31/08Result
4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 31 2016
Australia won by 6 wkts (114b rem)
Player of the Match
John Hastings
John HastingsAustralia
31/08Result
4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 31 2016
Australia won by 6 wkts (114b rem)
Player of the Match
John Hastings
John HastingsAustralia

END OF OVER:
50 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 212/10 | RR: 4.24

  • Amila Aponso1 (2b)
  • John Hastings10-0-45-6
  • James Faulkner10-0-39-0

6.25pm Not sure how both sides will feel about this innings. At one stage, 200 looked a long way off but Sri Lanka's middle order fought their way past that score. Australia's bowlers were typically accurate, pace off the ball working well on this surface. This is not an easy pitch to score runs, that's why this could make for an interesting chase with Sri Lanka's bowling attack loaded with spin options. Back soon.

adhithya: "This is what inspiration means. I remember Smith coming out with a broken hand and trying to save the test with a painfilled innings. That definitely galvanized the SA team and Smith earned the respect of one and all. I believe what Matthews has done today is similar. If SL do pull a victory out of the hat I think Matthews would have earned the respect of every1 in the dressing room and outside as well. "

49.6
W
Hastings to Mathews, OUT, taken at backward point. Hastings gets six. Mathews' brave effort ends. Could be a crucial 12 runs these. Short delivery on off, very high. Mathews shuffles across and goes after that but only ends up splicing a skied catch to Bailey. Mathews hobbles off.

AD Mathews c Bailey b Hastings 40 (95m 71b 4x4 0x6) SR: 56.33

49.5
2
Hastings to Mathews, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, Mathews walks across and chips this over cover. Almost makes the boundary, head prevents it by running across but Mathews gets back for two.
49.4
0
Hastings to Mathews, no run, looks for the upper cut. Short delivery on leg, Mathews knows what's coming, backs away and misses his upper cut. A cry of anguish because third man was up
49.3
4
Hastings to Mathews, FOUR, four more. A slow short bouncer on middle and leg, sits up for Mathews to dispatch through midwicket. Mathews backs away, and hammers his pull through midwicket. Great batting
49.2
0
Hastings to Mathews, no run, another bouncer on off, Mathews tries to pull but is way too late on it. Hastings stares at Mathews, Mathews writhes in pain
49.1
0
Hastings to Mathews, no run, short delivery on leg, pulled into the ground to deep midwicket. Mathews opts not to run.

END OF OVER:
49 | 6 Runs | SL: 206/9 | RR: 4.20

  • Angelo Mathews34 (65b)
  • Amila Aponso1 (2b)
  • James Faulkner10-0-39-0
  • John Hastings9-0-39-5
48.6
1
Faulkner to Mathews, 1 run, not a bad over at all for Sri Lanka. Six crucial runs. Another slower ball on middle, carved out to long-on. He gets across just in time
48.5
0
Faulkner to Mathews, no run, shortish delivery outside off, slapped away to point
48.4
4
Faulkner to Mathews, FOUR, he gets four. Sloppy fielding from Finch at long-on. Overpitched on middle and leg, Mathews backs away and belts one down the ground, Finch scurries across but the ball goes underneath his hands
48.3
0
Faulkner to Mathews, no run, 117 kph, good length and straight, blocked out to cover
48.2
1
Faulkner to Aponso, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Aponso drives to long-off. Mathews limps across to the other end . This could be a telling stand if they could cobble up something

Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2016 News

Series in hand

3

No. of consecutive bilateral ODI series wins for Australia in Sri Lanka, including this. They won the 2003-04 and 2011 series by margin of 3-2.

Fantastic Finch

18

No. of balls in which Finch reached his half-century - joint-quickest by an Australia batsman. S O'Donnell and Maxwell also scored fifties in 18 balls.

Hastings' high

1

No. of better bowling figures by an Australia bowler in ODIs in Sri Lanka, than Hasting's 6 for 45 in this match. Johnson took 6 for 31 in Pallekele in 2011.

Grabbing the opportunity

74

Previous highest score by a Sri Lanka batsman in his maiden innings as opener in ODIs, by Saman Jayantha in 2004. Dhananjaya has gone past that mark.

The change works

24

Runs scored by Dhananjaya de Silva in his first 4 ODI innings, before today. He had batted at No. 9 once and at No. 6 thrice. He is opening for the first time today.

Debut and gone

3

No. of SL players who got out for a duck on their ODI debut when opening, including Avishka Fernando today. Susil Fernando and Mahela Udawatte are the others.