Australia vs Sri Lanka 12th Match at Melbourne, 02 Mar, 2012

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 238/10 (50)
Australia 229/10 (49.1)
Sri Lanka won by 9 runs
Man of the Match: Dinesh Chandimal
  • BJ Hilfenhaus 0 * (2)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1SL Malinga to MS Wade, 2 runs, full toss on the leg stump, goes back and flicks it to deep square-leg for couple.

Over 0.2 SL Malinga to MS WadeBoundarygets forward and drives it beautifully through extra-covers for four.
Over 0.2SL Malinga to MS Wade, 1 widegets forward and leaves the widish delivery outside off stump.

Over 0.3SL Malinga to MS Wade, no runsgoes back and defends it on the off-side.

Over 0.4SL Malinga to MS Wade, no runsgets forward and opens the face towards point.

Over 0.5SL Malinga to MS Wade, no runsgets forward and looks to swing it over mid-on but he misses.

Over 0.6SL Malinga to MS Wade, no runsgets forward and defends it to point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1KMDN Kulasekara to DA Warner, Boundary, short and wide out side off, goes back and cuts it through covers for four.

Over 1.2KMDN Kulasekara to DA Warner, 1 rungoes back in the crease and works it to square-leg for one.

Over 1.3KMDN Kulasekara to MS Wade, no runsgoes back and defends it to gully.

Over 1.4KMDN Kulasekara to MS Wade, no runsgets forward and leaves it alone outside off.

Over 1.5KMDN Kulasekara to MS Wade, 1 rungoes back and flicks it down the leg-side for one.

Over 1.6KMDN Kulasekara to DA Warner, no runsgets forward and pushes it to point.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1SL Malinga to MS Wade, 1 run, slower one on the middle, gets forward and nudges it to the on-side.

Over 2.2SL Malinga to DA Warner, 1 rungoes back and run it down to third-man for a single.

Over 2.3SL Malinga to MS Wade, 1 rungoes back and guides it away to square third-man.

Over 2.4SL Malinga to DA Warner, no runsgoes back in the crease and defends it to point.

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Over 2.5SL Malinga to DA Warner, CAUGHT, Warner fails again in the series! He goes back and punches away from his body, uppishly and straight into the hands of Perera at short covers! That delivery stopped onto the bat from Malinga!

Over 2.6SL Malinga to SR Watson, 2 runsgoes back in the crease and run it down to third-man and picks up couple of runs.

  Over 4.0   

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Over 3.1KMDN Kulasekara to MS Wade, OUT LBW, Wade is caught in the crease attempting a flick and is struck on the back pad by a delivery that pitched on middle and straightened. And that has been given out much to the delight of the Lankans.

Over 3.2KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, no runs, short of length delivery, goes back and defends it to the off-side.

Over 3.3KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, no runsgets forward and looks to drives it through the off-side but the ball beats the outside edge.

Over 3.4 KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, no runs, gets forward and defends it to point.
Over 3.4KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, 1 widegoes back and leaves the widish delivery down the leg-side.

Over 3.5KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, no runsgets forward and defends it from the crease.

Over 3.6KMDN Kulasekara to PJ Forrest, 1 rungoes back and flicks it of his pads to fine-leg region for one.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1SL Malinga to PJ Forrest, 1 rungets forward and guide it between point and cover-point for single.

Over 4.2SL Malinga to SR Watson, Boundary, drifting on the pads, gets forward and whips it through square-leg for four.

Over 4.3SL Malinga to SR Watson, 1 rungets forward and pushes it to deep point.

Over 4.4SL Malinga to PJ Forrest, no runsgets forward and shoulders arms to leaves that one.

Over 4.5SL Malinga to PJ Forrest, no runsgoes back in the crease and defends it.

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Over 4.6 SL Malinga to PJ ForrestCAUGHT BEHIND, Forrest goes back to cut a short and wide fast delivery but can only edge it behind to Sangakkara!

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