Sri Lanka vs Australia 20th Match,Group-A at Colombo, 05 Mar, 2011

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 146/3 (32.5)
Australia 0/0 (0)
Match abandoned
  • TT Samaraweera 34 * (48)
  • KC Sangakkara 73 * (102)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, closes the face of the blade and tucks it to squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, taps that down towards cover point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.3B Lee bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, drives that on the up to deep backward point and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 0.4B Lee bowls a bouncer at 137 kmph to WU Tharanga, ducks under that around leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, stays back and slices it down to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, tucks that down to the onside and Lee does the fielding. Dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to TM Dilshan, edges his backfoot drive past second slip and gets a lucky boundary!

Over 1.2SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to TM Dilshan, goes after a wide outswinger and is beaten and that is a dot ball. Tait and Dilshan were having a go at each other after that previous boundary.

Over 1.3SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to TM Dilshan, gets hits on the pad around leg by an inswinger and that is a dot ball.

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Over 1.4SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to TM Dilshan, attempts a rash square drive on the up and gives catching practice to first slip who accepts it easily. He is Caught.

Over 1.5SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, moves back and tucks it between mid wicket and mid on and takes a nervous single.

Over 1.6SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards the gully region and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1B Lee bowls a good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, drives that on the up through extra covers and gets three runs for that with Clarke chasing that all the way.

Over 2.2B Lee bowls it short and wide outside off to WU Tharanga, cuts that with the angle to Steven Smith at point and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3B Lee bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, who gets inside the line and shoulders arms to leave it down the legside to the wicket keeper And the Umpire signals it a wide.

Over 2.3B Lee bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, drives it on the up to extra covers and takes a single.

Over 2.4B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to KC Sangakkara, punches it down to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, round the sticks now is Lee and Sanga nicels punches it between the non-striker and mid on and that makes it to the boundary!

Over 2.6B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, gets across on the backfoot and flicks it to the left of mid on and gets three runs for that.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to KC Sangakkara, punches it to the left of mid off and gets a single.

Over 3.2SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, attempts an upper cut and is beaten by the bounce and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3SW Tait bowls a bouncer to WU Tharanga, ducks under that high ball around middle and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to WU Tharanga, drops the ball infront of point and steals a single.

Over 3.5SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, looks to drive on the up and inside edges it past the stumps to fine leg and gets a single.

Over 3.6SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to WU Tharanga, who moves back in the crease and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, dabs that down defensively to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.2B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, taps that down firmly to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.3B Lee bowls a short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, punches it to Ponting at mid off but still no chance of a run that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4B Lee bowls a short and rising delivery to KC Sangakkara, taps that down to Smith at backward point and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5B Lee bowls a good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, plays a forward defence towards Ponting at mid off and runs and dives for his life to complete a high risk single.

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