Published: Oct 25, 2022, 08:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 25, 2022, 08:07 PM (IST)
Highlight T20 World Cup 2022, AUS vs SL And Latest Match Updates: Marcus Stoinis’ blazing half century led the Aussies to their first victory of the T20 World Cup. He completed his half century in just 17 balls and helped the defending Champions chase down 158 runs with 7 wickets and 21 balls remaining.
Aaron Finch won the toss and invited SL to bat first. Dasun Shanaka’s side batting first managed to put 157 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Aussies chased it down after facing some early hiccups.
Sri Lanka lost Kusal Mendis to Pat Cummins in the second over itself. However, Nissanka and De Silva took on a steady approach and kept on progressing the scoreboard.
Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva joined 69 runs crucial partnership and helped SL recover from an early blow. De Silva lost his wicket to Agar after scoring 26 of 23 balls. However, trouble increased for SL after they lost the wicket of set batter Nissanka in form of a run out.
Aussies tightened their control in the match after dismissing Bhanuka Rajapaksha and SL’s skipper Dasun Shanka in quick successions. Josh Hazlewood also got a wicket as he dismissed Hasaranga in his final over.
Charith Asalanka’s 38 of 25 and Chamika Karunaratne’s quick 14 helped Sri Lanka get past the 150 runs mark. Their partnership helped SL put 157 on the board.
Aussies got off a tough start after losing Warner early in the game. Marsh and Maxwell played some good knocks but they were short. Finch on the other hand held on to one end but was clearly struggling.
Then came Marcus Stoinis and he completely shifted the waves from SL’s court to the Aussies. AUS needed 51 in final 36 balls. His knock helped Aussied chase it down in just 15 balls.
