In the T20 World Cup, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets thanks to the aggressive batting of Marcus Stoins.
In the seventh match of the Super 12 stage played in Perth, Australia, defending champion Australia won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first. Sri Lanka scored 157 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Pitham Nissanka was dismissed for 40 runs from Islanders while Charith Asalanka returned not out for 38 runs, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Agar and Mitchell Marsh took 1,1 wickets from Australia. .
Defending champion Australia achieved the target of 158 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the 17th over. Kangaroos' Marcus Stoins played a smoky unbeaten innings of 59 runs off 18 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 4 fours.
Australian captain Aaron Finch remained unbeaten on 31 off 42 balls, Glenn Maxwell was out on 23 off 12 balls.
Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne and Mahesh Thuk Shana took 1, 1 wicket each, Marcus Stoins was named the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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