Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 1st T20I, Sri Lanka in Australia T20I Series 2017

1st T20I · Sri Lanka in Australia T20I Series 2017 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 17 Feb 2017

Australia 168/6 (20 ov)

Sri Lanka 172/5 (20 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets

Player of the match: DAS Gunaratne

Sri Lanka in Australia T20I Series → AUS v SL head to head Ground stats Australia Sri Lanka

Match summary

Australia played Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I, Sri Lanka in Australia T20I Series 2017 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 17 Feb 2017. Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. Australia made 168/6 in 20 overs, Sri Lanka made 172/5 in 20 overs.

Asela Gunaratne top-scored with 52 off 37 balls; Ashton Turner took 2/12; Asela Gunaratne was named player of the match.

Australia Innings

168/6 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Finch c SL Malinga b DAS Gunaratne	c SL Malinga b DAS Gunaratne	43	34	2	2	126.47
M Klinger c SL Malinga b PADLR Sandakan	c SL Malinga b PADLR Sandakan	38	32	4	0	118.75
TM Head c S Prasanna b SL Malinga	c S Prasanna b SL Malinga	31	25	0	1	124.00
MC Henriques c CK Kapugedera b JRMVB Sanjaya	c CK Kapugedera b JRMVB Sanjaya	17	10	0	1	170.00
AJ Turner c S Prasanna b SL Malinga	c S Prasanna b SL Malinga	18	13	1	0	138.46
JP Faulkner not out	not out	14	7	2	0	200.00
TD Paine run out (CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara)	run out (CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara)	0	0	0	0	-
PJ Cummins not out	not out	0	0	0	0	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 1)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.40)	168/6

Did not bat: A Zampa, B Stanlake, AJ Tye

Fall of wickets: 1-76 (M Klinger, 10.3 ov), 2-86 (AJ Finch, 11.3 ov), 3-116 (MC Henriques, 15.1 ov), 4-153 (TM Head, 18.4 ov), 5-153 (AJ Turner, 18.5 ov), 6-162 (TD Paine, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
SL Malinga	4	29	2	7.25	6	1	0	1	0
KMDN Kulasekara	4	38	0	9.50	5	4	0	1	1
JRMVB Sanjaya	3	35	1	11.67	4	3	1	1	0
S Prasanna	4	23	0	5.75	10	1	1	1	0
PADLR Sandakan	4	30	1	7.50	8	0	1	0	0
DAS Gunaratne	1	11	1	11.00	1	0	1	0	0

Sri Lanka Innings

172/5 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
N Dickwella c M Klinger b A Zampa	c M Klinger b A Zampa	30	25	4	1	120.00
WU Tharanga c TD Paine b PJ Cummins	c TD Paine b PJ Cummins	0	2	0	0	0.00
EMDY Munaweera c AJ Finch b A Zampa	c AJ Finch b A Zampa	44	29	6	0	151.72
DAS Gunaratne st TD Paine b AJ Turner	st TD Paine b AJ Turner	52	37	7	0	140.54
TAM Siriwardana lbw b AJ Turner	lbw b AJ Turner	15	11	1	0	136.36
CK Kapugedera not out	not out	10	7	1	0	142.86
S Prasanna not out	not out	8	9	1	0	88.89
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 9, nb 0)	13
Total	20 Ov (RR: 8.60)	172/5

Did not bat: KMDN Kulasekara, JRMVB Sanjaya, PADLR Sandakan, SL Malinga

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (WU Tharanga, 0.6 ov), 2-79 (N Dickwella, 8.5 ov), 3-91 (EMDY Munaweera, 10.4 ov), 4-151 (DAS Gunaratne, 17.1 ov), 5-152 (TAM Siriwardana, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
PJ Cummins	4	29	1	7.25	11	4	0	0
B Stanlake	3	42	0	14.00	6	5	1	4
JP Faulkner	4	27	0	6.75	9	3	0	1
AJ Tye	3	32	0	10.67	6	6	0	0
A Zampa	4	26	2	6.50	6	1	0	0
AJ Turner	2	12	2	6.00	4	1	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Australia vs Sri Lanka match on 17 Feb 2017?

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.

Who was player of the match in Australia vs Sri Lanka?

Asela Gunaratne.

Who scored the most runs in Australia vs Sri Lanka?

Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) with 52 off 37 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Australia vs Sri Lanka?

Ashton Turner, with 2/12.

Who won the toss in Australia vs Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, who chose to field first.

Where was Australia vs Sri Lanka played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground.