Sri Lanka vs Australia - 2nd T20 - Pallekelle

Sri Lanka won the first match mainly thanks to Dilshan who scored an excellent ton. Sri Lanka got 198 and Australia managed to get a respectable 163.

I think it would of been intresting to see how many runs Sri Lanka would of got if DIlshan got a low score.

Todays match will be different and I think on paper the Aussies have a better team and I think they will draw level today with a win.

i think par score agan will be around the 180 mark

who do you think will win?

Sri Lanka

I think Australia will come back today to knick victory.

Harris is looking strong....

Great catch from Steve Smith, diving forward outstretched... Perera now gone

They should keep them to under 155

139/7

157/9 after 20

This should be within Australia's reach.

They must be favourites now

Sri Lanka probably haoped for 180 at least

What a shot from Warner, switched from LH to RH and a classic on drive.

47/0 of four overs

Should be easy from here

Watson absolutely clobbering it... 4 x 6s in 5 balls?

51 off 20 for him

watson gone for 57.

He has done his job tho and set a very good platform

The Aussies are faltering here

At one point they only needed a run a ball, why on earth did they continue to press so hard and throw away wickets.

I cant see a way back for the Aussies now.

Mendis on a hatrick

No hatrick but he has 5/10 right now. Thats some bowling figures in T20

These are the sort of pitches and the type of bowling England can expect next March. Flower better arrange a host of practice matches for that visit.

6 Wickets now for Mendis best bowling figures ever in International T20

Mendis finishes wit 6/16. Thats incredible.

i would think tim paine would be playing 20-20 for aussies soon, haddin is class, but i think he should stick to tests and odi's, im not just saying it cos he got a golden, i have thought that for a while

very impressive captaincy from dilshan

Australia's trouble was they had no one that was a match winning bowler

Brett Lee: good bowler but maybe past it
Mitchell Johnson: Performs once in a blue moon
Steve o'keefe: young and has lot to learn
Steve Smith: Not international standard yet
John Hastings: solid but no more
Shane watson: injuries took their toll on his bowling

Problem was our batting - horrible performance by just about everyone except Watson and White. Game thrown away when they had SL on the ropes and as usual... very poor against spin.

Brilliant effort from Mendis though - ripped the guts out of us in short time.

Mendis should be back in the test side now, and by the lookk of things, the Australians will hav a real tough time.

cricketfan90 wrote:Australia's trouble was they had no one that was a match winning bowler

to be fair only one side can have a match winning bowler, and when the oppostion has a guy taking 6-16 youll generaly assume its going to be him.