Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, AUS vs SL, 19 February, 2017
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Simonds Stadium, South Geelong
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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Player of the match
Asela Gunaratne,
Sri Lanka
Player of the Series
Asela Gunaratne,
Sri Lanka
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Asela Gunaratne | 84 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 182.60 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Andrew Tye | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.25 |
| Moises Henriques | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Australia vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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| South Africa (SA won by an inning and 31 runs) | 2nd Match | 18 Oct 2026 |
| South Africa (AUS won by 214 runs) | 1st Match | 9 Oct 2026 |
| South Africa (AUS won by 45 runs (DLS Method)) | 3rd Match | 30 Sep 2026 |
| South Africa (SA won by 32 runs) | 2nd Match | 27 Sep 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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| Pakistan (SL won by 8 wickets) | 5th ODI | 27 Oct 2026 |
| England (SL won by 2 wickets) | 3rd ODI | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Pakistan (PAK won by 37 runs) | 1st ODI | 18 Oct 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 16 run (0.5 ov): Asela Gunaratne: 15 (4), Lasith Malinga: 1 (1)
- Last Bat: Nuwan Kulasekara 12(8) - c M Klinger b A Tye Andrew Tye
- Fall of Wickets: 5 - 1 Upul Tharanga, 22 - 2 Niroshan Dickwella, 27 - 3 Kusal Mendis, 40 - 4 Dilshan Munaweera, 40 - 5 Milinda Siriwardana, 92 - 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 119 - 7 Seekkuge Prasanna, 160 - 8 Nuwan Kulasekara
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, Australia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 2nd T20I
- Series: Australia vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
- Time: 01:50 PM
- Venue: Simonds Stadium, South Geelong
- City: Victoria
- Umpires: Paul Wilson (Australia, TV), Simon Fry (Australia), Sam Nogajski (Australia)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
End of over 16 (7 runs)
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, no run,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, no run,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, 2 runs,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Andrew Tye to Nuwan Kulasekara, no run,
Andrew Tye to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, Four,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, Four,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
End of over 18 (12 runs)
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, no run,
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, Six,
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, Six,
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, Six,
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, no run,
Moises Henriques to Asela Gunaratne, Four,
End of over 19 (22 runs)
Nuwan Kulasekara c M Klinger b A Tye 12 (8) Andrew Tye to Nuwan Kulasekara, no run, c M Klinger b A Tye,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, Four,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, Six,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run,
Andrew Tye to Lasith Malinga, 1 run,
Andrew Tye to Asela Gunaratne, Four,
End of over 20 (16 runs)