high in the air over cover, and taken on the edge of the ring! Was a slower ball and it seals the series. Not sure about the call from Shanaka at the end, but all's well that ends well
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI at Colombo, SL v AUS, Jun 21 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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4th ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), June 21, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka
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end of over 5014 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 254/10CRR: 5.08
Josh Hazlewood0 (1b)
Dasun Shanaka 2-0-27-1
Chamika Karunaratne 5-1-19-2
A sensational series win by Sri Lanka. They have been the better team throughout and have thoroughly deserved their victory. Game 5 will take place in Colombo on Friday but it will be a dead rubber. Both teams will then head to Galle for the two-Test series. Thanks for your company tonight. We'll see you on Friday.
Presentation Dasun Shanaka: "After Chamika bowled that over we had a discussion about bowling a spinner but it was the right idea to challenge myself. I was very confident about the score. We were 34 for 3 at one stage and Charith and DDS put on a really good partnership and unfortunately we were not able to capitalise at the end. But I was very happy with the score we were able to put on. Not only for me, my teammates, Sri Lanka cricket, the whole country, this is much needed at the moment. I think this should be celebrated by the whole of Sri Lanka."Aaron Finch: "The series has gone the same way the previous few games have. Any time we look like getting a big partnership and then kicking on we just lose a wicket. We know how hard it is to start in these conditions against good spin and they made the most of the small opportunities we gave them. That total was very gettable. We got so close. I think a couple of times we've had the game under control in terms of the run-rate, it's never got out of hand, and we've just let that slip by just losing wickets at the wrong point."Player of the match is Charith Asalanka for his maiden international century. Asalanka: "It was a really strong challenge with the mighty Australians. I wanted to mention Dhananjaya de Silva's innings. It gave me a lot of release. He scored freely and that's why I played a long innings."
Karunaratne runs to grab a stump. Sri Lanka players run onto the field to celebrate. The crowd goes wild. Sri Lanka win by four runs and lead the series 3-1. Phew. What a moment for the home side. Amid everything that is going on, this series has brought some great joy and excitement. Has been a fantastic performance from then. Australia, though, have some thinking to do. They have again collapsed from a strong position against spin. Nice scenes in the middle as David Warner shakes Percy's hand.
49.6
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Shanaka to Kuhnemann, OUT
Matthew Kuhnemann c Asalanka b Shanaka 15 (12b 3x4 0x6 31m) SR: 125
5 off 1. Four for a tie. What a match. A lot of advice flying around. A group of Sri Lanka players have gathered together. And we still aren't ready. More discussions. Deep square comes up. Fine leg has gone back. Short third inside the ring
49.5
4
Shanaka to Kuhnemann, FOUR runs
full outside off, driven in the air and it clears mid-off! What late drama here
9 off 2. How are Shanaka's nerves. It's not been a great over
49.4
4
Shanaka to Kuhnemann, FOUR runs
short again, scooped again and this time over short fine leg to the boundary. Goodness!
13 off 3
49.3
2
Shanaka to Kuhnemann, 2 runs
banged in short, walks right across the crease and scoops this over the keeper...short fine leg manages to haul it in to much relief
49.2
4
Shanaka to Kuhnemann, FOUR runs
full toss, wide outside off, square driven and wide of the point sweeper. Struck that very nicely
49.1
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Shanaka to Kuhnemann, no run
full outside off, he backs away then can't connect with his swing
It will be the captain to bowl the final over
end of over 496 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 240/9CRR: 4.89 • RRR: 19.00 • Need 19 runs from 6b
Josh Hazlewood0 (1b)
Matthew Kuhnemann1 (6b)
Chamika Karunaratne 5-1-19-2
Jeffrey Vandersay 7-0-40-2
Karunaratne punches the air again at the end of that over
48.6
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C Karunaratne to Hazlewood, no run
a slower ball, full outside off, drips late and goes under Hazlewood's drive
That is surely the game, and series, for Sri Lanka. Josh Hazlewood the last batter
48.5
W
C Karunaratne to Cummins, OUT
fantastic yorker! And it's eventually given lbw when Sri Lanka remember to appeal. Then Cummins reviews. Speared in at the toes, Cummins misses across the line. Takes the back foot and looks out. No bat involved. Smashing leg stump
Pat Cummins lbw b Karunaratne 35 (43b 2x4 0x6 51m) SR: 81.39
48.4
4
C Karunaratne to Cummins, FOUR runs
short again, and it's top-edged over the keeper as Cummins pulls. Another twist?
Cummins or bust for Australia
48.3
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C Karunaratne to Cummins, no run
short outside off, crunched down the ground to long-on and he declines the single
48.2
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C Karunaratne to Cummins, no run
very short, allows it go through...Cummins wants the wide call but it's not forthcoming! The bowler is very lucky there
Hari: "Cummins loves Pace..what is SL doing??!! the spinners have been so effective till now..."
48.1
2
C Karunaratne to Cummins, 2 runs
swings across the line at a length delivery, top edge into midwicket and a bit of a fumble makes the second comfortable
Who will bowl now? And it will be pace from Karunaratne. Plenty of attention being given to the field. Lasith Malinga running around the boundary
end of over 488 runs
AUS: 234/8CRR: 4.87 • RRR: 12.50 • Need 25 runs from 12b
Matthew Kuhnemann1 (6b)
Pat Cummins29 (38b 1x4)
Jeffrey Vandersay 7-0-40-2
Wanindu Hasaranga 10-0-52-1
47.6
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Vandersay to Kuhnemann, no run
carefully defended on the back foot. He does his job
47.5
1
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 run
crunched through the leg side with a slog-sweep, skims one bounce to deep midwicket
47.4
4
Vandersay to Cummins, FOUR runs
low full toss, heaved into deep midwicket and just finds the gap! Kusal Mendis couldn't quite get across from long-on with a one-handed attempt
47.4
1w
Vandersay to Cummins, 1 wide
oops, that goes a bit wrong, very, very wide outside off
47.3
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Vandersay to Cummins, no run
another swing and a miss against a big-spinning legbreak
47.2
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Vandersay to Cummins, no run
that's a big swing...and he doesn't connect. Going for the slog sweep
47.1
2
Vandersay to Cummins, 2 runs
picks this up from outside off and swings in front of square, is able to get back for the second
end of over 473 runs
AUS: 226/8CRR: 4.80 • RRR: 11.00 • Need 33 runs from 18b
Matthew Kuhnemann1 (5b)
Pat Cummins22 (33b)
Wanindu Hasaranga 10-0-52-1
Jeffrey Vandersay 6-0-32-2
46.6
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Hasaranga to Kuhnemann, no run
beaten on the back foot, huge appeal for lbw, but has it pitched outside leg? They have gone for the review because they have two left. Yep, pitches just outside
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