Australia vs Sri Lanka Ball by Ball Commentary

Yorker, on off. Dinesh Chandimal works it to long on for one. That ends the game and Australia win by 20 runs (D/L method)!

FOUR! A high full toss, on off. Dinesh Chandimal looks to swipe it away but gets the top edge over short third man for a boundary. Not called a no ball.

A full toss, on off. Chipped towards extra cover.

SIX! Smoked but too late! Length ball, wide outside off. Dinesh Chandimal carves it all the way over the cover fence.

Yorker, on off. Binura Fernando blocks it to short cover. He wants a single but is sent back. The fielder underarms the ball at the keeper's end but misses. Now, the batters a single off the overthrow.

Length ball, outside off. Heaved towards long on for one.

Back of a length, on off. Chandimal looks to swipe it across the line but gets hit on the pads. It rolls away and a leg bye is taken.

Length ball, on off. Pushed past cover for one.

Shorter and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal miscues the pull in the air. The ball lands short of the man at deep mid-wicket. Single.

Back of a length, on the body. Dinesh Chandimal misses the heave and gets hit on the body.

Length and outside off. Dinesh Chandimal goes for the drive but gets the outside edge over short third man. Zampa chases it, dives and keeps it to two.

Binura Fernando walks out.

OUT! TAKEN! Shorter, on the body. Dushmantha Chameera goes for the pull but gets the top edge. Ben McDermott runs towards the square leg region from mid-wicket and takes it.

FOUR! Another boundary for Dinesh Chandimal! Short and on the body. He pulls it away. The man at deep mid-wicket runs to his right and dives but gets no hand on it.

Back of a length, around off. Dushmantha Chameera heaves it towards the mid on region. Just a single to bring up Sri Lanka's 100.

Back of a length, outside off. Dinesh Chandimal hops up and cuts it over backward point for one.

FOUR! Dinesh Chandimal gets a boundary! Length ball, on off. Heaved in the air and past deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Dushmantha Chameera gets the inside edge on the pads. The ball rolls away and they take a quick single.

On a length, on off. Dushmantha Chameera swings across the line but misses it.

Shorter and outside off. Slapped to long on for one.

Length ball, on off. Worked past square leg for a couple. Dushmantha Chameera is off the mark.

Dushmantha Chameera is the next batter. Sri Lanka need 53 from 20.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Back of a length, on off. Chamika Karunaratne looks to work it to the leg side but gets it off the shoulder of the bat. It pops back to the bowler and Josh Hazlewood gets forward to take it.

A late review! On a length, outside off. Chamika Karunaratne misses his drive. Looks like they reviewed it for caught behind. But there is no bat on it.

Very full, on off. Drilled to long on for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one falls! Length ball, on off. Dasun Shanaka lifts it straight towards mid off. Aaron Finch moves back a bit and takes it. Chamika Karunaratne is the new man in.

Josh Hazlewood is back.

Loopy ball, on off. Played back to the bowler by Dinesh Chandimal. Zampa ends with figures of 4-0-18-3.

So we are back. The players are out in the middle. The target is now 143 in 19 overs for Sri Lanka. Zampa to finish his spell.

Update 5:15 pm IST (11:45 am GMT) - Oops, the drizzle is getting heavier and off go the players! Oh, hang on. Looks like the batters are walking back in. Nope, they are walking off as the rain has gotten heavier. Now, the covers are being peeled off as the rain got lighter! We have lost one over here.

Googly, around off. Dinesh Chandimal gets the inside edge on the pads.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Dinesh Chandimal is in now. 61 needed in 33.

OUT! TAKEN! Adam Zampa gets another! Tossed up, around off. Wanindu Hasaranga looks to go over covers but ends up slicing over cover. Steven Smith moves back and takes it with ease.

Tossed up, outside off. Left alone and called a wide.

Dasun Shanaka comes down the track and plays it to long on for one.

Wanindu Hasaranga backs away so Adam Zampa follows him with a flatter one. The ball goes towards backward point as Wanindu Hasaranga misses the flick. Runs given, so maybe there was some bat on it.

On a length, around off. Dasun looks to punch it but gets the inside edge on the pads.

