- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 Cleaned him up! The dot-ball pressure finally gets to Nissanka. He began well but then was tied down. Now he charges down recklessly to break free and has been freed from the batting crease. He swings across the line and completely misses the length ball on the inside edge, and it disturbs the timber behind. Australia on the board early 15/124.4 taken at deep fine. A top-edged pull shot, one of the few false shorts he's played all innings. Plenty of effort behind this slower bouncer, which is why the ball gets up over Madushka's chest, cramping him. All his control is takne away, both by how far the ball bounces and by how it doesn't come onto him the way he likes. Dwarshuis deserves that just for the execution of all that. Smith deserves it for the bowling change and Zampa makes sure it happens by taking a nicely judged catch right on the edge of the boundary, and knowing he was going to go over it, he pops the ball up at the last second, pops out, then pops in and completes it 113/244.1 slog sweep and taken at deep midwicket. Zampstagram moment. The flatter trajectory, the straighter line means Mendis can't get all his power on the shot. It's still well hit but goes straight down Short's throat 215/426.5 drags it on! Another dismissal that shows going slower just works. Abbott rolls his ringers down on the ball, makes in hit the pitch hard. The ball holds in it. Kamindu wants another forceful shot through cover. He's into it too soon, inside edge onto the stumps 121/3Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL281/4 (50 Overs, RR: 5.62)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Pathum Nissanka, 5.3 ov), 2-113 (Nishan Madushka, 24.4 ov), 3-121 (Kamindu Mendis, 26.5 ov), 4-215 (Kusal Mendis, 44.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BJ Dwarshuis 10 1 47 1 4.7 35 7 0 0 0 AM Hardie 9 0 60 1 6.66 29 6 2 4 0 SA Abbott 10 0 41 1 4.1 36 2 2 0 0 MW Short 4 0 25 0 6.25 8 1 1 0 0 T Sangha 5 0 34 0 6.8 10 4 0 0 0 A Zampa 8 0 47 1 5.87 21 3 1 1 0 GJ Maxwell 4 0 23 0 5.75 9 2 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 huge appeal and it's given lbw but Short has reviewed. These are slow and low pitches and Short is standing tall to pull off the front foot. Not the best idea. The ball, pitching just short of the good length area, skids through to hit him on the back thigh, in line with middle stump. No bat. Ball-tracking says crashing into middle and leg stumps. That's why Asitha celebrappealed in the first place. 16/16.4 taken at deep square leg! Head had hit it so sweetly. A pull shot, with the front leg coming up off the pitch and the ball flew flat and hard. Avishka Fernando, the substitute, has to run to his left, dive and he comes up with a beauty. 33/34.6 taken at mid-off. Change of pace. The length was there to smash through the line. But it's the knuckle ball. And he hasn't clocked that. So when he goes through with his shot, he only mistimes to it to Asalanka. Walks off shaking his head. Australia two down early in a big chase 28/217.1 Hasaranga has the big fish! Smith has been given out lbw but he opts to review. Tossed up on a fullish length, it is the legbreak. Smith pushes in front of his body to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and is hit low on the front pad. Lands on middle, does not spin in much but does enough to clip leg. Australia lose Smith but not the review 83/714.5 he's gone. Sri Lanka have vindication. The arm ball from Wellalage has completely fooled Inglis. Going back to push it through cover, he finds his inside edge comfortable beaten and his middle and leg stumps in tatters. 79/415.6 Edged and gone! Catching practice for slip Nicely flighted, full outside off, Hardie goes hard for the drive but gets a thick outside that Kamindu gobbles up at slip. It was the straighter one, perhaps the slider. Initially thought it was the legspinner but it wasn't. Hardie played down the wrong line really 80/516.5 Jaffa! Maxwell is out of here and Wellalage is on a roll. What a ball. He flights it more, lands it on middle and leg, drifts in to draw Maxwell forward before spinning past the outside edge to take top of off. One point against Maxwell could be that he did not come fully forward, and then looked to defend with an angled bat than a straight one. Peach, absolute peach of a delivery. Sri Lanka celebrate big time and why not! This is ending quickly... 83/619.2 As plumb as it gets! Abbott had perhaps made his mind to play the sweep. Gets down for the ball even before the ball really arrives to him. Hasaranga tosses the legspinner up, full on middle and leg. It dips under his blade and hits him low on the front pad. Abbott walks up to his partner to chat about the review but is sent on his way 86/820.5 Goes again, long-on in business and he does the job. Wellalage is generous in his flight yet again, Dwarshuis backs himself to clear the ropes again. This time he gets more height than distance, Malinga in the deep makes no mistake. Some serious collapse from Australia this 94/924.2 Knocked him over! The arm ball does it for Wellalage as Sri Lanka register their biggest win against Australia in ODIs. He goes wide of the crease and fires in a quicker arm ball, Zampa goes back to punch it away but is beaten on the inside edge 107/10Extras2 (nb 1, w 1)TOTAL107 all out (24.2 Overs, RR: 4.39)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Matthew Short, 2.5 ov), 2-28 (Jake Fraser-McGurk, 4.6 ov), 3-33 (Travis Head, 6.4 ov), 4-79 (Josh Inglis, 14.5 ov), 5-80 (Aaron Hardie, 15.6 ov), 6-83 (Glenn Maxwell, 16.5 ov), 7-83 (Steven Smith, 17.1 ov), 8-86 (Sean Abbott, 19.2 ov), 9-94 (Ben Dwarshuis, 20.5 ov), 10-107 (Adam Zampa, 24.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AM Fernando 4 0 23 3 5.75 16 5 0 0 0 M Theekshana 3 0 11 0 3.66 12 1 0 0 0 DN Wellalage 7.2 0 35 4 4.77 28 2 2 0 0 E Malinga 3 0 15 0 5 11 2 0 1 1 PW Hasaranga 7 2 23 3 3.28 30 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.00, Second Session 14.00-17.30
Match days
14 February 2025 (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 144 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (KNM Fernando 27, BKG Mendis 23, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 82/1 in 19.0 overs (KNM Fernando 44, BKG Mendis 32)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (130 balls), Extras 0
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 50 balls (7 x 4)
- KNM Fernando: 50 off 65 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 34.6 overs (210 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 150/3 in 35.0 overs (BKG Mendis 74, KIC Asalanka 13)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (BKG Mendis 21, KIC Asalanka 26, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 97 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 42.2 overs (254 balls), Extras 4
- BKG Mendis: 100 off 113 balls (11 x 4)
- KIC Asalanka: 50 off 54 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 47.5 overs (287 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (KIC Asalanka 17, J Liyanage 31, Ex 2)
- Over 49.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 281/4 in 50.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 78, J Liyanage 32)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 1.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - TM Head (Struck down)
- Over 2.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - MW Short (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 7 wickets)
- Australia: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia - 79/4 in 14.5 overs (SPD Smith 26)
- Over 17.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia: 100 runs in 21.6 overs (133 balls), Extras 2
Match Coverage
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