Duleep Mendis 6 off 21 Balls 30 Mins vs Australia at Kandy Only Test in April 1983

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00:00Good crowd here at Askeria this morning too

00:30One hour's break and Sri Lanka 120 for 3, needing 123 to avoid the innings

00:45Defeat, Ratnaik is the last man out, run out for 30

00:50And the new batsman in Dulip Mendis, the Sri Lankan skipper, still to open his account

00:55But a leg bai was signaled

01:05The leg bai credited to Vetemunia Khan's co-board and here's Mendis

01:17And Woolley looking at the umpire

01:25He appealed I think for obstruction which is refused

01:30And I think Chappell coming up to umpire Basil Anthony having a word with him

01:37The ball went off Mendis' bat and Woolley came across to take the catch

01:44Barged into Mendis and I think Chappell having a word now with umpire

01:49Basil Anthony, Australian players standing around, hands on hips

01:57And the crowd not taking too kindly to it

02:03Sri Lanka 149 for 3

02:09And it's Yardley again to Mendis

02:13Mendis pulling him away down to mid wicket region

02:17Wessels will get to it

02:19As he just tops it as the batsman go for 2

02:21They think of a third but content with 2 runs

02:25It's a good return

02:27And the total moving on to 151 for 3

02:31In 180 minutes

02:39Yardley to Mendis

02:43And he's out

02:45And he's out

02:46Mendis out

02:47As he goes forward

02:48Bat and pad together

02:49And Yardley has got Mendis

02:51So Sri Lanka losing its 4th wicket

02:54Mendis caught by

02:59Caught by border

03:00Of the bowling of Yardley

03:02Who gets his 1st wicket

03:03And Mendis

03:05Walking back to Pavilion

03:07Having got just 6 runs

03:09With a total at 151

03:12For 4