A slower bouncer, around leg. Dasun Shanaka misses the pull. Dot ball.

Slower, shorter and outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga waits for it and taps it to cover. A single is taken and the fielder misses his shy at the keeper's end.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Sri Lanka! Shorter, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga backs away and tonks it past mid off for a boundary.

Shorter, outside off. Dasun Shanaka pulls it towards deep square leg for one. The required run rate has crossed 10 per over now.

Shorter and outside off. Slapped to deep point for one.

Pat Cummins (2-0-14-1) is back on.

FOUR BYES! That has beaten everything! Flatter, on middle and leg. Dasun Shanaka gets down the track and misses his flick. Even Wade cannot collect it and the ball runs to the fence.

Shorter, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga rocks back and slaps it to long off for one.

A bit of charge and Zampa bowls it shorter, outside off. This is worked past point for a single.

Fuller, on middle. Dasun Shanaka paddles it towards fine leg for a couple.

Tossed up, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga slogs it towards long on for one.

Shorter, outside off. Slapped past point for a couple.

Play and a miss! Back of a length, around off. Dasun Shanaka misses the pull. Just 3 from the over.

A bit of drizzle around. Very, very light though. Also, Australia are a bit behind on time. The rule apparently is that if you don't bowl the overs in a stipulated time, you need to have fewer fielders outside the ring towards the end. Australia are one over behind currently.

On a length, on off. Blocked out.

Length ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka looks to play it down the ground but gets the leading edge over covers. The batters take two.

On a length, on middle. Dasun Shanaka plays it to mid-wicket. Dot again!

A single as this is worked past cover.

Full, on off. Blocked to cover. Wanindu Hasaranga wants a single but is sent back.

NOT OUT! Dasun Shanaka is safe! Tossed up, on off. He looks to block but it turns away and goes past the bat. The bails are taken off and there is an appeal for stumping. The TV umpire checks it and Dasun Shanaka is safe.

Is that a wicket? The TV umpire will check this for a stumping. First, he checks if there is an edge on it. Doesn't look like it though. Now, the stumping. Dasun Shanaka is safe.

Loopy ball, on off. Worked to long on for one.

Dasun Shanaka is the new man. Sri Lanka have two brand new batters out there.

OUT! TAKEN! Adam Zampa gets another one! Australia are in firm control now! Tossed up, on off. Charith Asalanka plays the slog sweep and connects it quite well. But Steven Smith runs to his left from deep mid-wicket and takes a really good catch at the edge of the ropes. A game-changing over.

Tossed up, lands outside off and comes back in. Charith Asalanka looks to block but gets the inside edge on the pads.

Wanindu Hasaranga is the next batter. 86 needed in 58.

OUT! TAKEN! Good catch by Mitchell Starc! The set batter is gone. Pathum Nissanka played a lot of dot balls but kept the scoreboard ticking. Very full again, on middle. He goes to slog sweep but gets the top edge. Mitchell Starc runs to his right and runs forward from long on. He slides in the end to take the catch.

FOUR! Pumped! Very full, on middle. Pathum Nissanka clears his front and heaves it wide of long on. It runs to the fence.

Adam Zampa is back. 3 from his first over.

Length ball, on off. Blocked out by Charith. 8 from that over.

A single as this is worked to third man again.

FOUR! Another lucky boundary for Sri Lanka! Bouncer and Pathum Nissanka goes for the pull. It takes the top edge and runs to the fence.

Back of a length, around off. Charith Asalanka taps it with soft hands to cover for a quick single.

Length and down the leg side. Charith Asalanka misses the flick. Wide called.

Shorter, on the body. Charith Asalanka is cramped for room and plays it towards mid-wicket.

On a length, around off. Glided down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Another boundary for Sri Lanka! A lucky one though. Short and outside off. Charith Asalanka throws his bat at it but gets the outside edge. It runs to the third man fence. 15 from the over.

Very full, on the pads. Worked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! That is really well done! Short and on the body. Charith Asalanka tucks it wide of deep backward square leg for a boundary. A bit of Sanath Jayasuriya in that stroke!

