Australia vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I at Melbourne, 17 Feb, 2017

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
Australia 168/6 (20)
Sri Lanka 172/5 (20)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Asela Gunaratne
  • Seekkuge Prasanna 8 * (9)
  • CK Kapugedera 10 * (7)

Over 1.1KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to Michael Klinger, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 1.2KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to Michael Klinger, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 1.3KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 1.4KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

Over 1.5KMDNKulasekara bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 1.6KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionTwo runs

Over 3.1KMDNKulasekara bowls short of length delivery to AJ Finch, gets back into the crease and punches it straight to coversNo runs

Over 3.2KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, gets forward and defends it towards mid off.Single

Over 3.3KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to Michael Klinger, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squarelegregionSingle

Over 3.4KMDNKulasekara bowls good length delivery to AJ Finch, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionSingle

Over 3.5KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to Michael Klinger, lofts it in the air over mid off.Boundary!

Over 3.6KMDNKulasekara bowls pitched up delivery to Michael Klinger, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Single

Over 17.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a slower one to Travis Head, 1 run, gets forward and mistime heave towards mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 17.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to Ashton Turner, 2 runs, gets on top of the bounce and pulled away through mid-wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 17.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to Ashton Turner, 1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 17.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to Ashton Turner, 1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 17.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a back of length delivery to Travis Head, 1 run, stays back in the crease and guides it away down to third-man and picks up a single.

Over 17.5 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to Ashton Turner, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover for a single.

Over 17.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to Travis Head, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and cuts it wide of point and picks up couple of runs.

Over 19.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to James Faulkner, Boundary! Comes down the track, gives himself room and plays a upper cut over short third-man and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 19.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to James Faulkner, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

Over 19.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to James Faulkner, 2 runs, backs away in the crease and clips it wide of mid mid-wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 19.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it wide outside off to James Faulkner, wide, gets forward and leaves it alone outside off.Umpire signal it wide.

Over 19.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to James Faulkner, out Paine Run Out!! 1 run completed. 

Over 19.5 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to James Faulkner, 2 runs, gets forward and whips it away on the on-side and picks up couple of runs.

Over 19.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to James Faulkner, Boundary! Goes back and across, pulls it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

Sri Lanka need 169 runs to win in their 20 overs