There’s a pattern here. You get it. Sri Lanka kept trying to smash their way out of trouble, and Australia’s bowlers kept things tight, bowled cleverly, and waited for the mistakes. Cummins got two lower order wickets, having Dunith Wellalage chop a short ball on to his stumps, before nicking Jeffrey Vandersay off. They had Sri Lanka at 199 for 9 in the 44th over, before Dushmantha Chameera and Maheesh Theekshana’s last-wicket stand added 21 adventurous runs.
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