Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I 2016 - Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Australia and Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 06th September 2016.
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Glenn Maxwell's record-breaking 145* sets up to Australia's record 85-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a Chamara Kapugedera's assault and take a 1-0 lead in a historic game of the first T20 international.
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- Glenn Maxwell slama 145* - the second highest-score in T20 international after Aaron Finch's 156.
- Glenn Maxwell's 145* was the highest-score by any batsman in Sri Lankan soil in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 123 against Bangladesh at same venue in the 2012 World Twenty20.
- Glenn Maxwell's strike-rate of 223.07 is the third best among the 23 hundreds.
- Glenn Maxwell became the third Australian batsman to score a hundred in T20 internationals after Aaron Finch and Shane Watson.
- Glenn Maxwell hammered a 49-ball seventh fastest century in T20 international and the second fastest hundred by an Australian batsman in T20Is after Aaron Finch's 47-ball century.
- 9 : Glenn Maxwell hit the second most sixes in an innings for Australia in T20 international after Aaron Finch's 14-sixes and the joint fifth in the list of most sixes in an innings in T20Is.
- 58 : Thisara Perera became the second most runs conceded by a Sri Lankan bowler in T20 internationals after Sanath Jayasuriya (64).
- Australia's 263 was the highest-score ever in T20 international cricket history.
- Australia's 85-run win was their third largest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their biggest win against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous biggest win was 81 at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
- Sri Lanka's 85-run defeat was their worst by margin of runs in T20Is, previous worst margin of 81 against same opponent at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
- 57 : Glenn Maxwell and David Warner set upthe third highest first-wicket partnership for Australia against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals.
- 97 : Glenn Maxwell and Usman Khawaja set up the record second-wicket partnership for Australia against Sri Lanka in T20 international, previously held by the 47-run stand between Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting at Nottingham in the 2009 World Twenty20 and Australia's fourth highest second-wicket partnership in T20Is.
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Australia scored mammoth total of 263-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by
Glenn Maxwell 145 not out - which was his 1st T20I hundred.
Travis Head blasted a 45 off 18-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 250, Usman Khawaja cracked a 36 off 22-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike-rate of 163.63.
David Warner hit 28 off 16-balls including 5-fours with strike-rate of 175.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Sachithra Senanayake, Thisara Perera both takes 1-wicket and Debutant Sachith Pathirana - who took one-wicket on his debut T20I match.
Sri Lanka scored 178-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Dinesh Chandimal struck 58 off 43-balls including 6-fours & a six.
Chamara Kapugedera blasted a 43 off 25-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 172 and Kusal Mendis hit 22 off 13-balls included 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 169.23.
Australia best bowler by Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland both picked up 3-wickets, Moises Henriques, Adam Zampa and James Faulkner each took one-wickets.
Glenn Maxwell named Player of the match for record-breaking career-best scintillating unbeaten 145-runs knocked off facing 65-balls including 14-fours and 9-sixes with strike rate of 223.07.
