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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2nd T20I: Australia deny Sri Lanka in Super Over
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.
Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I Live: Josh Inglis Departs, Australia 4 Down vs Sri Lanka
Australia are four wickets down against Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis missed out on his maiden international fifty, as he was dismissed on 48. Australia had earlier lost both their openers Aaron Finch (18) and Ben McDermott (25). Glenn Maxwell also failed to impress as he was dismissed on 15. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl at the SCG. Kane Richardson is playing his first international match in over two years, and replaces Mitchell Starc in the playing XI. Australia lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match by 20 runs (D/L method). (LIVE SCORECARD)
Watch: Faf Du Plessis Thanks Chennai Super Kings After His Journey With Team Ends In IPL
Veteran South Africa batter Faf du Plessis thanked everyone associated with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after his journey with the team came to an end. Faf du Plessis was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 7 crore on Day 1 of the ongoing IPL auction. Du Plessis, who had joined CSK in 2011, played every season with the team since then, barring two seasons when CSK were banned from IPL in 2016 and 2017.
Hazlewood leads Aussies in IPL $1m deals
Josh Hazlewood was the big Australian winner on the first day of the Indian Premier League auction as he landed a $A1.44m deal to join Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore.
IPL Auction 2022: Day 1 in numbers
IPL 2022 mega auction's first day here on Saturday: Total Money Spent by 10 franchises: Rs 3,88,10,00,000 (Rs 3.88 billion) Total players sold: 74 (Overseas 20) Biggest Buy at Auction: Ishan Kishan (India, Mumbai Indians) Rs 15.25 crore Chennai Super KingsAmount Spent: Rs 69.55 crore, Amount Available: Rs 20.45 crore Buys: 6, Retained: 4 MS Dhoni* (India wk-batter) Rs 12 crore Ruturaj Gaikwad* (India batter) Rs 6 crore Ravindra Jadeja* (India all-rounder) Rs 16 crore Ambati Rayudu (India batter) Rs 6.75 crore Robin Uthappa (India batter) Rs 2 crore Deepak Chahar (India pacer) Rs 14 crore Dwayne Bravo (West Indies allrounder) Rs 4.40 crore Moeen Ali (England allrounder) Rs 8 crore KM Asif (India pacer) Rs 20 lakh Tushar Deshpande (India pacer) Rs 8 crore Delhi CapitalsAmount Spent: Rs 73.50 crore, Amount Available: Rs 16.50 crore Buys: 9, Retained: 4 Prithvi Shaw* (India batter) Rs 7.50 crore Anrich Nortje* (South Africa pacer) Rs 6.50 crore Axar Patel* (India allrounder) Rs 9 crore Rishabh Pant* (India wk) Rs 16 crore David Warner (Australia batter) Rs 6.25 crore Mitchell Marsh (Australia allrounder) Rs 6.50 crore Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh allrounder) Rs 2 crore Shardul Thakur (India pacer) Rs 10.75 crore Kuldeep Yadav (India spinner) Rs 2 crore Ashwin Hebbar (India allrounder) Rs 20 lakh Kamlesh Nagarkoti (India pacer) Rs 1.10 crore Sarfaraz Khan (India batter) Rs 20 lakh KS Bharat (India batter-wk) Rs 2 crore Royal Challengers BangaloreAmount Spent: Rs 80.75 crore, Amount Available: Rs 9.25 crore Buys: 8, Retained: 3 Virat Kohli* (India batter) Rs 15 crore Glenn Maxwell* (Australia allrounder) Rs 11 crore Mohammed Siraj* (India pacer) Rs 7 crore Josh Hazlewood (Australia pacer) Rs 7.75 crore Dinesh Karthik (India
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