Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I at Pallekele, 06 Sep, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
Australia 263/3 (20)
Sri Lanka 178/9 (20)
Australia won by 85 runs
Man of the Match: GJ Maxwell
  • Kasun Rajitha 0 * (5)
  • Sachithra Senanayake 6 * (6)

Over 4.3James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 4.4James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 4.5James Faulkner bowls full toss to KusalMendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 4.6James Faulkner bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 5.2 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and  lifts it nonchalantly over mid-off, one bounce and over the rope.

Over 5.3 MC Henriques bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Gets inside the line and helps it over Nevill with a pull, he did well to crouch underneath the bal, the ball raced away to the fence for another boundary.

Over 5.4 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 5.5 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, gets forward and  flicked away to deep square leg

Over 6.4 James Faulkner bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, Six!! Goes back and across, pulls it high and handsome over deep mid-wicket, the ball went all the way in to the stands.

Over 6.5 James Faulkner bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, gets across the line and flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 7.3 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, Six!! Stays on the front foot and lofts it into the long-off stands

Over 7.4 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, gets forward and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 7.5 MC Henriques bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, , out Caught by Maxwell!!