17/02Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Melbourne, Feb 17 2017
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Asela Gunaratne
Asela GunaratneSri Lanka
17/02Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Melbourne, Feb 17 2017
Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Asela Gunaratne
Asela GunaratneSri Lanka

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 168/6 | RR: 8.40

  • James Faulkner14 (7b)
  • Pat Cummins0 (0b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara4-0-38-0
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-29-2

9.20pm Good workout for Malinga on return. He snapped up two catches in two overs, took two wickets. The wristspinners - Prasanna and Sandakan - slowed Australia down in the middle overs with combined figures of 8-0- 53-1 after Klinger and Finch added 76 for the first wicket. Sri Lanka's fielding, though, was sloppy. They need 169. Be back soon for the chase.

A: "First match back, in a year, after injury and he was on a hat-trick! What a player!"

Arooran: "By the way srilanka never lost a t20 match in Australia. Hope they will continue the winning habit "

Ratha_Akl: "@Muthu think Asela" --- Oh is it?

19.6
4
Kulasekara to Faulkner, FOUR, Faulkner dances out, meets a full-toss, and pumps it over midwicket. Deep midwicket (think Prasanna) runs in, the dives to his left and makes a royal mess of it. Did not even get his finger-tip to it. Kulasekara is consoled by Shanaka. Faulkner finishes the innings with a boundary
19.5
2
Kulasekara to Faulkner, 2 runs, low-full toss on leg stump, whipped away through backward square leg. Faulkner rushes back for the second
19.4
W
Kulasekara to Faulkner, 1 run, OUT, pretty full on off stump, forced away to long-on. Paine walks off. Faulkner and Paine risk the double. Kulasekara collects the throw and breaks the stumps. Paine dishes out a full-length dive, but is caught short. He knew he was out. Exits for a duck without facing a ball

TD Paine run out 0 (7m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

Yash: "This is what Malinga specializes at, getting two close to set batsmen out in two successive deliveries. This is what we missed for almost a year. 170 seems difficult now."

19.4
1w
Kulasekara to Faulkner, 1 wide, full-toss down the leg side, wide

Lakwin: "The only wicket we managed to take without the contribution of Malinga was the one of henriques ! 2 wickets and 2 catches.. what an impact player!"

19.3
2
Kulasekara to Faulkner, 2 runs, down the track and whipped away to wide long-on. There is a direct hit at the non-striker's end but Paine is in
19.2
0
Kulasekara to Faulkner, no run, banged in short again, this lifter beats the attempted hook
19.1
4
Kulasekara to Faulkner, FOUR, Faulkner steps out, Kulasekara goes shorter and outside off. The batsman upper-cuts it over backward point

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | AUS: 154/5 | RR: 8.10

  • James Faulkner1 (1b)
  • Tim Paine0 (0b)
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-29-2
  • Nuwan Kulasekara3-0-24-0
18.6
1
Malinga to Faulkner, 1 run, really full on off, Faulkner whips it away through midwicket

Malinga on a hat-trick

18.5
W
Malinga to Turner, OUT, Two in two for Malinga and Prasanna. The fielder lets out a roar. Malinga attempts a yorker, comes out as a full-toss on the leg stump. Turner swings and Prasanna runs to his right from deep midwicket to pouch it

AJ Turner c Prasanna b Malinga 18 (22m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 138.46

18.4
W
Malinga to Head, OUT, First wicket for Malinga on return. Holes out to Prasanna, who makes no mistake this time. Head backs away outside leg stump, this is speared full and wide outside off. Head reaches out and nails it to the fielder

TM Head c Prasanna b Malinga 31 (46m 25b 0x4 1x6) SR: 124.00

18.3
2
Malinga to Head, 2 runs, full on leg stump, clears his front leg, and unleashes a clubbing swing to the left of long-on
18.2
1
Malinga to Turner, 1 run, yorker on the leg stump, jabbed towards midwicket
18.1
2
Malinga to Turner, 2 runs, yorker on the leg stump, forced away to deep square leg. Slipshod throw from Prasanna after stopping the ball. The ball plinks a few metres in front of him. He then cleans up the mess

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | AUS: 148/3 | RR: 8.22

  • Travis Head29 (23b)
  • Ashton Turner15 (10b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara3-0-24-0
  • Lasith Malinga3-0-23-0
17.6
2
Kulasekara to Head, 2 runs, yorker outside off, jabbed to point, a fumble allows a single
17.5
1
Kulasekara to Turner, 1 run, yorker on leg stump, jammed to long-on
17.4
1
Kulasekara to Head, 1 run, full-toss outside off,slashed to deep point
17.3
1
Kulasekara to Turner, 1 run, short on the leg stump, swatted away to deep midwicket
17.3
1nb
Kulasekara to Turner, 1 no ball, really full and shading outside leg stump, past the flick. Not a leg-side wide. Called a no-ball by umpire Wilson because third man or backward point was outside the circle when the ball was bowled. Just three fielders were inside
17.2
2
Kulasekara to Turner, 2 runs, chest-high short ball on off, short-arm flapped away to midwicket

Ransiri: "Sri Lankan cricketer with the Longest name: 1) Rupasinghe Jayewardene Mudiyanselage Gihan Madushanka Rupasinghe and 2) Mahamarakkala Kurukulasooriya Patabendige Akila Dananjaya Perera with 59 characters each "

17.1
1
Kulasekara to Head, 1 run, length ball outside off, Head swings hard, loses his shape in the process. Ends up dragging the ball to midwicket

zami: "Truly, what we have missed over an year is Malinga's smile after he is hit with a boundary. "

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | AUS: 139/3 | RR: 8.17

  • Travis Head25 (20b)
  • Ashton Turner11 (6b)
  • Lasith Malinga3-0-23-0
  • Vikum Sanjaya3-0-35-1
16.6
1
Malinga to Head, 1 run, full-toss outside off, flat-batted away to long-off running in
16.5
1
Malinga to Turner, 1 run, yorker on the leg stump, dug out to midwicket
16.4
1
Malinga to Head, 1 run, full-toss on off, shovelled away with the bottom hand to wide mid-on
16.3
1
Malinga to Turner, 1 run, leg-stump full-toss, whipped to square leg
16.2
4
Malinga to Turner, FOUR, Malinga spears a yorker on middle stump, swings in. Turner still gets a four. He jabs his bat down and squeezes it square of short fine leg. Streaks away to the boundary

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5WU TharangaN Dickwella
2nd74EMDY MunaweeraN Dickwella
3rd12EMDY MunaweeraDAS Gunaratne
4th60TAM SiriwardanaDAS Gunaratne
5th1CK KapugederaTAM Siriwardana
6th20CK KapugederaS Prasanna