Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Melbourne

25 overs Sri Lanka 2 for 119 (Sangakkara 51*, Chandimal 51*) v Australia
Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal steadied Sri Lanka and gave them a reasonable platform after both openers fell cheaply at the MCG. Sri Lanka need to win, or tie, the match to progress to the finals ahead of India and after Mahela Jayawardene chose to bat, Sri Lanka were 2 for 119 at the 25-over mark, with Sangakkara on 51 and Chandimal also on 51.

Their partnership had grown to 102 after the early losses brought them together at 2 for 17. Both men brought up their half-centuries in the 25th over, Chandimal from his 47th ball with a glanced single off Clint McKay, and Sangakkara from his 79th delivery with a steered single to third man.

Throughout his innings, Sangakkara had been in no hurry and didn't score a boundary until his 55th delivery, when he punched Ben Hilfenhaus forward of point. His runs came largely through ones and twos and it was an important stabilising performance.

Chandimal was a little more willing to play his strokes and he brought the crowd to life with a muscular hit that sailed straight over the head of the bowler Daniel Christian and crashed into the sightscreen. Another followed off the spin of Xavier Doherty, over long-on this time, and Chandimal spent most of his time hovering around the run-a-ball mark.