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Australia and Sri Lanka locked horns in the 19th match of the 20-20 World Cup 2022. Aussie skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and asked the Lankan tigers to bat first at the turf of Perth Stadium in Perth. Batting first, Sri Lankans posted a total of 157 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
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While chasing the target, Australia crossed the finish line only in 16.3 overs to win the match and secure a massive win of seven wickets against Sri Lanka. The star Australian batting all-rounder Marcus Stoinis completely turned around the match in the favor of his team.
The cricket fans were also in all praise of the Aussie all-rounder and the Australian team. They took to Twitter for appreciating the hosts for a brilliant performance against the Sri Lankans.
Hereβs how Twitter reacted to Australiaβs win over Sri Lanka:
That was the worst batting performance from a player in T20Is - Finch!πππ
β Vicky (@VickyLovesVirat) October 25, 2022
Stoinis saved Finch & Australia today!π #AUSvSL #AUSvsSL #SLvAUS #SLvsAUS #T20worldcup22 #T20WC2022 #T20worldcup
What a powerful innings this man had!! Absolutely beautiful ππΌπ₯π#T20WorldCup #SLvsAUS pic.twitter.com/0jaMbR5FVq
β Neo (@neopaledi) October 25, 2022
Hell yeah ππππ #T20WorldCup #SLvsAUS pic.twitter.com/hw5MKpDG0S
β Sohail. (Planet Wars) (@Reepicheep0) October 25, 2022
This power & aggression was linited to team sheet only before this game.Surely this is not the last time we're seeing this.Aus is back with a bang & this probably is the way they should be playing & they've resources to play this FEARSOME brand. #AUSvSL #SLvsAUS#T20worldcup22
β Malik Saleem Raza (@MS_Raza111) October 25, 2022
Stoinis single-handedly destroyed us. What an absolutely superb inning it was. As much heartbreaking, kind a enjoyed how perfectly he hit those shots. We need a powerful output from Bhanuka and Dasun in next matches.#SLvsAUS
β π Udara Madushanka π π±π° (@IJust_Thought) October 25, 2022
Stoinis is a great player always a pleasure to watch # #SLvsAUS #T20WorldCup
β Shabbirahmad (@Shabbirahmad100) October 25, 2022
AUSTRALIA IS BACK!
β Mahjabeen (@mahjabeens_) October 25, 2022
WITH A BANG! #SLvsAUS #T20WorldCup
@MStoinis just stole the show. Too strong.. Muscle power combined with timing.. #t20worldcup2022 #SLvsAUS relief for Australia and a big boost to the Run Rate. Fastest fifty along the way for the allrounder
β Navdeep Dalia (@DaliaNavdeep) October 25, 2022
Marcus Stoinis is in the beast mood! β€οΈπ₯
β Azizullah (@jamro_azizi44) October 25, 2022
Fifty of just 17 deliveries with 6 Huge sixes!! β€οΈπ±
The fastest 50 by an Australian in t20!
What an innings @MStoinisβ€οΈπ₯#SLvsAUS #Stoinis#ICCT20WorldCup
Speaking of the match, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka played the brilliant knocks of 40 and 38 runs respectively to help Sri Lanka post a total of 157 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Sri Lanka also had suffered through a middle-order collapse as they couldnβt capitalize on their steady start for a big total.
While chasing the target, Australia lost their three wickets on the score of 89 runs in 12.2 overs but that was the moment when Marcus Stoinis arrived in the middle and changed things drastically in the favour of the Australians. He smashed a swashbuckling knock of 59 runs off just 18 balls with having four boundaries and six handsome sixes to his name. Notably, he scored runs with a strike rate of more than 300.
Eventually, Australia scored 158 runs for the loss of only three wickets and won the match by seven wickets only in the 17th over of the match with Stoinis as βthe player of the match.