David Warner retured back to form with his fifty plus knock vs Sri Lanka in Australia’s second match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021.
This was Australia’s second win in a row and they are now placed second in the Group 1 table with four points, only behind England who are ahead on net run rate.
Riding on some fighting knocks by Kusal Perera (35), Charith Asalanka (35) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (33), Sri Lanka posted 154/6 in 20 overs. Mitchell Starc (2/27), Pat Cummins (2/34) and Adam Zampa (2/12) were the wicket-takers for Australia.
Sri Lanka who won their opening match vs Bangladesh have three more games left in their campaign.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka: 154/6 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 35, Charith Asalanka 35; Adam Zampa 2/12) lost to Australia: 155/3 in 17 Overs (David Warner 65, Aaron Finch 37; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22).
