- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.3 Confusion between the wickets! Short on off, taps this straight to cover. Marsh relays to the keeper. Asalanka took a few steps from the non-striker's end responding to the tap and run call before selling out Nissanka, who was stranded halfway down the track. Out by 10 yards when the bails came off. 97/31.5 Skies a pull, it's taken at midwicket by Marsh! Cummins banged it in around fifth, Mendis looked to drag it to the leg side with an aerial pull. Couldn't reach out far enough, ended up getting it off the bottom. Cummins is chuffed. 6/111.3 Warner is a magnet at long-off! Fullish length on fourth stump, shovels this aiming to go over wide long-off. But Warner tracks 25 yards to his left and does a bunny hop to take a catch above his head, but this time he's five yards inside the rope and doesn't need to flick it back into play. Deserved reward for not being able to take credit for a catch on the previous effort last over. 75/214.5 fullish length on fifth stump, goes hard at this and skies a drive that swirls toward third man. Cummins comes off the rope 15 yards and takes a catch sliding forward on his knees. 106/415.6 full on middle, skies a slog swirling over square leg. Wade shuffles out from behind the stumps and waits an eternity for the ball to come down before lunging to his left to soften the catch. Wasn't easy, regardless of having the gloves on, but he made it look so. 111/517.3 follows up the bouncer with a length ball on seventh stump, Hasaranga's footwork is all over the place backing away from leg again and flails at this, getting a toe edge through to Wade reaching up to his right for a simple catch. 120/6Extras23 (b 6, lb 5, w 12)TOTAL157/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Kusal Mendis, 1.5 ov), 2-75 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.3 ov), 3-97 (Pathum Nissanka, 13.3 ov), 4-106 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 14.5 ov), 5-111 (Dasun Shanaka, 15.6 ov), 6-120 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JR Hazlewood 4 0 26 1 6.50 13 3 0 3 0 PJ Cummins 4 0 36 1 9.00 12 5 1 2 0 MA Starc 4 0 23 1 5.75 13 1 0 1 0 AC Agar 4 0 25 1 6.25 8 1 0 1 0 MP Stoinis 2 0 17 0 8.50 1 1 0 1 0 MR Marsh 1 0 14 0 14.00 1 1 1 0 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 5 1 5.00 2 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 Pacers create pressure, Theekshana comes in and capitalises! Invites the drive by tossing it up, was on the stumps. Warner made room and drove it hard. It hovered low in the air and Shanaka went low in front to take it. Warner looks up in disappointment, Theekshana charges as he celebrates 26/18.3 Lofted, it's gone up not far... taken at long-off! Pitched up, courageous after the six off a similar ball last over. Gets it around off, Marsh swung through. Got it off the bottom, was taken comfortably. 60/212.2 slower ball lands back of a length on fourth stump and is yanked to deep midwicket. Bandara is stationed on the rope this time and there's no juggling involved as he does a bunny hop reaching above his head to claim this and lands inside the rope, balancing beautifully to keep his feet inside without needing to resort to a self-flick relay. The third umpire is now having a look but this is all kosher. The danger foot was the initial right foot on landing but he landed on his toes and kept his heel from pressing downward which might have touched the rope had he let it go backward. 89/3Extras17 (b 4, lb 3, w 10)TOTAL158/3 (16.3 Overs, RR: 9.57)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (David Warner, 4.1 ov), 2-60 (Mitchell Marsh, 8.3 ov), 3-89 (Glenn Maxwell, 12.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Fernando 0.5 0 5 0 6.00 2 0 0 0 0 DM de Silva 2.1 0 18 1 8.30 4 1 1 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 3.3 0 22 0 6.28 15 0 1 3 0 C Karunaratne 3 0 20 1 6.66 5 1 0 1 0 M Theekshana 3 0 23 1 7.66 11 0 3 1 0 PW Hasaranga 3 0 53 0 17.66 0 3 5 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 10 0 10.00 2 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
25 October 2022 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (P Nissanka 27, DM de Silva 15, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 63/1 in 10.0 overs (P Nissanka 32, DM de Silva 17)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 12
- Over 19.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - C Karunaratne (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 21
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 157/6 in 20.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 38, C Karunaratne 14)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 5.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batter - MR Marsh (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Australia - 85/2 in 10.0 overs (AJ Finch 23, GJ Maxwell 22)
- Australia: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 13
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 20 balls (AJ Finch 3, MP Stoinis 47, Ex 0)
- MP Stoinis: 50 off 17 balls (4 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 14
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Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
First Round Group A | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 |
NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.162 |
NAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.235 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.105 |
SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.304 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.563 |
Group 1 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.113 |
ENG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.473 |
AUS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -0.173 |
SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.422 |
IRE | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.615 |
AFG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.571 |
Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.319 |
PAK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.028 |
SA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.874 |
NED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.849 |
BAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1.176 |
ZIM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.138 |