Commonwealth Bank Series - 3rd final

Australia v Sri Lanka

Australia won by 16 runs

14.4

Dilshan to Watson, 1 wide, that was too wide down the leg side, poor ball

14.4

Dilshan to Watson, 1 run, pushes it down towards cover point

Australia 78/1   SR Watson 1* (1b)

15.1

Maharoof to Watson, no run, fullish on the off stump and he punches it down towards mid-on

15.2

Maharoof to Watson, no run, a touch slower and Watson shows the full face and defends towards mid-on

15.3

Maharoof to Watson, 1 run, cramps him a bit for room but Watson adjusts well by opening the face and dabbing it down to third man

Australia 79/1   SR Watson 2* (4b)

16.4

Dilshan to Watson, no run, flatter and Watson tries to squeeze that past short third man

16.5

Dilshan to Watson, 1 run, had to scamper that single there! Clipped to short midwicket and Wade had to rush, the throw from Jayawardene was too high and Sanga did his best to try and back flick that to the stumps but was wide of the woodwork

Australia 88/1   SR Watson 3* (6b)

17.3

Maharoof to Watson, SIX, flat and powerful! Vintage Watson as he picks the length early and with great bat speed pulls that flat just over the midwicket rope, Maharoof bowling too short

17.4

Maharoof to Watson, 1 run, bowls it fuller on the pads and Watson clips it in the air down to Kapugedera at deep midwicket

17.6

Maharoof to Watson, no run, slower ball and he quietly pushes it back to the bowler

Australia 98/1   SR Watson 10* (9b 1x6)

18.3

Kulasekara to Watson, no run, touch short of a length and he punches it back to the bowler

18.4

Kulasekara to Watson, 1 run, clipped to long-on and that brings up the 100

Australia 100/1   SR Watson 11* (11b 1x6)

19.1

Malinga to Watson, FOUR, lazy elegance! Class from Watson as he gets forward and just scoops it over mid-on, at first it looked he was going to spoon it tamely to the fielder but he got a lot more elevation than that

19.2

Malinga to Watson, no run, tries to slash this through the off side but misses it

19.3

Malinga to Watson, 1 run, clips it in front of midwicket for a single

19.5

Malinga to Watson, 2 runs, short and wide and Malinga is lucky it didn't go for four, it cost half of that, Watson cuts on the up wide of point and Herath picks up at the deep

19.6

Malinga to Watson, no run, wide again and Malinga's lucky again, Watson chopped it down to extra cover

Australia 112/1   SR Watson 18* (16b 1x4 1x6)

20.2

Dilshan to Watson, 1 run, glides it wide of short third man

20.4

Dilshan to Watson, OUT, Herath manages to hang on! Dilshan bowls round the wicket and flat, Watson is on his knee and slogs him, the ball travels quickly and flat and Herath runs to his right at deep midwicket, nearly over-runs the ball but manages to hang on on the dive, the ball could easily have bounced off his hands but he ensure he got his body behind it

SR Watson c Herath b Dilshan 19 (32m 18b 1x4 1x6) SR: 105.55

Australia 115/2   SR Watson 19 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Tournament Results
Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - Mar 8, 2012
Australia won by 16 runs
Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - Mar 6, 2012
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane - Mar 4, 2012
Australia won by 15 runs
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne - Mar 2, 2012
Sri Lanka won by 9 runs
India v Sri Lanka at Hobart - Feb 28, 2012
India won by 7 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)
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Photos

Mar 8, 2012

Clint McKay takes a stump and a ball as a souvenir, Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 3rd final, Adelaide, March 8, 2012

Clint McKay takes a stump and a ball as a souvenir

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Mar 8, 2012

Shane Watson appeals successfully for Upul Tharanga's wicket, Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 3rd final, Adelaide, March 8, 2012

Shane Watson appeals successfully for Upul Tharanga's wicket

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