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 18.6 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to James Faulkner, 1 run, gets forward and works it through mid-wicket and picks up a single to gets off the mark.

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