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 1.0   

Over 0.1 Patrick Cummins bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it to mid-off and picks up a quick single.

Over 0.2 Patrick Cummins bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and clips it pass short fine-leg and picks up another single.

Over 0.3 Patrick Cummins bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it towards mid-off.

Over 0.4 Patrick Cummins bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, goes well across the stumps and tries to scoops it but misses.

Over 0.5 Patrick Cummins bowls it short of length to DPDN Dickwella, 3 runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully through point and picks up three runs.

Over 0.6 Patrick Cummins bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, out Caught by Paine!!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Billy Stanlake to DPDNDickwellaWide ball ...

Over 1.1Billy Stanlake to DPDNDickwellaWide ball ...

Over 1.1Billy Stanlake to DPDNDickwellaNo runs ...

Over 1.2 Billy Stanlake bowls it short of length to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gives himself room and cuts it straight to the man at cover.

Over 1.3 Billy Stanlake bowls it short of length to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it over backward square-leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 1.4 Billy Stanlake bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gets back in the crease and dabs it on the off-side.

Over 1.5 Billy Stanlake bowls a pitched up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Goes back and across, pulls it down to deep backward square-leg fence for four.

Over 1.6 Billy Stanlake bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Patrick Cummins bowls it short of length to Dilshan Munaweera, no runs, goes on to the back foot and tries to cut but gets beaten.

Over 2.2 Patrick Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Dilshan Munaweera, 3 runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it down to deep cover and picks up three runs.

Over 2.3 Patrick Cummins bowls a back of length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, goes deep in the crease and tucks it down the leg side.

Over 2.4 Patrick Cummins bowls a back of length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, backs away in the crease and tries to play the upper cut but gets beaten.

Over 2.5 Patrick Cummins bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out back to the bowler.

Over 2.6 Patrick Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and slogs it across the line over mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Billy Stanlake bowls a pitched up delivery to Dilshan Munaweera, Boundary! Gets forward and smashes it straight down the ground for four.

Over 3.2 Billy Stanlake bowls it short of length to Dilshan Munaweera, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cuts it up and over backward point and the no one in the deep to stop that one.

Over 3.3 Billy Stanlake bowls it short of length to Dilshan Munaweera, Boundary! Stays back, finds the short ball meeting his meat of the bat and over the cover point region for a four. 

Over 3.4 Billy Stanlake bowls a good length delivery to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, gets forward and dabs it down to third-man and picks up an easy single.

Over 3.5 Billy Stanlake bowls a good length delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 3.6 Billy Stanlake bangs it short onto the pitch to DPDN Dickwella, 5 wides, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it and the ball beats the keeper and raced away to the fence.

Over 3.6 Billy Stanlake bowls it short of length to DPDN Dickwella, Six!! Goes deep in the crease and pulls it over fine-leg and the ball all the way in to the stands.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to Dilshan Munaweera, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to Dilshan Munaweera, Boundary! Charge down the track and then followed by the clobber as the man at mid-off escorted the ball to the fence

Over 4.3 James Faulkner bowls it short of length to Dilshan Munaweera, no runs, goes on to the back foot and tries to cut hard but misses.

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