Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa bowled Australia to victory in the first limited-overs outing of the summer. Sri Lanka were defeated by 20 runs on the virtue of DLS in a rain-affected T20 International at the SCG. Opening in place of the rested David Warner, Ben McDermott (53 off 41) carried his rich vein of form into his international return, helping Australia reach 9-149. It was the Aussies men’s lowest total batting first in a home T20I since 2014 but Zampa and Hazlewood tightened the screws to knock the visitors over for 122.
No man has EVER taken a T20I five-wicket haul in Australia! 🤯
Hazlewood’s highlights: https://t.co/yLHCPRLmB4#AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/NHD3UowrwH
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2022
Good catch by Smith! Made it look very easy 👌#AUSvSL pic.twitter.com/6NevBDCmpY
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 11, 2022
