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Australia vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I Match Summary

AUS vs SL, 2017 - T20 Summary

Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard

Match Ended

3rd T20I, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide , Feb 22, 2017

Australia

187/6 (20.0/20)

Sri Lanka

146 (18.0/20)

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs

Player of the Match

Adam Zampa

Player of the Series

Asela Gunaratne

AUS 187/6

Top Batsmen

Michael Klinger

62 (43)

6x4s
1x6s
144.18SR

Aaron Finch

53 (32)

5x4s
3x6s
165.62SR

Top Bowlers

Dasun Shanaka

ECON 6.75

OVERS

27/2

R/W

Lasith Malinga

ECON 8.75

OVERS

35/2

R/W

SL 146/10

Top Batsmen

Dilshan Munaweera

37 (25)

3x4s
2x6s
148SR

Milinda Siriwardana

35 (27)

1x4s
2x6s
129.62SR

Top Bowlers

James Faulkner

ECON 6.66

OVERS

20/3

R/W

Adam Zampa

ECON 6.25

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25/3

R/W

So that wraps the T20I series as Sri Lanka win it 2-1! Australia will start their campaign of the 4-match Test series against India from tomorrow. On the other hand, the Islanders head back home to host Bangladesh for a long tour. Until then, it's goodbye from us. Take care and cheers!

Sri Lanka skipper, Upul Tharanga says that he is happy with the performance of his team after a tough tour in South Africa. Praises Asela Gunaratne for his performances in this as well as the South Africa tour. Says that the youngsters like Gunaratne and Dickwella are stepping up and it is a positive sign for the future of Sri Lankan cricket.

Australian skipper, Aaron Finch feels that they played some fantastic cricket in this match. Also feels good with his batting performance today. Applauds Klinger for batting well from the other end. Adds that he is happy by ending the series on a high. Ends by applauding his players for their performance today.

Man of the Series, Asela Gunaratne says that it's his first time in Australia and enjoyed every bit of it. On the win in Geelong, he says that he wanted to stay till the last ball and he is happy that he achieved the victory.

Man of the Match, Adam Zampa feels it is nice to pick up wickets but would like to be a regular starter for his country. Reckons that it is good being a leg spinner as they do manage to pick up wickets. Feels disappointed after the series loss and that they need to perform better. Ends by saying that his team needs to keep climbing up the spots in this format.

No one apart from Munaweera at the start and Siriwardana at the end, stood up for the Islanders. Adam Zampa after dropping Munaweera in the beginning redeemed himself by picking a 3-fer and starting the Lankan collapse. Faulkner with another solid performance with the ball scalped 3 wickets. Overall, it was an all-round performance from the Aussies which led them to victory.

Australia finally win a match in the series and do it in style. First they put up a great total on the board with some superb batting from their top order. They set a target of 188 in front of the Lankans which in the end proved to be too much for them. The visitors' openers started in a great fashion. They crossed the 40-run mark under 4 overs and were looking set to chase the total down. But, just then the skipper holed out to Faulkner!

17.6

Pat Cummins To Vikum Sanjaya OUT!

OUT! Sanjaya is run out! Length delivery outside off, cut over backward point. Ben Dunk in the deep cuts it off by moving to his right and hurls a throw at the striker's end. Sanjaya is coming for the second but the throw is a good one. Paine collects the ball calmly and removes the bails. It is referred upstairs and the replays show that Sanjaya failed to make it back in time. That's it for Sri Lanka as AUSTRALIA WIN BY 41 RUNS!

The umpires have gone upstairs for a run out appeal against Vikum Sanjaya. It seems pretty close to the naked eye.

17.5

Pat Cummins To Vikum Sanjaya

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Umpire has a look at the ball as Finch has a problem with the shape of it. After having a look at it, he cuts some extra thread off it.

17.4

Pat Cummins To Vikum Sanjaya

FOUR! Tennis-ball shot! Length delivery outside off, Vikum taps it into the turf over the extra-cover fielder for a boundary.

17.3

Pat Cummins To Nuwan Kulasekara

On the pads, clipped through square leg for a single.

Vikum Sanjaya is the last man in.

17.2

Pat Cummins To Lasith Malinga OUT!

OUT! Direct hit from the skipper! Full outside off, driven to mid off. Malinga takes off for a single. Finch at mid off takes an aim at the bowler's end and hits the target. Malinga is running as if he is having a jog in the park. The umpire refers it upstairs and the replays show that Malinga is well short of his ground. Just a wicket shy of the victory!

The umpire has gone upstairs for a run out appeal against Lasith Malinga.

17.1

Pat Cummins To Lasith Malinga

Malinga makes room and pushes the delivery to covers.

Pat Cummins is back into the attack.

Over 17 : 140/8

4 Runs

N. Kulasekara

7 (6)

L. Malinga

1 (1)

J. Faulkner

3-0-20-3

16.6

James Faulkner To Nuwan Kulasekara

Back of a length delivery, punched off the back foot back to the bowler.

16.5

James Faulkner To Lasith Malinga

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

16.4

James Faulkner To Nuwan Kulasekara

Length delivery outside off, played through point for a single.

Lasith Malinga makes his way out to the middle.

16.3

James Faulkner To Milinda Siriwardana OUT!

OUT! In the air... gone! Slower delivery on the fuller side, Siriwardana goes for a big slog but top edges it high in the air. Faulkner places himself under it near the silly mid on region and takes a simple catch. The end is near for SL now! Australia are 2 wickets shy of a victory.

16.2

James Faulkner To Milinda Siriwardana

Length delivery outside off, Milinda swings his bat hard but misses.

16.1

James Faulkner To Milinda Siriwardana

Slow yorker aimed at the boots, Siriwardana does extremely well to dig it out through covers for a brace.

Over 16 : 136/7

15 Runs

M. Siriwardana

33 (24)

N. Kulasekara

6 (4)

J. Richardson

3-0-38-1

15.6

Jhye Richardson To Milinda Siriwardana

Full around off, eased onto long off for a single.

15.5

Jhye Richardson To Nuwan Kulasekara

A touch shorter, punched to long on for a single.

15.4

Jhye Richardson To Nuwan Kulasekara

FOUR! Full in the line of the stumps, Kulasekara drives it powerfully straight down the ground. The ball ricochets off the stumps and goes away to the long off fence for a boundary.

15.3

Jhye Richardson To Milinda Siriwardana

The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.

15.2

Jhye Richardson To Milinda Siriwardana

SIX! Back of a length delivery, angling away, Milinda gets into the position early and heaves it over mid-wicket for a huge maximum.

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