AUS beat SL Highlights: Australia won by 20 runs – In the rain-interrupted 1st T20, Ben McDermott and Josh Hazlewood put up star performances to power Australia to a 20-run win on the DLS method at the SCG. With the win, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series. Follow Australia vs Sri Lanka LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
Josh Hazlewood’s heroic spell helped Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 20 runs via the DLS method in a rain-curtailed match in the first T20I of the five-match series, here at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Australia scored 149/9, but the target got reduced to 143 to be chased in 19 overs. Hazlewood scalped four wickets while Adam Zampa went away with three, to give their side a 20-run victory. Chasing 150, Sri Lanka got an early blow as the opener Danushka Gunathilaka was dismissed on just one run by Josh Hazlewood, leaving the score at 3/1. Avishka Fernando then joined opener Pathum Nissanka but couldn’t stand for long, as he was sent back to the dug out by Pat Cummins.
Later, Charith Asalanka and Nissanka tried to anchor the innings and kept the scoreboard moving for Lankans. But, their happiness was short-lived as Zampa scalped two wickets back to back and sent both the batters back, with the team’s total at 64/4 in the 11th over.
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Wanindu Hasaranga was the third batter who fell prey to Zampa’s spell, after getting dismissed for just 13 runs. It was then, the rain stopped the play, and the target was revised to 143 to be chased in 19 overs.
Coming back from the break, Australia snatched the game completely into their favor when Hazlewood took three wickets and sent Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, and Dushmantha Chameera back to the dug out, to restrict the visitors 122/8 and register a victory by 20 runs.
Our world champs keep on winning!
A solid 20-run win over Sri Lanka (DLS method) amidst some frustrating weather is a pretty good way to start the Dettol T20I Series! #AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/3icZy4LSLe
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) February 11, 2022
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Earlier, Australia also struggled with the bat as Ben McDermott was the only batter to play a decent inning of 53 runs. Apart from him, only Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis scored in double digits.
For Sri Lanka, Hasaranga scalped three wickets while Chameera, Binura Fernando, and Karunaratne returned with two wickets each.
Both the teams will now be clashing for the 2nd T20I on Sunday, at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Sri Lanka Innings: 122/8, lost by 20 runs
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 36 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 97.30 | |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Avishka Fernando | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 84.21 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 | |
| Dinesh Chandimal (WK) | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 156.25 | |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Binura Fernando | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 11 (b 4, w 4, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 122/8 (19) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | M Theekshana | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Pat Cummins | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| D Gunathilaka | 1-3 | 1.6 |
| A Fernando | 2-21 | 3.3 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 3-64 | 10.2 |
| KIC Asalanka | 4-64 | 10.4 |
| W Hasaranga | 5-88 | 14.3 |
| D Shanaka | 6-89 | 15.1 |
| C Karunaratne | 7-90 | 15.4 |
| PVD Chameera | 8-104 | 17.1 |
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch (C) | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Ben McDermott | 53 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 129.27 | |
| Josh Inglis | 23 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 127.78 | |
| Glenn Maxwell | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 | |
| Steven Smith | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 176.47 | |
| Matthew Wade (WK) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Pat Cummins | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Mitchell Starc | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Adam Zampa | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 149/9 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Binura Fernando | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.50 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Finch | 1-30 | 4.5 |
| JP Inglis | 2-80 | 10.3 |
| GJ Maxwell | 3-90 | 11.4 |
| Steven Smith | 4-105 | 13.5 |
| BR McDermott | 5-107 | 14.2 |
| MS Wade | 6-141 | 17.3 |
| MP Stoinis | 7-141 | 17.4 |
| Mitchell Starc | 8-144 | 18.3 |
| Pat Cummins | 9-145 | 18.5 |
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Sri Lanka XI: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Australia #AUSvSL
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2022
AUS vs SL LIVE: Josh Inglis to make debut for Australia in 1st T20I against Sri Lanka
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
Inglis will bat at No.3 with Aaron Finch and Ben McDermott set to open the batting!
Tickets for the #AUSvSL Dettol T20I series 🎟 https://t.co/yhYqPqaGFD pic.twitter.com/lX56qeRnS2
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) February 10, 2022
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
AUS vs SL Squad:
Australia squad: Aaron Finch (capt), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Josh Inglis, Ben McDermott, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (capt), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Chamika Karunaratne, Janith Liyanage, Kamil Mishara, Ramesh Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwan Thushara, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Shiran Fernando.
AUS beat SL Highlights: Ben McDermott, Josh Hazlewood star as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in 1st T20 to take 1-0 lead in series
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