Steven Smith misses out with injury and Pat Cummins is rested; Danushka Gunathilaka sidelined for Sri Lanka.
Marsh is the first of Australia's injury cohort to return to action after the calf strain he picked up during the T20I series. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have made one change with Niroshan Dickwella coming in at the top of the order in place of the injured Danushka Gunathilaka (leg injury), and he is also penciled in to keep wicket. Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh will play their first matches of the ODI series but Steven Smith misses out with his quad injury and Mitchell Starc waits a bit longer for his return.
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates:Australia were given a body blow in the 27th over as Aaron Finch perished after scoring 62 runs.
Earlier,Australia won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third ODI of the five-match series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka had won the second ODI to level the five-match series at 1-1. He was sent back to the pavilion by Jeffrey Vandersay.The 69-run stand for the third wicket between Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne came to an end in the 25th over as Labuschagne was sent back to the pavilion by Vandersay.Earlier,Aaron Finch had brought up his fifty in the 21st over of the innings as Australia revived their innings with a solid third-wicket stand between Finch and Marnus Labuschagne. Earlier,David Warner had to go walk back to the hut early as Dushmantha Chameera dismissed him in the third over of the innings. Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates:Australia were given a body blow in the 27th over as Aaron Finch perished after scoring 62 runs.
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The temperature is expected to be around 29 degree celsius on Sunday, along with 87% humidity and 13 kmph wind speed. Aaron Finch-led Australia started off the tournament with a win in the first game, before skipper Dasun Shanakaโs men bounced back in the 2nd ODI and leveled the series. The pitch at the R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo is known for being a neutral wicket, where both batters and bowlers can be expected to receive assistance from the surface.
16:02 IST: 21.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Marnus Labuschagne, A dot to end! On the pads, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid-wicket. 16 ...
16:32 IST: 28.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, A googly, outside off. 16:30 IST: 28.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, This is full and on off, turning in. 16:35 IST: 30.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, Flatter, quicker and keeps on coming with the angle. 16:41 IST: 31.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Travis Head, Fuller ball, outside off. 16:47 IST: 32.6: Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, Straight and on off. Head punches it past the bowler and to mid on who does well to run to his right and half-stop it. 16:49 IST: 33.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Travis Head, Outside off. 16:51 IST: 33.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Alex Carey, Carey calls for a single and makes it with a dive! Carey gets back and looks to flick but might have got an inside edge there. 16:46 IST: 32.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, Nearly chopped on! On a length and outside off, there is turn and bounce. 16:50 IST: 33.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Travis Head, Hits the hard length, on middle, there is a little bit of extra bounce.
LIVE: Captain's knock! Finch fights to 50 after dropped catch as Aussies struggle in third ODI.
That means just three specialist bowlers for Australia in a line-up heavy on batters and all-rounders. But a replay showed the ball hit the pads before the bat, and should have been given out. It was his third against Sri Lanka and 30th in ODI cricket. That means just three specialist bowlers for Australia in a line-up heavy on batters and all-rounders. Captain Aaron Finch was by far the most comfortable of the top order, though he was not immune to the mishits and mistimed shots that burned his colleagues. Having won the toss and opting to bowl first in the first two matches of the five-match series, Aaron Finch once again won the toss, before opting for a different strategy on a slow and dry Colombo pitch on a scorching hot day.
CRR: 5.00. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Aaron Finch*, 22(26), 2, 0, 84.62. Mitchell Marsh, 9(19), 1, 0, 47.37. Bowling, O, M, R, W.
The surface is aiding the spinners and there's a hint of extra bounce as well. 34.4 M Theekshana to Carey, no run, turn and bounce! Drinks are on the field now. UltraEdge shows a flat line and the onfield verdict will stay. Quicker and rips away ever so slightly with extra bounce, Carey was lunging across to block and got beaten comprehensively on the outside edge? No real appeal from the keeper and the bowler looks to have coaxed his skipper into a review
SL AUS 3RD ODI LIVE โ Batting in focus for Australia: The batting crumbled in the second ODI as Australia could only score 189. Barring David Warner and Glenn ...
4 runs from the over. 11 runs from the over. 4 runs from the over. he Dasun Shanaka-side though will be touch concerned about the batting. Aaron Finch would expect a better performance from his batters against Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasranga and Maheesh Theekshana. Mitchell Marsh comes back and will slot in at No.3, with Cameron Green and Jhye Richardson also back to the playing XI. Over 7: Change in bowling, Chamika Karunaratne comes into the mix. Jeffrey Vandersay comes into the fray. 5 runs from the over. Follow SriLanka vs Australia 3rd ODI LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN. 6 runs from the over. 6 runs from the over.
Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss, once again, a total of six times on this tour now. He opted to bat first in Colombo. Team batting first have won the ...
- UP Board 12th Result The visitors, however, made three changes to their side - with Steve Smith ruled out, Mitch Marsh replaces him; Cameron Green and Jhye Richardson in for Pat Cummins and Mitchell Swepson. Sri Lanka made one change to the line-up - Niroshan Dickwella in for Danushka Gunathilaka who has a hamstring strain.
CRR: 4.65. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Travis Head*, 9(17), 0, 0, 52.94. Alex Carey, 21(25), 0, 1, 84. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Maheesh Theekshana*, 6.3, 0, 20 ...
44.3 Vandersay to Maxwell, out Caught by Wellalage!! Mid-on was brought in just before this delivery, Maxwell tries to go over him but Vandersay has bowled this leg-break very wide outside off. 46.1 Vandersay to Head, 1 run, swept to deep midwicket 46.6 Vandersay to Head, 1 run, to sweeper cover,
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Jhye Richardson to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! TIMBER! Brilliant from Jhye Richardson! Are we in for a miracle here! However, a sublime innings from Nissanka and another excellent innings from Mendis helped Sri Lanka take a lead in the series. Not only that, but the wicket also eased out quite a lot and there was not the same assistance as in the first innings. The heat got to Mendis as he walked back retired hurt but Nissanka continued. It seemed like there would be some drama at the end when Nissanka and Shanaka fell but Charith Asalanka stayed calm and took his side over the line. Tells that it was in 1992 when Sri Lanka beat Australia and there is a chance to do it again. Two outstanding knocks from Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis was the highlight. Earlier in the day, after electing to bat, knocks from Alex Carey, Aaron Finch and Travis Head took Australia to a strong total. The two added over 150 to help their side take total control of the game. Sri Lanka have taken the lead in this series and now with the remaining 2 games also at Colombo, they will be hoping to clinch the series in the next ODI itself. On the surface, he says it was slow but he enjoyed batting on it. Shares that they need to bowl under pressure and try and keep learning.