Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights, World Cup 2019: World Cup: Australia Beat Sri Lanka By 87 Runs, Go Top Of Points Table
Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights, 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup: Australia's win helped them climb to the top of the World Cup points table.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated:June 15, 2019 10:50 PM IST
Sri Lanka made a flying start to their World Cup chase against holders Australia but failed to carry their momentum forward to be finally dismissed for 247 in 45.5 overs. Australia's 87-run win helped them climb to the top of the World Cup points table with eight points from five matches -- their only loss coming against India. Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne (97) and Kusal Perera both hit half-centuries in a swashbuckling opening partnership of 115 before Perera was bowled by Mitchell Starc. Karunaratne and his opening partner Perera blasted 24 from the first two overs of their run chase and reached their fifty partnership in just the seventh over. Perera smoked Jason Behrendorff over cover for a huge six, then survived a caught behind review off Kane Richardson before belting another boundary. Karunaratne reached his to 50 in 43 balls while Perera only needed 33 balls to reach the mark. However, after the departure of the top three, Sri Lanka lost all steam and fell way short of the target. Earlier, Australia captain Aaron Finch equalled his highest one-day international score of 153 as he powered his team to 334-7. Finch took the misfiring Sri Lanka attack apart with a dazzling display that included 15 fours and five sixes. (SCORECARD)
World Cup 2019 Match Today, Highlights Updates Between Sri Lanka vs Australia, Straight from Kennington Oval, London.
- 22:49 (IST)That's it from us here!It's a wrap from us for this match but do not forget to tune in tomorrow for the mega clash between India and Pakistan at Manchester. Goodnight and see you all tomorrow!
- 22:36 (IST)Australia Win By 87 Runs!It's all over! Australia have gone top of the table with the 87-run win over Sri Lanka. It looked a bit tricky for long periods but Sri Lanka just didn't have enough fire power to come anywhere close to the target. Another dismal day for the Islanders!
- 22:34 (IST)WICKET!!Pat Cummins dismisses Nuwan Pradeep to wrap things up for Australia
- 22:32 (IST)Dhananjaya riding his luck!The first the ball falls just short of the short-fine leg fielder, the next ball it goes just over his head for a boundary and the next one is skied but lands in no-man's land. Talk about riding your luck!
- 22:27 (IST)Starc's great outing!Mitchell Starc finishes with 4/55 from his 10 overs. He now has 35 World Cup wickets - only Glenn McGrath has more among Australians.
- 22:15 (IST)WICKET!Soft dismissal. Lasith Malinga departs. Kane Richardson gets his thirdMalinga c Khawaja b K Richardson 1(5)
- 22:13 (IST)Starc to the rescue!Nothing was going right for Australia in the field until Mitchell Starc came back for his second spell and ran through Sri Lanka's batting order.
- 22:12 (IST)Falling apart!Sri Lanka started really well but lost the plot after Kusal Perera's departure. Dimuth Karunaratne tried to keep Sri Lanka in the chase but the asking rate kept on going up. Another disappointing performance by Sri Lanka after a promising start.
- 22:05 (IST)WICKET!Australia get their eighth wicket. Kane Richardson strikes. Looks like it's all over for Sri Lanka now.Udana c Finch b K Richardson 8(8)
- 22:01 (IST)Four!Mitchell Starc concedes boundary on the last ball of the over. David Warner at mid-off couldn't get his hands to the ball and it races away to the fence.
- 21:56 (IST)Kusal Medis departs!Mitchell Starc strikes once again for Australia. Kusal Mendis edges the ball straight into Alex Carey's hands who makes no mistake.
- 21:51 (IST)Thisara Parera departs!Thisara Parera's stay at the crease lasted for only three balls. He chose the wrong bowler to go all bonkers and paid the price and loses his wicket.
- 21:49 (IST)SIX!Thisara Perera gets off the with a massive six on his first ball ball. Starc welcomed him with a short ball and he got over the bounce of the ball and pulled it comfortably for a 85-metre six.
- 21:46 (IST)Bowled... Starc rattles stumps once againMilinda Siriwardana has no answer to Mitchel Strac's stinging full ball.
- 21:41 (IST)Mathews departs!Angelo Mathe' short stay at the crease ends as he edges the short ball from Pat Cummins straight into Alex Carey's gloves. He is furious with himself as it was a poor ball and he failed to put it away and more importantly lost his wicket.
- 21:40 (IST)Four!Mitchell Starc bowls short to Angelo Mathews, he makes room moving away form the line of the ball and pulls it along the ground towards backward square leg fence for a four.
- 21:36 (IST)SIX!Kusal Mendis slaps Mitchell Starc's full ball down the ground over his head for a glorious six.
- 21:28 (IST)Four!Angelo Mathews starts his innings with a boundary off the first ball. The ball was pitched up and he leaned forward and played it along the ground for a lovely four.
