A Big Challenge For Aussi Captain

Do or die match for Australia.They need to win this upcoming match which will be between Australia & Srilanka.And then half-centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan (53) and captain Kumar Sangakkara (55 not out) saw Sri Lanka winning by six wickets here on Monday. "It was disappointing to lose the match. Can't explain the reason for the defeat," said Ponting at the post-match ceremony.

"We committed too many mistakes in this match," said the skipper, who contributed 25 runs. Ponting conceded that the Sri Lankan slow bowlers did a good job by picking up key wickets. "We knew we had to play the spinners well but didn't," he said. His Sri Lankan counterpart Sangakkara, who anchored the team to victory, chose to give credit to the bowlers. Spinner Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga picked up three wickets each while debutant left-arm pacer Isuru Udana bagged a couple to stifle Australia.