Australian skipper Aaron Finch has heaped praises on Sri Lankan chief Dasun Shanaka for his heroics within the third and final T20I match. The hosts pulled off a memorable and thrilling win whereas chasing an enormous whole of 177 runs on Saturday. Australia had already gained the collection with dominating wins in first two matches however Shanaka saved the house facet from struggling a whitewash.
In the meantime, Finch performed one other good knock of 29 runs off 20 balls and completed this T20I collection with 114 runs from three matches with a mean of 57.00 and a strike fee of 156.16. Veteran opener David Warner additionally stayed on the high with 39 runs knock within the final match. Steven Smith and Marcus Stoinis scored 30-plus runs to assist the guests publish 176/5 whereas batting first.
Aaron Finch praised Shanka for his heroics within the final match
As soon as once more, the Sri Lankan batters struggled for consistency and intent, scoring at a mean fee. However the star all-rounder Dasun Shanaka took a cost within the final three overs when the required run fee was virtually 20. He began by scoring 21 runs within the 18th over and bought his facet again into the sport. He hit two fours and a six off Kane Richardson within the final over to take his facet to a four-wicket win.
Notably, Australia have been clear favourites to win the final match, however Shanaka’s power-hitting within the final three overs denied them this satisfaction. Aaron Finch additionally praised Shanka for his match-winning knock however appeared happy along with his workforce’s efficiency all through the collection.
“That was an unbelievable knock by Dasun tonight. We thought batting first was OK. I don’t assume our selection of batting first immediately had any motive for the defeat. Dasun performed very well.” Finch stated after the sport.
In the meantime, Shanaka was properly conscious of the significance of profitable the final match to achieve some momentum earlier than the upcoming ODI collection. Therefore, he appeared proud of the end result. “Main as much as the sport I attempted to encourage the boys telling them that though we had misplaced the collection, we would have liked some momentum main as much as the ODIs. I’m glad they delivered. It’s been a troublesome few months.” Shanaka stated.
