Australia vs Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in Australia, 5 T20I Series, 2022 Full score card

FOUR! Marcus Stoinis wins the game for Australia! Short ball, on middle. Marcus Stoinis pulls it towards cow corner. The fielder there misjudges it as it came too forward trying to catch the ball. It goes over him and one bounce and into the fence. Australia win by 6 wickets!

Swing and a miss! Length ball, outside off. Marcus Stoinis tries to heave it across but misses.

FOUR! Short again, on middle. Marcus Stoinis this time hits it flat and with power to deep mid-wicket to get a boundary. Just 2 runs needed for the victory and to seal the series as well!

Short ball, a slower one on middle. Marcus Stoinis waits and waits and pulls it to deep square leg with soft hands for a brace.

Touch fuller, outside off. Josh Inglis drives it through covers. Timed that very well but will only get a single.

Full and outside off, steered it down to third man for a run. 9 needed now!

On a length, on leg. Marcus Stoinis looks to flick but misses. The ball rolls to point and the batters take a leg bye. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Marcus Stoinis was well in.

Length ball, outside off. Marcus Stoinis swings his bat trying to heave it over mid on but fails to make any connection.

Back of a length, outside off. Josh Inglis tries to punch. Gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single.

Good-length ball, outside off. Josh Inglis tries to run it down to third man. Gets a faint edge though but doesn't carry to the keeper.

Short of a length, outside off. Josh Inglis plays it towards covers.

Tosses it up, on off. Josh Inglis pushes it towards covers for a single. Just 12 needed now from 30 balls!

Loopy ball, on middle. Worked to long on for a run.

This is nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Well played in the end! This was pushed wider, way outside off. Josh Inglis reaches out for it and reverse-sweeps it to third man for a boundary.

Short again, on middle. Pulled to long on for a run.

Marcus Stoinis is in at number 6.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jeffrey Vandersay gets Australia's skipper. Bowls it short, on middle. Aaron Finch makes room for himself and tries to lift it over covers. The ball goes off the outside edge and carries through to the keeper. Dinesh Chandimal could not catch it. But the ball deflects off his gloves and goes into the hands of Charith Asalanka at first slip who takes it inches above the ground.

A run out appeal has been taken upstairs. Replay shows Aaron Finch was well in though. NOT OUT!

SAFE! Back of a length, around off. Aaron Finch chops it off the back foot towards backward point and sets off for a quick single. Pathum Nissanka has a shy at the batter's end and Josh Inglis seems to be well in. The umpire does take it upstairs and the replay shows that Inglis was indeed well in. NOT OUT! Just 20 needed now off 36 balls.

Back of a length, on off. This is pushed off the back foot down to long on for one.

Misfield and that will bring up the 100 for Australia. Full and wide, driven straight to the man at extra cover who is caught napping and lets the ball through. Single taken.

A loopy slower ball, full and wide of off. Finch waits for it and digs it out through covers for two more.

Slower length ball, outside off. Finch with a back foot punch through cover-point for a couple of runs.

Good-length ball, outside off. This is guided down to third man for a single.

FOUR! Really well executed! Quicker and close to the off pole. Aaron Finch watches it all the way through and cuts it really late, past first slip and the ball runs away into the third man fence. Just 28 needed now off 42 balls.

A touch fuller, on off. Inglis makes room and steers it to deep point for a single.

Tossed up, around off. This is uppishly driven by Inglis through the cover region and for another couple of runs.

On a length, outside off. Inglis gets low and gets inside the line of the ball. He looks to paddle it fine but gets a top edge which runs down towards short fine leg. They get a couple.

On off, pushed towards the cover region for a quick single.

Looped up, around off. Finch watchfully defends it out.

FOUR! Another good bumper but this time Josh Inglis is ready for it. Around the helmet, Inglis hooks it behind square on the leg side and picks up a boundary.

On middle, this is clipped away to mid-wicket.

