka. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Commentary
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith. Australia win the match by 20 runs(DLS Method). Brilliant bowling performance from Australia and they lead the series 1-0. Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 36. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood picked up four wickets. Adam Zampa is adjudged as the man of the match for his excellent performance. Do join us for the second T20I on Sunday. Until then, cheers.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Full toss, to leg on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Full toss, middle stump backing away driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Mitchell Starc to Binura Fernando. Yorker, middle stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for 1 run, overthrow by Inglis.
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad to gully for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Binura Fernando. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for 1 run.
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body back to bowler for no runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, run save by Zampa.
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg, caught by McDermott. Sri Lanka's wickets are falling like a pack of cards.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by McDermott.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.
Pat Cummins to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
Josh Hazlewood to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Josh Hazlewood to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge back to bowler. Josh Hazlewood takes a sharp reflection catch.
Josh Hazlewood to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Wade.
Josh Hazlewood to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Finch. Straight into the hands of Finch.
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge to silly mid on for no runs.
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly mid off for no runs.
Adam Zampa to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Wanindu Hasaranga. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Smith. Fifth wicket down for Sri Lanka.
Wide Adam Zampa to Wanindu Hasaranga. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Wade.
Adam Zampa to Dasun Shanaka. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.