00:00Sri Lanka chose the field against Australia and Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh lighted that decision.
00:06They bludgeoned the bowling to all parts of the field from the very first over.
00:10An injury to Dasan Shanaka made it more difficult for the home team to plan their overs.
00:16Australia capitalised. Head and Marsh raced a 100 run partnership in 9 overs.
00:22Head went on to make 56 from 29 balls.
00:25When he fell, Sri Lanka took their chance to get right back into the match.
00:30Cameron Green was out stumped.
00:32And Marsh was next to go for 54 on review.
00:35Glenn Maxwell and Josh Inglis helped to keep the Aussies from collapsing.
00:45However, this brilliant catch to send Maxwell on his way for 22 limited their momentum
00:51and their attempt to recuperate backfired.
00:53Intelligent bowling with the back of the arm, slower deliveries by Tikshana deceived the Aussie batsmen.
01:00They were eventually bowled out for an anti-climatic score of 181 from their 20 overs.
01:05In reply, Kusal Pereira and Patam Nasanka opened the innings for Sri Lanka.
01:10Pereira was first to go for just one.
01:13Nasanka continued on his merry way alongside Kusal Mendes.
01:17They did well to pick the bad deliveries and work out the many variations dished out to them by the
01:23Australian bowlers.
01:24Both players got to their half sentries and with a partnership of 97, they were taking the match away from
01:30Australia.
01:31This is until Stoinis removed Mendes, caught on the boundary with a score on 105 in the 13th over.
01:37However, Nasanka had something special for the second part of the innings.
01:42The Kangaroos could not shake his resolve.
01:44He accelerated his innings and Pavan Ratnayaki was with him to boost Sri Lanka's chances of winning this match.
01:52A few chances went their way in the run chase as well.
01:54When it's your day, it's your day.
01:57Nasanka was the man to finish things off in fine style.
02:00He gets a memorable century and the finish is not out.
02:04Sri Lanka defeating Australia by 8 wickets as they march on to the Super 8s.
02:09Australia still has a chance to advance but it's out of their hands.
02:13Sergio Dufour, TV6 Broad.
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