Commonwealth Bank Series, 2008 (Australia)

Australia vs Sri Lanka, ODI

Adam Gilchrist is the Man of the Match for his whirlwind innings of 83 off 50 balls.

What a match it's been. First, Sri Lanka stuttered to 61/4 but the middle order batsmen made amends and steered them to 221. Australia came out all guns blazing, they were 107/0 before being reduced to 123/6 thanks mainly to some super bowling from Amerasinghe and Kulasekara. A spirited fightback from Lee and Bracken in the end, but it just didn't prove to be good enough. This is Sri Lanka's first win against Australia in two years and they are absolutely ecstatic about it. Australia have something to think about before they take on India in the finals, starting Sunday. Please do join us then, until then it's goodbye.

Jayasuriya to Lee, out Bowled!! That's it, it's all over! Fires it in flat on a length, Lee swivels to pull, misses and has his furniture disturbed! A decent effort nevertheless! Lee b Jayasuriya 37(59) [4s-2 6s-1]

Very interesting move..the field's spread out!

Sanath Jayasuriya comes into the attack

14 off 12 balls...Exciting!

47.6 Amerasinghe to Lee, 1 run, pitched up, driven to long on, wise decision to decline the second, Lee keeps strike!

47.5 Amerasinghe to Bracken, 1 run, full delivery, drifting onto the pads, clipped away to deep square leg, Malinga charges in to prevent the second

47.4 Amerasinghe to Bracken, no run, slightly slower, full and on the stumps, defended back to the bowler

47.3 Amerasinghe to Lee, 1 run, mistimes a cut into the ground towards cover

47.2 Amerasinghe to Bracken, 1 run, pushes to mid off and sets off, a direct hit from Jayasuriya would have sealed it!

47.1 Amerasinghe to Lee, 1 run, yorker length delivery, hint of inswing, dug out towards mid wicket

A good fightback from the last pair. They've played sensibly so far and not thrown it away.

46.6 Kulasekara to Lee, 1 run, right up there, on off stump, squeezed out to deep cover

46.5 Kulasekara to Lee, no run, drive back firmly to the bowler, who does well to get two hands on it and stop it

46.4 Kulasekara to Bracken, 1 run, short, rising delivery, Bracken sensibly runs it down to third man

46.3 Kulasekara to Lee, 1 run, overpitched outside off, plays a sweetly timed drive to sweeper cover

46.2 Kulasekara to Lee, no run, another yorker length delivery, much straighter this time and Lee defends that with his life

46.1 Kulasekara to Lee, FOUR!!, unlucky! yorker length, just outside off, Lee jams his bat down on it, it takes the edge and runs away very fine, no chance for the fielder at third man

Nuwan Kulasekara is back for his final over

45.6 Amerasinghe to Bracken, no run, full and straight, bottom hand comes into play as he tries to drive that too hard, only manages an inside edge onto the pads

45.5 Amerasinghe to Lee, 1 run, full and straight, pushed to mid on

More than a run a ball needed now..

45.4 Amerasinghe to Lee, no run, fullish outside off, Lee drives away from the body, ball goes through between bat and off stump

45.3 Amerasinghe to Lee, no run, full on the pads, can't connect on the flick, deflects back to the bowler off the pads

45.2 Amerasinghe to Bracken, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, whipped away to deep square leg

45.1 Amerasinghe to Bracken, no run, good ball, right up there and zeroing in on the stumps, dug out towards cover

Ishara Amerasinghe is back into the attack

44.6 Muralitharan to Lee, no run, fires it in flatter and quicker, Lee tries to cut, cramped for room there, fails to connect

Silly point comes in now..

44.5 Muralitharan to Lee, no run, safely negotiated this time

44.4 Muralitharan to Lee, no run, doosra, Lee leans well forward to defend, down the wrong line though!

44.3 Muralitharan to Bracken, 1 run, shuffles back and across and works it wide of the fielder at short fine leg

44.2 Muralitharan to Bracken, no run, leans forward to block

44.1 Muralitharan to Bracken, no run, turning sharply from a lenght, rapped on the pads as he looks to defend on the backfoot

Muttiah Muralitharan is back into the attack

43.6 Kulasekara to Lee, no run, well bowled, fires in a yorker, nicely dug out by Lee who won't be able to keep strike!

43.5 Kulasekara to Bracken, 1 run, good length on the off, opens the face slightly as he defended that, getting it wide of the cover fielder

43.4 Kulasekara to Bracken, no run, fullish on off stump, pushed to mid off

43.3 Kulasekara to Bracken, no run, bouncer, Bracken ducks underneath it

43.2 Kulasekara to Bracken, no run, angling in slightly from a lenght, gets forward and blocks it dead

43.1 Kulasekara to Lee, 1 run, overpitched, nicely driven to long off

Nuwan Kulasekara is back into the attack