Shanaka assault gives Sri Lanka thrilling win

Dasun Shanaka's dazzling attack gave Sri Lanka an exhilarating success in the last T20I against Australia in Pallekele on Saturday (June 11). Shanaka brought Sri Lanka back from the edge of one more misfortune in the pursuit of 176 to seal a triumph in the last over that assisted the hosts with pulling one back regardless of yielding the series as of now. The wind toward the end The issue at hand was obvious to everyone for Sri Lanka when they were reeling at 112/6 after 16 overs. At that stage, they required 65 runs from 24 conveyances with Shanaka attempting to get moving (4 off 10). The condition turned out to be practically unrealistic with Ashton Agar just surrendering six runs in the seventeenth over. Sri Lanka were left to get 59 off 18, yet the accompanying over assisted Sri Lanka with reversing the situation. Josh Hazlewood, who had yielded just three runs off his initial three overs, got hammered from the Sri Lankan captain. Shanaka initially crushed a six over midwicket prior to sending off the following conveyance over lengthy on. He added several additional limits to take the count to 22 off the over and that brought the condition down to 37 from 12, constraining Shanaka to essentially rehash his heroics for Sri Lanka to have a potential for success. The right-hander then brought a six and a four off Jhye Richardson and Chamika Karunaratne, as far as it matters for him, likewise helped by chipping one over cover for a limit. Safeguarding 18 in the last finished, Kane Richardson exacerbated the situation by bowling two or three wides yet the game was still in Australia's grip when the condition boiled down to 15 off 4. Shanaka then tied the scores by bringing 14 off the following three, getting to his 50 years simultaneously. Despite the fact that Sri Lanka appeared to be the top choices to finish things off the last ball, Richardson made it more straightforward by terminating one more wide that started wide festivals from the Sri Lankan camp. The energetic beginning and the plunge At one phase, the match seemed to have gotten away for Sri Lanka in spite of the their excellent beginning to the pursuit in the PowerPlay. Charith Asalanka thoroughly searched in brilliant touch as the hosts dashed to 66/1 after eight overs. In any case, Marcus Stoinis set off a breakdown with a twofold strike that saw him eliminate Asalanka and Pathum Nissanka off progressive overs. Agar then, at that point, sent back the risky Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Hazlewood shook the lumber to send Kusal Mendis back to the structure as Sri Lanka slipped from 66/1 to 98/5. The Hasaranga-Theekshana gag Sri Lanka likewise got an opportunity to confine Australia to a standard score prior at night. The guests got off to a fine beginning and were very much positioned at 85/1 at the midway imprint with David Warner and Glenn Maxwell hoping to change gears. However, Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana applied the hold to pull things back. Both Maxwell and Warner were excused off consecutive conveyances by the two spinners and Josh Inglis' run out made it a group full go-around. Losing three wickets for the expansion of no runs staggered Australia, who were presently frantically needing a stand to restore their innings. That organization showed up as Steven Smith kept the innings intact close by Stoinis to rescue difficult situation. When the pair settled down, Stoinis pushed on the gas pedal and Smith gave the last little details to assist Australia with breaking 175 - a complete that was certainly not on the cards after the smaller than usual breakdown. Brief scores: Australia176/5 in 20 overs (David Warner 39, Marcus Stoinis 38; Maheesh Theekshana 2/25) lost to Sri Lanka 177/6 in 19.5 overs (Dasun Shanaka 54*; Marcus Stoinis 2/8, Josh Hazlewood 2/25) by 4 wickets