Sri Lanka clinch T20 series 2-0
Sri Lanka prevailed in a rain-hit thriller to clinch
the second and final Twenty20 international against Australia and seal the
series 2-0 on Monday.
Glenn Maxwell hit two successive boundaries to
bring Australia agonisingly close to their target but could not make contact
with the last delivery sent down by Thisara Perera as Sri Lanka eked out a
narrow victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Put into bat, Mahela
Jayawardene (61 not out) featured in fifty-plus partnerships with Jeevan Mendis
(25) and Perera (35 not out) to help Sri Lanka overcome a slow start and post
161-4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia lost both their openers
cheaply but captain George Bailey (45) and Shaun Marsh (47 not out) guided them
to 60-2 in 10 overs before rain led to the loss of five overs'
play.
Australia were required to score 122 runs from 15 overs under the
revised target and 18 runs from the last over from Perera, who removed Bailey
with the second ball and followed it with a waist-high full toss which was
adjudged a no-ball.
Marsh managed a single off the next delivery and
watched from the other end as Maxwell hit two straight boundaries to raise hopes
of a memorable victory before failing to put bat to the ball at the
death.
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