Australia vs India 16th Match at Colombo, 28 Sep, 2012

Toss: India, who choose to bat first
India 140/7 (20)
Australia 141/1 (14.5)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: SR Watson
  • GJ Maxwell 4 * (6)
  • David Warner 63 * (41)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.4R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary!, gets forward and whacks it over mid-on for four.

Over 0.5R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets back and cuts it straight to the man at backward-point.

Over 0.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to bowler.

Over 0.1R Ashwin to SR Watson, no runs, gets back and punches it to mid-off.

Over 0.2R Ashwin to SR Watson, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it to long-off for a single.

Over 0.3R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary!, gets back and hammers it through covers for four. And rain is getting heavier and play has to be halted!

Over 0.4R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary! Warner gets forward and lofts it over mid-on and the ball raced away to the boundary. Fortunately we are back soon without much delay!

Over 0.5R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets back and cuts the short of length delivery to backward-point.

Over 0.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, goes back in the crease and defends it back to bowler.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Z Khanto SR Watson2 runs

Terrible fielding from Rohit Sharma who lets the ball go through him at point! Watson drives the pitched up delivery through point and the fumble leaks a couple.

Over 1.2 Z Khanto SR Watsonno runs

Goes back and pushes it towards mid off.

Over 1.2 Z Khan to SR Watson 1 wide
Chases a widish length ball and misses it outside off.

Over 1.3 Z Khanto SR Watsonno runs

Drives the length ball on the up to mid off.

Over 1.4 Z Khanto SR Watsonbeaten, no runs

Pushes at a short ball outside off and gets beaten by the away movement.

Over 1.5 Z Khanto SR Watson1 run

Drives it on the up to Chawla at covers and steals a single.

Over 1.6 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Drags his drive on the up back to the bowler.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 R Ashwinto SR Watson1 run

Gets forward and flicks the flat ball through mid wicket for one.

Over 2.2 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Shuffles back and flicks the flat delivery to squareleg.

Over 2.3 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and punches it inside out to covers.

Over 2.4 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and defends the arm ball around leg.

Over 2.5 R Ashwinto DA Warner3 runs

Moves back and punches the arm ball inside out past covers and picks up three runs.

Over 2.6 R Ashwinto SR Watsonno runs

Gets forward and works it to short fine leg.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Z Khanto DA WarnerBoundary!

Zaks bangs it in short and Warner cuts that away making room and beats Harbhajan Singh to his left at square thirdman for a boundary.

Over 3.2 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Moves back and is forced to defend the short ball to point.

Over 3.3 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Warner walks down the track and gets hit on the body in an attempted pull to a rising delivery outside off.

Over 3.4 Z Khanto DA Warner1 run

Escape for Warner! This one kicked up out of nowhere and Warner spliced his drive and the ball flew just over the top of backward point for one.

Over 3.5 Z Khanto SR Watsonno runs

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to the off side.

Over 3.6 Z Khanto SR Watsonno runs

Looks close for an lbw but the Umpire says not out! Zaheer bowls a good length delivery which cuts back and strikes the pad infront of middle, but the impact was pretty high.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 R Ashwinto DA Warner1 run

Goes back and drags his pull off a quicker one through mid wicket for one.

Over 4.1 R Ashwin to DA Warner 1 wide
Goes back for a pull and misses a quicker one down the legside.

Over 4.2 R Ashwinto SR Watsonno runs

Goes back and punches the flat delivery to mid on.

Over 4.3 R Ashwinto SR WatsonSix!!

Bends down and pulls the shortish carrom ball flat over deep backward squareleg for a six!

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