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ICC T20 WC, AUS vs SL highlights: Australia beats Sri Lanka wins by 7 wkts

Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for Australia to chase down the target of 155 in only 17 overs.

BS Web Team New Delhi
File photo: Australia's David Warner.
File photo: Australia's David Warner.

5 min read Last Updated : Oct 28 2021 | 11:09 PM IST

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10:42 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 17 Overs: 155-3 | Australia wins

Over Summary: 3 0 6 1 1 4 ; Australia:  155-3 ; Steve Smith (28), Marcus Stoinis (16)

Lahiru Kumara [2.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Stoinis drills out the yorker through mid-off for FOUR.
 
Ball 5: Smith collects a single towards sweeper cover.
 
Ball 4: Stoinis collects a single towards long-on.
 
Ball 3: Stoinis smashes SIX.
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Smith collects a triple.

10:37 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 16 Overs: 140-3 | Australia needs 15 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary:  1 0 4 1 Wd 2 1 ; Australia:  140-3 ; Steve Smith (24), Marcus Stoinis (5)

Chamika Karunaratne [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Smith collects a single towards short third man.

Ball 5: Smith drives towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
 
Ball 5: WIDE
 
Ball 4: Stoinis collects a single towards long-off.
 
Ball 3: Stoinis smashes through extra cover for FOUR.
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Smith collects a single.

Marcus Stoinis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10:34 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 15 Overs: 130-3 | Shanaka scalps Warner

Over Summary:  1 1 2 1 0 Wd W ; Australia:  130-3 ; Steve Smith (20)

Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Warner holed out to long-on, GONE. Warner c Rajapaksa b Shanaka 65(42) [4s-10]

Ball 6: WIDE
 
Ball 5: DOT
 
Ball 4: Smith collects a single.
 
Ball 3: Smith collects a couple of runs.
 
Ball 2: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 1: Smith collects a single.

10:28 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 14 Overs: 124-2

Over Summary:  1 1 4 4 1 1 ; Australia:  124-2 ; David Warner (64), Steve Smith (16)

Dushmantha Chameera [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Smith collects a single.
 
Ball 5: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 4: Warner smashes FOUR again.
 
Ball 3: Warner smashes FOUR.
 
Ball 2: Smith collects a somhle.
 
Ball 1: Warner collects a single.

10:26 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 13 Overs: 112-2

Over Summary:  1 1 0 1 1 0 ; Australia:  112-2 ; David Warner (54), Steve Smith (14)

Hasaranga continues and concedes four singles.

10:23 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 12 Overs: 108-2

Over Summary:  4 0 1 1 2 0 ; Australia:  108-2 ; David Warner (52), Steve Smith (12)

Maheesh Theekshana [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: Warner collects a couple of runs.
 
Ball 4: Smith collects a single.
 
Ball 3: Warner collects a single and reaches the fifty run mark. He is back in the form.
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Warner smashes FOUR.

10:15 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 11 Overs: 100-2

Over Summary:  1 1 0 0 N 1 1 ; Australia:  100-2 ; David Warner (45), Steve Smith (11)

Hasaranga continues...

Ball 6: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 5: FREE HIT, Smith drives towards deep sweeper cover for a single.

Ball 5: NO BALL
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 1: Smith collects a single.

10:08 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 10 Overs: 95-2

Over Summary:  1 1 4 2 1 4 ; Australia:  95-2 ; David Warner (43), Steve Smith (9)

Lahiru Kumara [1.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack


Ball 6: Warner pulls the short delivery owards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
 
Ball 5: Smith collects a single.
 
Ball 4: Smith collects a single towards deep extra cover.
 
Ball 3: Smith drives through extra cover for FOUR.
 
Ball 2: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 1: Smith collects a single.

10:04 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 9 Overs: 82-2 | Hasaranga scalps Maxwell

Over Summary:  4 0 W 1 0 1 ; Australia:  82-2 ; David Warner (38), Steve Smith (1)

Hasaranga continues...

Ball 6: Smith collects a single towards long-on.
 
Ball 5: DOT
 
Ball 4: Warner taps towards mid-wicket for a single.

