Australia vs India 16th Match at Colombo, 28 Sep, 2012

Toss: India, who choose to bat first
India 140/7 (20)
Australia 141/1 (14.5)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: SR Watson
  • GJ Maxwell 4 * (6)
  • David Warner 63 * (41)

Over 0.4R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary!, gets forward and whacks it over mid-on for four.

Over 0.5R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets back and cuts it straight to the man at backward-point.

Over 0.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to bowler.

Over 0.3R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary!, gets back and hammers it through covers for four. And rain is getting heavier and play has to be halted!

Over 0.4R Ashwin to DA Warner, Boundary! Warner gets forward and lofts it over mid-on and the ball raced away to the boundary. Fortunately we are back soon without much delay!

Over 0.5R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, gets back and cuts the short of length delivery to backward-point.

Over 0.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, no runs, goes back in the crease and defends it back to bowler.

Over 1.6 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Drags his drive on the up back to the bowler.

Over 2.1 R Ashwinto SR Watson1 run

Gets forward and flicks the flat ball through mid wicket for one.

Over 2.2 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Shuffles back and flicks the flat delivery to squareleg.

Over 2.3 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and punches it inside out to covers.

Over 2.4 R Ashwinto DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and defends the arm ball around leg.

Over 2.5 R Ashwinto DA Warner3 runs

Moves back and punches the arm ball inside out past covers and picks up three runs.

Over 3.1 Z Khanto DA WarnerBoundary!

Zaks bangs it in short and Warner cuts that away making room and beats Harbhajan Singh to his left at square thirdman for a boundary.

Over 3.2 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Moves back and is forced to defend the short ball to point.

Over 3.3 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Warner walks down the track and gets hit on the body in an attempted pull to a rising delivery outside off.

Over 3.4 Z Khanto DA Warner1 run

Escape for Warner! This one kicked up out of nowhere and Warner spliced his drive and the ball flew just over the top of backward point for one.

Over 4.1 R Ashwinto DA Warner1 run

Goes back and drags his pull off a quicker one through mid wicket for one.

Over 4.1 R Ashwin to DA Warner 1 wide
Goes back for a pull and misses a quicker one down the legside.

Over 4.2 R Ashwinto SR Watsonno runs

Goes back and punches the flat delivery to mid on.

Over 5.1 Z Khanto DA WarnerBoundary!

Moves back and hammers the short and wide delivery through extra covers for a boundary!

Over 5.2 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Zaheer angles in a short of length ball which strikes Warner on the pad low infront of leg but the lbw gets turned down. The ball was sliding down leg.

Over 5.3 Z Khanto DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and punches it to mid off.

Over 5.4 Z Khanto DA WarnerBoundary!

Carves the length ball in the air over covers and gets a one bounce boundary!

Over 5.5 Z Khanto DA Warner1 run

Goes back and pushes the skiddy delivery through straight mid on for one.

Over 6.1 Harbhajan Singhto DA Warner1 run

Goes back and cuts it to deep extra covers for one.

Over 6.4 Harbhajan Singhto DA WarnerBoundary!

Goes back and pulls the slightly short ball which stays low but hits that hard through wide mid wicket for a boundary!

Over 6.5 Harbhajan Singhto DA Warnerno runs

Gets forward and nudges the flat delivery to backward point.

Over 6.6 Harbhajan Singhto DA Warnerno runs

Gets forward and drags his drive off an inside edge onto the pad.

Over 7.3 PP Chawlato DA Warnerno runs

Goes back and defends the top spinner which kicks up around middle.

Over 7.4 PP Chawlato DA Warner1 run

Goes back and chops his cut behind point for one.

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