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Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-ꦐ0 lead in the ongoing three-match series at R. Premadasa Sꦛtadium in Colombo on Wednesday.
Chasing a paltry target of 125, the Aussie batting order was rocked by Wanindu Hasaranga as the leg-spinner picke🧸d up four wickets to reduce the vi﷽sitors to 99/7 in 12 overs.
However, Matthew Wade kept his cool🅘 and made sure the tourists finished the proceedings comfortably. The wicketkeeper-batter scored an unbeaten ✨26 to take Australia home in 17.5 overs with three wickets in hand.
Earlier, a disciplined bowlin𒈔g exhibition by Australians restricted the Islanders to 124🤡/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Richardson duo (Kane and Jhye) shared seven wickets to demolish the Sri Lanka batting unit.ဣ While Jhye picked up three scalps for 26 in 4 overs, Kane bagged a four-wic✨ket haul while conceding 30 in 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Matthew Wade and Jhye Richardson🉐 keeping their coꩲol at the end with the bat
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
A weird chase from Australia but Matthew Wade gets the job done. A reminder from Wanindu Hasaranga of his star quality (not that it was needed). Will be a key figure as this tour goe🥃s on.
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
Sri Lanka fight back hard but A🥃ustralia win the 📖2nd T20I by 3 wickets.
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
Hasaranga! What an over! Australia have made this a hard chase but you have to give a lot of credit to Sri Lanka's bowlers.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
That 🔜 reaction in the background summed up everything about that Kusal Mendis hit-wicket dismissal
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07)
Hasaranga has taken 61 wickets from just 37 games at an average of 13.84 and an economy of 6.59 in T20I – he has taken the shorter format by storm.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Great night to be a Richardson 😎
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL)
Kane Richardson took 4-30 as SL finishe💦d on 124-9 in the 2nd T20I
Australia win today, they win the series
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
How good has Matthew Wade been for AUS in T20Is? Batting🐻 out of order at no 7, won AUS the T20 WC semi final with explosive finishing, today fꦰinished calmly a tense chase.
Big match winner under prܫess﷽ure. Supreme fighter with never say die mentality
— MOHD FUZAIL AHMAD (@mohdfuzailahmad)
Nervy chase for Australia .. 🙈Matthew Wade is their main man as he top scores with 26 and guided Australia to a n♋arrow 3 wicket win
— 🅒🅡🅘︎🅒︎🄲🅁🄰🅉🅈𝗠𝗥𝗜��𝗨™ 🇮🇳❤️ (🌳@MSDianMrigu)
