Josh Hazlewood conceded simply 5 runs within the Tremendous Over as Twenty20 International Cup champion Australia edged Sri Lanka on Sunday after the second one recreation in their collection completed in a tie.
Australia used to be despatched in to bat in Sydney in Recreation 2 and posted 164 for six, with Josh Inglis scoring 48 from 32 balls to steer the scoring. Dushmantha Chameera took 2-30, together with wickets with consecutive balls within the nineteenth over to take away Steve Smith (14) and Marcus Stoinis (19), and Wanindu Hasaranga returned 2-33.
Sri Lanka used to be all the time in the back of within the run chase after shedding wickets within the first, 3rd and 5th overs to slide to 25-3, however opener Pathum Nissanka’s 73 from 53 deliveries stored the guests in competition.
Sri Lanka wanted 46 from the final 18 balls for victory and, when Hasaranga used to be run out for 34 at the final ball of the nineteenth over, nonetheless wanted 19 off the final over from Stoinis to win the tournament and stage the collection.
They scored 18, with Maheesh Teekshana hitting the second one ball he confronted for 6 and Chameera hitting a 4 down the bottom at the final ball to stage the rankings.
With the Tremendous Over in play Hazlewood, who returned 3-22 in his 4 overs in law, bowled two dot balls and a bye, which led to Dinesh Chandimal being run out by way of an immediate hit from Glenn Maxwell as Sri Lanka slipped to 1-1. The Sri Lankans controlled to get to 5-1 after six balls.
Maxwell took a unmarried off Hasaranga from the primary ball of Australia’s Tremendous Over and Stoinis did the remaining, using down the bottom for consecutive limitations to protected the victory with 3 balls to spare.
“It used to be a mystery,” Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka stated.
“The lads confirmed persona. When the kids move to the center, they take the sport on.” Australia captain Aaron Finch praised veteran tempo bowler Hazlewood and stated it used to be excellent to get the win, however lamented some deficient fielding.
“We may have were given away with one there,” he stated.
Australia received the collection opener by way of 20 runs final Friday in its first T20 tournament since successful the International Cup within the brief structure final November.
The following recreation within the five-match collection shall be performed in Canberra on Tuesday.
