Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I at Pallekele, 06 Sep, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
Australia 263/3 (20)
Sri Lanka 178/9 (20)
Australia won by 85 runs
Man of the Match: GJ Maxwell
  • Kasun Rajitha 0 * (5)
  • Sachithra Senanayake 6 * (6)

Over 4.1James Faulkner bowls short of length delivery to LD Chandimal, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 4.2James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 4.3James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 4.4James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 4.5James Faulkner bowls full toss to KusalMendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 4.6James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 6.1 James Faulkner bowls a good length delivery to LD Chandimal, 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and flicks it down to fine-leg and picks up couple of runs.

Over 6.2 James Faulkner bowls a good length delivery to LD Chandimal, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 6.3 James Faulkner bowls a back of length delivery to LD Chandimal, 1 run, backs away in the crease and guides it away down to third-man and picks up a single.

Over 6.4 James Faulkner bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, Six!! Goes back and across, pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket, the ball went all the way in to the stands.

Over 6.5 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, gets across the line and flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 6.6 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to sweeper-cover and picks up one more.

Over 13.1 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and flicks it down to fine-leg fence for four.

Over 13.2 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and flicks it to deep square-leg and picks up couple.

Over 13.3 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to long-off.

Over 13.4 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to CK Kapugedera, no runs, goes deep in the crease and defends it back to bowler.

Over 13.5 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to CK Kapugedera, 1 run, gets forward and works it behind square on the on-side.

Over 13.6 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, no runs, gets forward and chops it behind backward point

Over 17.1 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to CK Kapugedera, Boundary! Takes it on the full and whipping it wide of long-on, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 17.2 James Faulkner bowls it short of length to CK Kapugedera, Boundary! Goes back and across,pulls it over mid-wicket for four.

Over 17.3 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to CK Kapugedera, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it behind point on the off-side and picks up couple of runs.

Over 17.4 James Faulkner bowls a good length delivery to CK Kapugedera, Six!! Makes room outside leg and marmalizes it over long-off

Over 17.5 James Faulkner bowls a good length delivery to CK Kapugedera, Boundary! Opens the face of the bat and run it down to third-man fence for four.

Over 17.6 James Faulkner bowls a good length delivery to CK Kapugedera, 1 run, gets forward and plays it down to long-on. Wanted to keep strike perhaps