Josh Inglis is just about hanging in there! A spicy bumper, around the helmet and at 144 kph. Inglis looks to hook but gets a bit hurried on. Luckily for him the ball comes off the top edge and lands safely past the leg side. Neither the keeper or the bowler can get to the ball in time.

Around the top of off. This is pushed out on the off side for a single.

Just a bit too far away. A length ball, on middle. This one sticks in the surface a bit and Josh Inglis is caught on the crease. The ball balloons off the leading edge and goes to the far right of the bowler. Chameera tries his best to catch it on the follow-through but only manages to get a fingertip on it. Single taken.

Back of a length, around off. Finch hops and chops it down onto the deck for a quick run.

Inglis tries to be cheeky right from the start. Flatter, around off. Inglis shuffles and looks to paddle it behind but gets pinged on the pads. The keeper seems interested but that's that. End of a brilliant spell from Maheesh Theekshana, 4-0-24-3!

Flatter and on middle. Finch works it through mid-wicket for one.

Josh Inglis is the new batsman in.

OUT! TAKEN! Maheesh Theekshana has done the trick yet again and is there a twist in this tale? Flighted delivery, on off. Glenn Maxwell gets a bit low and looks to whip it over the mid-wicket fence. It is a long boundary out there and Maxwell doesn't get a decent connection on it. The ball flies towards the man on the mid-wicket fence and Kusal Mendis takes a good low catch in front of him. Maxwell runs out of luck and Sri Lanka might still have a chance here.

Drifted into the pads, Maxwell looks to flick but gets squared up.

Easy two! On middle, this is pushed through wide mid on for a couple of runs.

FOUR! The power in Maxwell's wrists can be seen here. Shortish ball, outside off. Maxwell hangs back and hammers it through cover for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana (3-0-17-2) comes back in to finish his spell.

Slower ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell pushes it towards covers and keeps the strike. At the halfway mark, Australia are 69/2. 52 needed from 60 balls!

Outside off, Aaron Finch dabs it to short third man for a run.

On middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single this time.

SIX! That is some shot! Back of a length, on off. Glenn Maxwell with a shot-arm jab over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

On a length, on off. Glenn Maxwell steers it down to deep point. He pushed hard for the second run and gets it comfortably. Good running!

Full and on middle, easily worked to long on for a single.

Chamika Karunaratne is brought back into the attack.

Outside off, cut to sweeper cover for a run.

On off, Aaron Finch chops it to point.

Full and on middle, Glenn Maxwell reverse-sweeps it to point for a single.

What an effort! That will count as a dropped catch though! Loopy ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell drives it very hard to cover. The fielder there springs to his right but fails to hold on.

SIX! Glenn Maxwell says enough is enough! He breaks the shackles! And what a shot! Only he can play such shots. A full toss, on leg. Glenn Maxwell turns left-handed and muscles it over deep extra cover for a maximum.

Tosses it up, on middle. Aaron Finch presses forward and pushes it to cover for a run.

A yorker, on middle. Glenn Maxwell flicks it to deep square leg and he picks up a couple. Sri Lanka have been really tight with their line and lengths so far. They are making sure each and every run is hard to come by.

Yet another slower delivery, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to cut it away but misses. Glenn Maxwell is frustrated there.

Another slower delivery, on middle. Glenn Maxwell keeps it out to the off side.

A low full toss, on middle. Aaron Finch bunts it down to long on for one.

Slower ball, outside off, at 106.3 kph. Aaron Finch flashes his bat at it but makes no good conenction.

On a length, outside off. Glenn Maxwell punches it through covers. He crosses ends.

Short and on leg, Glenn Maxwell knocks it to the right of the bowler for a quick single.

Full and on off, Aaron Finch pushes it past mid-wicket for a single.

Glenn Maxwell is living dangerously here! Tossed up, on middle, Glenn Maxwell drives it off the outer half towards the cover fielder. It goes just past him for a single.

Loopy ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell slashes hard but straight to covers.

