Fighting Sri Lanka beat confident Australia by 06 wickets, Lose the 03 match series 1 – 2
Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022 – 03rd T20 International Pallekele, Kandy, Central Province
Australia electing to bat, 176 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) David Warner 39, Marcus Stoinis 38, Steven Smith 37no, Skipper Aaron Finch 29, Glenn Maxwell 16, Matthew Wade 13no – Warner / Finch involved in a 43 run opening stand, Warner / Maxwell added 42 runs for the 02nd wicket ; then lost 03 wickets for no runs, Smith / Stoinis put on 48 runs for the 05th wicket – Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 25.
Sri Lanka in reply, 177 / 6 – ( 19.5 Overs ) Skipper Dasun Shanaka 54no ( 4×6, 5×4, 25 balls ), Pathum Nissanka 27, Charith Asalanka 26, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 17, Dhanushka Gunathilaka 15, Chamika Karunarathne 14no, Extras 10 – Pathum / Charith added 42 runs for the 02nd wicket – then lost 05 wickets for the addition of 41 runs – later Dasun / Chamika put on an unbroken 69 run stand for the 07th wicket – Marcus Stoinis 2 / 08, Josh Hazlewood 2 / 25, Skipper Aaron Finch 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Dasun Shanaka – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series : Aaron Finch – Australia
Picture Credit – SLC