Australia posted 164-6 and were heading for victory until a powerful hit by Nissenka and the captain Dasun Shanaka (34 off 19 balls) kept the touring side in the game and they finished at 164-8.
In the tie-breaking Super Over, Australia Marcus Stoinis And Glen Maxwell Easily chased down a five-run target set by Sri Lanka to take his team 2-0 in the five-match series.
Take a bow, Josh Hazlewood! He restricted Sri Lanka to just five runs in the Super Over and Australia chased it down… https://t.co/NRUqwqt0Nu
— ICC (@ICC) 1644754741000
Josh Hazlewood was one of Australia’s bowlers, taking 3-22 in addition to his stingy Super Over, having a stellar weekend for the 31-year-old after he was bought for $1 million in the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday.
a great run out Steve Smith Shanaka’s effort at deep midwicket ended, leaving Sri Lanka at 115-5 after 16 overs and the game was drawn up delicately.
Nissenka was dismissed in the deep for 12 off the required four balls, and a ball later was a concern for Smith, who hit his head on the ground in an acrobatic, but unsuccessful, attempt to save a six.
Australia captain Aaron Finch said: “It was great to win, but overall it was pretty rough.”
After losing the toss, Finch was stumped by the bowling of what survived two close lbw reviews before being dismissed for 25 Vanindu Hasranga, The leg-spinner finished with figures of 2-33.
Josh Inglis scored 48 runs, which included five fours.
Sri Lanka, who did not hit a four-ball 13 against Nuwan Thushara in Matthew Wade’s 20th over for a six, bowled with discipline and the fast bowlers used clever changes of pace.
Shanaka said, “The boys showed character, these youngsters fight when they go in the middle.”
The series moves to Canberra for the third game on Tuesday.
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