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
 
Ball 3: Maxwell smashes towards deep mid-wicket but fails to clear the fielder, GONE. Maxwell c Avishka Fernando b Hasaranga 5(6) [4s-1]
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Maxwell reverse-sweeps over backward point for FOUR.

9:59 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 8 Overs: 76-1

Over Summary:  0 0 4 1 0 1 ; Australia:  76-1 ; David Warner (37), Glenn Maxwell (1)

Theekshana continues and concedes 6 runs, including a boundary to Warner.

9:57 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 7 Overs: 70-1 | Hasaranga scalps Finch

Over Summary:  4 2 1 0 W 0 ; Australia:  70-1 ; David Warner (32), Glenn Maxwell (0)

Wanindu Hasaranga, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease and gets an inside edge onto the pads for no run.
 
Ball 5: Finch chops on the ball while cutting, BOWLED. Finch b Hasaranga 37(23) [4s-5 6s-2]
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 2: Warner collects a couple of runs.
 
Ball 1: A half-tracker and Warner smashes towards deep square leg for FOUR.

9:52 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 6 Overs: 63-0

Over Summary:  1 1 0 4 1 0 ; Australia:  63-0 ; David Warner (25), Aaron Finch (37)

Maheesh Theekshana [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: There is a loud appeal for LBW against Finch, umpire remains unmoved.
 
Ball 5: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 4: Warner whacks towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Finch collects a single.
 
Ball 1: Warner collects a single.

9:48 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 5 Overs: 56-0 | Perera drops Warner

Over Summary:  6 4 1 0 1 N 0 ; Australia:  56-0 ; David Warner (19), Aaron Finch (36)

Chameera continues...

Ball 6: FREE HIT, Finch hits towards mid-on for no run.

Ball 6: Chameera bowls a half tracker which goes to slip region, NO BALL CALLED. 
 
Ball 5: Warner collects a single.
 
Ball 4: Warner edges to keeper and Kusal Perera DROPS a straight forward chance. DOT
 
Ball 3: Finch taps the ball over cover-point for a single.
 
Ball 2:  Finch cuts through backward point for FOUR.
 
Ball 1: Finch wallopes the half-volley straight down the ground for SIX.

9:43 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 4 Overs: 43-0 | Kumara leaks 20 runs

Over Summary:  1 4 6 1 4 4 ; Australia:  43-0 ; David Warner (18), Aaron Finch (25)

Lahiru Kumara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Warner whacks the full delivery straight through the bowler for FOUR.
 
Ball 5: Warner gets an thick inside edge through short fine leg for FOUR.
 
Ball 4: Finch collects a single.
 
Ball 3: A short delivery, Finch plays a upper cover and sends the ball over the boundary line for SIX.
 
Ball 2: Finch advances down the wicket, coverts the 148kmph delivery into a half-volley and drives through mid-off for FOUR.
 
Ball 1: Warner collects a single.

9:36 PM

Australia vs Sri Lanka live score after 3 Overs: 23-0

Over Summary:  4 0 1 2 1 0 ; Australia:  23-0 ; David Warner (9), Aaron Finch (14)

Dushmantha Chameera, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Finch hits without much timing towards mid-on for no run.
 
Ball 5: Warner guides the ball on the top of off-stump towards third man for a single.
 
Ball 4: Warner slices the ball over extra cover for a couple of runs.
 
Ball 3: Finch taps towards md-wicket pocket for a single.
 
Ball 2: Finch defends from the crease.
 
Ball 1: A full delivery and Finch drives straight down the ground for FOUR.

Vintage David Warner answered his critics with a sizzling 42-ball-65 as Australia cruised to seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

Warner, who has gone through a lean patch, was back in his element as his 10 fours made it easy for Australia to chase down the target of 155 in only 17 overs.

It was Australia's second win in as many Super 12 games and they look like a strong contender apart from England in the group to move into the semifinals.

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Warner was involved in two solid partnerships, -- 70 in 6.5 overs with skipper Finch (37 off 23 balls) and another 50 in 6.3 overs with former skipper Steve Smith (28 not out off 26 balls).

