T20 World Cup: Warner again in type as Australia crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets

Vintage David Warner answered his critics with a scorching 42-ball-65 as Australia cruised to seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a Super 12 recreation of the ICC T20 World Cup right here on Thursday.
Warner, who has gone by way of a lean patch, was again in his ingredient as his 10 fours made it straightforward for Australia to chase down the goal of 155 in solely 17 overs.
It was Australia’s second win in as many Super 12 video games they usually appear like a robust contender aside from England within the group to maneuver into the semifinals.
Warner was concerned in two stable partnerships, — 70 in 6.5 overs with skipper Finch (37 off 23 balls) and one other 50 in 6.3 overs with former skipper Steve Smith (28 not out off 26 balls).
In the tip, the chase appeared like a stroll within the park for the Aussies, who have been higher in all departments of the sport towards Sri Lanka who misplaced their manner between tenth and thirteenth over of their very own innings.
However, the day belonged Warner, who was at his greatest and it solely helped him that Sri Lankan bowlers missed the size on most events which gave sufficient time to rock again and play these customary pull-shots — each off pacers in addition to spinners.
Warner, had a horrible final month within the UAE when he had a public fall-out with the Sunrisers Hyderabad administration and it went to the extent of one of many modern-day nice being not allowed to return to the stadium by the franchise administration, which had earlier stripped him of captaincy.
It was about time that he answered everybody with a knock that may actually be a wake-up name for different groups.
But a variety of credit score also needs to go to Mitchell Starc, who bowled the “ball of the tournament” as Australia engineered a mid-innings collapse which went a great distance in proscribing the islanders to 154 for six.
Starc (2/27 in 4 overs) bowled a superb comeback supply within the type of a vicious inswinging yorker after being hit for a six which noticed the tip of Kusal Perera (35 off 25 balls) as Sri Lanka misplaced 4 fast wickets for 16 runs to hunch to 94 for five from a comparatively robust 78 for 1 in little below three overs.
Bhanuka Rakaspakse (33 not out off 26 balls), then launched into Australian assault’s weak-link Marcus Stoinis (0/35 in 3 overs) to get Sri Lanka considerably again on observe which seemed unbelievable after Starc’s second spell.
However, Perera and final match’s hero Charith Asalanka (35 off 27 balls) added 63 runs in little over seven overs to arrange the platform.
Asalanka was the primary to get off the blocks when he slog-swept Glenn Maxwell over deep mid-wicket for a six and likewise swept behind sq. for a boundary. He then acquired one other 4 off Josh Hazlewood’s bowling earlier than Perera additionally joined the enjoyable.
He smacked Starc for a six over long-on in his signature typical ‘Sanath Jayasuriya style’ however the left-arm speedster then bowled one which jagged again late and landed within the blockhole at a superb tempo. Perera couldn’t even deliver his bat down earlier than it disturbed the stumps.
Before that, Asalanka had been dismissed by leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who simply was essentially the most influential bowler on a superb batting observe with astounding figures of two/12 in 4 overs. He bowled as many as 12 dot balls.
It was due to Zampa that Sri Lanka regardless of some nice pictures in between didn’t get the requisite momentum throughout the these center overs.
Add to it he and Starc shared the spoils to make it tough for opposition batters. It was Rajapakse’s 4 boundaries and a six that lent muscle to their rating ultimately.