Today (12th) the Sri Lankan team was able to win by 49 runs in the first one-day match of the Australian team's tour to Sri Lanka due to the all-round performance of Charit Asanka.
Colombo R. In this match held at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lankan captain Charith Asanka, who won the toss, decided to score first.Accordingly, Pathum Nissanka was dismissed as the first wicket for 4 runs while Sri Lanka scored 4 runs and Avishka Fernando, who had collected one run, became the second wicket when 2 more runs were added to the scoreboard.
Kusal Mendis, who had collected 19 runs, got caught by the slip player and was dismissed as the third wicket. Kamindu Mendis could also score only 5 points. Janith Liyanage scored 11 runs and became the 5th wicket by giving a catch to Smith off a ball from Sean Abbott.Accordingly, when the scoreboard of Sri Lanka was recorded as 55, all the first 5 batsmen had become spectators in the stadium.
However, for the 6th wicket, Dunit Vellalage, who teamed up with skipper Asanka, added 67 runs to it.Vellala was bowled out for 30 runs as the 6th wicket due to a superb catch from slip by Steven Smith. As usual, Vanindu Hasaranga could collect only 7 points. Thiekshani was dismissed as the 8th wicket while scoring 2 runs.
Charit Asalanka, who fulfilled the responsibility of captaincy, scored his fourth ODI century. Asanka's exceptional innings of 127 runs off 1326 balls was colored by 14 fours and 5 massive sixes.
The number 9 batsman Eshan Malinga, who showed great support to the skipper Asanka for building the collapsed Sri Lankan innings, scored one run without losing. Malinga, who was joined there, was remarkable for the 9th wicket of Sri Lanka's innings, building a relationship of 79 runs in 78 balls.
However, Asita Fernando, who entered the field as the last batsman, got out without scoring and Sri Lanka's innings was limited to 214 runs in 46 overs.
Sean Abbott took 3 wickets for Australia while Spencer Jones, Aaron Hardy and Nathan Ellis shared 2 wickets each.
Asita Fernando was able to catch Mathew Short for the first wicket before the scoreboard of the Australia team entered the field to play the reply innings. Asita, who was active again, took Jake Fraser for 2 runs as Australia's second wicket.With the Australian innings total at 18, Teekshin was able to catch Cooper Connolly, who had scored three runs, for the third wicket.
However, Manas Labuschagne and captain Steve Smith, who joined the field for the fourth wicket, could add only 13 runs.That relationship was broken when Smith hit the wicket straight from the first ball sent by Dunit Vellala and was out for 12 runs. Labuschagne and Alex Carey, who formed the most crucial partnership in the Australian innings, added 52 runs for the 5th wicket.That connection was broken when Manas Labuschenne was caught for 15 runs in the face of Thiksha. Alex Carey fell for 41 runs as the 6th wicket of the Australian innings. At that time the scoreboard was recorded as 65. Sean Abbott was out for 20 and Nathan Ellis was out for no runs.Aaron Hardy scored 32 runs and left the field as the 9th wicket of the Australian innings.
Accordingly, Australia could collect only 165 runs in 33.4 overs.While bowling for Sri Lanka, Mahish took 4 sharp wickets and 2 wickets were shared between Asita Fernando and Dunit Vellalage. Vanindu Hasaranga and Charit Asanka took one wicket each.
Score summary
Sri Lanka - 214 (46) (Charit Asanka 127, Dunith Vellalaghe 30, Kusal Mendis 19, Janith Liyanage 11, Sean Abbott 61/3, Spencer Jones 44/2, Aaron Hardy 13/2, Nathan Ellis 23/2)
Australia - 165 (33.5) (Steve Smith 12, Alex Carey 41, Manas Labuschagne 15, Sean Abbott 20, Aaron Hardy 32, Asitha Fernando 23/2, Mahish Thiekshana 40/4, Dunit Vellalage 33/2, Charit Nasanka 5/1, Vanindu Hasaranga 47/1)