Floats it up, on off. Aaron Finch works it to mid on for a run.

Short and on leg, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Jeffrey Vandersay comes on to bowl now.

FOUR! Powerful stroke! Length ball, outside off. Aaron Finch stands tall and thumps it over covers for a boundary. End of the Powerplay, Australia are 40/2.

Just short! Slower ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell was deceived by the lack of pace and ended up chipping it to mid off. Danushka Gunathilaka dives to his right but just couldn't get his hands on it. The ball lands short of him and goes beyond for a single.

Play and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off, nipping in. Glenn Maxwell looks to go over mid on and swings his bat hard but to no avail.

Fuller, on off. Glenn Maxwell drives it to extra cover.

On a good length, on middle, nipping back in. Glenn Maxwell misses his drive and gets struck high on the pads. Dushmantha Chameera appeals for an lbw but not given.

FOUR! Whipped! Length ball, on the pads. Glenn Maxwell whips it to deep square leg for a boundary.

Slowed up, around middle. Maxwell waits for it and turns it on the leg side for a single. Just 91 required now off 90 deliveries.

FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard! Quicker one, angled across off. Glenn Maxwell with quick hands slashes at it. The ball flies of the outside edge and Charith Asalanka at first slip does well to even get a fingertip on it. The ball runs away into the third man fence.

Sri Lanka have taken a review for an LBW. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitching in line, the impact is in line as well and it is wickets hitting. The original decision will be reversed. Sri Lanka retain their review as well.

SIX AND OUT! Brilliant review for Sri Lanka and they are alive and kicking! Maheesh Theekshana comes from 'round the wicket and slides one into the pads. Ashton Agar looks to heave it leg side but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The visitors appeal confidently but on first glance it seems to be sliding down leg. They do go upstairs and there's no spike on UltraEdge. The replay shows that it was yet another carrom ball which means the ball straightened after pitching. Ball Tracker comes up with three reds and Ashton Agar has to depart. What a spell from Maheesh Theekshana! Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat.

SIX! This is a genuine swat! A length ball, on middle. Ashton Agar picks the length quickly and swings aggressively through the line. The ball goes flat and all the way over the cow corner fence for a biggie.

On the pads, this is dabbed through mid-wicket for just a single.

Quicker and shorter, angled into leg. Finch backs away and taps it to cover-point.

On middle and leg, driven through mid-wicket for a run. Sri Lanka have done well so far to tighten the screws but need wickets here.

Sliding down the leg side, Finch looks to flick but gets it off the pads back to the keeper.

Uppish but safe! Banged in short, around leg. Agar looks to pull but the ball hurries onto him and Agar gets a top edge towards the vacant mid-wicket region. Single taken.

Big swing and a miss! A length ball, angled across the off pole yet again. Ashton Agar hangs deep in his crease, doesn't move his feet and just looks to hit through the line of the ball. He doesn't make a connection though.

A length ball, angled wide of the off stump. Agar leaves it alone.

Nuwan Thushara is walking off the field. Seems like he has hurt himself on the back with his slingy action and is not able to continue. Chamika Karunaratne to complete his over.

FOUR! A bit of width on offer and Ashton Agar has latched onto it. Fullish delivery, trying to bring it back in from well outside off. Agar leans in and creams it through the cover region for a boundary.

Beaten! Slightly flighted, outside off. Finch looks to play the cover drive but the ball goes past the outside edge of his blade.

Flatter delivery, on the pads. Agar flicks it off the back foot behind square and picks up a single.

Sliding into middle and leg. Finch presses forward and nudges it onto the leg side for a run.

Agar is finally off the mark. Around leg and it's the carrom ball yet again. Agar flicks it towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Another short one, this time outside off. Agar cuts off the back foot but can't get it past point.

Missed opportunity! Dragged down, on off. Ashton Agar rocks back and pulls it straight towards mid on.