Low full toss, outside off. Pathum Nissanka goes for the drive but gets the outside edge to third man for one.

FOUR! Pathum Nissanka gets a move on now! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Pathum Nissanka clears his front leg and tonks it. He doesn't middle it but it goes over mid off and runs to the fence.

Very full, on off. Driven to long on for one.

That slipped out of the hands! A high full toss, down the leg side. Charith Asalanka is taken by surprise and ends up looking to duck under it. It goes down the leg side. Wide called.

Mitchell Starc is back on. 13 from his first 2 overs.

Tossed up, on the pads. Charith Asalanka clips it to the mid-wicket region. The fielder runs in from the fence and keeps it to one.

Shorter, on off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

Pathum Nissanka dances down the track to work it away but gets it off the toe end back to the bowler.

Flatter, outside off. Pathum Nissanka goes for the big reverse sweep but misses.

Googly, on middle. Pathum Nissanka drops it towards square leg looking for a single but is set back.

Flatter, on off. Tapped wide of short third man. The fielder moves to his right and keeps it to one.

Time for some spin. Adam Zampa will bowl now.

This is cut away by Charith Asalanka. But Steven Smith dives to his left and backward point and gets his hands to it. Single taken then.

Shorter and outside off. Pathum Nissanka cuts it to third man for one.

Full and on the pads. Clipped past mid-wicket for one.

On a length, on off. Blocked out from the crease by Charith Asalanka.

Shorter and outside off. Pathum Nissanka plays it past backward point for one.

Length ball, on off. Worked to mid-wicket. Dot again.

A single as this length ball is worked to square leg. That ends the Powerplay and Sri Lanka are struggling at 30 for 2.

On a length, on off. Charith Asalanka goes for the pull but gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball goes to third man and they get a leg bye. An appeal but it was too high.

On a length, outside off. Punched past point for a single.

Length ball, on the pads. Pathum Nissanka misses the flick. The ball clips the pads and rolls to short fine leg.

Shorter and wide outside off. Charith Asalanka goes for the cut but gets the outside edge. The ball goes aerially but lands short of third man.

On a length, on off. Blocked out.

Josh Hazlewood (1-0-1-1) is back.

On a length, around off. Pathum Nissanka runs it to short third man.

DROPPED! What has happened there? As soon as Pathum Nissanka hit it, he thought he was out! Back of a length, on the body. The pull shot is miscued and balloons towards mid on. Pat Cummins runs in and gets in a good position but drops a dolly! Should have been the third wicket there.

FOUR! Good shot! Pathum Nissanka dances down the track to this length ball, outside off. He drives it past mid off and gets a boundary.

Slower ball, on a length, on middle. Pathum Nissanka misses the pull and gets hit on the body. The ball goes back to the keeper.

On a length, on off. Tapped to backward point for one. Charith Asalanka is off the mark.

Beaten! Length ball, angling across off. Charith Asalanka looks to block but is beaten.

Marcus Stoinis is on now.

Length, on middle. Pathum Nissanka taps it to backward point. He wants a single but is sent back. Just that one maximum and a wicket from the over then.

Back of a length, on the body. Worked to short fine leg.

Shorter, outside off. Pathum Nissanka misses the cut.

Charith Asalanka is out there now. 129 needed in 99.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Pat Cummins gets his revenge! He bangs it shorter, on the body. Avishka Fernando goes for the pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards the short fine leg region. Matthew Wade moves in that direction, dives forward in the end and takes it! Sri Lanka lose another big wicket. The target is not very big so they should bat sensibly here.

SIX! What a way to get off the mark! Short and on the body. He rocks back and simply picks it up over the square leg fence. The dugout is happy!

Change. Pat Cummins is on now.

Length ball, outside off. Avishka Fernando pokes at it but misses.

Very full, on off. Blocked out.

SIX! NAILED! THAT IS NAILED! A massive strike! On a length, on the body. Pathum Nissanka smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. Great shot.

A yorker, slower yorker at that. On off and Pathum Nissanka digs it out.

FOUR! Lovely stroke! Length ball, on off. Pathum Nissanka backs away before the ball is bowled and frees his arms. The ball goes over covers and reaches the fence.

