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Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the🌼 ongoing three-match series at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.
Chasing a paltry target of 125, the Aussie batting order was rocked by Wanindu Hasaranga as the leg-spinner picked up four w𓆉ickets to꧑ reduce the visitors 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 h💙and.
Earlier, a disciplined bowling exhibition by Australians restricte𒐪d the Islanders t꧋o 124/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Richardson duo (Kane and Jhye) shared seven wickets to demolish ෴the Sri Lanka batting unit. While Jhye picked up three scalps for 26 in 4 overs, Kane bagged a four-wicket haul while conꦰceding 30 in 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Matthew Wade and Jhye Richardson keeping their cool at the end wi🥀th 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 goes on.
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket)
Srꦺi Lanka fight back hard but🐻 Australia 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 di🃏smissal
— 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 🌠f꧟inished 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 f🍰inishing, today finished calmly a tense chase.
Big match winner under pressure. Supreme fighte🉐r with never say die men🐼tality
— MOHD FUZAIL AHMAD (@mohdfuzailahmad)
Nerv🍌y chase for Austr🌊alia .. Matthew Wade is their main man as he top scores with 26 and guided Australia to a narrow 3 wicket win
&mda💃sh; 🅒🅡🅘︎🅒︎🄲🅁🄰🅉🅈𝗠𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗨™ 🇮🇳❤️ (@MSDianMrigu𒊎)
