Sri Lanka vs Australia | Colombo | 4th ODI | 20/08/2011

[Torpedo]

Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)

Sri Lanka squad

TM Dilshan*, AD Mathews, RMS Eranga, DPMD Jayawardene, S Randiv, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, BMAJ Mendis, S Prasanna, KC Sangakkara†, LPC Silva, WU Tharanga

Australia squad
MJ Clarke*, DE Bollinger, XJ Doherty, BJ Haddin†, JW Hastings, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, MG Johnson, B Lee, SE Marsh, JL Pattinson, RT Ponting, SPD Smith, SR Watson

 

[Torpedo]

 

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[ghufran7]

Australia FTW

 

[Torpedo]

SL can draw inspiration from this match.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2010/engine/match/446957.html

They won it from a hopeless situation.

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka have many bowling options.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lee is a dangerous bowler once he gets going.

 

[Justcrazy]

Maiden over.......

 

[Random Aussie]

Wooo Steve Smith dropped! Shaun Marsh in.

Therefore our team tonight has 11 players not 10.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

^ hahaha

 

[over]

Not again... Tharanga edging his way against Bollinger to a century

 

[Random Aussie]

And Marsh is opening so we are another 10% better team without Haddin opening.

Wooo.

Now we will lose no doubt.

 

[Justcrazy]

8 /0 after 3...... Australians have been tight.

 

[Justcrazy]

Australian bowlers have not given away anything till now.

 

[shahidafridi123]

1 run

 

[shahidafridi123]

No run

 

[shahidafridi123]

Single

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good ball from Lee, no run, Superb ball.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

short and swinging by Lee

 

[shahidafridi123]

1 run to Tharanga

 

[shahidafridi123]

In the air but just short! No run, 19/0 in 5 overs

 

[shahidafridi123]

Dot ball

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good ball, beating the outside edge, no run

 

[shahidafridi123]

No run there

 

[Justcrazy]

Steady start for Sri Lanka.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good ball, misfield from Hussey, take a run! But bad throw, single.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bollinger is a very good ODI bowler. Under rated.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sri Lanka will be looking for 280+

 

[shahidafridi123]

Edged!, and gone! Dilshan has to go! Bollinger strikes!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Bolly strikes

 

[shahidafridi123]

Dilshan goes for 12 off 15 balls.....

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka should look to be steady..... a score over 250 can make it difficult for sri Lanka.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sangakkara is the new man in, great player.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bollinger is rewarded.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sri Lanka should look to be steady..... a score over 250 can make it difficult for Australia.

fixed


Bouncer, hit on the helmet and

 

[shahidafridi123]

24/1 in 6 overs

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good ball from Lee, Tharanga blocks, no run.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Bowled e'm!!! Lee strikes and Tharanga goes!!!!!!! Great ball from Lee!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Pace pe Pace

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sri Lanka in trouble, 24/2 now!

 

[shahidafridi123]

Jayawardene is the new man in

 

[shahidafridi123]

Block, No run

 

[shahidafridi123]

2

 

[Justcrazy]

Australia........ bowling very well.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Sangakkara blocks, 27/2 in 7 overs

 

[shahidafridi123]

Jayawardene leaves

 

[shahidafridi123]

Leaves again

 

[Justcrazy]

Most experienced pair in for the sri lanka...... I feel that Australia will roll them over here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Jayawardhane averages a pathetic 33.30 after 351 games? Whats wrong with him

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Random Aussie]

It is hard to escape the conclusion that this is a better Test bowling line up (Lee, Bollinger, MJ, Doherty) than the one we are going to field in the Tests (Siddle, MJ, Harris, Beer).

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka needs more of those.

 

[Random Aussie]

We are bowling the Raina line tonight. Short and at them.

 

[Justcrazy]

Mitch in to the attack now.....

 

[Justcrazy]

If Sri lanka wants a defend able score......... these two must stay there till 22 - 24 overs.

 

[Justcrazy]

41/2 after 10 .

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka must utilize the PP here.

 

[Torpedo]

SL need to scrape to 180.

 

[Torpedo]

Watson averaging 43 with the bat 29 with the ball, top all rounder.

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

And Marsh is opening so we are another 10% better team without Haddin opening.

Big chance for my man. I've been waiting years for him to kick on and seal his place in the side - he scores a brilliant 100 usually, then a run of bad scores.

 

[Watsupdoc]

at Srilanka...

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

132 all out Srilanka

Time for Malinga da Slinga

 

[Torpedo]

Don't worry guys, Sri Lanka will be back in top form after they've played Pakistan.

 

[Torpedo]

Australia taking revenge for last year's series loss.

 

[OZGOD]

Methinks this might be a short one. Barring a miracle.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Wow Srilanka collapsed like us, from 95/2 to 132 all out

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Australia 20 for no wicket

 

[Torpedo]

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Malinga strikes

Watson gone

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ponting gone for Duck

Australia 26/2

Malinga strikes again

 

[James]

LOL at the select few PPers saying Sri Lanka could win 5-0 or 4-1 and go to number one. Sri Lanka are not a top side.

I think some people just don't get that they're overly dependent on the top four batsmen (who cannot succeed in every game), and that they are essentially rubbish without Murali.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Xavier Dohertys bowling figures ) Sri lanka should be ashamed

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Three wickets in one over by Prasana

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Australia need only 4 to win though

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

And they get it by $ leg byes and won the series

 

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]