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Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI at Adelaide, , Jan 13 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Adelaide, January 13, 2013, Sri Lanka tour of Australia
(40.1/50 ov, T:171) 172/2

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
102* (134) & 2 catches
lahiru-thirimanne
New
SL
Full commentary

A comfortable win for Sri Lanka, each team dominating a game this series. The bowlers first did the job, and Dilshan and Thirimanne ensured there were no major hiccups in the chase of 171. Daniel Brettig's report should be ready soon. We don't have any coverage of the presentation. Thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback, and we'll be back with you for the third ODI on January 18 which will be played in Brisbane. See you then.

40.1
4
Maxwell to Thirimanne, FOUR runs

Reaches his century and scores the inning runs as well, short and he makes room to cut that past point to complete the formalities, it's his first List A century, he's relieved, takes off his helmet, acknowledges the applause and then shakes hands with the hosts, the series is level 1-1

end of over 405 runs
SL: 168/2CRR: 4.20 RRR: 0.30
Kusal Perera14 (16b 1x4 1x6)
Lahiru Thirimanne98 (133b 11x4)
Xavier Doherty 7-0-34-0
Glenn Maxwell 3-0-15-0
39.6
Doherty to Perera, no run

slightly short, turns in, he calmly defends it towards silly point

39.5
Doherty to Perera, no run

shortish on middle and it's played towards midwicket

39.4
Doherty to Perera, no run

quicker through the air, on the off stump and he defends it on the pitch

39.3
Doherty to Perera, no run

gets forward and outside the line and he defends

39.2
1
Doherty to Thirimanne, 1 run

takes a single, drives it wide of midwicket, a fumble and they have to take a single

39.1
4
Doherty to Thirimanne, FOUR runs

Thirimanne takes a chance and gets a boundary, that was tossed up and he came down, got to the pitch and swung it into that gap between long-on and deep midwicket

end of over 394 runs
SL: 163/2CRR: 4.17 RRR: 0.72
Kusal Perera14 (12b 1x4 1x6)
Lahiru Thirimanne93 (131b 10x4)
Glenn Maxwell 3-0-15-0
Xavier Doherty 6-0-29-0
38.6
Maxwell to Perera, no run

drives that one straight back to the bowler, Thirimanne still stands a chance

38.5
Maxwell to Perera, no run

an inside edge on the pads for Perera, rolls down towards short fine

38.4
1
Maxwell to Thirimanne, 1 run

comes down the pitch and takes a single by pushing that towards cover

38.4
1w
Maxwell to Thirimanne, 1 wide

fires that one down the leg side and it's a wide

38.3
1
Maxwell to Perera, 1 run

turns it towards short fine leg for a single

38.2
Maxwell to Perera, no run

flighted on middle and it's pushed straight to mid-on

38.1
1
Maxwell to Thirimanne, 1 run

tossed up on the off, drives it down the ground to long-off and he takes single

end of over 3813 runs
SL: 159/2CRR: 4.18 RRR: 1.00
Lahiru Thirimanne91 (129b 10x4)
Kusal Perera13 (8b 1x4 1x6)
Xavier Doherty 6-0-29-0
Glenn Maxwell 2-0-11-0

Nine more to go for a century, 12 to wiin

37.6
1
Doherty to Thirimanne, 1 run

slightly short on the off, turns it behind square for a single to keep strike

37.5
1
Doherty to Perera, 1 run

slightly short on middle, turns it into the leg side for a single

37.4
4
Doherty to Perera, FOUR runs

pitched up outside off, plenty of width and Perera crashes that through extra cover for four more

37.3
6
Doherty to Perera, SIX runs

hard and flat, that's a six, on a length and he swings it hard over the deep square leg boundary, Kane Richardson is a tall man but he couldn't reach it

37.2
Doherty to Perera, no run

on a length, reaches forward and defends that into the off side

37.1
1
Doherty to Thirimanne, 1 run

round the wicket, short outside off, crunched past point for a single

Doherty to bowl now, has a slip