Leg bye! Ooh, that one was a toe-crusher! Slingy delivery, full and tailing into the pads. Agar misses the flick and the ball goes off his toes towards mid-wicket. They sneak in a leg bye as the fielding side appeals. Nothing given.

Very full, on middle and shaping away a bit. Finch squeezes it out towards cover for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Length ball sprayed on the pads, Aaron Finch tickles it to fine leg for a boundary.

On a good length, on off. Aaron Finch taps it to point.

Lovely bowling! Length ball, outside off, nipping away. Aaron Finch tries to push it to the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

On a good length, on leg, at 136.1 kph. Ashton Agar gets hits on the pads as he look to work it on the leg side. The ball rolls to the off side and the batters take a leg bye.

NO BALL! A waist high full toss, outside off. Ashton Agar hops and defends it towards covers.

Nuwan Thushara to bowl from the other end.

Flatter delivery, on off. Finch defends it off the back foot. Just two runs and a wicket off the first over.

On middle. Defended out.

Full and on the pads, this is flicked away through square leg for a couple. Aaron Finch and Australia are off the mark.

On a length, sliding into middle. Finch pushes it back to the bowler

On off, this is pushed away onto the off side.

Aaron Finch walks out to bat at No.3.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a start! Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better start than this. Maheesh Theekshana starts off with a carrom ball, around off. The ball turns back in off the surface and Ben McDermott is caught on the crease. McDermott tries to push at it with hard hands and ends up getting an outside edge. Charith Asalanka takes a really sharp catch at first slip and Maheesh Theekshana is pumped up.

Full and straight, Dushmantha Chameera drives it through mid on for a single. Another finish by Josh Hazlewood and Sri Lanka finish with 121/6!

FOUR! Full and straight, Dushmantha Chameera clears the front leg and thumps it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. Sri Lanka do manage to get to the 120 run mark.

Slower one, banged into the pitch and around off. Shanaka can only manage to scoop it over Josh Hazlewood for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Hazlewood's consistency continues with the ball as he picks up his first wicket of the night. A length ball, angled into off. It is there to be hit but Chamika Karunaratne once again hangs deep and looks to muscle it leg side. The ball comes off the splice of the bat and skies up towards the cover region. Josh Inglis runs behind to his left and takes a comfortable catch. Dushmantha Chameera walks out to bat.

FOUR! Top shot! Hazlewood misses the yorker on off stump. Chamika Karunaratne hangs deep in his crease and squeezes it through extra cover for a boundary.

Excellent delivery! Almost a yorker, outside off. Karunaratne attempts another cross-batted shot but misses.

Josh Hazlewood (3-0-21-0) to bowl the final over.

FOUR! Muscled! Short of a length, on off. Dasun Shanaka flat-bats it right back over the umpire's head and into the fence. 11 off the over.

Full, on off. This is pushed back past the bowler towards long off for another couple of runs.

In the air...safe! A length ball, outside off. Dasun Shanaka stands tall and looks to lift it over the long off fence but gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball falls safely around the long on region. Two taken.

The on air commentator says that this delivery is the 55th dot ball of this innings. Well, that's a staggering amount of dot balls. Full and wide, Shanka tries to get funky and looks to lap it from outside off. The ball sneaks in between bat and pad and goes through to the keeper.

Swing and a miss! Slower one, pushed a bit wider. Shanaka backs away looking to go over cover but misses.

Full and wide, Karunaratne shuffles across yet again and nudges it towards square leg for a single.

Karunaratne shuffles across the off stump. Starc fires it in at the leg stump. Karunaratne manages to get enough bat on it to work it on the leg side for a single.

No harm done! On middle, this is heaved away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Oh my God! Have you ever seen anything like that? Mitchell Starc attempts the off cutter from over the wicket but gets it completely wrong. The ball spills out of his hand and curves away around head high and meters away from the tramline line. The ball then runs away into the third man fence. Free hit coming up...

Full and on the pads. Clipped away behind square on the leg side for one.