Off the mark! Very full, on off. Pathum Nissanka goes for the whip but gets it off the inner half past deep square leg for a couple.

Pathum Nissanka is yet to get off the mark! Full, on off. Driven to mid off.

Avishka Fernando walks out now.

OUT! TAKEN! This was coming! The pressure was building up and something had to happen! Length ball, on middle. Danushka Gunathilaka looks to heave it across the line but gets it off the inner half to short mid-wicket. Marcus Stoinis takes an easy catch there.

On a length, around off. Pushed to point.

Play and a miss again! Length ball, on middle. Danushka Gunathilaka shuffles across and looks to scoop but misses. A really good start for Australia.

Play and a miss! Length ball, angling across off. Danushka Gunathilaka misses his push.

Length ball, lands on off and comes back in. Nissanka gets hit on the pads and it rolls away to the off side. Leg bye taken.

On a length, on middle. Worked past square leg for an easy single.

Josh Hazlewood will bowl now.

Appeal for caught behind! A bumper, on middle. Pathum Nissanka goes for the pull but misses. The Aussies are quite interested but Starc is not really appealing. Finch is really excited but the umpire turns it down. There is a spike on UltraEdge but it might have been the ball clipping the helmet.

A bit fuller, outside off. Pathum Nissanka strides and nicely drives it to mid off.

Play and a miss! Shorter, outside off. Nissanka goes for the slash but the ball goes his bat. Dot again.

On a length, on off. Defended to cover again.

Very full, around off. Pushed nicely to cover.

Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off. Pathum Nissanka misses the cut.

Length ball, lands on middle and shapes down the leg side. Pathum Nissanka misses the flick. Wide called.

Two to finish! Very full, on off. Driven to long on for a couple. Australia end at 149 for 9.

Very full and wide outside off. Josh Hazlewood gets no bat on it. What a show this has been by Sri Lanka in the last few overs!

Zampa shuffles across and Fernando fires a full one to follow him. Zampa is hit on the pads and the ball rolls away. A leg bye is taken.

Another dot! Yorker, outside off. Zampa misses. They try to take a bye but decide against it.

On a length, angling across off. Adam Zampa misses his punch.

Play and a miss! Very full, outside off. Zampa gets no bat on it.

Very full and outside off. Driven to deep cover for one. 3 runs and 2 wickets from the over. Great bowling.

Josh Hazlewood is the last batter.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! A full toss, on off. Cummins miscues the heave and the ball goes high in the air to long on. Chamika Karunaratne runs in and takes it with ease.

Very full, outside off. Zampa carves it to third man for one.

Adam Zampa is the new batter.

OUT! BOWLED! A brilliant show by Sri Lanka in the last few overs! Full and straight. Mitchell Starc shuffles across and looks to scoop but misses. The ball hits the stumps.

A wide yorker, outside off. Mitchell Starc fails to dig it out.

A low full toss, outside off. Driven to long on for one.

Wide yorker and Pat Cummins digs it past cover for one. What an over, 3 runs and 2 wickets!

A full toss! Not what he would have wanted to bowl! Starc pushes it to the right of the bowler. Fernando dives but cannot stop it. Single.

Mitchell Starc to play the hat-trick ball.

OUT! BOWLED! Binura Fernando is on a hat-trick now! Very full, around off. Marcus Stoinis goes for the thumping drive but gets the inside edge back on the stumps! Great bowling by Binura Fernando.

Pat Cummins walks out.

OUT! TAKEN! Sensational catch! Wade shuffles across and hits it aerially towards sweeper cover. Dasun Shanaka runs in from the fence, dives forward and takes a very good catch. Great effort by the skipper.

A wide yorker and Wade fails to dig it out.

Yorker, outside off. Marcus Stoinis shuffles across and misses the flick. The ball hits the pads and rolls away. They take a leg bye and the throw by the fielder hits Marcus Stoinis on the left arm. There was an appeal for LBW but it was turned down.

Binura Fernando is back. Just 8 from his two overs.

A full toss swiped wide of long on and they get a couple now. 16 from the over.

Very full and outside off. Wade shuffles out but fails to dig it out. Wide called and that is a harsh call.

Shorter, slower and outside off. Pulled to long on for one.

SIX! That is nailed! Dushmantha Chameera misses his mark and bowls a full one, outside off. Marcus Stoinis clears his front leg and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Very full, on off. Stoinis uses his bottom hand and drills it down the ground. Two taken as the fielder in the deep cuts it off.

FOUR! Just over the fielder! Shorter, slower and outside off. Marcus Stoinis hangs his bat out while looking to punch. It balloons and goes over the leap of backward point. It runs to the fence.

Slower ball, wide outside off. Marcus Stoinis looks to drive but misses. Not called a wide.

Dushmantha Chameera is back. 19 from his first two overs.

A single as this is driven to long off. 13 from the over.

Flatter, lands on off and turns away. Stoinis is beaten as he looks to push it away.

FOUR! Lofted away! Tossed up, wide outside off. Marcus Stoinis reaches out and lofts it over point. The man at sweeper cover runs to his left and dives but cannot stop it.

Shorter and outside off. Marcus Stoinis chops it past short third man for a couple.

SIX! Smoked! Darted down the leg side. Stoinis gets low and sweeps it way over the fine leg fence.

Flatter, on middle. Marcus Stoinis looks to reverse sweep but gets hit on the pads.

Maheesh Theekshana is back. He went for 14 in his first two overs. There is a fielder right behind the umpire. Not the umpire at square leg. The bowler at the bowler's end.

Shorter and outside off. Marcus Stoinis slaps it past point for one.

The slower ball, on a length, wide outside off. Wade drives it to deep point for one.

Shorter and outside off. Slapped past point for a single.

On a length, outside off. Punched past cover for one.

OUT! LBW! The time is up! Ben McDermott reviews it but the umpire informs that the time is up! Wonder why he had such a long discussion with Stoinis. Length ball, on middle. He looks to whip it away but misses. The ball hits the pads and there is a big appeal. Up goes the finger. The batters have a chat but the time is up when they decide to review it. Well, it wouldn't have mattered as the ball was crashing into the stumps! Matthew Wade walks out to bat.

Length ball, on off. Pushed past cover for one.

Shorter, on off. Pushed to long on for one. Wanindu Hasaranga ends with figures of 4-0-38-3. Good day in the field for him.

Marcus Stoinis is the new man in.

OUT! BOWLED! Brilliant work by Wanindu Hasaranga! He bowls it very full, just outside off. Smith loses his balance as he looks to whip it away and misses. The ball lands and comes back in. It goes on and hits the stumps.

Two now! Shorter, on middle. Worked past mid-wicket. They run for the second and Ben McDermott dives as the throw comes in. The fielder misses though.

Tossed up, on off. Ben McDermott sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Shorter, on off. Smith backs away and taps it to cover for one.

FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up, on middle. Smith drives it straight down the ground. The man at long on has no chance. Boundary.

Direct hit and Ben McDermott was out! Shorter and on off, Smith guides it to short third man and takes off. The fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses.

Another dot! On off, Smith guides it but straight to point.

Goes short now, it is on middle. Smith looks to pull, it goes off the underedge towards short fine leg.

Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers for one.

Two and that is fifty for Ben McDermott! A really good return in the side for him. He was nervous at the start but once he got going, he has played some brilliant shots. On middle, he works this through mid-wicket and takes two.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.

Two more! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket, it is in the gap, two taken. Wanindu Hasaranga bowled the last four deliveries with that round-arm action. The 'Undertaker' is how the on-air commentators describe it.

On off, this is pushed to covers.

Steven Smith walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Maxwell is dismissed off a full toss and Wanindu Hasaranga has his second. On the pads, Maxwell looks to hit it way too hard but does not get it off the middle. It is the longer part. The fielder at deep square leg runs to his left. He overruns a bit but takes a good catch to his right. Nicely done by Chamika Karunaratne.

Another one with a round-arm action, it is shorter and on middle, Maxwell pulls it wide of long on for two.

