Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Date & Time: Feb 12, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dunith Wellalage 30(34)
25.5
Matthew Short to Wellalage, out Caught by Smith!! My word! Smith with a wonderful catch at slip and he smiles. Extra bounce on this length delivery outside off, Wellalage gets forward to defend, it kisses the shoulder of the bat and Smith takes it with an outstretched right hand on the dive. The body momentum was going the other way, but he grabbed it with no fuss. Gets up and smiles. Outstanding catch to end the stand. Wellalage c Smith b Matthew Short 30(34) [4s-2 6s-1]
25.1
Matthew Short to Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Wellalage gets forward to drive wide of backward point
24.5
Zampa to Wellalage, 1 run, that's a good delivery, quicker on off, slides on, Wellalage goes on the back foot and it's off the thick outer half of the bat on the defence
24.4
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, flat length outside off, Wellalage dabs to short third man
24.3
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, another loopy full-toss outside off, Wellalage mistimes the drive to mid-off
23.6
Matthew Short to Wellalage, no run, tossed up full on off, Wellalage gets forward to drive to short cover
23.4
Matthew Short to Wellalage, 1 run, fraction short outside off, turns away, Wellalage cuts it to sweeper cover
23.3
Matthew Short to Wellalage, no run, drifts in to off, Wellalage gets forward to defend, the ball lodges inside the flap of the pad, he asks Carey to take it
23.2
Matthew Short to Wellalage, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, Wellalage cuts hard and wide of point and comes back for the second
22.5
Zampa to Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, flicked to fine-leg
22.4
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, tossed up full on off, Wellalage gets forward to drive to cover
21.6
Matthew Short to Wellalage, no run, pushed through on a good length on middle, Wellalage goes on the back foot to defend to short cover
20.6
Spencer Johnson to Wellalage, 2 runs, full outside off, Wellalage gets forward to drive to deep extra-cover and comes back for the 2nd
20.5
Spencer Johnson to Wellalage, no run, length delivery outside off, Wellalage is sucked into the push and is beaten
20.2
Spencer Johnson to Wellalage, 1 run, short of length and at the body of Wellalage who nudges to deep backward square-leg
19.6
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, quicker length delivery on leg-stump, turned to backward square-leg
19.5
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, full on middle and leg, Wellalage gets forward to defend it back
19.3
Zampa to Wellalage, 1 run, very full on middle, Wellalage gets forward to drive to long-on
19.2
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, nicely tossed up full on off, Wellalage gets forward to push to cover
19.1
Zampa to Wellalage, 2 runs, good running. It's tossed up full on the pads, flicked in front of deep square-leg and they come back for a 2nd
18.3
Spencer Johnson to Wellalage, 1 run, short of length outside off, Wellalage punches square of the wicket on the off-side
17.6
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, full outside off, worked to mid-wicket off the front foot
17.5
Zampa to Wellalage, no run, half-volley on middle, Wellalage gets forward to drive to mid-off
17.1
Zampa to Wellalage, 1 run, a loopy low full-toss on the stumps, Wellalage gets forward to drive to long-on
16.3
Abbott to Wellalage, 1 run, full outside off, Wellalage gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
16.2
Abbott to Wellalage, FOUR, consecutive fours. The length is shortened, short of length just outside off, Wellalage punches through the vacant cover-point area
16.1
Abbott to Wellalage, FOUR, good shot. A half-volley outside off, Wellalage crunches the drive wide of backward point
15.5
Nathan Ellis to Wellalage, 1 run, Wellalage is once again squared up, but the thick outside-edge falls short of 2nd slip and the fielder can't stop it cleanly, gives away one
15.5
Nathan Ellis to Wellalage, wide, loopy short ball outside off, left alone and it's a wide for height
15.4
Nathan Ellis to Wellalage, no run, and this is a poor shot. Rising back of a length delivery outside off, Wellalage tries to run it down and misses, again close to the outside-edge
15.3
Nathan Ellis to Wellalage, no run, beautiful delivery. Tight line and length on the fourth-stump line, Wellalage looks to defend and it's so close to the outside-edge
14.6
Abbott to Wellalage, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Wellalage gets right behind the line to defend
14.5
Abbott to Wellalage, SIX, the free-hit goes for six. A short of length delivery outside off, slashed hard and clears the deep backward point fielder
14.5
Abbott to Wellalage, no ball, what a beauty but Abbott has overstepped. Squares Wellalage up with a back of a length delivery that beats the outside-edge by inches
14.4
Abbott to Wellalage, no run, short of length and pitches outside off, jags away a lot, left alone
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