Australia beat Sri Lanka in super over to go 2-0 up in Twenty20 series
Australia edged Sri Lanka in a dramatic super over to go 2-0 up in their five-match Twenty20 series in Sydney.
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Australia beat Sri Lanka after super over drama in 2nd T20
Australia scraped past Sri Lanka to take control of their five-match Twenty20 series Sunday after late fireworks from the visitors forced their second clash in Sydney to a rare super over after it ended in a tie.
Australia clinches T20 international victory over Sri Lanka in Super Over to take 2-0 series lead
A stunning Josh Hazlewood display in the Super Over has helped Australia to consecutive T20 international wins over Sri Lanka at the SCG.
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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 Beat Sri Lanka via Super Over In 2nd T20I, Take 2-0 Lead In 5-Match Series
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.
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Sri Lanka set 165 to win T20 vs Australia
Australia have set Sri Lanka 165 runs to win in the second Twenty20 International at the SCG.