Karunaratne pre-meditates and moves outside off. Starc angles in a short ball from 'round the wicket and Karunaratne can do nothing about it.

Starc switches to over the wicket and nails the yorker on middle and leg. Shanaka jams it out to long on for a single.

FOUR! Geez, that's a good shot. Starc misses the yorker on off. Dasun Shanaka makes room and transfers his weight well onto the front to hit it inside-out, over extra cover for a wonderful boundary.

Lovely drive just for a single. Full, on off. Dasun Shanaka drives it cleanly towards mid off. Josh Hazlewood picks up the ball and has a pop at the bowler's end but misses the target. Shanaka was a goner if that had hit. Just two runs and a wicket off that over.

On off, this is punched towards extra cover for a single.

Change of bats for Chamika Karunaratne.

Banged in short at around 136 kph, over off. Karunaratne looks to pull but only manages to find the fielder at mid-wicket.

And again! Around the top of off, Karunaratne cannot get it through the leg side.

On a good length, angled into middle. Chamika Karunaratne keeps it out on the leg side.

The new batter in is Chamika Karunaratne.

OUT! Cleaned up! Kane Richardson is having a ball out there! Richardson comes back into the attack and straightaway breaks the partnership. Seam up, full and right at the base of the off pole. Dinesh Chandimal clears his front leg and looks to heave it leg side but ends up playing all around a straight delivery. The ball hits the off stump on the full and just when Chandimal was starting to click, he perishes.

Kane Richardson (2-0-10-2) comes back into the attack.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries now! Another really slower delivery, banged in down the leg side. Dasun Shanaka has to wait an age for it to arrive but does well to get a tickle on it. The ball runs away past the keeper and into the fine leg fence.

FOUR! Full and wide, Shanaka hangs deep in his crease and slices this one into the point fence. A much needed boundary for Sri Lanka.

This is banged into the surface, around off. Chandimal pulls it aerially in front of square for a single.

Shanaka makes up his mind to scoop this one and Sama pushes it really wide. In the end, Shanaka can only manage to maneuver it to deep square leg for a run.

Nicely done! Slower delivery, very full and close to the off pole. Dasun Shanaka makes room but gets undone by the lack of pace on the ball.

Fullish delivery, on the pads. Chandimal looks to work it behind square on the leg side but gets an inside edge down to short fine leg for a run.

Daniel Sams (2-0-7-0) is back on.

FOUR! A boundary after 35 balls! Much-needed for Sri Lanka! Length ball, on off. Dasun Shanaka this time manages to scoop it to fine leg for a boundary.

Well bowled! Dasun Shanaka moves to the off side early and Josh Hazlewood sees that. He bowls it short and on off, Dasun Shanaka tries to scoop it over the keeper but misses.

Short of a length, on middle. Dinesh Chandimal pulls it to deep square leg. There is a fielder stationed there and will only get a single.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Dinesh Chandimal went for the pull but fails to connect.

Outside off, on a length. Dinesh Chandimal throws the kitchen sink at it. The ball was in the air for sometime but it lands safe towards sweeper cover. The batter gets a couple of runs.

On a good length, outside off. Dinesh Chandimal steps out and jabs it to the off side.

On the pads, Chandimal just flicks it past square leg to make it a fourth single in a row.

This is angled in from around off. Shanaka strokes it through cover-point for a run.

Quicker one, fired in outside off. Chandimal taps it towards point for a single.

On middle, Shanaka pushes it back past the bowler for a run.

There is a bit of grip in the surface. On off, Shanaka looks to turn it through mid-wicket but the ball just doesn't come on and the leading edge is found. The ball tickles away towards short third man.

Quicker and shorter, on middle. Chandimal eases it down to long on for a single.

NOT OUT! Flatter ball, down the leg side. Dinesh Chandimal gets down on one knee and looks to sweep but misses. Matthew Wade collects the ball and whips the bails off. He is interested and appeals for stumping. The umpire signals it as wide and takes it upstairs. The third umpire checks for caught behind as well. There is nothing on UltraEdge. Replay shows that Dinesh Chandimal's feet were inside the crease. So, it will be just wide then!

