Australia beat Sri Lanka to avoid T20 series whitewash

22 February 2017 06:07 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 11 Bookmark

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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)

Comments - 11

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

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Linusf Wednesday, 22 February 2017 08:01 PM

The Sri Lankan T20 machine was derailed by the suspension of Dickwella.

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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.

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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.

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Desmond Jeromme Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:07 AM

Dickwela's absence was high lighted in this match. Anyway, we won the series.

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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.

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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.

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J Palitha Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:12 AM

No problem we won the series anyway.

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Manuel Benjamin Thursday, 23 February 2017 10:13 AM

Correct I agree with your comment. That was the down-fall yesterday.

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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.

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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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