26/10Result
1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Adelaide, Oct 27 2019
Australia won by 134 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
26/10Result
1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Adelaide, Oct 27 2019
Australia won by 134 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 233/2 | RR: 11.65

  • David Warner100 (56b)
  • Ashton Turner1 (1b)
  • Dasun Shanaka1-0-10-1
  • Nuwan Pradeep4-0-28-0

Phew, that was some innings from Australia. Led by David Warner's maiden T20I century and blistering fifties by Finch and Maxwell. "It's great to come out and play on nice true wickets," Warner says. "The tone was set by Finchy. I tried to go on and be there at the end. I'd like to think we have enough runs." Fair to say this will take some chasing by Sri Lanka. With the exception of Pradeep they were very poor with the ball. Australia have set a heck of a tone for the series with that display. Now we'll see how their attack goes about it. Join Alex in a few minutes.

Hudson: "Maxwell clearly hit the ground (not the ball), why do third umpires keep making the same mistakes!!" I must admit, the evidence was not as clear cut as the third umpire suggested it was.

Phil D: "Great innings by all the Australian batsmen, but very poor form at the end to play for Warner's century rather than the highest possible team score. Playing for individual stats is awful team culture, and the best teams don't do it. I hope Sri Lanka gives Australia a fright, to teach them a bit of a lesson." It would be interesting to know if the coach has a quiet word. It would be brutally harsh given the individual performance overall but certainly a fair point in the context of team ambition.

Shahid : "Srilanka missed one bowler immensely and he is Broad. Welcome back Warner from the nightmare. "

Lachlan : "Considering they had hotspot, I am surprised the third umpire didn't utilise it more before switching to RTS" Hot spot is far more definitive than RTS, which only registers sound on a timeline. It doesn't determine where the sound comes from. Anyway.

19.6
1
Shanaka to Warner, 1 run, he's done it! as he angles a full delivery to the off side. A wonderful 56-ball century and he takes in the ovation

Warner 99. One ball left.

19.5
2
Shanaka to Warner, 2 runs, full outside off, drives inside out over cover and places it well enough for the second to deep cover
19.4
1
Shanaka to Turner, 1 run, taps this into the leg side to give Warner the strike

Ashton Turner the new man with Warner on 97

Here are the most expensive T20I figures. Will be updated with Rajitha soon

19.3
W
Shanaka to Maxwell, OUT, given caught behind off an inside edge as he looks to flick away a full delivery and Maxwell has called the review. Yep, he's inside-edge this between his legs to the keeper! A very Maxwell way to get out, the end of a brilliant innings.

GJ Maxwell c †Perera b Shanaka 62 (28b 7x4 3x6) SR: 221.42

19.2
1
Shanaka to Warner, 1 run, loopy full toss outside off, driven to deep point and it's just the single so he loses the strike

Daniel Eyre: "Pradeep has been exceptional in the midst of all the carnage."

19.1
4
Shanaka to Warner, FOUR, wide again, throws the bat at this one and gets a thick outside edge down to third man...onto 96
19.1
1w
Shanaka to Warner, 1 wide, wide outside off, called wide

How about this? Shanaka asked to bowl the last over!

Warner starts the last over on 92. AmericanCricket: "Im sorry, but all this boundary hitting is pretty boring. Powerful striking by the Aussies, but if there's nothing in the pitch for the bowlers, I really don't see the value of this. "

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | AUS: 223/1 | RR: 11.73

  • Glenn Maxwell62 (27b)
  • David Warner92 (52b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep4-0-28-0
  • Kasun Rajitha4-0-75-0
18.6
2
Pradeep to Maxwell, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, sliced over backward point to bring up the hundred stand off 51 balls and an overthrow gifts a second, which means Warner has the strike
18.5
0
Pradeep to Maxwell, no run, a short ball, zips through to the keeper as Maxwell tries to upper cut...they haven't tried enough short stuff
18.4
4
Pradeep to Maxwell, FOUR, I've no idea how to describe this really, but Maxwell has ended up on his backside and with a boundary as he reverse scoops a full toss down to third man. Bonkers innings
18.3
0
Pradeep to Maxwell, no run, a rare dot ball as he drives straight to mid-off, tried to give himself room
18.2
1
Pradeep to Warner, 1 run, full toss outside off, driven to deep cover and he loses the strike
18.1
0
Pradeep to Warner, no run, full, wide outside off, Warner slips over trying to reach it and then wonders why there's no wide call. Was just inside the marker

END OF OVER:
18 | 18 Runs | AUS: 216/1 | RR: 12.00

  • Glenn Maxwell56 (23b)
  • David Warner91 (50b)
  • Kasun Rajitha4-0-75-0
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-37-0
17.6
6
Rajitha to Maxwell, SIX, that's extraordinary as he brings out the helicopter shot over deep square leg, was a full delivery at the stumps, he stays deep in the crease and whips through it with vast power in the wrists
17.5
6
Rajitha to Maxwell, SIX, into the crowd over midwicket as he connects with a low full toss, that takes him to a 22-ball fifty. Follows his superb series in India back in February
17.4
1
Rajitha to Warner, 1 run, a yorker at off stump, worked into the leg side and this time they can't convert into a brace
17.3
4
Rajitha to Warner, FOUR, full and wide outside off, great placement again as he slices the drive through backward point...that's his T20I best
17.2
1
Rajitha to Maxwell, 1 run, aims for a repeat, it's a low full toss but costs just the single as Maxwell mistimes backward of square on the leg side
17.1
0
Rajitha to Maxwell, no run, well bowled! Gets a yorker under his bat, and it goes through his legs. Beats leg stump

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | AUS: 198/1 | RR: 11.64

  • David Warner86 (48b)
  • Glenn Maxwell43 (19b)
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-37-0
  • Nuwan Pradeep3-0-21-0
16.6
4
Malinga to Warner, FOUR, what a stroke! He's played some brilliant ones, but that's as well-timed as any as he brings out the conventional cover drive and creams it along the ground to deep cover
16.5
2
Malinga to Warner, 2 runs, full outside leg, swinging into the boots, clipped through midwicket and they can't stop the second
16.4
1
Malinga to Maxwell, 1 run, full at the stumps, that is crunched again as he drives, but couldn't have picked out deep cover better
16.3
0
Malinga to Maxwell, no run, tries to reverse sweep a 135kph delivery speared in at off stump! It scoots under his bat
16.2
4
Malinga to Maxwell, FOUR, full outside off, Maxwell almost swings himself off his feet as he laces this through the covers
16.1
2
Malinga to Maxwell, 2 runs, gets the yorker in at off stump, dug out straight down the ground and it's good hustle to make the second

Rob Noah: "Warner done more in 40-odd minutes than he did in a few months in England. Remarkable." Well, his white-ball form hasn't been a problem. Malinga will bowl out

Match Coverage

All Match News

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1MD GunathilakaBKG Mendis
2nd12PBB RajapaksaMD Gunathilaka
3rd0MDKJ PereraPBB Rajapaksa
4th33MDKJ PereraBOP Fernando
5th4MDKJ PereraMD Shanaka
6th21MD ShanakaPW Hasaranga
7th0PADLR SandakanMD Shanaka
8th11SL MalingaPADLR Sandakan
9th1SL MalingaCAK Rajitha
10th16SL MalingaN Pradeep