Sri Lanka beat Australia, Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 180 balls remaining)

Over20

4 runs, 1 wicket

SL 75/6CRR: 3.75

NLTC Perera 4 (2b 1x4)MDKJ Perera 22 (28b 4x4)

MA Starc2/25 (7)

Clarke: "A horrible day. Probably should have bowled first. But if you bat like that in any conditions, you will lose. Our defence let us down more than anything. No excuse for the way we performed. Shot selection was poor. I understand the public wants us playing consistently. Honestly, if we played like that (today) then the public wouldn't want to see us playing at all. Our bowlers did a good job."

Clarke was clearly peeved with himself for the way he and his team played. Nice to see a captain be so honest about his own team. Not all captains in world cricket today can say 'yes we messed up real bad.' You have to admire Clarke for that.

Nuwan Kulasekara is the Man of the Match. A no-brainer. Sometime later, see if you guys can catch the highlights on Youtube or TV and see how he squared everyone up with his inswing.

Sri Lanka are 2-1 up ahead of the 4th ODI, They won't be so happy about the way they chased this, but that's a worry for another day. They can afford to savour 74 all out today. Great performance in the field.

Thanks for your company. Thanks for the mails. The 4th match is on the 20th, same time, at the SCG. Cheers!

19.6

Starc to Perera, FOUR runs

finishes it off with a boundary! They really huffed and puffed getting there didn't they? Bowls that full outside off and he opens the face of the bat and steers it past gully

19.5

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Starc to Perera, no run

fires in the yorker outside off and he tries to dig it out

Thisara joins Kushal. What a bizarre chase

19.4

Starc to Jeevan Mendis, OUT

another throw away! Mahela sighs in the dressing room, this was on a good length and Jeevan shaped to pull in front of square, gets a top edge, slips and falls at the crease and McKay ensures he takes it at midwicket

Jeevan Mendis c McKay b Starc 2 (13b 0x4 0x6 16m) SR: 15.38

19.3

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

another half volley and it was solidly punched down the track, Starc gets a hand to it

19.2

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

good delivery, it was gaining on him and he did well to fend it off with soft hands

19.1

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

drills a half volley down the track and Starc fields

Over19

1 run

SL 71/5CRR: 3.73 RRR: 0.12

MDKJ Perera 22 (28b 4x4)BMAJ Mendis 2 (9b)

MC Henriques0/7 (2)

18.6

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Henriques to Perera, no run

gets forward and across and defends, no risk this time

18.5

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Henriques to Perera, no run

just moves away and he's beaten

18.4

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Henriques to Perera, no run

goes for another slog and he misses this one completely, what's happening guys?

18.3

Henriques to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

Dropped by Warner of all people would you believe this! Kushal tried to chip it over the on side and got a thick top edge, swirled towards cover and Warner was under it, miles up in the air and he fluffed it

18.2

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Henriques to Jeevan Mendis, no run

gets across and he leaves it alone to the keeper

18.1

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Henriques to Jeevan Mendis, no run

fullish in length outside off and he defends solidly to the off side

One big hit away

Over18

1 run

SL 70/5CRR: 3.88 RRR: 0.15

MDKJ Perera 22 (25b 4x4)BMAJ Mendis 1 (6b)

MA Starc1/21 (6)

Andy: "Selectors, please. If Chanidimal is fit for the next match please keep Kushal Perera in the side and drop Tharanga. Players like Kushal is the future and should be given as many chances as possible to flourish."

17.6

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Starc to Perera, no run

yorker sneaks past the stumps, the inside edge, everything

17.5

Starc to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

Mendis gets off the mark with a push towards cover

17.4

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

just short of a length and he pushes it down to short cover

17.3

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

chance for a run-out! He punched it towards cover and set off for a single, for some reason they decided against it and Kushal had to turn around, Johnson picked up, had enough time to aim but he missed the stumps, Kushal was not even in the frame

17.2

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

tries to work it away to the on side but the ball clips his pads and it rolls to the off side

17.1

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Starc to Jeevan Mendis, no run

bowls that short of a length, he stays right back at the crease and defends high on the bat

Over17

6 runs

SL 69/5CRR: 4.05 RRR: 0.18

MDKJ Perera 22 (24b 4x4)BMAJ Mendis 0 (1b)

MC Henriques0/6 (1)

16.6

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Henriques to Perera, no run

short and wide and he could have put that away, stopped by one of the two men at short cover

Two short covers in place

16.5

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Henriques to Perera, no run

lands it a shade outside the off stump and he leaves it alone to the keeper

Australia vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI at Brisbane, Jan 18 2013 - Match Result