Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

DA Warner
DA Warner
70(44) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
8 5 9 22 10 5 5 6
AJ Finch
AJ Finch
61(40) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 11 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
10 2 4 8 8 7 13 9

Best performances - Bowlers

JR Hazlewood
JR Hazlewood
O4
M0
R16
W4
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
MA Starc
MA Starc
O4
M0
R26
W3
Eco6.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Alex Malcolm

END OF OVER:
14 | 19 Runs | AUS: 134/0 | RR: 9.57

  • Aaron Finch61 (40b)
  • David Warner70 (44b)
  • Dushmantha Chameera4-0-48-0
  • Nuwan Thushara2-0-21-0

Clinical performance from Australia to go 1-0 up. But there's a quick turnaround. Sri Lanka can exact revenge tomorrow night in Colombo. Join us then for game two. Until then, goodnight from R Premadasa Stadium. Thanks for your company.

11.20pm Presentation

Aaron Finch: "I think with the ball, when Josh Hazlewood is bowling such consistent lengths we know as batters how hard it is to face that. We wanted guys to take a risk playing the hardest shots against that length through the middle overs. We managed to get that. We managed to control the middle overs by getting wickets. It was nice to get a few runs and have a really good partnership with Davey."

Dasun Shanaka: "I hope the batters will be better in the next game. We had a serious talk on this in the days leading in. We've got a strong side. It's a matter of getting one win."

Player of the match is Josh Hazlewood for his 4 for 16.

Josh Hazlewood: "The wicket was a little bit slow but I guess you can use that to your advantage. I thought we bowled well as a unit. The back of a length was crucial. I've been working hard on my T20 cricket, playing a lot, feeling confident and we saw that tonight."

11.09pm Australia win by 10 wickets with 36 balls to spare. That is Sri Lanka's heaviest T20I defeat at home. Australia go 1-0 up. Warner and Finch were clinical. It was just the start to the series Finch was hoping for personally as well as from a team perspective. Finch makes a pressure free 61 not out from 40. Warner was sensational with 70 not out from 44 balls to continue on his IPL form. Sri Lanka's bowlers stood no chance on that surface. Their batting failed them. Josh Hazlewood's 4 for 16 was the difference in the game. Sri Lanka were 1 for 100 in the 12th over before losing 9 for 28.

Christof: "Looks like there were six full overs lost after all. Just don't blame the rain."

13.6
6
Chameera to Finch, SIX, uppercut for six! What a way to win it! Short and high outside off. Finch lays the face open and uses the pace again to uppercut high over fine third man and it clears the rope!

One run to go 1-0 up

13.5
4
Chameera to Finch, FOUR, glided fine of third man! Lovely touch. Back of a length and climbing on a fourth stump line but Finch used the pace and opened the face to run it fine and Nuwan is beaten again!
13.4
1
Chameera to Warner, 1 run, back of a length on leg, he works this forward of square with ease
13.3
4
Chameera to Warner, FOUR, pulled wide of fine leg and Nuwan can't stop it! Another short ball on the hip and Warner opts to wide of the man at fine leg this time. Nuwan got there but had to try and knock it back as he ran over the rope and just knocked it onto the rope
13.2
4
Chameera to Warner, FOUR, flicked fine of fine leg! 136kph, short on the hip and Warner just helped it on it's way. Fine leg was very wide. Well placed by Warner
13.1
0
Chameera to Warner, no run, good length, top of middle, 140kph, he defends on the front foot to cover

Chameera returns