5 fours after playing the first ball dot

Mitchell Marsh could not score any runs on the first ball. He opened the second one and sent it towards point for a four. He also hit the third ball for a four. Marsh could not time the fourth ball properly but even after this it went outside the cover boundary. He hit the next ball for a four on the leg side. Mitchell Marsh scored a four by hitting a cover drive against Mahish Tikshana on the last ball of the over.

Tikshana lost 35 runs in the powerplay.

Mahish Tikshana bowled three overs in the powerplay. During this period he did not take any wicket and spent 35 runs. His economy was around 12. This is Tikshana’s most expensive powerplay in T20 International career. He came to bowl in the second over of the innings. Head hit two fours in that over and a total of 9 runs were scored. Tikshana gave only 6 runs in the fourth over but spent 20 runs in the last over.

The match is important for both teams

No team from Group E has yet reached the Super-8. The Australian team had defeated Ireland in its first match but then lost to Zimbabwe in the second match. Sri Lanka has won two matches. If he wins this match then his place in Super-8 will be confirmed. At the same time, Australia would also like to strengthen its claim for Super-8 by winning.