Australia secure fourth consecutive T20I win over Sri Lanka
Player of the match Glenn Maxwell scored 48 runs from 39 balls to pace Australia to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the home team’s fourth consecutive win in the five-match T20I series.
Super impressive! Our Aussies go 4-0 up in the series with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka.
Maxwell (48*) and Inglis (40) were great in the run chase.
A chance to complete the clean sweep when the series wraps up on Sunday! #AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/2o0KWWetEf
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) February 18, 2022
Maxwell brought up the winning runs with a powerful pull shot that raced to the long MCG square boundary to seal the victory with 11 balls remaining.
In just his fourth international match, Josh Inglis impressed with the bat as Australia won comfortably in Melbourne #AUSvSL https://t.co/a8TZZB05YO
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 18, 2022
Josh Inglis chipped in with 40 runs from 20 balls to help Australia reach 143 for four in reply to Sri Lanka’s 139 for eight. Inglis and Maxwell put on a match-winning 71-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Player of the Match is Glenn Maxwell for his unbeaten 48 which included the winning runs #AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/FG7RZ91Ab0
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 18, 2022
After being sent in, opener Pathum Nissanka scored 46 from 40 balls for Sri Lanka. But once Nissanka departed in the 16th over, it started a collapse of 5-9 as Australia took control of the match.
Kane Richardson (2-44) and returning fast bowler Jhye Richardson (2-20) led the Australian bowlers.