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Pathum Nissanka struck a brilliant 73 from 53 balls in vain. Australia posted 164-6 and were cruising to victory until powerful hitting by Nissanka and captain Dasun Shanaka (34 from 19 balls) kept the touring side in the game and they finished level on 164-8. In the tie-breaking Super Over, Australia's Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell easily chased down the five-run target set by Sri Lanka to put their side 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Australia's World-Cup winning skipper Aaron Finch went unsold in the players auction for this year's Indian Premier League.
Josh Inglis' 48-run knock, Pathum Nissanka's 73-run knock and Josh Hazlewood's three-wicket haul were the standout performances as Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the super over to win the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. With this win, Australia have gained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series and the third T20I will now be played on Tuesday. In the super over, Sri Lanka scored just five runs and Australia managed to chase it down. Chasing 165, Sri Lanka got off to a bad start as the side lost Danushka Gunathilaka (0) on the fifth ball of the innings to Josh Hazlewood. In his next over, Hazlewood struck again as he dismissed Avishka Fernando (5). Charith Asalanka (0) was bowled for a duck by Pat Cummins and Sri Lanka were reduced to 25/3 in the fifth over.
England pacer Jofra Archer has reacted after being bought by the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction on Sunday. Archer, who is currently recovering from an elbow injury, was roped in for Rs 8 crore by the five-time champions. Archer, who had a base price of Rs 2 crore, was part of the accelerated bidding process of the ongoing IPL auction in Bengaluru. Despite his recent injury concerns, there was an intense bidding war for Archer between MI and the Rajasthan Royals.
West Indies death bowler Romario Shepherd was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 7.75 crore during the accelerated part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction on Sunday. England pacer Tymal Mills was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.5 crore while West Indies pacer Obed McCoy was bought by Rajasthan Royals for 75 lakh. All-rounder Tim David was also bought by Mumbai Indians for a whopping amount of Rs 8.25 crore. Chennai Super Kings acquired New Zealand all-rounder Adam Milne for Rs 1.9 crore and on the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Australia Jason Behrendroff for Rs 75 lakh.
England hero Stuart Broad says the decision to leave him out of the West Indies tour has left him ‘confused and angrier with each passing day’.
Toulouse Olympique's hopes of strengthening the squad have suffered a setback after being unsuccessful in their attempt to sign Sam Williams.
The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace.