On Tuesday, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets, and Marcus Stoinis broke an Australian record. The all-rounder scored their first victory of the T20 World Cup with his second-fastest fifty.
Australia, defending champions, defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their Group 1, Super 12 match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at Perth on Tuesday thanks to a quick half-century from all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and his partnership with captain Aaron Finch of 69 runs.
With this victory, Australia moves up to fourth place in the points table with 2 points, one spot behind Sri Lanka, the Asian champions, who are in third place with 2 points. With 158 on the line, Lankan bowlers caused trouble for Australia with their line and lengths, preventing them from hitting boundaries easily.
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When opener David Warner attempted to drive, skipper Dasun Shanaka caught him after more than four overs. After giving Lanka their first wicket at 26 runs, spinner Mahesh Theekshana was back in the pavilion for 11 runs in 10 balls.
Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch, the captain, shared the crease. For the first time in their T20I history, Australia did not score a single four or six at the end of the powerplay. Australia was 33/1 after six overs, with Marsh (1*) and Finch (9*) at the crease.
Marsh broke the boundary drought in the second ball of the eighth over by smashing Wanindu Hasaranga for a four and a six. Australia reached the 50-run mark in the eighth over thanks to that six. Finch also let go of the first ball of the next over and sent a massive slog wide-long on.
Marsh caught Bhanuka Rajapaksa at long-off just as the Australians appeared to be speeding up. Marsh was returned by Dhananjaya de Silva for 17 runs off 17 balls. At this point in 8.3 overs, Australia was 60/2.
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Finch had Glenn Maxwell join him. He smashed Hasaranga for two sixes and a four in the 10th over, which resulted in the loss of 19 runs for Australia.
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Australia was 85/2 after 10 overs, led by Maxwell (22*) and Finch (23*).
In the 12th over, Maxwell was hit in the throat after giving the game some life. Ashen Bandara caught Chamika Karunaratne close to the boundary rope in the subsequent over, and he took his wicket. The Australians were reduced to 89/3 in 12.2 overs when the all-rounder was run out for a quick 23 off 12 balls.
At the crease, Marcus Stoinis was the next up. In 13.4 overs, Australia reached the 100-run mark. While Stoinis ate Shanaka and Hasaranga's bowling and easily smashed them for fours and sixes, Finch had kept one end steady with his patient approach. In his 15th over, Hasaranga, a star for SL all this time, smashed 19 runs.
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Australia was at 126/3 after 15 overs, with Finch (27*) and Stoinis (34*) at the crease. The partnership between Stoinis and the Lankan bowlers lasted 20 balls and scored 50 runs. In addition, he reached his half-century in just 17 balls, the fastest time an Australian has ever played in a T20I.
With 21 balls remaining and seven wickets in hand, the pair helped Australia win the match. Australia reached 158/3 in 16.3 overs, with Stoinis scoring 59* with four fours and six sixes in just 18 balls and Finch remaining unbeaten with 31* off 42 balls. Together, they scored 69 runs in 25 balls. Karunaratne, Dhananjaya, and Theekshana each took a wicket for Sri Lanka.
In their Group 1, Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Perth on Tuesday, Australian bowlers made a great comeback after a 69-run stand for the second wicket between Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva reduced Sri Lanka to 157/6.
The Lankans were in a good position thanks to a 69-run stand between Nissanka (40) and de Silva (26) for the second wicket. However, the Aussies made a comeback by taking quick wickets by taking advantage of the Lankans' propensity to hit loose shots. However, Charith Asalanka (38 points) ensured that his team ended on a positive note.
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When Sri Lanka was put to bat first by Australia, pacer Pat Cummins dealt a devastating blow when he returned in-form opener Kusal Mendis for just 5 off 6 balls after the batter skied a mistimed pull attempt that went straight into Mitchell Marsh's hands at midwicket. Sri Lanka was 6-to-1.
After that, opener Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva came together to keep the scoreboard ticking with careful strike rotation and at least one boundary per over.
However, Australian bowlers delivered a few extras at the end of the power play as a result of sloppy bowling. Sri Lanka had de Silva (6*) and Nissanka (17*) at 36/1 after the power play.
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The Asian champions' inning appeared to be on the right track after they scored 50 runs in eight overs. Silva (15*) and Nissanka (28*) reached a fifty-run partnership for the second wicket in 41 balls.
With de Silva (17*) and Nissanka (32*) at the crease, Sri Lanka was at 63/1 after ten overs. Due to their focus primarily on strike rotation, the pair had only scored four boundaries together.
After Nissanka was superbly caught by David Warner at the long-off region, spinner Ashton Agar broke the 69-run partnership between the two players. Lanka reached 75/2 in 11.3 overs after Silva returned to the pavilion with 26 runs off 23 deliveries.
Sri Lanka's next man up was Charith Asalanka, who smashed Marsh for fours and sixes in the 13th over to make an immediate impression.
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After being run out for 40 off 45 balls by Marsh and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, a well-set Nissanka had to return. Sri Lanka scored 97/3.
The next batter to reach the plate was Chanuka Rajapaksa. In 14.1 overs, Sri Lanka reached the 100-run mark. Mitchell Starc, who got his first victim of the day with assistance from Cummins, limited him to just five balls while he scored a boundary. In 14.5 overs, Sri Lanka was down 106/4.
| R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 110.00 | |
| Aaron Finch (C) | 31 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 73.81 | |
| Mitchell Marsh | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 105.88 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 191.67 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 59 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 327.78 | |
| Extra | 16 (b 4, w 10, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 158/3 (16.3) | |||||
Sri Lanka was at 106/4 with five overs remaining, led by Asalanka (16*) and skipper Dasun Shanaka. As skipper Shanaka skied one and was caught by Wade, the Lankans' momentum continued to slide, and Glenn Maxwell took his first wicket of the day.
For 111 runs, SL had lost half of their batters. After the Silva-Nissanka stand, they lost four wickets in just 36 runs, allowing the Australians to come back.
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For just one run, all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was defeated by Josh Hazlewood. Wade was caught when Hasanranga edged a length ball pitching at the seventh stump.SL required some intervention to improve their situation at 120/6 in 17.3 overs.
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Asalanka was joined on the crease by Chamika Karunaratne.In 19.5 overs, Asalanka helped his team reach 150 runs. Cummins' final over cost a lot of money because it gave away 20 runs.
Asalanka (38*) and Karunaratne (14*) led Sri Lanka to a final score of 157/6. Each of Start, Cummins, Hazlewood, Agar and Maxwell picked up a wicket.
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