CB Series Updates >> 9th Match >> Australia v Sri Lanka

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Match scheduled to begin at 14:15 local time (03:15 GMT) - 08:45 Sri Lanka Time

Melbourne Weather Forcast

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History

Sri Lanaka v Australia ODIs at Melbourne (1983-2003)

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Teams

Aussies have decided to rest Brett Lee for this match as well.

Australia AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey, JR Hopes, A Symonds, GB Hogg, MG Johnson, NW Bracken, SR Clark

Sri Lanka have brought in Dilruwan relpacing Kapugedara.

Sri Lanka MDK Perera, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, LPC Silva, MF Maharoof, WPUJC Vaas, SL Malinga, MKDI Amerasinghe, M Muralitharan

Toss

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first

Jayawardene explains his decision to bat second: "The conditions and it's been overcast for the last day or so. If it's a shortened game it could be to our advantage - it is always, you know exactly what you're chasing." A change for Sri Lanka - Dilruwan Perera comes in, Kapugedera is out. Perera will open the batting.

Ricky Ponting on the pitch: "They're mostly pretty slow in Melbourne. Chasing runs is always pretty difficult so I'm actually happy. We've got exactly the same team. Brett Lee's got another day off."

[eranda444]

Aussies have decided to rest Brett Lee for this match as well.

ane vasanavan :lol:

[Pata]

Brett Leeta ape un wadiya out wune na ban(pahugiya match deke uta wkts dekai giye 34/1, 49/1).. anith bowlerslata thama ape un out wenne Johnson Hogg Bracken wage unta :baffled:
Aussies have decided to rest Brett Lee for this match as well.

ane vasanavan :lol:

[coolbigc]

Mama nam yanawa Match Eka balanna.... Dantama ready wela inneee..tikak hethalai... Naika Ape un batkaraida danne neha... ehem aunnoth etim match eka maximum over 30.. :( :( :(

[nasri123]

Aussies have decided to rest Brett Lee for this match as well.

ane vasanavan :lol:

mona vaasanawak da.. ape batsman la oota thamay elawa elawa paharadunne last match eke...

[Kalindugayan]

okath api paraada wenawa
sure

[Pata]

1.20pm Sri Lanka have won the toss and sent Australia in. An interesting decision to chase under the lights.


1.00pm Hello everyone and you're very welcome along to coverage of the latest match in the CB Series, this time Australia are hosting Sri Lanka at the MCG. If Sri Lanka lose they're not definitely out, although Australia would guarantee themselves a finals place. But Mahela Jayawardene would feel a world more comfortable if his team could win.

"A bit of a gloomy day but no rain at the moment," reports Brydon Coverdale from the ground. Here's his preview of the game. Note that Brett lee is out once more, rested, and probably having a nice lie down to recover from being sold for $900,000 in the IPL auction. His $1million man of a team-mate, Andrew Symonds, should play though. But of course the players won't be thinking about such things today...

[Pata]

Mahelage thawath panditha decision ekak.. toss eka dinalath unta bat karanna dunna.. :frown:

[coolbigc]

Mahelage thawath panditha decision ekak.. toss eka dinalath unta bat karanna dunna.. :frown:

NO No machan its good.. Natnam Apita match eka balanna bari wenawa.....

[amlsoft]

okath api paraada wenawa
sure

Sure da?

[nj542]

i don't think we can win this one:no: :no: :no: :no: :no: :no: :no:

[KZRO]

okath api paraada wenawa
sure

ehemama kiyanna epa....

[ruchira_jay]

Australia 42/2 (16.1 ov)

By the looks of it and if the SL players continue the good work...a victory can be achieved..indeed..

[sakala]

Aus 48/3 (19 ov)

[amlsoft]

Australia 51/3 (20.0 ov)

[amlsoft]

Australia 54/4 (21.1 ov)

[ruchira_jay]

full athel neda?