Sri Lanka fight back against Australia

Australia looking to advance to the next round of matches, having easily defeated South Africa earlier in the day found it difficult to put runs on the board after the Sri Lankans put up a decent total of 54 when they batted.

Mahela Jayawardene batted well for his 37, while Aravinda DeSilva got out once, on his way to 16. Greg Blewett ended with bowling figures of none for 34 from his four overs while John Davison ended with figures of none for 30.

Batting second, the Australians started their innings in a flurry, but lost wickets steadily. Blewett got 37 runs, but was out four times in doing so. Meanwhile, his partner Davison made 29 runs, but he too was out five times in the process.

Australia scored 69 runs, but were penailized 90 runs for losing nine wickets. Scores: Sri Lanka 54 (Jayawardene 37, DeSilva 16), and Australia -21 (Blewett -3, Davison -21). Bowling for Sri Lanka, Jayawardene ended with figures of five for 41 from his four overs, while DeSilva ended with figures of three for 26 from his four overs.

Both Australia and Sri Lanka are on two points each after two round of matches, and will both need to win tomorrow if either is to advance to the next round of matches.