FOUR! First boundary for Maxwell! Short and wide outside off, this is hammered through covers and it races away to the fence.

Shorter and outside off, Ben McDermott slaps it through covers for one.

Wanindu Hasaranga (2-0-20-1) is back.

Back of a length, on off. Ben McDermott pulls it through square leg for one.

Slower one, but way, way outside off. Left alone. Wide called.

On a length, outside off. Pushed past cover for one. Maxwell is off the mark.

On a length, lands outside off and comes back in. Maxwell looks to drive but it goes through the gate.

Who will Australia send now? Glenn Maxwell is sent in to tee off.

OUT! BOWLED! Easy does it for Chamika Karunaratne! He bowls it full, on off. Josh Inglis looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. The ball hits the off pole. Good work by Chamika Karunaratne but a wrong shot by Josh Inglis.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Slower and fuller, outside off. Josh Inglis drives it past the diving cover fielder and it runs to the fence. That brings up the 50-run stand.

Length ball, wide outside off. Left alone and called a wide.

Length ball, on middle. Josh shuffles across to scoop it away but misses.

Chamika Karunaratne is back on. He went for 4 in his first over.

Lucky! Full, on off. Ben McDermott looks to swipe it across the line but gets the top edge. The ball flies over the keeper. The fielder from short fine leg chases it but it lands safe. The man from third man cuts it off. Two taken.

FOUR! Up and over now! Full, on off. Ben McDermott gets under it and then lifts it over mid off. It lands short of the fence and goes over the ropes.

Slower and shorter, outside off. Slapped to mid off.

A full toss, around the waist. Heaved to deep square leg for one. Not called a no ball. Fair call.

Very full, on off. Ben looks to flick it away but gets the leading edge past cover for one.

SIX! Launched! Clobbered by Ben McDermott! Length ball, on off. He heaves it miles, miles in the air. It goes way over the square leg fence.

Dushmantha Chameera is back on. He went for 5 in his first over.

Very full, on off. Ben McDermott smacks it back to the bowler. It burts through Shanaka's hands and a single is taken.

Slower again, but on the body. Inglis swipes it to deep square leg for one.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Punched past point for a single.

Okay, the Sri Lankan team is waiting near the ropes. We have been informed that we have not lost any overs here. Josh Inglis and Ben McDermott are all in readiness. The players walk out to the middle! Dasun Shanaka will finish his over now.

Ashton Agar is having a word now. He jokes that the team is joking about Zampa's farm in the dressing room! Adds that Zampa grows a lot of stuff on his farm and it is a pretty nice place. About the game, Agar says that being only one wicket down is a good thing for them. Informs that Marcus Stoinis gave Josh Inglis his cap before the game and says that Inglis loves cricket and loves batting. Agar adds that when Inglis started playing for Western Australia, he was very mature and he is a smart cricketer. About his own place in the team, Agar says that he is loving his time with the team irrespective of whether he gets a chance to play in the middle. About the Pakistan tour, says that it is good to be in the squad and he is quite confident in his game. Mentions that Usman Khawaja spoke with the team about the tour and said that the young kids in Pakistan have not witnessed their cricketing heroes in a long time and Agar says that it adds to the importance of the tour.

Adam Lewis, the head of the groundstaff is having a word with the broadcasters. He says that we should get going pretty soon. Informs that they will need around 15 minutes to clear up things after the rain stops. Okay, it looks like the covers are being peeled off slowly.

While we wait for the rain to ease out, you could switch tabs and enjoy the match between West Indies and India. The Windies have got a good start as they have snipped 3 early wickets. The commentators here are speculating how much some of the Aussie players would fetch in the auction of the Indian T20 League which is to be held over the weekend. 2.5-3 million USD reckons Shane Warne for David Warner!

Update 2:21 pm IST (8:51 am GMT) - Uh oh, here comes the drizzle! A light one though. The players are walking off. Two members of the groundstaff, who got popular during the Ashes Test here for entertaining the crowd with their races during the rain breaks, sprint out again! Patty and Max are their names if my memory serves me right. The umpires wait for a moment near the boundary ropes as it is a light drizzle. Shane Warne, on air, informs us that we have about 25 minutes before we start losing overs. Buth Mark Waugh says that this should not be a long delay as per the rain radar.

