In a game that swung like a pendulum, Australia’s explosive 104-run opening stand ended in a heartbreaking tailspin as Sri Lanka’s spinners choked the middle order. Chasing 182, the night belonged to Pathum Nissanka, who silenced the Australian attack with the tournament’s first century to secure Sri Lanka’s progression and leave the “Men in Yellow” praying for a miracle to stay alive.
Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly struck fluent fifties as Australia clinched the three-match ODI series with a convincing two-wicket win over India in the second game, here on Thursday.
Cheteshwar Pujara, the rock of Indian batting in the longest format for over a decade, on Sunday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing the curtains down on an exemplary Test career.