Is that a stumping? Matthew Wade seems really interested. The caught behind will also be checked and UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved. On the first side-on replay, it seems close but Dinesh Chandimal has a bit of his back foot inside the crease. The third umpire confirms the same and it's NOT OUT!

Full and slower, on off. Dasun Shanaka makes room and drives it to cover.

Back of a length, on leg. Dasun Shanaka tries to pull but gets hit on the thigh pad.

Outside off, on a length. Dinesh Chandimal has an ugly heave at that one. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a single.

Short and on middle, Dinesh Chandimal pulls it to deep square leg. Josh Hazlewood from deep backward square leg runs to his left while Ben McDermott from deep mid-wicket is also charging for the ball. He puts in a dive but fails to stop. Josh Hazlewood then did well to flick the ball back in. Two runs taken.

Slower delivery, on the pads. Dasun Shanaka tickles it to fine leg for a run.

Short of a length, on leg. Pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Daniel Sams (1-0-2-0) is brought back into the attack.

Just short! Tosses it up nicely, outside off, turning away. Dasun Shanaka steps out and gets a leading edge to short cover. Aaron Finch dives forward but the ball falls just short of him.

On the pads, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single.

Flighted ball, full and on middle. Dasun Shanaka clears his front leg and pushes it to long on for a single.

Loopy ball, on middle. Dasun Shanaka misses his nudge. He gets hit on the thigh pad.

Floats it up, on off. Pushed to the covers for a single.

Flatter ball, angling in, on middle. Dinesh Chandimal prods and keeps it out.

Fuller in length, outside off. Dasun Shanaka hits it hard but straight into the hands of Aaron Finch at extra cover.

Slower ball, outside off. Kane Richardson guides it through backward point and rotates the strike.

Good-length ball, on middle. Dasun Shanaka flicks it to backward square leg. He crosses ends.

On a length, on off. Dinesh Chandimal steers it down to third man for one.

Good-length ball, outside off. Dinesh Chandimal pushes it straight to point.

On a length, outside off. Dasun Shanaka works it to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter this time, on middle. Dasun Shanaka turns it through square leg for a run. Just the three singles off it.

A tad bit short, on off. Dinesh Chandimal jabs it down to long off for one more.

On middle, this is worked away to mid-wicket.

Quicker and darted into off. Dasun Shanaka hangs deep and chops it towards sweeper cover for a single.

On a nagging length, around off. Shanaka stays solid in defense.

Nicely flighted, outside off. Shanaka takes a couple of steps forward and defends it out.

FOUR! Finds the gap perfectly does Chandimal. Around the hips, this is whipped away behind square on the leg side for a welcome boundary.

Back of a length, around off. Chandimal looks to cut it off the back foot but only manages to get a bottom edge on it.

Full, around middle. This is pushed down towards long on for a single.

Shorter delivery, around off and this has a bit of pace behind it. Dasun Shanaka looks to slash it over short third man but doesn't connect.

Back of a length, angling across the right-hander. Chandimal guides it through backward point for one.

A length ball, around leg. Chandimal stands tall and drills it back towards the bowler. Mitchell Starc with good reflexes gets down low in time to make the stop.

Tries to get funky here does Shanaka. On off, Shanaka gets inside the line of the ball to scoop but misses and gets hit on the body.

Nicely tossed up, around off. Shanaka keeps it out.

Full and straight, Chandimal drills it down to long on for a run.

Cheeky! Around off, Dasun Shanaka gets inside the line of the ball and paddles it towards short fine leg for a single.

Dasun Shanaka walks out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! Daniel Sams with a brilliant piece of fielding and the dangerman Pathum Nissanka departs. Tosed up, around middle. Nissanka gets in a good position to sweep and does so well. But the ball goes aerially towards the square leg fence. Sams moves swiftly to his right from the mid-wicket fence and puts in the dive to take a two-handed stunner. He knew exactly where the rope was and Glenn Maxwell has a wicket in his first over.

