Australia news: Finch praises unbelievable effort from bowlers in first T20I
Australia skipper Aaron Finch admitted that the batters left the bowlers with a lot of work to do in their first T20I against Sri Lanka.
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Josh Hazlewood Takes Four As Australia Beat Sri Lanka In Opening T20I
Josh Hazlewood took 4-12 on his return from a long injury layoff as world champions Australia began the post-Justin Langer era with a comfortable 20-run T20 victory over Sri Lanka in Sydney on Friday. Langer was always going to miss the five-match series, opting to rest after a long stint on the road, but his shock resignation last weekend cast a shadow over the lead up. With interim coach Andrew McDonald at the helm, Australia were restricted to 149 for nine in their first T20 since winning the World Cup in November. But top-class bowling from Hazlewood, Pat Cummins (1-32) and Adam Zampa (3-18) denied the visitors, who were chasing 143 to win after one over was lost to rain.
Snapshot of the first Aust-Sri Lanka T20I
Score: Australia (149/9) beat Sri Lanka (122/8) by 22 runs (D/L)
Josh Hazlewood destroys Sri Lanka as Australia start life without Justin Langer
Sydney - Josh Hazlewood took 4/12 on his return from a long injury layoff as world champions Australia began the post-Justin Langer era with a comfortable 20-run T20 victory over Sri Lanka on Friday.
Hazlewood takes 4 as Australia beat Sri Lanka in opening T20
Josh Hazlewood took 4-12 on his return from a long injury layoff as world champions Australia began the post-Justin Langer era with a comfortable 20-run T20 victory over Sri Lanka in Sydney on Friday.
Hazlewood stars as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in rain-hit opening T20I
Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best Twenty20 international figures of 4-12 to guide Australia to a 20-run victory against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, in the rain-affected opener of the five-match series. Australia comfortably defended a Duckworth-Lewis-Stern adjusted target score of 143, with spinner Adam Zampa (3-18) inflicting early damage before Hazlewood iced the game with late wickets. The tourists ended on 122-8 after 19 overs, with the chase reduced after rain interrupted in the 15th over.
Cricket-Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in rain-hit opening T20
(Reuters) - Paceman Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best Twenty20 international figures of 4-12 to guide Australia to a 20 run victory against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, in the rain-affected opener of the five-match series.
Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 20 runs in rain-hit opening T20
Paceman Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best Twenty20 international figures of 4-12 to guide Australia to a 20 run victory against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, in the rain-affected opener of the five-match series.