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Australia suffered another injury setback on Monday as fast bowler Kane Richardson returned home with a hamstring problem ahead of the first one-day international against hosts Sri Lanka. Test skipper Pat Cummins will however return to the side for the five-match ODI series beginning on Tuesday after recovering from a long-running injury.
Australia women's team captain Meg Lanning and late Shane Warne have been acknowledged in the annual Queen's Birthday Honours List. Lanning, 30, who recently led Australia to ODI World Cup triumph, has been awarded Member of the General Division (AM) for significant service to women's cricket at the elite level. While Shane Warne received his first Australian state honour posthumously after being named an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).
Joe Root swaggered to a ton yet again to continue his rich vein on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Replying to New Zealand's mammoth first innings score of 553, Ollie Pope and Root took full advantage of a docile pitch to ease the pressure on England. Thanks to the pair's commanding displays, England will expect to get close to New Zealand's total in a match that could be destined for a high-scoring draw. Pope's second Test century (145 off 239 balls), and his first on English soil, came after he was handed a surprise promotion to number three by England captain Ben Stokes at the start of the series. It was Pope's first Test ton since scoring 135 not out in South Africa in January 2020.
With the series already bag, Australia went into the final Twenty20 International (T20I) looking to register a whitewash over Sri Lanka in their own backyard. And for nearly three quarters of the match, Australia were in prime position to clean sweep the series. However, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka changed the script and how, bringing Sri Lanka back from the dead to pull off a thrilling win over the visiting Australians. Few would have given Sri Lanka even a hope of winning when they were left needing 59 runs off the final three overs. But Shanaka launched a stunning assault on the Australian bowlers to take his side home with a ball to spare.
Sri Lanka stunned Australia in their third and final Twenty20 international after skipper Dasun Shanaka hit an undefeated half-century to lead his team home in a nail-biting finish on Saturday. The hosts were chasing a target of 177 to finish the series on a high after going down miserably against the visitors in the first two matches. Shanaka scored an unbeaten 54 off 25 balls with five fours and four sixes to seal a four-wicket victory. Shanaka and tailender Chamika Karunaratne shared a 69-run stand for the seventh wicket after they had been struggling at 108 for six in the 15th over.
Sri Lanka vs Australia 3rd T20I Live Updates: Sri Lanka will look to put in a better performance with the bat to try and deny Australia a series clean sweep when they face off in the 3rd T20 International (T20I) at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka could only muster scores of 128 and 124/9 batting first in the first two T20Is, with Australian pacers running rampant. After suffering a 10-wicket defeat in the first game, they showed an improved bowling display in the second T20I, getting Australia down to 99/7 in the 12th over, but Matthew Wade saw the visitors home with his knock of 26. While Australia may look to try some different players out with the series in the bag, Sri Lanka will focus on getting their batters to put on a better display, having struggled to cope with the likes of Josh Hazlewood and Kane Richardson. (Live Scorecard)
The ongoing T20I series between Sri Lanka and Australia has been a one-sided affair so far as the visitors have managed to take an unassailable 2-0 lead ahead of the final game on Saturday. After being bowled out for 128 in the first match, Sri Lanka lost the game by 10 wickets. Australian bowlers also led the charge in the second game as Sri Lanka were restricted to a total of 124 for nine. Kane Richardson and Jhye Richardson took four and three wickets, respectively, while Glenn Maxwell also managed to bag a couple.
The defending T20 World Cup champions Australia returned to action on Tuesday as they swept aside Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The biggest positive from the game for Australia was the form of skipper Aaron Finch, who was back in the runs with an unbeaten 61 off just 40 balls. Finch has struggled to score big of late, and also struggled to cement his place in the playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.