Sri Lanka and Australia are playing against each other in group 1’s match of the T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai. Australia defeated South Africa in their opening game while Sri Lanka got better of Bangladesh to begin their Super 12 campaign.
Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australian named an unchanged playing XI. On the other hand, Sri Lanka brought in Maheesh Theekshana in place of Binura Fernando.
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Put to bat first, Sri Lanka got off to a shaky start as they lost Pathum Nissanka early on. However, handy cameos from Kusal Perera, Chartih Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped Sri Lanka to post 154/6 in 20 overs.
In response, Aaron Finch and David Warner put a solid opening partnership. Warner was looking good in the middle and had stuck a few boundaries. He got a lucky reprieve when Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Kusal Perera dropped one of the easiest catches during the powerplay.
Dushmantha Chameera was bowling the 5th over of the innings. He bowled a leg-sided ball which Warner edged to the wicketkeeper. Chameera went up in celebration while the umpire had raised his finger but Kusal Perera had dropped one of the easiest of catches to give a life-life to out-of-form David Warner.
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See this, veteran sports journalist and broadcaster Harsha Bhogle prompted to say that Kusal Perera has entered into the list where no one wants to be.
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He wrote, “Kusal Perera now has an entry on a list no one wants to be on; the easiest catches dropped in cricket!”
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Kusal Perera now has an entry on a list no one wants to be on; the easiest catches dropped in cricket!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 28, 2021
Riding on his luck, Warne scored a match-winning fifty and roared back in form with his 65-run knock. He faced 42 balls while hitting ten boundaries in the process. Australia cruised along and won the game by seven wickets with three overs to spare.
