Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Final at Brisbane, Mar 04 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Another slower one, Malinga swings it high but not far enough and finds deep square leg where Michael Hussey judges it well, Australia win the first final. Struck that really high did Malinga, didn't get hold but he had no choice but to go for it. Clarke heaves a sigh of relief, his team was given a real scare

A slower legcutter that Malinga fails to connect, had a wild swing but couldn't get his bat to it

another miss, pitched up outside off and Prasad had a wild swing at that one, wanted the bye but Malinga sent him back, rightly, a dot ball, the pressure grows on Sri Lanka

superb yotker from Lee, Malinga could not bring his bat down in time and could only sneak a bye, Prasad stole the bye running at the danger end and Lee collected Wade's throw and aimed inaccurately at the non-striker's end

Prasad swings that straight to deep square leg, fullish on middle and he struck it well but found the fielder

full and he tries to smash that down the ground, ends up getting a thick outside edge towards third man, lands to him on the bounce, Pattinson didn't go for it

swings at that one, just a fraction outside off but makes no contact, a dot ball for Australia

bowled it full on middle, flicked it square for just the single

a length ball outside off, driven towards cover, they don't go for the single, Prasad will be on strike next over, 20 needed off 12

a slower ball outside off, poked to the off side

Watson has struck, Herath is dismissed as he goes for his favourite slog shot, a length delivery is struck well by Herath, but Doherty had cleverly been placed well short of the rope, it ends up as a simple catch, only one wicket in hand now, Malinga was off-colour with the ball can he redeem himself with the bat?

aims for the yorker, ends up a full toss outside off, slapped towards point, lands just short of the fielder

more frenzy in the middle, a slower ball, Prasad wanted to work that to the leg side, he had shuffled across the stumps off the pad towards the keeper, Prasad wanted a single and hared off, the non-striker didn't, Wade attempts to throw down the stumps, Prasad has to dive back

back of a length, chopped to point for a single, 300 comes up for Sri Lanka, the last 100 runs took only 56 deliveries

short ball, rocks back and pulls it in front of square for a single

low full toss, Prasad pushes that firmly for a single towards Clarke at extra cover

ooh, short ball and he jabbed it uppishly, landed just wide of Clarke at midwicket, just the single

a wide down the leg side, Lee errs in line, one more to the score

full toss, superbly timed, two more, Herath slipped while running and that prevented the third, just a punch over the covers

yorker length on middle, defended in front of midwicket for a quick single

Prasad, you beauty! That's a Sehwagesque smack over the covers, good length ball, he made room and dispatched it with utter disdain over deep cover