Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I 2022 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st T20I 2022 - Australia tour of Sri Lanka 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Australia and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 07th June 2022.

An record unbroken 134-run stand between Aaron Finch and David Warner © AFP / Getty Images

Pace bowling attack from Josh Hazlewood's four-for and Mitchell Starc's three-wicket haul before An unbeaten blazing half-centuries from openers David Warner and Aaron Finch guided Australia easy ten-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and take a 1-0 lead in a one-sided game of the first T20I.

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Australia chased 129 was their joint fourth smallest successful run-chase against Sri Lanka in T20 internationals The ten-wicket win is Australia's third and Australia's joint biggest victory by terms of wickets remaining against Sri Lanka in T20 international and It is the third such defeat for Sri Lanka in T20Is. Sri Lanka's 128 was their joint sixth lowest score in the completed innings against Australia in T20 internationals. Josh Hazlewood's 4 for 16 was his second best bowling performance for Australia in T20 international and also his second best bowling figures against Sri Lanka in T20Is after his 4 for 12 at Sydney in this year. Sri Lanka lost their last nine wickets for just 28-runs - which was their worst nine-wicket collapse in T20 international. They went from 100 for 1 to 128 for all out, Their previous worst such collapse was nine for 46-runs against West Indies at same venue in 2015. 134* : Aaron Finch and David Warner set up the record first-wicket partnership for Australia against Sri Lanka in T20 international, previously held by the 122-run stand between these pair at Adelaide in 2019 and the Australia's second highest opening stand in T20Is.

* Sri Lanka suffered a stunning collapse to lose 9 for 28 after a strong start from the top three batsmen.

Sri Lanka scored 128 for all-out in 19.3 overs with top scorer by Charith Asalanka cracked a 38 off 34-balls including 3-fours & a six.

Pathum Nissanka scored 36 off 31-balls including 2-fours & a six, Danushka Gunathilanka blasted a 26 off 15-balls included 3-fours & a six and Wanindu Hasaranga 17.

Australia best bowler by Josh Hazlewood 4-16, Mitchell Starc picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs and Kane Richardson took one-wicket.

Australia chased 134 for without lost a wicket in 14 overs with top scorer by David Warner hammered a unbeaten 70 off 44-balls including 9-fours with strike rate of 159.09.

Aaron Finch blasted a unbeaten 61 off 40-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 152.50.

Josh Hazlewood named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed a 4-wickets for 16-runs in 4-overs.

                   

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