04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

5.32pm Sri Lanka must be distraught with their efoorts here. De Silva and Gunathilaka didn't give Starc a wicket in the opening spell and started picking boundaries too in their half-century stand but once Faulkner broke the stand, wickets kept tumbling and lack of partnerships led to their downfall. No batsman reached the forties as all bowlers except Zampa kept the scoring rate under check, picked wickets (which Zampa did too) and SL never recovered to last only 40.2 overs. All set for Australia to make it 4-1 now, we'll be back in 40 minutes with the chase

Qaaid: "After finally getting a good opening stand, this is a pathetic effort, with the exception of Pathirana who at least played valiantly under pressure"

elvin: "Another mediocre batting performance batting 1st. Honestly, stop always batting first it makes for boring cricket. And it shows in the ODI series. 4-1 coming up. "

40.2
W
Boland to Pathirana, OUT, can't clear mid-off and SL are bowled out for 195! Pitched up, he lofts the ball on the off side but doesn't get enough and Faulkner takes a couple of steps back to catch that easily

SS Pathirana c Faulkner b Boland 32 (49m 38b 4x4 0x6) SR: 84.21

40.1
0
Boland to Pathirana, no run, length delivery to target the stumps, he defends with a straight bat

Last 10. How long will they last?

END OF OVER:
40 | 6 Runs | SL: 195/9 | RR: 4.87

  • Sachith Pathirana32 (36b)
  • Amila Aponso0 (2b)
  • Mitchell Starc9-0-40-3
  • Scott Boland6-0-28-0
39.6
1
Starc to Pathirana, 1 run, drives the ball away from the body, thick edge it to third man and he keeps strike
39.5
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, stays back and defends the quick ball from middle and leg to the leg side
39.4
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, in the block hole now outside off, he steers it to third man but they don't run
39.4
5nb
Starc to Pathirana, (no ball) FOUR, is the ball wet? That was a swinging beamer towards the chest around off stump, and Pathirana adjusts very well to go down a bit and guide that fine on the off side for four. That's a no ball
39.3
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, in the block hole on middle stump now, he digs it out to the leg side
39.2
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, delivers a full toss while attempting a yorker, he drives it to deep point again
39.1
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, gets a full delivery outside off and drives on the up to deep point. He says no for the single to get those extra runs

Starc continues

END OF OVER:
39 | 5 Runs | SL: 189/9 | RR: 4.84

  • Amila Aponso0 (2b)
  • Sachith Pathirana27 (29b)
  • Scott Boland6-0-28-0
  • Mitchell Starc8-0-34-3
38.6
0
Boland to Aponso, no run, right towards off and middle stump, Aponso stays back and defends with a straight bat
38.5
1
Boland to Pathirana, 1 run, a bit of room now, not much, and he helps it to third man
38.4
4
Boland to Pathirana, FOUR, that's a Sanga-style drive over the covers - get some width and unleash an elegant swing by going down on a knee. Khawaja chased and put in a dive but the ball beat him
38.3
0
Boland to Pathirana, no run, gives some room on the off side with the angle, Pathirana cuts it late but the point fielder goes to his right to stop it
38.2
0
Boland to Pathirana, no run, bangs it in shorter around off now, he stays back to defend it
38.1
0
Boland to Pathirana, no run, offers some width outside off, Pathirana swings big outside off and finds short cover

Pathirana SL's only chance now to stretch that score. Here's Boland

END OF OVER:
38 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 184/9 | RR: 4.84

  • Amila Aponso0 (1b)
  • Sachith Pathirana22 (24b)
  • Mitchell Starc8-0-34-3
  • Adam Zampa6-0-43-2
37.6
0
Starc to Aponso, no run, Aponso gets a quick delivery too towards the off stump, just back of length and not a yorker, he covers his stumps and defends a solidly to draw a cheer from the crowd

Starc on a hat-trick now, third one of the tour coming up? Two slips in place

37.5
W
Starc to Lakmal, OUT, that's a yorker at 147kmh and whams into the middle stump! The angle, the speed, the length...all come together to push Lakmal on the back foot, he tries to block the ball but it beats him completely to disturb the bottom of middle stump

RAS Lakmal b Starc 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

37.4
W
Starc to MDK Perera, OUT, the angle does it again, off stump knocked over! That one zipped through the defence as Dilruwan looked to defend it in front of off, the ball nipped in sharply from outside off and beat the outside edge to hit the stump

MDK Perera b Starc 5 (15m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42

Around the wicket now

37.3
1
Starc to Pathirana, 1 run, angling into the batsman again, he works it off the hips towards long leg
37.3
1w
Starc to Pathirana, 1 wide, this one has gone a bit too far down the leg side for a wide and they run one too
37.2
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, Starc brings this one into the batsman, Pathirana works it towards leg now
37.1
0
Starc to Pathirana, no run, back of length on off stump, he defends it towards the covers

Starc comes in for Faulkner now

Z Ikram: "Sri Lanka, how brightly they started & how gloomily they are going! They seriously need to learn to prevent these slides."

END OF OVER:
37 | 9 Runs | SL: 182/7 | RR: 4.91

  • Dilruwan Perera5 (6b)
  • Sachith Pathirana21 (21b)
  • Adam Zampa6-0-43-2
  • James Faulkner7-0-30-1

The groundstaff getting ready again with the covers. And now they've kept them back to take a seat

36.6
0
Zampa to MDK Perera, no run, flight and drift towards the batsman's toes, he blocks it back
36.5
1
Zampa to Pathirana, 1 run, lots of flight outside leg, he sweeps it away behind square for one

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12

No. of wickets for Starc in this series - most by him a bilateral ODI series. He had taken 11 wickets in 3 matches vs West Indies in 2012-13.

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122

Runs added by Sri Lanka's last 9 wickets. Their openers had shared partnership of 73 runs.