Angled across off, Chandimal drives it through cover-point for a single.

Shorter and quicker, outside off. Nissanka looks to cut it off the back foot but gets a bottom edge back onto the turf.

Tossed up, around off. Chandimal leans in and strokes it through covers for one.

Angled into middle and leg. Chandimal presses forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Dinesh Chandimal is the new batsman in.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Really soft dismissal and Kusal Mendis will be thoroughly disappointed here. This is tossed up, on a length and around off. The ball holds a bit in the surface as well. Mendis with a nothing shot as he looks to work it leg side but closes the face of the bat way too early. The ball loops up off the leading edge and Ashton Agar has an easy catch to take.

On middle, turned towards mid-wicket for a single.

Time for some spin now! Ashton Agar is brought into the attack.

A bit too high. Flatter one, darted into middle and leg. Nissanka looks to nudge it on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. Agar appeals but the umpire is unmoved.

A well-directed bumper, around leg. Mendis just looks to dangle his pace and get it over the keeper but misses. Sri Lanka are 37/2 at the end of the Powerplay.

Easy three in the end. A bit of width on offer and Nissanka just guides it through the point region. Daniel Sams chases it down and just pulls it back towards Kane Richardson who overruns it and the batters come back for the third.

Full, around leg and this is heaved straight to mid-wicket.

Shorter and a bit slower, well outside off. Nissanka hops and looks to uppercut it over backward point but gets undone by the lack of pace.

Length ball, around leg. This is angled across and Nissanka looks to flick it away. He misses and gets hit high on the pads.

FOUR! A fullish delivery, on off. Nissanka makes a bit of room leg side and thumps it right back past the bowler and past the fielder at mid on for a boundary.

Mitchell Starc (1-0-8-0) is back on.

Short of a length, outside off. Pathum Nissanka dabs it to third man for a run.

WIDE! Length ball down the leg side. Pathum Nissanka misses his tuck. Wided.

Short ball, on middle. Kusal Mendis pulls it to deep square leg again without any timing. The ball lands well short of the fielder though and a single is taken.

Length ball, on middle. Kusal Mendis heaves it through mid-wicket. There was no timing on that one but still gets two.

Length ball, on off. Kusal Mendis taps it to point.

On a length, on off. Kusal Mendis punches it to the off side.

Good-length ball, on middle, hurries onto the batter. Kusal Mendis went for the pull but got an inside edge near the box.

Slower delivery, on middle. Kusal Mendis pushes it to mid off and retains the strike.

Short ball, on leg. Kusal Mendis looks to pull but misses.

On a good length, outside off, nipping away. Kusal Mendis is defeated all ends up and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a length, on middle. Pathum Nissanka mistimes his pull to mid on for a single.

On a length, on leg. Pathum Nissanka tries to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Daniel Sams starts with a back-of-a-length ball, on middle. Pathum Nissanka stands on his toes and keeps it out.

Daniel Sams is into the attack now.

On a good length, outside off. Kusal Mendis leaves it for the keeper to collect. A successful first over for Kane Richardson. Two wickets and 6 runs from it.

Kusal Mendis is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Perfect comeback from Kane Richardson! On a good length, outside off, nipping away a bit. Charith Asalanka with no feet movement has a poke at it. The ball kisses the outside edge and Matthew Wade makes no mistake behind the stumps. Australia right on top!

SIX! In the slot and punished! What a shot! On middle, Charith Asalanka picks the bones of that one and hammers it all the way over long on for a biggie. That made a cracking sound off the bat!

Back of a length, on middle. Charith Asalanka blocks it out.

