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 1.0   

Over 0.1Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to MDKJPerera, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.2Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to MDKJPerera, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.One leg bye

Over 0.3Mitchell Starc bowls bouncer to TM Dilshan, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Four byes

Over 0.4Mitchell Starc bowls short of length delivery to TM Dilshan, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 0.5Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to TM Dilshan, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 0.6Mitchell Starc bowls half volley to Dhananjaya de Silva, moves back into the crease and punches it straight to mid offTwo runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Scott Boland bowls good length delivery to MDKJPerera, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.2Scott Boland bowls short of length delivery to MDKJPerera, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 1.3Scott Boland bowls pitched up delivery to MDKJPerera, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 1.4Scott Boland bowls short of length delivery to MDKJPerera, and he is caught by the fielder in the deep.He is Caught

Over 1.5Scott Boland bowls good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.6Scott Boland bowls short of length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Two runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1Mitchell Starc bowls short of length delivery to LD Chandimal, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 2.2Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to LD Chandimal, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 2.3Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to LD Chandimal, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 2.4Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointTwo runs

Over 2.5Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

Over 2.6Mitchell Starc bowls short of length delivery to LD Chandimal, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1Scott Boland bowls short of length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 3.2Scott Boland bowls wideball to Dhananjaya de Silva, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Wide ball

Over 3.2Scott Boland bowls pitched up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 3.3Scott Boland bowls short of length delivery to LD Chandimal, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 3.4Scott Boland bowls good length delivery to LD Chandimal, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.Boundary!

Over 3.5Scott Boland bowls pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 3.6Scott Boland bowls pitched up delivery to LD Chandimal, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.Single

  Over 5.0   

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

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