SRI LANKA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st T20I
SRI LANKA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st T20I: match overview
SRI LANKA and AUSTRALIA met in the 1st T20I of Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2016 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Result: Australia won by 85 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2016 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2016
- Teams
- SRI LANKA vs AUSTRALIA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
- Date
- Tuesday, September 6, 2016
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- Australia won by 85 runs