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Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Date: January 28, 2013 |
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |  
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Sri Lanka: 161-4 (20 overs)    Australia: 119-3 (15 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 2 runs ( D/L method) Innings Comparison, Man of the match: T Perera

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Commentary

That ends Sri Lanka's tour of Australia. SL were whitewashed 0-3 in the Tests, but did really well to recover in the shorter formats. The ODI series was shared 2-2 while Australia lost the T20I series 0-2. We'll leave you with that. Bye bye!

Thisara Perera is the Man of the Match. He scored 35 in just 15 balls and also bowled that decisive last over.

A nail-biting game this. The revised target seemed to favour Australia but Sri Lanka's bowlers held their nerves and clinched the win. Bailey and Marsh got a few boundaries and took Australia to the last over. Glenn Maxwell hit consecutive fours and threatened to take the game away but he couldn't quite finish on a high.

More drama now. Glenn Maxwell is having a word with Mahela and Mathews as all the Sri Lankan players look on. The Australian players come into the ground to shake hands with the Sri Lankans but there is a war of words there too. Mahela, Wade and Warner are the men involved in the chat. Amidst all this, I have to remind you that Sri Lanka have won both the T20s in this tour.
End of over 15, 15 runs (2 W 2nb 1 4 4 1b )
AUS: 123/3
Glenn Maxwell - 8(3) This over: 8 runs
Shaun Marsh - 48(41) This over: 5 runsThisara Perera
(3.0 - 0 - 25 - 1)
1b

14.6Thisara Perera to Glenn Maxwell

byes, 1 run, Perera holds his nerve and Sri Lanka win a thriller! He bowls a yorker length delivery outside off, Maxwell reaches out and looks to get bat on ball but misses it, they get only a bye and Sri Lanka celebrate quite wildly. Perera runs across towards Glenn Maxwell and gives him a piece of his mind. What a thrilling game we've had tonight!

4 from 1 ball needed

So many fielders having a word with Thisara Perera. Angelo, Malinga, Mahela are having a word with him. Glenn Maxwell is not impressed - he wants the game to go on. Angelo and Mahela have a few unpleasant words to say to Maxwell. It's all happening here!
4

14.5Thisara Perera to Glenn Maxwell

FOUR, Maxwell! What a cameo he is playing! A low full toss outside off, Maxwell makes room again and slices it over backward point, almost a repeat of the previous shot and he gets another boundary

8 from 2 balls. Excitement all around. Tension all around!
4

14.4Thisara Perera to Glenn Maxwell

FOUR, game not over yet! What a shot first ball. This was full and outside off, Maxwell makes room and slices it over point for four
1

14.3Thisara Perera to Shaun Marsh

1 run, what a ball! Nothing much you can do as a batsman there, a perfect yorker and Marsh digs it to short cover, Perera runs across and needlessly throws at the bowler's end, luckily for him there was a fielder backing up
3nb

14.3Thisara Perera to Shaun Marsh

no ball, 2 runs, all-action here! Perera bowls a high full toss and Marsh lofts it to long on, Kulasekara was the fielder there and he 'catches' it just inside the ropes but realises that he was over-balancing so he releases the ball at the last moment. It's a no ball for height, so no free hit

Glenn Maxwell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

The batsmen have crossed, so Shaun Marsh will be on strike.
W

14.2Thisara Perera to George Bailey

out Caught by K J Perera!! Bailey won't find the boundary, he finds the fielder. This was an opportunity missed - a full toss on the middle and leg, Bailey heaves across and finds deep mid wicket. A good knock from the skipper but has he done enough? George Bailey c K J Perera b Thisara Perera 45(36) [4s-4]
3 wickets down for AUS. Out batsman is George Bailey