Australia vs Sri Lanka 20th Match at Bridgetown, 09 May, 2010

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Australia 168/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 87/10 (16.2)
Australia won by 81 runs
Man of the Match: CL White
  • UWMBC Welagedara 2 * (3)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: Single. DP Nannes to DPMD Jayawardene, full toss, flicks it to square fine leg for a single.

Over 0.2: Two runs. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, drives it uppishly to the right of mid on for a couple.

Over 0.3: No runs. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, short of length delivery, pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 0.4: 1 Leg Bye. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, bangs it short, gets hit on the pad high and there is a rebound to thirdman which results in a lb.

Over 0.5: Single. DP Nannes to DPMD Jayawardene, short and wide, steers it down to square thirdman for a single.

Over 0.6: Single. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, drives it to extra covers and takes a risky single.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: Wide Ball. SW Tait to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, sprays a wide yorker a mile outside off.

Over 1.1: Beaten! SW Tait to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, throws his bat at a wide one and is beaten.

Over 1.2: No runs. SW Tait to ST Jayasuriya, short and rising delivery, hops up and plays it down to the bowler.

Over 1.3: Single. SW Tait to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, flicks the slower one to wide mid on for a single.

Over 1.4: Wide Ball. SW Tait to DPMD Jayawardene, short and wide, gets beaten in a cut shot but his team will get a free run.

Over 1.4: Single. SW Tait to DPMD Jayawardene, good length delivery, moves back and flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Over 1.5: No runs. SW Tait to ST Jayasuriya, short and rising delivery, takes his eyes off the ball and it flies off the handle safely towards silly point.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. DP Nannes to DPMD Jayawardene, short and rising delivery, drops his wrists down and leaves it to the keeper.

Over 2.2: Sixer! DP Nannes to DPMD Jayawardene, short and rising delivery, moves back and pulls it brilliantly over deep backward squareleg for a six!

Over 2.3: He is Caught! DP Nannes to DPMD Jayawardene, short and rising delivery, hooks it up in the air and is caught at square fine leg by Steven Smith. First failure of the tournament for Mahela!

Over 2.4: No runs. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, good length delivery, shuffles across and flicks it to backward squareleg.

Over 2.5: No runs. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, short and rising delivery, punches it down to covers.

Over 2.6: No runs. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, short and rising delivery, tucks it down one handed to backward squareleg.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: Two runs. SW Tait to KC Sangakkara, short of length delivery, makes room and cuts it to the diving point who deflects the ball away to covers, Sanga with that gets a couple.

Over 3.2: No runs. SW Tait to KC Sangakkara, good length delivery, pushes it defensively to mid off.

Over 3.3: He is Caught! SW Tait to KC Sangakkara, short and rising delivery, gloves his hook down the legside and its a sharp catch taken behind by Haddin to his right.

Over 3.4: Boundary! SW Tait to TM Dilshan, short and rising delivery, gets a top edge to his hook which just clears the leaping Haddin for a boundary!

Over 3.5: No runs. SW Tait to TM Dilshan, pitched up delivery, pushes the yorker to mid on.

Over 3.6: No runs. SW Tait to TM Dilshan, short of length delivery, punches it down to point.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: Single. DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, short of length delivery, slices his drive to backward point and takes a chancy single.

Over 4.2: Two runs. DP Nannes to TM Dilshan, short of length delivery, drags his pull away to deep backward squareleg for a couple.

Over 4.3: Beaten! DP Nannes to TM Dilshan, short and rising delivery, almost edges his pull shot across the line to the keeper outside off.

Over 4.4: Single. DP Nannes to TM Dilshan, pitched up delivery, drives it to mid off and gets an easy run.

Over 4.5: Out LBW! DP Nannes to ST Jayasuriya, pitched up delivery, pins him back in the crease and defeats the flick shot with a full inswinger that strikes the pad low infront of middle and leg. The Umpire is quick to give that out lbw but it could well have gone down leg with the left armer's angle.

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