In the end, the chase seemed like a walk in the park for the Aussies, who were better in all departments of the game against Sri Lanka who lost their way between 10th and 13th over of their own innings.

However, the day belonged Warner, who was at his best and it only helped him that Sri Lankan bowlers missed the length on most occasions which gave enough time to rock back and play those customary pull-shots -- both off pacers as well as spinners.

Warner, had a terrible last month in the UAE when he had a public fall-out with the Sunrisers Hyderabad management and it went to the extent of one of the modern day great being not allowed to come to the stadium by the franchise management, which had earlier stripped him of captaincy.

It was about time that he answered everyone with a knock that will certainly be a wake-up call for other teams.

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But a lot of credit should also go to Mitchell Starc, who bowled the "ball of the tournament" as Australia engineered a mid-innings collapse which went a long way in restricting the islanders to 154 for 6.

Starc (2/27 in 4 overs) bowled a brilliant comeback delivery in the form of a vicious inswinging yorker after being hit for a six which saw the end of Kusal Perera (35 off 25 balls) as Sri Lanka lost four quick wickets for 16 runs to slump to 94 for 5 from a relatively strong 78 for 1 in little under three overs.

Bhanuka Rakaspakse (33 not out off 26 balls), then launched into Australian attack's weak-link Marcus Stoinis (0/35 in 3 overs) to get Sri Lanka somewhat back on track which looked improbable after Starc's second spell.

However, Perera and last match's hero Charith Asalanka (35 off 27 balls) added 63 runs in little over seven overs to set up the platform.

Asalanka was the first to get off the blocks when he slog-swept Glenn Maxwell over deep mid-wicket for a six and also swept behind square for a boundary. He then got another four off Josh Hazlewood's bowling before Perera also joined the fun.

He smacked Starc for a six over long-on in his signature typical 'Sanath Jayasuriya style' but the left-arm speedster then bowled one that jagged back late and landed in the blockhole at a good pace. Perera couldn't even bring his bat down before it disturbed the stumps. 

Australia vs Sri Lanka playing 11
 
Australia playing 11: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

Sri Lanka playing 11: Kusal Perera(w), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana.

Australia vs Sri Lanka SCORECARD

Australia's full scorecard

Batters Dismissals Runs Balls Fours Sixes
David Warner c Rajapaksa b Shanaka 65 42 10 0
Aaron Finch b Hasaranga 37 23 5 2
Glenn Maxwell c Fernando b Hasaranga 5 6 1 0
Steven Smith not out 28 26 1 0
Marcus Stoinis not out 16 7 2 1
Total: 155-3 in 17 Overs
Bowlers Overs Maiden Runs Wickets
Chamika Karunaratne 2 0 19 0
Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 27 0
Dushmantha Chameera 3 0 33 0
Lahiru Kumara 3 0 48 0
Wanindu Hasaranga 4 0 22 2
Dasun Shanaka 1 0 6 1


Sri Lanka's full scorecard

Batters Dismissals Runs Balls Fours Sixes
Pathum Nissanka c Warner b Cummins 7 9 0 0
Kusal Perera b Starc 35 25 4 1
Charith Asalanka c Smith b Zampa 35 27 4 1
Avishka Fernando c Smith b Zampa 4 7 0 0
Bhanuka Rajapaksa not out 33 26 4 1
Wanindu Hasaranga c Wade b Starc 4 2 1 0
Dasun Shanaka c Wade b Cummins 12 19 1 0
Chamika Karunaratne not out 9 6 1 0
Total: 154-6 in 20 Overs
Bowlers Overs Maiden Runs Wickets
Mitchell Starc 4 0 27 2
Josh Hazlewood 4 0 26 0
Pat Cummins 4 0 34 2
Glenn Maxwell 1 0 16 0
Marcus Stoinis 3 0 35 0
Adam Zampa 4 0 12 2

Australia vs Sri Lanka head-to-head in T20s

Overall

  • Total matches played: 17
  • Australia won: 9
  • Sri Lanka won: 8

AUS vs SL head-to-head in T20 World Cups
  • Total matches played: 4
  • Australia won: 3
  • Sri Lanka won: 1 
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First Published: Oct 28 2021 | 9:21 AM IST