On middle, this is pushed through mid-wicket for one.

Goes uppish but with not much timing! Fuller and outside off, Inglis lifts it over covers for two.

Brilliant running! On middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket with soft hands. Two taken.

Dasun Shanaka is on now.

No it does not! On middle, Inglis works it to mid on and takes one. A good start by Chamika Karunaratne!

WIDE! Down the leg side, Inglis looks to whip it but misses. A good over so far but will the extra ball cost Chamika?

A slower one on off, Inglis looks to guide it down to third man but gets it from the bottom part of the bat. The keeper dives to his right and stops it on the bounce.

Leading edge but one! Angled in on middle, Ben McDermott looks to work it on the leg side, this one holds its line, takes the leading edge and goes past backward point. Single then.

A single! Short and slower, this is pulled through square leg for one. 50 up for the Aussies. Slow going so far.

Good pace there! Shorter and outside off, Inglis looks to pull but this one takes off after landing. Inglis is beaten. Uh oh, a miss by Sri Lanka. UltraEdge shows a big spike as the ball goes past the bat. There was no appeal whatsoever. Not even a mild one.

Inglis goes for the ramp but Chamika Karunaratne bowls it short and outside off, it hits the glove and goes on the bounce to the keeper. Good adjustment by the bowler.

Change. Chamika Karunaratne has been brought on now.

On the stumps, this is played back to the bowler. A dot to end but the damage was done earlier on.

Flatter, on off. Josh stays in the crease and tucks it past mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Australia are now getting a move on. 11 from the over with two balls to go. On middle, the reverse sweep is out, it goes through point for a boundary. Nicely executed by Josh Inglis.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! The slog sweep is out and it is really well hit! The longer part of the ground but Ben McDermott does not care. He goes down on one knee and hits it just over the mid-wicket fence. A big challenge for this pair to play someone like Wanindu Hasaranga.

The leg spinner, this lands on middle and then spins away. Defended.

FOUR! Short and put away! Outside off, Inglis waits and then cuts it behind square on the off side for a boundary. His first and that ends the Powerplay. A good one for Sri Lanka. Australia are 37 for 1.

On off, this is pushed to mid off for a quick run.

Close! Fires it outside off, Ben looks to sweep but misses. It goes just past the off pole.

Ben McDermott misses out! A full toss on the pads, Ben McDermott is slightly early in the flick, it goes off a soft leading edge towards cover for no runs.

Josh Inglis is off the mark! On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Flatter and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Googly, outside off. Inglis gets forward and blocks it well.

Josh Inglis walks out to bat.

OUT! BOWLED! Through the gate! This is why Wanindu Hasaranga is so highly rated, he gets big wickets for his captain! Googly again, this lands on middle. Aaron Finch looks to drive it straight down the ground but leaves a big gap between his bat and pad. The ball lands, turns back in, goes through the gate and hits the leg pole!

Shorter, on off. Ben McDermott mistimes it towards mid on for one.

Fuller, around off. Finch drags it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Darted on the pads. Ben McDermott gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls past square leg. Leg bye taken.

SIX! Just over! A poor ball and Ben McDermott gets a maximum. Shorter, on off. He rocks back and pulls it high in the air. Huge shouts of 'catch it' but it goes over the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

Wanindu Hasaranga is brought on now.

A huge appeal but turned down! A run out chance also goes abegging! A yorker on the pads, Finch fails to jam it out. It hits the pad and goes on the off side. Finch is in that awkward situation when he is staring at the umpire after a huge appeal and not watching the ball. The fielder at short third man has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. The impact was outside leg. But had that fielder hit, Finch would have been out.

Very well bowled again! A yorker on middle, this is played out to mid off.

Another yorker on off, Ben McDermott looks to go big but in the end, he jams it out towards mid off and gets to the other end.

Very full, almost a yorker, it is jammed back to the bowler.

Finch comes down the track and makes it into a low full toss, it is worked through square leg for one.

