Aaron Finch: “The fielding, we were very poor. Guys getting starts and not going on, similar to the last game. It was very poor [in the field]…we could have attacked the ball more. Chasing in these conditions is something we need to keep improving on. Tonight showed we were off the pace a bit.”
Dasun Shanaka: “The Australians bowled really well so were short a few runs…but had a good feeling my bowlers would defend the target. We need to come up with the right options [with the bat]. Chamika is a born warrior and whenever I throw the ball he delivers. I had a lot of trust in [Dunith Wellalage] as well. When I threw the ball he’s ready to take the chance.”
Chamika Karunaratne is the player of the match: “After a long time, I was waiting for this moment. I know I can do well and it’s come today and I’m so happy about it. Everything is planning…I’m always thinking out of the box. I’m always challenging batsmen. I always like to take a risk.”
Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights today, Thursday 16-6-2022. 2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka from Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2022 Complete Fixture
Form guide
(Last five completed matches; most recent first)
Sri Lanka LWLWW
Australia WLLWW
Aus won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Sri Lanka team: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana
Australia team: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann
Head to Head In T20I’s: 57
Sri Lanka Won: 16
Australia Won: 40
Match Timings: 09:00 GMT | 14:30 Local
Umpires – Kumar Dharmasena, Raveendra Wimalasiri
TV Umpires – Ruchira Palliyaguruge
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Lyndon Hannibal
Match number – ODI no. 4412
