Australia vs Sri Lanka, 19th Match, Super 12 Group 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Aaron Finch 31(42)
16.3
Kumara to Finch, 2 runs, full and wide of off, an off-balance Finch reaches out for it and gets enough wood to clear the mid-off fielder. The Australian captain hits the winning runs and Australia romp home by 7 wickets!
16.1
Kumara to Finch, 1 run, Finch backs away a long way to try and go over the covers, gets an inside edge to fine leg. Finch shakes his head as he completes the single. He just can't get it off the middle of the bat...
15.5
M Theekshana to Finch, 1 run, 83kph, Finch shimmies down and loses his shape as he tries to drill it down the ground. A single to long-on and Finch yells 'Oh my God'
14.2
Hasaranga to Finch, 1 run, Finch rocks back and goes hard on the cut, ends up under-edging it towards cover
13.2
Shanaka to Finch, 1 run, edged and safe! Finch swings across the line and gets a thick outside edge that falls just short of the forward-running third man fielder
13.1
Shanaka to Finch, no run, hint of away movement from a short of length, Finch jogs down the track and fails to put bat on ball as he wafts his bat at it. The keeper scores a direct-hit but the skipper is in. Finch wanted a single, but Stoinis wasn't interested
12.4
Karunaratne to Finch, 1 run, slower ball into the pitch, swivel-pulled to deep mid-wicket
12.1
Karunaratne to Finch, 1 run, in the air ... and ... dropped! Finch clears his front leg for a pull and miscues. Balloons up off the top-edge due to the extra bounce. Bandara runs back from mid-wicket and covers good ground. Gets both hands but fails to hold onto it despite numerous juggles...
11.6
Kumara to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, leg-lined short of length ball, a hopping Finch misses the glance and the ball rolls to backward square leg off his thigh pad
10.6
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, 96kph, trifle short and Finch cuts straight to backward point. Excellent over from Theekshana - just one run via wide
10.5
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, 94kph, stump-to-stump line, turned defensively to mid-wicket
10.4
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, push-driven to the left of the bowler, Theekshana dives and parries it to short cover
10.3
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, 97kph, another dot as Finch closes his bat-face and pushes it straight to mid-wicket
10.2
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, 91kph, full around off, pushed to cover
10.2
M Theekshana to Finch, wide, 102kph, darted down leg, beats Finch's glance
10.1
M Theekshana to Finch, no run, flat and quick on middle, nudged to mid-wicket
9.4
Hasaranga to Finch, 1 run, kneels down and slog sweeps the ball down to deep mid for a single. That wasn't well timed at all
9.1
Hasaranga to Finch, 1 run, short ball, Finch goes back and slaps the ball down to deep cover for a single
8.5
Dhananjaya to Finch, 1 run, drops that short, Finch goes back and punches it down to deep cover for a single
8.2
Dhananjaya to Finch, 1 run, tucks that towards short fine and the fielder dives to stop it. Only a single
8.1
Dhananjaya to Finch, SIX, and will that get Finch going? Was a tossed up from from round the wicket and Finch slog swept it over wide long-on. Huge hit indeed. He connected it so well
7.4
Hasaranga to Finch, 1 run, and a mistimed heave falls short of the man at long-on. Well short in the end. Only a single as the bat face turned on impact
7.1
Hasaranga to Finch, 1 run, gets that away from the man at short third for a single. Thought of a couple but settled for a single
6.6
Dhananjaya to Finch, 1 run, waits for the turn and nudges the ball away off the pads into the on-side for a single
6.1
Dhananjaya to Finch, 1 run, tucks that wide of the man at short fine and scampers off for a single. There was a direct hit at the bowler's end but Finch was in
5.4
Karunaratne to Finch, 1 run, goes back and tucks the ball wide of the man at deep square for a single. That didn't shape in much and Finch picked the length up quickly to go back and tuck it
5.1
Karunaratne to Finch, 3 runs, freebie for Finch! But he still can't time that. Slices that full toss past the dive of the man at cover. The long boundary allowing the cushion to the batters to get that third
