Match 5, Sharjah, October 05, 2024, 03:30 PM
Sri Lanka Women
20/2(5.2ov)
Australia Women
SL-W opted to bat
AUS-W 89%
Tie 1%
SL-W 10%
5.2
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No run.
5.2
2wd
More bonus runs! Down the leg side. Dilhari looks to pull but misses. Healy fails to collect it cleanly. A run taken too. Free Hit continues.
5.2
2nb
Yet another no ball! That's 4 already! This is on a length and around off. Madhavi looks to drive, it goes off the outside edge down to third man for one. Another Free Hit coming up. Runs are hard to come by but Australia not holding back from making it easy for Lanka.
5.1
4
FOUR! Takes full toll of it. A welcome boundary for Lanka. Not the best of starts for Brown. This is full and outside off. Madhavi slams it through covers and this races away to the fence. Five from just the one ball.
5.1
1nb
Starts off with one full and outside off. Good pace. Madhavi is late on her drive and is beaten. However, it's a NO BALL! Another one. Australia have been a little sloppy so far. Free Hit coming up.
In over# 5
2
1
0
0
0
0
Megan Schutt 8/1(3)
4.6
2
Good running! Nagging length outside off, slower too, Kaveesha Dilhari waits back and dabs it fine of short third where the fielder gets a hand on it. The batters scamper across for a couple of runs.
4.5
1
Fuller in length and angled across off, Harshitha Madhavi with a lovely drive, square and in front of point for a single.
4.4
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Shorter in length and outside off, Harshitha Madhavi backs away and hits it away towards point.
4.3
.
Oh, big swing across the line from Harshitha Madhavi and she almost gets cleaned up here. Megan Schutt pitches the ball up on off and middle, getting it to just angle in a bit, Madhavi swings across the line but the ball goes inches over the stumps.
4.2
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Changes the angle of attack by coming around the stumps and darts the ball back into middle, Madhavi stays leg side of the ball and pushes it out on the off side.
4.1
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Pitches it up around leg and gets it to angle across towards off and middle, Harshitha Madhavi plays it on the up and towards covers.
In over# 4
1
0
0
1
0W
0
Ash Gardner 2/1(2)
3.6
1
Floated, full and around off, driven away past the diving fielder at covers for a single by Madhavi.
3.5
.
Madhavi is taken completely aback there. Ash Gardner tosses it up and ends up serving a juicy full toss, Harshitha Madhavi ends up in an awkward position and just about manages to keep it out on the leg side.
3.4
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Slows it up and flights it onto middle and leg, Harshitha Madhavi watches it well and defends it out with soft hands.
3.3
1
Dropped short on the pads, Kaveesha Dilhari turns it off the hips and wide of backward square leg for a single. Off the mark right away.
Kaveesha Dilhari is the next batter in.
OUT! LBW! Another huge appeal for LBW but this time it is turned down by the umpire. Ash Gardner goes straight to her captain and Alyssa Healy opts for the review. This is a tossed-up delivery, drifted onto middle and leg, Chamari Athapaththu goes down for the sweep and misses, getting hit on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and the main question is whether the ball went with the arm or spun away. Ball Tracking shows that the ball hit the back pad and it would have hit the leg stump. The original decision is overturned and both Lankan openers are now back in the hut.
3.2
W
OUT! LBW! Another huge appeal for LBW but this time it is turned down by the umpire. Ash Gardner goes straight to her captain and Alyssa Healy opts for the review. This is a tossed-up delivery, drifted onto middle and leg, Chamari Athapaththu goes down for the sweep and misses, getting hit on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and the main question is whether the ball went with the arm or spun away. Ball Tracking shows that the ball hit the back pad and it would have hit the leg stump. The original decision is overturned and both Lankan openers are now back in the hut.