Perth: Australia chose to bowl first and restricted Sri Lanka at 157 runs after brilliant bowling. One of the great moments in the game was when David Warner displayed world-class fielding.
It was in 11th over when Marcus Stoinis bowled the fourth ball. Dhananjay de Silva, who was on strike, played it in room and made a brilliant shot and hit the ball towards the boundary of long off. Seeing this ball going towards the boundary, David Warner ran.
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The ball moved towards the boundary and Warner tried to catch it. He took the ball in the hands however, he jumped across the boundary but successfully managed to throw it in the air.
Couldn’t perform with bat
When Australia came to bat field, they had to chase 158 runs. David Warner came on field to open for Aussies but couldn’t garner more than 11 runs.
Australia vs Sri Lanka Playing XI
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara
