15/02Result
3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Canberra, Feb 15 2022
Australia won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
Player of the Match
Kane Richardson
Kane RichardsonAustralia
15/02Result
3rd T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Canberra, Feb 15 2022
Australia won by 6 wkts (19b rem)
Player of the Match
Kane Richardson
Kane RichardsonAustralia

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 121/6 | RR: 6.05

  • Dushmantha Chameera5 (2b)
  • Dasun Shanaka39 (38b)
  • Josh Hazlewood4-0-31-1
  • Kane Richardson4-0-21-3

8.42pm Innings beak Australia were very polished with the ball there. Kane Richardson was excellent. He is speaking to Fox after his 3 for 21: "I wasn't at my best the other night so it was nice to be better tonight." He and Agar have been riding the bench for awhile and both bowled beautifully tonight. Sri Lanka will be disappointed with that total. Dasun Shanaka top scored but he took a long time to get going, albeit he had to rescue the innings from 4 for 40 alongside Chandimal. That is going to be very hard to defend. Madushka will be back to start the chase.

Nalin: "Why on earth are they not running a second in the last ball of the match?? Every run counts, especially when you have only 121 on the board."

19.6
1
Hazlewood to Chameera, 1 run, full outside off, he swings hard and drags it through midwicket, they have to push for two and don't try for the second! Just one.
19.5
4
Hazlewood to Chameera, FOUR, clubbed straight of long on! The fielder was quite wide. 117kph, slower ball but again it's the wrong length and he reaches out and drags it straight of long on
19.4
1
Hazlewood to Shanaka, 1 run, 117kph, slower ball, he completely miscues and it just loops slower over Hazlewood's head! Tantalising but safe
19.3
W
Hazlewood to Karunaratne, OUT, skied to cover and well held! That could have disappeared. A length ball in the slot, he tried to launch over midwicket and sliced it off a thick outside edge high to cover-point and Inglis gets under it to take it easily

C Karunaratne c Inglis b Hazlewood 8 (18m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 72.72

Mal: "Since the beginning of the T20 WC last year, Starc has played nine matches, taken nine wickets at 35.4, and has an economy rate of 9.11."

19.2
4
Hazlewood to Karunaratne, FOUR, drilled wide of mid off! Missed the yorker and it's a half volley, he hits it inside out with power past mid off
19.1
0
Hazlewood to Karunaratne, no run, 132kph, yorker perfectly landed outside off, it gets under the swing of Karunaratne

Hazlewood to finish

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | SL: 111/5 | RR: 5.84

  • Dasun Shanaka38 (37b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne4 (8b)
  • Kane Richardson4-0-21-3
  • Mitchell Starc4-0-30-0

H. Prasanna : "They should have promoted Chameera and Theekshana after their fantastic strike rates in the last game!"

18.6
4
Richardson to Shanaka, FOUR, crunched straight at the sightscreen! Length ball outside off, he set his base and muscled it straight with power to beat long off easiily
18.5
2
Richardson to Shanaka, 2 runs, good length outside off, he drives on the up to long off and they run very well to pinch two
18.4
2
Richardson to Shanaka, 2 runs, lofted off the toe of the bat back over the bowler's head but it lands safe just out of Maxwell's reach. Another good slower ball
18.3
0
Richardson to Shanaka, no run, 140kph, yorker wide of off, he tries to sweep but misses

Umanga: "After Hazlewood dropped that catch of Williamson off Starc's bowling in the t20 world cup final starc has not been the same in t20 format."

18.2
0
Richardson to Shanaka, no run, 122kph, slower ball wide of off, it holds and dies in the surface and Shanaka swings and misses
18.1
1
Richardson to Karunaratne, 1 run, good length on off, he defends onto the on side for a single

END OF OVER:
18 | 13 Runs | SL: 102/5 | RR: 5.66

  • Chamika Karunaratne3 (7b)
  • Dasun Shanaka30 (32b)
  • Mitchell Starc4-0-30-0
  • Kane Richardson3-0-12-3

Glenn Maxwell confirms the dew has set in on the mic

17.6
1
Starc to Karunaratne, 1 run, yorker on off, he steps across and works this to midwicket
17.5
1
Starc to Shanaka, 1 run, length ball, he heaves it through midwicket with no timing

Free hit

17.5
1bnb
Starc to Shanaka, (no ball) 4 byes, it slips out of the hand! No-ball and four extras! He tried the off cutter slower ball and it landed near where second slip would have been and Wade couldn't block it. It runs to the rope! Wild delivery
17.4
1
Starc to Karunaratne, 1 run, full on middle, he steps outside off and clips it powerfully through square leg to the sweeper in the deep

Brad: "Australia showing the strength of their bowling depth for not the first time this summer."

17.3
0
Starc to Karunaratne, no run, 138kph, bouncer over middle, he stepped outside off early and was out of position to try and hit it

Around again

17.2
1
Starc to Shanaka, 1 run, 139kkph, full and speared at middle, he drives to long on

Back over the wicket

17.1
4
Starc to Shanaka, FOUR, lofted over mid off! Glorious! Full length in the slot outside off, he gave room and swings with a full extension through the line to loft it over mid off. Excellent shot

Mitchell Starc. Around the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 89/5 | RR: 5.23

  • Dasun Shanaka24 (28b)
  • Chamika Karunaratne1 (4b)
  • Kane Richardson3-0-12-3
  • Daniel Sams3-0-18-0
16.6
1
Richardson to Shanaka, 1 run, Hazlewood misses a direct hit chance! Full and driven straight to mid off, he takes on Hazlewood and the throw is just wide. He was well short
16.5
1
Richardson to Karunaratne, 1 run, 118kph, slower ball outside off, he drives with ease to deep cover-point

He broke his bat. Calls for a replacement

16.4
0
Richardson to Karunaratne, no run, 136kph, shorter ball on off, he mistimes a pull to midwicket
16.3
0
Richardson to Karunaratne, no run, 136kph, back of a length on middle, he's back to work to midwicket
16.2
0
Richardson to Karunaratne, no run, 134kph, good length, top of middle, he defends to midwicket
16.1
W
Richardson to Chandimal, OUT, bowled him! Clever slower ball. 120kph from deep in the hand and it dipped on Chandimal at a near yorker length, he tried to swipe across the line and it sneaked under the bat and crashed into off stump

LD Chandimal b Richardson 25 (39m 29b 1x4 0x6) SR: 86.20

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Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0AC AgarBR McDermott
2nd26AJ FinchAC Agar
3rd50AJ FinchGJ Maxwell
4th26AJ FinchJP Inglis
5th22MP StoinisJP Inglis