Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at Brisbane, 18 Jan, 2013

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 74/10 (26.4)
Sri Lanka 75/6 (20)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: KMDN Kulasekara
  • Thisara Perera 4 * (2)
  • Kusal Perera 22 * (28)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 CJ McKay to DPMD Jayawardene, no runs, 

Moves back and cuts the short and wide delivery to the diving backward point.

Over 0.2 CJ McKay to DPMD Jayawardene, no runs, 

Goes back and leaves it outside off. 131.9 kmph.

Over 0.3 CJ McKay to DPMD Jayawardene, beaten, no runs

Shimmies down the track for a big shot and gets beaten by the away movement and extra bounce.

Over 0.4 CJ McKay to DPMD Jayawardene, 1 run, 

Hops up and tucks it bat pad in the air and just square of squareleg to escape with a single.

Over 0.5 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, 3 runs, 

Reaches out to a widish length ball and slaps it on the up through extra covers and picks up three runs.

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Over 0.6 CJ McKay to DPMD Jayawardene, Caught!

Stunning acrobatic catch from Warner diving full length to his left! Quite a meatily connected square cut from Mahela but it was in the air to give the opportunity to Warner to snap it up.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Mitchell Starc to TM Dilshan, 1 run, 

Makes room and drags the big full length inswinger to squareleg with an inside edge and gets a single.

Over 1.1 Mitchell Starc to TM Dilshan, NB+0, 
Gets forward and mistimes his expansive drive on the up to covers. Freehit coming up.

Over 1.1 Mitchell Starc to TM Dilshan, 1 run, 

Makes room and drags the big full length inswinger to squareleg with an inside edge and gets a single.

Over 1.1 Mitchell Starc to TM Dilshan, NB+0, 
Gets forward and mistimes his expansive drive on the up to covers. Freehit coming up.

Over 1.2 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Gets forward and defends the inswinger to mid off. 139 kmph.

Over 1.3 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, beaten, no runs

Attempts an expansive drive on the up through covers and gets beaten by the away swing with bounce.

Over 1.4 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Pushes the full length inswinger uppishly back to the bowler.

Over 1.5 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Goes back and defends the speedy delivery to covers. 143.6 kmph.

Over 1.6 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, beaten, no runs

Shimmies down the track to carve one over covers but makes no connection to a full ball that swings away outside off.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, beaten, no runs

Attempts an expansive big shot on the up and gets beaten by the away movement and bounce.

Over 2.2 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Goes back for a flick and is hit on the thighpad.

Over 2.3 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Drills the full ball straight to mid off.

Over 2.4 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, Boundary!

Edge and the ball eludes the man at first slip over his head for a boundary! Good slash from Dilshan giving no chance at all for slips. Was a length ball which kicked away off the seam.

Over 2.5 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Goes back and leaves it just outside off.

Over 2.6 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Leans forward and drives the length ball on the up to extra covers.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, beaten, no runs

Attempts a big expansive cover drive and gets beaten by a pitched up away swinger.

Over 3.2 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to backward point.

Over 3.2 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to backward point.

Over 3.3 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, beaten, no runs

Gets forward for an expansive drive on the up and gets beaten by the away swing and bounce.

Over 3.4 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Attempts a flashy square drive to a full length delivery and edges it down to gully.

Over 3.5 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Goes back and defends it to the off side.

Over 3.6 Mitchell Starc to HDRL Thirimanne, no runs, 

Gets forward and punches it on the up to mid off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 4.2 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, beaten, no runs

Attempts a big drive on the up and makes no connection to a full length delivery which swings away with bounce.

Over 4.3 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, 2 runs, 

Drives the full length delivery past mid off and picks up a couple.

Over 4.4 CJ McKay to TM Dilshan, no runs, 

Gets forward and leaves a length ball outside off.

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