Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 3rd T20I, AUS vs SL, 22 February, 2017
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Adelaide Oval
Australia won by 41 runs
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Player of the match
Adam Zampa,
Australia
Player of the Series
Asela Gunaratne,
Sri Lanka
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.28 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Pat Cummins | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 |
| James Faulkner | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
Australia won by 41 runs
Australia vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 6 run (0.4 ov): Nuwan Kulasekara: 1 (1), Vikum Sanjaya: 5 (3)
- Last Bat: Vikum Sanjaya 5(3) - runout (BR Dunk / TD Paine)
- Fall of Wickets: 41 - 1 Upul Tharanga, 68 - 2 Kusal Mendis, 69 - 3 Dilshan Munaweera, 76 - 4 Asela Gunaratne, 91 - 5 Chamara Kapugedera, 91 - 6 Dasun Shanaka, 120 - 7 Seekkuge Prasanna, 138 - 8 Milinda Siriwardana, 140 - 9 Lasith Malinga, 146 - 10 Vikum Sanjaya
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, Australia - 0 of 0
- Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 3rd T20I
- Series: Australia vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
- Time: 02:20 PM
- Venue: Adelaide Oval
- City: Adelaide
- Umpires: Mick Martell (Australia), Paul Wilson (Australia), Simon Fry (Australia, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
End of over 14 (13 runs)
James Faulkner to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Seekkuge Prasanna, Four,
James Faulkner to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 wide,
James Faulkner to Seekkuge Prasanna, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run,
Seekkuge Prasanna c JA Richardson b J Faulkner 12 (8) James Faulkner to Seekkuge Prasanna, no run, c JA Richardson b J Faulkner,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 leg bye,
End of over 15 (9 runs)
Jhye Richardson to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
Jhye Richardson to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 wide,
Jhye Richardson to Milinda Siriwardana, Six,
Jhye Richardson to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run,
Jhye Richardson to Nuwan Kulasekara, Four,
Jhye Richardson to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
Jhye Richardson to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run,
End of over 16 (15 runs)
James Faulkner to Milinda Siriwardana, 2 runs,
James Faulkner to Milinda Siriwardana, no run,
Milinda Siriwardana c & b J Faulkner 35 (27) James Faulkner to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, c & b J Faulkner,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Lasith Malinga, 1 run,
James Faulkner to Nuwan Kulasekara, no run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Pat Cummins to Lasith Malinga, no run,
Lasith Malinga runout (A Finch) 1 (3) Pat Cummins to Lasith Malinga, no run, runout (A Finch),
Pat Cummins to Nuwan Kulasekara, 1 run,
Pat Cummins to Vikum Sanjaya, Four,
Pat Cummins to Vikum Sanjaya, no run,
Vikum Sanjaya runout (BR Dunk / TD Paine) 5 (3) Pat Cummins to Vikum Sanjaya, 1 run, runout (BR Dunk / TD Paine),
End of over 18 (6 runs)