T20 World Cup: Marcus Stoinis' record-breaking fifty helps Australia register first points
Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets and registered their first points in the super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in their Super 12 stage encounter on the back of disciplined bowling and Marcus Stoinis’ heroics in the second innings. AP
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Marcus Stoinis scored an unbeaten 59 off 18 deliveries and registered the fastest T20I fifty for Australia and the joint second-fastest overall in T20I World Cup. ICC/ Twitter
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Aaron Finch, who struggled to get going throughout the innings, bowed down to Stoinis at the end of the match. Twitter
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Sri Lanka managed to chip in with a few wickets and created pressure on the Aussies. Australia were struggling to get going till the 10th over. ICC/ Twitter
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However, Glenn Maxwell came in and broke the shackles as he hit 22 off his first six deliveries. ICC/ Twitter
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Earlier, in the first innings, Charith Asalanka played an anchoring knock for Sri Lanka scoring 38 off 25 deliveries and ensuring SL had a respectable total on board. ICC/ Twitter
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Australia were disciplined with their bowling and continued to bag wickets at regular intervals to choke the Sri Lankan middle order. ICC/ Twitter
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