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SRI LANKA 121/6 (20 OVERS)
- Dinesh Chandimal25 (29)
- Dasun Shanaka*39 (38)
- Kane Richardson3/21 (4)
- Glenn Maxwell1/3 (1)
AUSTRALIA 124/4 (16.5 OVERS)
- Aaron Finch35 (36)
- Glenn Maxwell39 (26)
- Jeffrey Vandersay1/32 (4)
- Maheesh Theekshana3/24 (4)
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alex Malcolm
Australia head to Melbourne with the series in the bag. They will get the chance to experiment in the last two games at the MCG. Sri Lanka have had their moments in this series. The Covid-19 absences haven't helped but they need to find some runs if they want to win a game on this tour. On behalf of Madushka and Thilak, thanks for your company tonight. See you on Friday.
Player of the match is Kane Richardson: "I wasn't at my best the other night so it was nice to bounce back. I think bowling first suiting my strength. T20 cricket you don't always look at the result, you just want to know that what you did was executed as best as you can. The length I bowled the other night was a little bit too full."
Aaron Finch: "The depth is one thing that we're trying to expose a little bit more and shuffling guys around to get some more information on the depth of the squad and it's looking really good at the moment. The way that Daniel Sams came in and had an impact, Josh Inglis being able to slide down to no.5 and have a really good impact. It's really good signs. That's just a strategic thing. If we want to change the way that we structure up our side to potentially play two quicks, two spinners and a few allrounders, we're probably going to have to look at structuring up the game that way a little bit. Not necessarily with Ash [Agar] at the top all the time but we still feel as though having seven genuine batters is really important."
Dasun Shanaka: "No positives today. Yet again a poor start from our boys. It's been throughout the series a major concern. If we had that momentum going from the start we could get more runs on the board. We were 20-30 runs short in this game. We need to bat better in the first six overs of the game."
10.21pm Australia claim the series 3-0. They cruise home by 6 wickets. It wasn't comprehensive but they were far too good. Excellent bowling display and then Maxwell and Finch did enough with the bat. Maxwell was electric but he did have a couple of let offs. Sri Lanka will rue some errors in the field but they didn't bat well enough. Maheesh Theekshana bowled superbly to take 3 for 24 but Jeffrey Vandersay was the only other player to take a wicket.Aayushman: "Anybody noticed Australia are unbeaten across formats since October?" Since their loss to England at the T20 World Cup on October 30 they have won 7 T20Is and four Tests without a loss.
The skipper on
END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs | AUS: 113/4 (9 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.06, RRR: 2.25)
- Josh Inglis20 (17b)
- Marcus Stoinis2 (4b)
- Dushmantha Chameera4-0-22-0
- Jeffrey Vandersay4-0-32-1
Vysakh Vinayan: "Finch from his last 15 innings just has 1 fifty, scoring at 117 strike rate, is his captaincy in trouble?" There would certainly be a slight concern over his form. But these tracks haven't been easy for batting. It's a watching brief for Australia's selectors
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