On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Now follows the boundary with one as he pushes it to mid off. A good over then for the Aussies. But this has been a good bowling start by Sri Lanka.

FOUR! Pulled away! First boundary and it is off the bat of Ben McDermott! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for a boundary.

Shorter and on off, Ben pushes it through covers for two. Still no boundary.

On middle, this is pushed to covers.

NOT OUT! Impact, umpire's call! Not a bad review. It could have gone either way. This lands outside off and it turns back in a little. Finch looks to play the paddle scoop but misses. He gets hit on the pads. An appeal as the ball rolls towards the leg side. The batters go for one as the umpire shakes his head. Sri Lanka review and replays show that it is hitting middle but the impact was outside off. Just a leg bye then.

Review! Sri Lanka have reviewed this for LBW. Hotspot suggests that there is no bat on it. UltraEdge confirms the same. Umpire's call on impact and Aaron Finch is safe! It was hitting the stumps but Finch is saved due to umpire's call.

Flatter and on off, Finch plays it to point.

Maheesh Theekshana will bowl now. Interesting move.

A swing and a miss! A dot to end another tidy over. Ben McDermott seems to have hurt himself. Goes short and on the body, Ben McDermott looks to pull, he tries to break the shackles but is hit on the hand.

Still no boundary conceded! On middle, this is worked towards mid-wicket for one.

This is a really good start by the Lankan bowlers! Outside off, seems to be a slower one, stays a touch low. Finch looks to push but misses.

Off the edge again! This time a leading one. Ben McDermott has not started off that well. On middle, Ben looks to work it on the leg side but closes the face of the bat early. It goes off a soft leading edge towards mid off for one.

Two off the inside edge! Length and outside off, Ben looks to push at it with no foot movement. This goes off the inside edge towards deep backward square leg for two.

That is a good sharp ball! Sees Finch walk down the track and bangs it short and on the body, Finch looks to nudge it on the leg side but this goes off the glove and on the leg side for one.

Binura Fernando will start from the other end.

A good start then by Chameera! Fuller and on middle, Ben McDermott drives it back firmly. Chameera gets down and stops it.

BEATEN! Very well bowled! Length and on off, this lands and then moves away. Ben is beaten as he tries to block.

Shot! Three! Fuller and on middle, Finch strokes it past the bowler through mid on. Wanindu Hasaranga gives it chase and keeps it down to three.

Uppish but wide of the fielder and Ben McDermott is underway! Length and on off, Ben looks to push it on the up but it flies off the outer edge down to third man for one.

Solid! Good length and on off, Ben McDermott plays it to mid off.

Australia and Finch are underway! Fuller and on middle, a little bit of shape into the batter, this is pushed to mid on for one.

Folks, we are set for the clash! Sri Lanka have taken the field. Aaron Finch and Ben McDermott walk out to bat for Australia. Dushmantha Chameera will start with the ball. Here we go...

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Dasun Shanaka (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando.

Australia (Playing XI) - Aaron Finch (C), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

Toss - The news from the middle is that Sri Lanka have won the toss and they will BOWL first!

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will be without the services of Kusal Mendis as he has tested positive for Covid-19. The side may be a bit depleted but they have a few quality players in their ranks. Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka are two exciting batters while Wanindu Hasaranga is probably one of the best all-rounders going around in T20 cricket. So, this side can give Australia a run for their money. An exciting clash is coming our way, so stay tuned for all the updates.

Australia have decided to rest Mitchell Marsh and David Warner - two players who played a key role in them winning the T20 World Cup. Ben McDermott, who had a great Big Bash League, is set to open with Aaron Finch and he would be eager to prove his mettle. The same goes for Josh Inglis who is set to bat at number 3. It is also the first time since the first Ashes Test in Brisbane that Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood will take the field together so that should be exciting for Australia.

Hello and a warm welcome to the first T20I between Australia and Sri Lanka. The defending champions of the T20 World Cup are taking the field for the first time since that final against New Zealand and they come up against a team that is still in the rebuilding phase. Sri Lanka did not have the best of times at the T20 World Cup but they do have some good players in their side. The next edition of the T20 World Cup is less than a year away so expect these sides to experiment along their way.

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