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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs in their final Twenty20 game today, avoiding a whitewash in the three-match series and salvaging some pride.
Australia got off to a flier courtesy of captain and opening batsman Aaron Finch's 53 runs off 32 balls. His partner Michael Klinger scored a controlled 62 runs off 43 balls to help take the hosts to a total of 187.
Sri Lanka began impressively but wickets tumbled as they struggled to cope with leg-spinner Adam Zampa, losing five wickets, including that of in-form all-rounder Asela Gunaratne, between the eighth and 12th over.
Zampa and medium pacer James Faulkner picked up three wickets each. Australia were fielding a below-full-strength side with their test squad currently in India.
Gunaratne was named man-of-the-series after scoring half centuries in the first two matches.(Reuters)
TONY Wednesday, 22 February 2017 06:37 PM
WE PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE GOT BACK TO BASE IN THE FINAL MATCH
Linusf Wednesday, 22 February 2017 08:01 PM
The Sri Lankan T20 machine was derailed by the suspension of Dickwella.
Montana Wednesday, 22 February 2017 10:40 PM
Luck doesn't work always, there are talented players in other communities too, give them a chance (at least one from each minority communities) and see how well the national team progress.
mike Thursday, 23 February 2017 09:34 AM
stupid comment! selections should be based on talent not on any other criteria. look what happened to SA rugby team when black quota was forced.
Desmond Jeromme Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:07 AM
Dickwela's absence was high lighted in this match. Anyway, we won the series.
Kiris Baba Amaray Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:09 AM
We should have done well restricting Australia's total, our batsmen of course did their work.
German Jacob Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:11 AM
No one can under-estimate our T-20 team. We have talented bullets who could challenge any strong teams.
Manuel Benjamin Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:13 AM
Correct I agree with your comment. That was the down-fall yesterday.
Vijith Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:14 AM
Whatever said and done, our team is the best of best T-20 team in the world.
Kadiya Thursday, 23 February 2017 11:26 AM
Being Sri Lankans for what they are,friendly, generous and good-natured, they have generously given away to the Aussies too many runs and senseless wickets!!!!!
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