Australia vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test at Canberra, 31 Jan, 2019

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 534/5 (132)  &  196/3 (47)
Sri Lanka 215/10 (68.3)  &  149/10 (51)
Australia won by 366 runs
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
  • Kasun Rajitha 2 * (14)

Over 22.5 Pat Cummins bangs it short onto the pitch to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away.

Over 22.6 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Takes a good positive stride and drives it straight down the ground. It runs all along the carpet.

Over 23.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and clips it to the leg-side, takes a single.

Over 23.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and manages to open the face so it ends up wide of slip.

Over 24.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind it and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 24.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, hops a bit and defends it to the off-side

Over 24.3 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets inside the line of the ball and tucks it to the on-side

Over 25.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and sweeps it through square square leg and gets a single. 

Over 25.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes right back in the crease, combats the spin well and defends it to the on-side.

Over 25.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and pushes it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 25.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 26.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, plunges forward and pushes it wide of cover.

Over 26.3 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it through point and gets a single.

Over 27.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and works it down to fine leg for a single.

Over 27.3 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,1 run, rocks back in the crease and pulls it behind square on the onside.

Over 27.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 27.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and wanted to clip it wide of leg-slip but ends up finding it.

Over 28.6 Mitchell Starc tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and works it down the leg side and keep the strike with a single.

Over 28.6 Mitchell Starc tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and works it down the leg side and keep the strike with a single.

Over 29.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 29.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, charges down and clips it to the on-side. 

Over 29.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, goes right back in the crease and tucks it to the leg-side.

Over 30.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, plunges forward and drives, finds mid-off.

Over 30.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, gets forward and taps it infront of point and charges for a quick single. A clean pick-up from Lyon but he fails to hit the stumps directly.

Over 30.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Gets on top of the ball and pumps it wide of backward point for a boundary.

Over 30.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and whips but finds Marcus Harris at FSL who fails to latch onto it.

Over 32.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, opens the face of the bat and guides it to the off-side.

Over 32.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind it and pushes it to backward point.

Over 32.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and driven well but straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 32.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, opens the face of the bat and guides it wide of backward point, takes a single.

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