Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 117/10 | RR: 6.15

  • Nuwan Pradeep2 (3b)
  • Pat Cummins4-0-29-2
  • Adam Zampa4-0-20-2

7:41pm They don't make it the full 20 overs. It's another disappointing outing for Sri Lanka's batsmen. Malinga decided to bat first, felt it would give them more freedom. In many ways, that freedom has been their downfall. Some ordinary shots, some overambitious ones when rebuilding was required and it was a free for all by the end of it. Two wickets each for four Australian bowlers, and two run-outs that sum up the tangle Sri Lanka are in right now. We're back for the chase shortly.

18.6
W
Cummins to Sandakan, OUT, sent upstairs for the run out. Slower length ball is slapped back into the non-striker's stumps and they take off for a run. Cummins goes back and rips the stumps out of the ground with the ball in his left hand. And he's caught him short.

PADLR Sandakan run out 10 (14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42

18.5
0
Cummins to Sandakan, no run, full on off stump, makes room and drives straight to extra cover
18.4
1
Cummins to Pradeep, 1 run, full on leg stump, backs away and drives to long-on
18.3
1
Cummins to Sandakan, 1 run, slower short ball at off stump, thick inside edge to deep midwicket on the pull
18.2
0
Cummins to Sandakan, no run, slower short ball just outside off. Under-edge on the cut, into the off side
18.2
1w
Cummins to Sandakan, 1 wide, short ball rising up sharply at a middle stump line. Jumps out of the way to let that go
18.1
4
Cummins to Sandakan, FOUR, short of a length and rising up at off stump. Backs away and has a swat at this. Top edge sails over the keeper

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 110/9 | RR: 6.11

  • Lakshan Sandakan5 (9b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep1 (2b)
  • Adam Zampa4-0-20-2
  • Kane Richardson3-0-17-0
17.6
1
Zampa to Sandakan, 1 run, yorker length just outside off, jammed to sweeper cover
17.5
1
Zampa to Pradeep, 1 run, just out of Zampa's reach! Length ball on off stump, looks for the sweep and gets a top edge just in front of where mid-on would have been. Zampa runs backwards and stretches out his right hand and gets to it with a dive, but can't hold on
17.4
0
Zampa to Pradeep, no run, googly strikes him on the front foot but that is spinning down leg. Looked to defend that on the front foot
17.3
W
Zampa to Malinga, OUT, stumped next ball. Fuller and flatter and wider outside off. A slider, it appears. He steps out and gets too far leg side of it to make contact

SL Malinga st †Carey b Zampa 9 (5b 2x4 0x6) SR: 180.00

17.2
0
Zampa to Malinga, no run, given lbw after stepping out. He reviews it. He didn't get a long way down on this. It's a length ball on off stump and a googly, that raps him in line. But this pitch does have a fair amount of bounce...yes, that is bouncing over leg stump. He survives.
17.1
1
Zampa to Sandakan, 1 run, dipping length ball on off stump. Looks to drive through the covers and gets a thick inside edge to deep backward square

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | SL: 107/8 | RR: 6.29

  • Lakshan Sandakan3 (7b)
  • Lasith Malinga9 (3b)
  • Kane Richardson3-0-17-0
  • Pat Cummins3-0-22-2

Kasun Udana : "There is no doubt on inability of SL top order. But, as the last recognized pair in the team, Wanindu and Udana's hurry to get out in 15th - 16th over showed how poor SL in reading situations. "

16.6
1
Richardson to Sandakan, 1 run, length on off stump, mistimed drive to mid-off on the rise
16.5
0
Richardson to Sandakan, no run, slower length ball wide outside off, backs away and check-taps to extra cover
16.4
0
Richardson to Sandakan, no run, just past leg stump. Length ball climbs past the attempted slog
16.3
1
Richardson to Malinga, 1 run, short outside off, looks for the hook, gets a top edge out to third man