Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

DA Warner
DA Warner
100(56) 10x4 - 4x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 20 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
8 5 25 7 26 4 6 19
AJ Finch
AJ Finch
64(36) 8x4 - 3x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 15 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 4 1 4 22 0 7 25

Best performances - Bowlers

A Zampa
A Zampa
O4
M0
R14
W3
Eco3.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
MA Starc
MA Starc
O4
M0
R18
W2
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan

END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs | SL: 99/9 (135 runs required, RR: 4.95)

  • Lasith Malinga13 (19b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep8 (6b)
  • Pat Cummins4-0-27-2
  • Kane Richardson4-0-21-0

Australia win by 134 runs in a very one-sided T20I. It's Australia's biggest wins by runs and Sri Lanka heaviest defeat. Australia's bowling wasn't really tested, the result all set up by the top three of Warner, Finch and Maxwell. It was a mighty powerful display and you wonder if Sri Lanka can respond. We'll stick around for the presentations shortly.

Surajit: "In last ball Sri Lanka's RRR was 822...i think its the highest one I have ever seen in a t20 international " Tough ask for sure

Presentation time...Lasith Malinga: "Our bowlers didn't find the right line and length. We know how good Australia are. It's a good learning experience for us and the young bowlers. We know it's tough conditions and a good team but before the World Cup it's an opportunity for us. We want to complete. They have tall fast bowlers, we have to look how we handle it in the next matches."

Aaron Finch: "It was a great start, the way Davey played and how Maxi went from ball one. Our spinners did an amazing job against good players of spin. It was about doing our things really well, we know when you top order fires we have a lot of power. You always want to start well, a pretty clinical performance."

Player of the match is David Warner: "It means a lot, just to contribute for the team and put us in a great position. Was a good milestone, but a great total on the board. When me and Finchy go about our business one of us will go hard. With Lasith it will always be difficult with the ball coming into me."

That just about wraps things up for today. Australia have put down a big marker for this series. We'll be back for the second match in Brisbane on Wednesday evening but for now, from Gnasher and Alex, it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.

19.6
2
Cummins to Malinga, 2 runs, full and straight, clubbed through midwicket
19.5
0
Cummins to Malinga, no run, this is shorter and faster, Malinga plays a ducking pull and is beaten
19.4
4
Cummins to Malinga, FOUR, short of a length outside off and he launches it out to deep midwicket
19.3
0
Cummins to Malinga, no run, manages to keep out a yorker despite backing away well outside leg
19.2
0
Cummins to Malinga, no run, full and fast, beats Malinga between the stumps and his pads as he moves outside leg
19.1
0
Cummins to Malinga, no run, beats the top edge as he looks to run it down to third man

Cummins with the final over of the match

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