22nd
T20 World Cup Match
Sri Lanka VS Australia
Written by Basharat Mosvi
The 22nd match of the T20 World Cup series between Sri Lanka vs Australia was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 7:00 PM. Only one match was played today in connection with the T20 World Cup. The Australian captain won the toss and elected to bowl first. Sri Lankan openers started the innings but opener P. Sanaka made 7 off 9 balls and was caught by David Warner off Pat Cummins ball, Fellow batsman Koshal Perera led the innings with 35 off 25 balls with four fours and a six before being bowled out by Mitchell Starc, Newcomer batsman C. Asan Lanka played his best innings of 35 off 27 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six and was caught by Steve Smith off Adam Zampa bowling, A. Fernando scored 4 runs and was caught by Steve Smith on the ball of Adam Zampa bowling, Middle Order Batsman Raja Paksa scored 33 not out off 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six, W. Saranga was dismissed for 4 runs, D. Shanaka was also dismissed for 12 off 19 balls while C. Korn Ratna was not out for 9 off 6 balls, Sri Lanka scored 154 for 6 in the required 20 overs, and set a target of 155 for Australia to win. Better bowling by Australia did not give Sri Lanka a chance to get a big target, Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs, Pat Cummins took 2 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs, While Adam Zampa bowled well, he did not allow Sri Lanka to bat openly, dismissing two wickets for just 12 runs in 4 overs. Today saw the best bowling from the Australian side.
The target set by Australia chased and started scoring fast, Captain Arinch Finch batted brilliantly, his fellow batsman David Warner washed the Sri Lankan bowlers well, Arnich Finch bowled a brilliant 37 off 23 balls, but David Warner continued to add runs, Newcomer batsman Maxwell could not stay on the wicket for long, David Warner was also caught at the boundary after playing his best innings of 65 off 42 balls, Newcomer Steve Smith continued to bat responsibly and kept up the pace, Steve Smith scored 28 not out off 26 balls to lead the team to victory. Australia achieved the target of 155 for 3 in 17 overs with 18 balls to spare. Thus, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the main match of Super-12 and highlighted its position in the group. Sri Lanka could not fully defend the given target, the Sri Lankan wicketkeeper dropped the catch of set batsman David Warner for 18 runs and this catch cost him dearly as David Warner took advantage of the drop catch and scored a brilliant 65 runs in the innings. Sri Lanka's Vinodu Asnaranga took 2 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs while Dushan Shinaka took 1 wicket for 6 runs in 1 over. No other Sri Lankan bowler has bowled well.
Australia's Adam Zampa was named Man of the Match for his excellent bowling in the match.
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