Well bowled! Good-length ball, outside off, angling away. Charith Asalanka looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Charith Asalanka is in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Kane Richardson strikes on his first ball. Danushka Gunathilaka tries to take him on but perishes. Kane Richardson with a half-volley, on leg. Danushka Gunathilaka shuffles across and tries to scoop it over. The ball goes off the bottom half and straight into the hands of Josh Hazlewood at short fine leg. He takes the simplest of catches there and Danushka Gunathilaka has to depary early yet again.

An early change in the bowling. Kane Richardson comes in to replace Mitchell Starc.

Length ball, outside off. Pathum Nissanka chops it back to the keeper.

Back of a length, on off. Pathum Nissanka hops and taps it to point.

On a good length, outside off. Danushka Gunathilaka taps it to point for a run.

FOUR! Shot! Length ball, outside off. Danushka Gunathilaka this time smacks it over mid on for a boundary.

In the air.....but safe! Good-length ball, on middle. Danushka Gunathilaka tries to heave it across the line and ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high up in the air towards the mid on region. The fielder there tracks back and puts in a dive but fails to get a hand on it. Two runs taken!

Danushka Gunathilaka gets off the mark straightaway! Length ball, outside off, angling away. Danushka Gunathilaka leans and drives it through covers for a couple of runs.

Josh Hazlewood to share the new ball with Mitchell Starc.

Outside off, on a length. Pathum Nissanka drives it through covers. It came off the toe end of the bat but will still fetch a couple of runs. A decent first over from Mitchell Starc. 8 runs off it!

FOUR! Pathum Nissanka gets off the mark with a boundary! It is short again, outside off. Pathum Nissanka was ready for it. He picks it beautifully and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for the first boundary of the innings.

WIDE! Short of a length, down the leg side. Pathum Nissanka looks to pull it away but misses. Wide given.

A low full toss, on off, Pathum Nissanka drives it to mid on.

On a good length, pushed wider, Pathum Nissanka has a slash at it but fails to connect.

A full toss, outside off, shaping away. Pathum Nissanka leaves that one alone.

WIDE! Length ball sprayed down the leg side. Pathum Nissanka missed his flick. Wided. With this, Sri Lanka get underway!

Mitchell Starc starts with an inswinging yorker, on middle. Pathum Nissanka watches it closely, clears his front leg and squeezes it out.

We are ready for play! The Australian players are out in the middle and so are the Lankan openers, Pathum Nissanka and Danushka Gunathilaka. Mitchell Starc is ready to steam in with the new ball. Let's go...

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis (In place of Avishka Fernando), Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Dasun Shanaka (C), Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay (In place of Wanindu Hasaranga), Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara.

Australia (Playing XI) - Aaron Finch (C), Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (WK), Daniel Sams (In place of Steven Smith), Ashton Agar (In place of Adam Zampa), Mitchell Starc (In place of Pat Cummins), Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood.

TOSS - Up goes the coin and lands in the favor of Australia. They have elected to BOWL first.

Sri Lanka will take that last defeat with a grain of salt. They looked down and out but then the likes of Nissanka and the skipper, Shanaka made them believe. In the end, the tailenders almost got them over the line but it wasn't meant to be. Another big setback for the visitors is that marquee player Wanindu Hasaranga has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss tonight's clash but Kusal Mendis is available for selection. So, will the Aussies seal the deal tonight? Or will Sri Lanka make them wait a little longer and make things interesting? We'll find out soon. Toss and team news in a bit.

Australia seemed to be set up for an easy win in the last match but little did they know that they would be pushed all the way. The Aussies will be thankful to Josh Hazlewood for getting them out of jail in the Super Over and he was brilliant throughout the match. Surprisingly the fielding was a huge let down for the hosts last time around and they would want to better that aspect tonight.

Hello and a warm welcome to the third T20I between Australia and Sri Lanka live from Canberra. A match that holds significant importance in terms of the series as the Aussies could seal the series right tonight and tinker with their side for the next couple of matches. The Lankans on the other hand need to win this match in order to stay alive in the series.

... MATCH DAY ...