- 21:25 (IST)Dimuth Karunaratne falls on 97!Dimuth Karunaratne falls three short of his maiden ODI century. Kane Richardson bowled short and little wide of off-stump, inviting Karunaratne to go after it, he goes for the cut-shot, straight into the hands of backward point fielder.
- 21:24 (IST)Welcome boundary for Sri Lanka!Kusal Mendis breaks the shackle, charges down the track and hits Maxwell for a straight six over long-off.
- 21:10 (IST)Australia bowlers pull things back!Australia bowlers have pulled things back after conceding 87 runs in the first powerplay. They gave only 69 runs in next 15 overs and also picked up two key wickets. Sri Lanka batsmen are finding it difficult to free their arms.
Sri Lanka in the first 10 overs: 87/0
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 15, 2019
Sri Lanka in the last 15 overs: 69/2
Australia have fought back well after Sri Lanka's lightning start.
FOLLOW LIVE https://t.co/7Gf1YRrFTu pic.twitter.com/Al7lO2n5tX - 20:53 (IST)Thirimanne departsLahiru Thirimanne departs after scoring a cracking four off the previous ball. Jason Behrendorff gets his first wicket of World Cup career.
- 20:51 (IST)150 up for Sri LankaJason Behrendorff offers width outside off-stump to Lahiru Thirimanne and smashed it wide of point for a cracking four.
- 20:47 (IST)Risky single... Thirimanne survivesLahiru Thirimanne steals a quick single and a direct hit at the non-striker's end would have sent him packing but he survives.
- 20:44 (IST)Australia keep Sri Lanka quietAustralia bowlers have stopped the Sri Lankan run-flow in last few overs. They have given just 14 runs in last four overs.
- 20:32 (IST)Four!Glenn Maxwell gives Karunaratne the width outside off, he hits it perfectly between backward point and short third man fielder and the ball races away to the fence.
- 20:28 (IST)Runout chance... missed!Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne runs for a risky single, Khawaja's throw misses the stumps and had he hit that it Karunaratne would have gone despite his full-stretch dive.
- 20:20 (IST)Edge and four!Dimuth Karunaratne swings his bat at a wide ball, only manages an outside edge, the ball goes over vacant slip region and races away to the third-man fence.
- 20:16 (IST)Starc strikes! Parera falls!Mitchell Starc knocks Kusal Parera's stumps to give Australia the breakthrough they desperately needed. Parera falls soon after completing his fifty. He goes for 52.
Here's the first wicket to fall for Sri Lanka, with Starc doing what he does best!https://t.co/4iArDUW3e5
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 15, 2019 - 20:11 (IST)50 for Kusal PareraKusla Parera scores his 13th ODI fifty with a single off just 33 balls. Mitchell Starc bowled a fiery toe-crushing yorker and Parera somehow managed to work it away to square leg for one run.
50 for Kusal Perera!
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 15, 2019
It's come off just 33 balls and it's given his side a real chance of creating history today.
FOLLOW LIVE https://t.co/7Gf1YRrFTu pic.twitter.com/1GsTvWgLHe - 20:04 (IST)100 up for Sri Lanka!Sri Lanka complete their 100 inside 13th over. What a way to start the run-chase. Australia bowlers are certainly the on the backfoot.
- 20:01 (IST)Four... 50 for Sri Lanka skipperSri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne completes his 4th ODI half-century with a boundary. He has taken the game to the Australian bowlers, hitting them all around the park.
- 19:56 (IST)Australia lose review!Aaron Finch takes review after Shaun Marsh and Alex Carey convince him that the batsman has edged the ball. The bowler was not so sure about it. The replay shows there was nothing in it and Australia lose their review so early in the innings.
- 19:53 (IST)Four!Kusal Parera shows no respect to the bowler and fetches the ball from outside off-stump and pulls it wide of midwicket fielder for another boundary.
- 19:51 (IST)18 runs off the overJason Behrendorff concedes another boundary on the last ball of his over. It was going down leg and Parera plays it fine along the ground to fine leg fence.
- 19:48 (IST)Overthrow...Five runsKusal Perera steals a risky single and the fielder throws at the stump, there was no one backing it races away to the fence.
- 19:45 (IST)SIX!Jason Behrendorff offers width to Kusal Perera and he smashes it over extracover for first six of the innings.
- 19:43 (IST)Four!Another boundary to fine-leg fence. Kane Richardson bowled it short and Karunaratne worked it away from the short-fine leg fielder.
- 19:41 (IST)Four!A lucky boundary for Dimuth Karunaratne as his inside edge goes past keeper for a four.
- 19:38 (IST)Four!Jason Behrendorff bowls short to Dimuth Karunaratne and he helps the ball away from diving short fine leg fielder to earn another boundary.