Sri Lanka vs Australia

For Australia, an injury to Kane Richardson means that Jhye Richardson plays.

Kusal Mendis will bat in the top order and keep wickets. Skies were relatively clear at the toss, though. Their team combination, however, means there is no space for Bhanuka Rajapaksa, with Dhananjaya de Silva (who was not in the T20 squad) taking that middle-order spot instead.

SL vs AUS, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in the first of five one-day internationals against Australia in Pallekele on ...

Pat Cummins returns to the playing XI after a gap of 18 months since recovering from a long-running injury. The tourists have suffered a series of setbacks following injuries in the squad, including Kane Richardson who returned home on the weekend. SL vs AUS, 1st ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka are off to a flying start after elected to bat against Australia in the ongoing first ODI in Pallekele. Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka have scored their respective fifties, and the partnerhsip between the two openers has crossed the 100-run mark.

Follow here the live scorecard and commentary from the 1st ODI being played between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

SL vs AUS 2022, 1st ODI Live Updates: Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat first in the series opening first ODI against Australia today. Australia will be high-on-confidence thanks to their 2-1 win in the three-match T20I series last week. Where will the first ODI match between Sri Lanka and Australia be played?

CRR: 4.68. RR : 6.23. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Aaron Finch*, 18(25), 2, 0, 72. Steven Smith, 12(13), 1, 0, 92.31. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

11.4 Wellalage to Finch, FOUR, launched! Smith was done in completely, Kusal Mendis too as well and first slip makes the stop eventually He knew it straightaway and the ump too had no hesitation in raising his finger. 19:42 Local Time, 14:12 GMT, 19:42 IST: The umpires aren't wasting any time and decide that it's best to go off immediately. Wanindu Hasaranga in this ODI and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the T20I against South Africa just a while ago. Rain has stopped and the covers are coming off.

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first in Pallekele. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard and.

Wanindu Hasaranga to Aaron Finch, On a length, outside off and it is the googly. Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Finch, FOUR! In the slot and dismissed! Dunith Wellalage to Aaron Finch, Drifting onto the pads, Finch gets a faint tickle on it as the ball runs away fine. Dunith Wellalage to Steven Smith, On middle, nudged away towards mid-wicket for a quick run. Wanindu Hasaranga to Steven Smith, Bye! That one turned a mile! This is considerably slower through the air, on a length and on middle.

Cricket News: Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith struck half-centuries as Australia beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling finish to the rain-affected ...

A sharp throw by Stoinis to the striker's end resulted in Gunathilaka being run out for 55 and he was soon joined in the pavilion by Nissanka (56), who reverse-swept Ashton Agar into the hands of Finch. Earlier, Sri Lanka opted to bat first on a tricky Pallekele wicket and Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka both reached half-centuries before the touring side made the breakthrough in the 20th over. and Steve Smith struck half-centuries as Australia beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling finish to the rain-affected first one-day international on Tuesday for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Glenn Maxwell hit 80 from 51 balls in helping his side to a two-wicket victory with nine balls to spare in a rain-hit match.

Kusal Mendis also struck 86 from 87, helping steady the ship after Sri Lanka went from 115 without loss to 134 for three in their own innings. Agar could, however, be added to their growing injury list, after leaving the field following the end of his 10 overs with the ball and reporting pain in his side. In the over after Carey and Cummins departed he also scored 15 off Maheesh Theekshana, reasserting Australia’s position.