Australia vs Sri Lanka 9th Match at Hobart, 24 Feb, 2012

Toss: Australia, who choose to bat
Australia 280/6 (50)
Sri Lanka 283/7 (49.2)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: DPMD Jayawardene
  • KMDN Kulasekara 4 * (1)
  • Thisara Perera 21 * (11)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run, goes back and cuts the widish low ball to square thirdman.

Over 0.2B Lee to TM Dilshan, 1 bye, doesn't move his feet in a cut shot and is beaten. Meanwhile Mahela screams to steal a bye after Wade's fumble behind the stumps.

Over 0.3B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runs, goes back and cuts the wide delivery to point.

Over 0.4B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and defends it to the off side.

Over 0.5B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run, moves back and pulls down the rising delivery behind squareleg for one.

Over 0.6B Lee to TM Dilshan, no runsgoes back and drags his punch to mid on.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and defends the outswinger to point.

Over 1.2BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runs, jumps down the track for a big shot and is beaten by the away swing.

Over 1.3BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and pushes it towards mid off.

Over 1.4BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and pushes it on the up to mid off.

Over 1.5BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runs, goes back to dab at an away going delivery outside off and is beaten. Over 1.5 BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, 5 wides, gets forward and misses his flick to a slower off cutter down the legside which beats Wade for a boundary. 

Over 1.6BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, 3 runs, goes back and flicks it off his pads to deep squareleg and picks up three runs.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and drives it on the up to point.

Over 2.2B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run, goes back and tucks the slower one behind squareleg for one.

Over 2.3B Lee to TM Dilshan, 1 rungoes back and pulls the rising delivery to deep squareleg for one.

Over 2.4B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, Boundary, swivels back to hook a bouncer and gets a top edge which overs first slip for a one bounce boundary.

Over 2.5B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and flicks it to mid on.

Over 2.6B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runs, goes back and defends it to covers.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1BJ Hilfenhaus to TM Dilshan, no runs, goes back and chops the sharp inducker to point.

Over 3.2BJ Hilfenhaus to TM Dilshan, 1 lbgets forward and deflects it off his pad through squareleg for a leg bye.

Over 3.3BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgets forward and drives the half volley to the left of mid off.

Over 3.4BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, Boundarygoes back and plays a flashy cut to a wide delivery and gets a thick edge which flies over first slip for a boundary.

Over 3.5BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, no runsgoes back and tucks it to squareleg.

Over 3.6BJ Hilfenhaus to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run, goes back and tucks it to deep backward squareleg for one.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, no runs, drives the slower full toss straight to extra covers.

Over 4.2B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, Sixer!!gets across on the frontfoot and whacks it powerfully over wide mid wicket for a meaty six!

Over 4.3B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runsgoes back for a square cut and is beaten by the extra bounce.

Over 4.4B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs, goes back and cuts it away wide of square thirdman for a couple.

Over 4.5B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, 2 runs, goes back and cuts the wide delivery uppishly to square thirdman for a couple.

Over 4.6B Lee to DPMD Jayawardene, Boundary, hops up and top edges his cut off a rising delivery and the ball flies over the top of the leaping slip for a boundary.

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