4.4
M Theekshana to Finch, 1 run, was shaping to pull it I guess but the slow turn didn't allow him to. He curtailed his instincts and just settled for a nudge into the on-side for a single
3.6
Kumara to Finch, no run, rapped on the pads! But the height again will be a factor and hence Lanka don't opt for the review. That angled in big and Finch trying to push at it got beaten to be hit on the pads. But the ball would have gone over. Excellent over but those four byes would have hurt Lanka. They already have given away 9 runs without Australia having had to work too hard for it
3.5
Kumara to Finch, byes, FOUR, Finch is collecting byes and wides..that scissors back in and Finch was again hopping up but the keeper is also beaten. The ball races away to the fence for four byes. The height on the ball took it over the sticks
3.4
Kumara to Finch, no run, angles the ball in and the ball thuds into the pads of the batter. That came in sharply and Finch hopped up but failed to connect
3.3
Kumara to Finch, no run, fuller length delivery, Finch cue-ends the drive and then asks Warner not to go for the single. The bat face turned a little on impact as well and it went slightly wide of the man at mid-off
3.2
Kumara to Finch, no run, this has been an ugly stay for Finch at the crease. Back of a length delivery, Finch looks to tuck that and gets hit on the elbow I guess. Wanted a quick single only to be sent back
2.5
Karunaratne to Finch, 1 run, length delivery on the pads at 135 clicks and Finch easily tucks that down to deep square for a single. That strayed on to the pads of the batter but didn't arrive at a pace at which he wanted it to. Hence, that went in the air for a bit
2.2
Karunaratne to Finch, 1 run, some extra bounce, lack of feet and an inside edge to short fine for a single. Finch is all at sea. That was a back of a length delivery, Finch tried to punch it but managed an inside edge which was very close to the sticks
2.2
Karunaratne to Finch, wide, too wide outside off and Finch lets it go for it to be wided. Karunaratne also trying to nip it in and nip it out but missed his line over there
2.1
Karunaratne to Finch, no run, fuller length delivery, Finch misses the clip and the ball raps the pads. But the bowler didn't appeal much. That was going well down leg and hence the appeal was cut short
1.5
Kumara to Finch, 1 run, looks to punch that and gets it off the inside edge to fine leg. Was another delivery which decked in a little and Finch tried to punch it sans much feet into the shot
1.4
Kumara to Finch, no run, wow! Kumara is getting the ball to talk. That cuts back in and goes over the sticks as Finch had no clue about it. The ball bent in and Finch was in no position to play that. The keeper did well to gather that as it again moved a lot after it went past
1.3
Kumara to Finch, no run, brute of a delivery outside off. Short of a length delivery outside off, Finch looks to poke at it and bails out at the last moment. Didn't commit much to that outswinger
1.3
Kumara to Finch, 5 wides, Australia will take it with open arms. Kumara angles the ball in and Finch misses the tuck. The ball flies away past the keeper. He had no chance at all to stop that. A lot of movement but most of it happened after it went past the batter
1.2
Kumara to Finch, no run, picks the length up quickly and slaps the pull down to the man at mid-on. That was hit hard and the man at mid-on took his eyes off but the fumble didn't cost him anything
1.1
Kumara to Finch, no run, fuller, wider, squeezed down to the man at point. That was very wide outside off and Finch played that sans much of a feet movement
0.5
Binura Fernando to Finch, 1 run, fuller length delivery, swings in big, Finch gets the bat down in time and squeezes it down to deep square for a single. That was right up there and the batter did well to get his bat down. Binura is gong off! That's a shocker. Injuries have really plagued their campaign. One more added (hopefully not) to that list
0.3
Binura Fernando to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, angles it in as is the plan to Finch mostly when the left-arm pacers are bowling but this one was a little down leg. Finch failed to clip it and the ball rolled away off the pads into the on-side for a single
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