At the Perth Stadium in this city on Tuesday, Australia put up a masterful display to demolish Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Super 12 match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. In a Super 12 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 at Perth Stadium, here on Tuesday, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis' brilliant knock (59 not out from 18) propelled Australia to a spirit-boosting seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. This was the fastest T20I fifty by an Australia batter off 17 balls.
Australia needed to defeat Sri Lanka in order to maintain their chances of progressing to the knockout stages after losing their initial encounter to New Zealand by a significant margin. With a convincing victory on Tuesday, the hosts accomplished this.
Charith Asalanka and Chamika Karunaratne, with their late cameos, scored 37 runs from the final 15 deliveries to lead Sri Lanka to a decent total of 157/6 in 20 overs after being invited to bat first. Disciplined bowling by the Aussies had held Sri Lanka quiet for the majority of their innings.
Asalanka finished the game unbeaten on 38 from 25 pitches, and Karunaratne, who came in to bat at number 8, added a helpful 14 from seven pitches. The innings of Pathum Nissanka (40) and Dhananjaya de Silva (26) ended with disappointing strike rates of 88.89 and 113.04, respectively, after their strong beginnings.
Australia won easily in response thanks to Marcus Stoinis' quickfire half-century (59 not out off 18). For the reigning champions, who completed the target chase in 16.3 overs, the other key contributors were skipper Aaron Finch (31 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (23).
Dhananjaya de Silva (1/18) was the least expensive bowler for Sri Lanka.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 157/6 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 40, Charith Asalanka 38 not out; Glenn Maxwell 1/5) lost to Australia 158/3 in 16.3 Overs (Marcus Stoinis 59 not out, Aaron Finch 31 not out; Dhananjaya de Silva 1/18) by 7 wickets.