AUS vs SL Live Cricket Score

4.4 OUT! Mendis holes out! Richardson gets his first of the game. The short ball has done the trick here for Australia. Richardson bangs it in short, Mendis stands tall and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. Ben McDermott is standing well in front of the ropes. He hardly has to move an inch as the ball goes straight to him. He makes no mistake and takes his second catch of the game. The change of ends does the trick for Kane. Mendis who was looking so good out in the middle has to depart. 33/2

1 OUT! Golden duck for Dickwella! Starc strikes on the last ball of his first over. Fuller on off and middle, Dickwella looks to flick but closes his bat too early. The ball takes the leading edge and goes towards cover. Ben McDermott moves behind and takes a simple catch. Just like the previous two games, Sri Lanka lose their first wicket early. 3/1

16.1 OUT! Caught! End of Perera's knock and 150 now looks farfetched as there will now be two new batters out in the middle. Cummins strikes on the first ball of his last over and once again the bowling change works. It is short and on middle, skids through. Perera is way too late in the pull. He only manages a top edge towards the cover fielder where Turner takes it. Also, Cummins is on a hat-trick as he took a wicket on the last ball of his last over and the on the first ball this time. 110/5

12 OUT! In the air... taken! Long boundaries here, not easy to clear, you have to get it right off the middle and Fernando does not do so. Ben McDermott takes his third catch and a timely wicket for Australia as the two were just looking to accelerate. This is a back of a length ball, it is angled into the pads of the batter. Fernando looks to whip it over the square leg fence but ends up getting more height than distance. The fielder there settles under it and takes it nicely. Fernando just never got going, he played at a strike rate of around 90 so his wicket could well be a blessing in disguise for the visitors. 76/3

14.2 OUT! There is nothing on Hot Spot but a spike on Snicko and the on-field call stays. Fernando's stay is a short one and the partnership which was looking good comes to an end. The bowling change does the trick for the hosts. It is a short ball and outside off, Oshada plays a nothing shot. He looks to guide it down to third man but only manages a faint edge to the keeper. An appeal and up goes the finger. Oshada reviews. The first replays does not judge anything. Hot Spot also shows nothing but then Snicko shows a spike. Another timely wicket for Australia. 99/4

19 OUT! Bowled! Starc ends his spell with a wicket. Good length ball on top of leg, Jayasuriya looks to play a premeditated ramp shot. He misses, Starc does not. The leg stump goes for a toss. Good over through for Sri Lanka. 14 runs off it. Starc finishes with the figures of 4-0-32-2. 132/6

8.5 OUT! In the air... taken! Sri Lanka finally hold onto one. Finch goes after playing a decent knock. End of a good opening stand for Australia. Fuller and on middle, Finch once again looks to stand tall and loft it over the long on fence. His bat turns in his hands. He does not get the timing right and it goes towards long on where Jayasuriya runs to his right and takes it nicely. 74 needed in 67. 69/1

10.5 OUT! That is a very, very good catch. Smith will feel hard done there as he had hit that really nicely. Short and on middle, Smith whips it but does not get the desired elevation. It goes towards deep square leg where Sandakan is placed. He is a few yards ahead of the fence, he realizes early that it is going over his head to tracks back and takes a tumbling catch above his head. Smith was looking good in his short stay. Sri Lanka need to keep taking wickets if they are to get back into the game. 57 more needed. 85/2

12.5 OUT! LBW! Malinga strikes. The young McDermott does not have a good comeback! Full and quick on middle and leg. McDermott gets beaten for the pace. He looks to play it but the ball comes quicker and hits him on his pad. The Sri Lankan players put in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Ben has a word with his partner and after a lengthy chat McDermott walks away. Luck is not with Ben as Ball Tracker later on shows the ball would have missed the leg stump. 44 runs more needed. 99/3