Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st ODI at Kandy, Aug 10 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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Clarke: "The wicket was fantastic, it was dry but held together better than I expected. It is important that I lead from the front, it is great having Ponting at No 3 with all that experience at the other end."

Mitchell Johnson is the Man of the Match for his 6 for 31. Johnson: "I enjoyed myself, good to get that win on the board after the Twenty20 losses, Brett Lee getting his 350th ODI wicket was exciting as well. I enjoyed getting Sanga out, always exciting to get one of their top players out."

Dilshan: "This was not a 190 wicket, we did not bat well. Our shot selection was not good, it was a good toss to win, I think our spinners bowled well, but they did not have the runs to defend."

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Three half-centuries in a chase of 192, Watson threatened to blow Sri Lanka away before falling to spin, Ajantha Mendis threatened to do an encore of the second T20 before Ponting and Clarke dug in to ensure Australia motored to victory. Australia will be tested by the Sri Lanka spinners, who were short in general today, in bigger chases but today Mitchell Johnson has set up a comprehensive win with his career-best haul

38.1

Randiv to Clarke, 1 run

Clarke does it in a way characteristic of this innings and of his general approach to spin, down the track and caresses a flighted ball with the turn between mid on and midwicket

end of over 38Maiden

AUS: 191/3CRR: 5.02 • RRR: 0.08

Michael Hussey2 (11b)

Michael Clarke52 (77b 1x4)

Tillakaratne Dilshan 5-1-18-0

Suraj Randiv 8-0-43-2

37.6

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

carved straight to cover from the crease, a maiden with a run required

37.5

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

gets forward and shoulders arms to one that angles in close to off

37.4

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

pegged on the back foot with one hurrying on and blocks it back

37.3

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

tossed up and he lets it go outside off. now then

37.2

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

played back down the track off the front foot

37.1

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

still cannot get it, pushes straight to covers off the front foot

end of over 376 runs

AUS: 191/3CRR: 5.16 • RRR: 0.07

Michael Clarke52 (77b 1x4)

Michael Hussey2 (5b)

Suraj Randiv 8-0-43-2

Tillakaratne Dilshan 4-0-18-0

36.6

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Randiv to Clarke, no run

low full toss on the pads, but Clarke works it straight to square leg

36.5

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Randiv to Clarke, no run

drives off the front foot but cannot beat mid off

36.4

Randiv to Hussey, 1 run

scores are level with a work off the back foot wide of midwicket

36.3

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Randiv to Hussey, no run

opening the face to push a tossed up ball towards point

36.2

1lb

Randiv to Clarke, 1 leg bye

turning down the leg side and he gets a tickle fine on it

36.1

Randiv to Clarke, FOUR runs

Clarke gets to his 50 with his first boundary, down the track, and lofting against the turn over wide long off, class innings

end of over 363 runs

AUS: 185/3CRR: 5.13 • RRR: 0.50

Michael Clarke48 (73b)

Michael Hussey1 (3b)

Tillakaratne Dilshan 4-0-18-0

Suraj Randiv 7-0-38-2

35.6

Dilshan to Clarke, 1 run

goes well back in the crease to work with the turn behind square leg

35.5

Dilshan to Hussey, 1 run

off the mark with a punch past extra cover off the back foot

35.4

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

bat and pad close together as he comes forward to defend

35.3

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Dilshan to Hussey, no run

well bowled, angled in from round the stumps, and turning past his forward push

Suresh: "Good Strategy by the Srilankans by not exposing Mendis, after they knew they have lost the match long time back..."

35.2

Dilshan to Clarke, 1 run

he gets it off the middle of the bat this time and gets it down to long on

35.1

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Dilshan to Clarke, no run

takes it on the pads as he tries to work a flighted ball from around middle

end of over 352 runs • 1 wicket

AUS: 182/3CRR: 5.20 • RRR: 0.66

Michael Clarke46 (70b)

Suraj Randiv 7-0-38-2

Jeevan Mendis 9-0-37-0

34.6

Randiv to Ponting, OUT

Ponting is gone this time, he went for the sweep from outside off but was struck on the pad and the ball trickled in to the stumps to dislodge the bail

Ricky Ponting b Randiv 53 (71b 5x4 0x6 92m) SR: 74.64

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