
Australia finally applies the blowtorch to Sri Lanka
Legspinner Adam Zampa and allrounder James Faulkner both claimed three wickets as Australia avoided a T20 series whitewash with a 41-run triumph against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval last night.
Legspinner Adam Zampa and allrounder James Faulkner both claimed three wickets as Australia avoided a T20 series whitewash with a 41-run triumph against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval last night.
A frustrated Australian Twenty20 side has earmarked a ruthless approach to tonight’s dead-rubber against Sri Lanka in Adelaide.
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The first over of Sri Lanka’s Twenty 20 tour was a stark reminder for Australia that paceman Lasith Malinga poses a huge threat.
Glenn Maxwell hit back at selectors in the most emphatic way overnight to help Australia to a record total and an 85-run flogging of Sri Lanka in the series-opening Twenty20 match.
David Warner finally found form to hit the highest score by an Australian batsman in Sri Lanka and lift his side to a comfortable five-wicket win for a 4-1 series victory margin.
Australia claimed an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series against Sri Lanka overnight, but there’s still a battle the cricketers want to win before leaving the country: the one against the Sri Lankan curators.