notwithstanding a lively fightback by the Sri Lankan bowlers after a Glenn Maxwell unique, the hosts couldn't provide a prevailing farewell to Tillakaratne Dilshan inside the 2nd and final Twenty20 worldwide (T20I) at R. Premadasa stadium on Friday (September 9). Dilshan, playing his very last worldwide sport, ought to only manipulate a solitary run earlier than Dhananjaya de Silva's determined knock of 62 helped Sri Lanka end with 128 for nine, after being reduced to 86 for 7 at one level. Australia rode on Maxwell's 29-ball sixty six as they darted away in the chase before making it tough for themselves via losing a slew of wickets. when it regarded that normalcy was being restored to Australia's innings, Dilshan's final-ditch efforts with the ball gave the hosts desire. but the shell-greatly surprised visitors controlled to recover to seal a four-wicket victory and clinch the series 2-zero. David Warner and Maxwell continued from where they left off in the preceding in shape, putting on every other high quality stand for the opening wicket as Australia raced away inside the chase. Warner changed into dwelling dangerously, surviving a leg earlier than appeal through Sachithra Senanayake and then top-edging a Suranga Lakmal shipping which simply avoided the keeper. however, that failed to deter him from flaying his blade, while Maxwell too lived as much as his belligerent popularity. The Lankan spinners have been carted across the park by means of the centurion of the first T20I as Australia had been well past 50 by means of the end of the fifth over. Thisara Perera wasn't spared both; faced by means of Maxwell's blazing willow, the Sri Lankan all-rounder ended up being hit for a six and three fours off successive deliveries. Maxwell, who registered his second fifty-plus score in as many innings, took only 18 deliveries for his 1/2-century to equal Warner's and his very own document for the fastest T20I fifty by way of an Australian. The visitors, in the meantime, dashed closer to the target, having managed seventy five runs in the powerplay Sri Lanka tried to make a game of it when they struck three times within the area of eight deliveries, seeing the back of Maxwell, Moises Henriques and Warner (25). even as Maxwell got a bottom part off Seekkuge Prasanna that crashed directly to the stumps, Henriques couldn't make it back to the crease in time to provide Pathirana his first wicket. The left-arm spinner struck once more two deliveries later as Warner determined Perera at deep backward rectangular. What regarded like a canter turned into an interesting contest when James Faulkner become run out a short even as later. Australia's score of ninety nine for 4 ought to have nicely been 99 for 5 had Prasanna and Kusal Perera not put down tough chances presented by means of Usman Khawaja. A watchful partnership among Khawaja and Matthew Wade ensued as Australia got towards the target. To make things extra interesting, Dilshan trapped Khawaja in front in the fifteenth over and struck once more inside the seventeenth to ship lower back Matthew Wade. however, Dilshan needed to handiest be content material with the truth that he picked up a wicket off his final ball in international cricket as he couldn't bowl any other over with Travis Head supporting Australia over the road. earlier, it wasn't a fairytale give up to Dilshan's illustrious batting profession because the opener departed early after Sri Lanka opted to bat. trying to reduce a extensive delivery from John Hastings, Dilshan should simplest area it to David Warner in the beginning slip. even though he should manage most effective one run in his final outing, the group on the R. Premadasa made certain to provide him a rousing farewell. After the emotional moment, it become again to business because the young duo of Kusal Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva dealt in barriers to electricity Sri Lanka forward. Mitchell Starc and Maxwell bore the brunt of the assault as the second-wicket pair had been setting up a great platform. however, the partnership become reduce quick within the final over of the powerplay thanks to a incredible effort from Warner. The skipper sprinted from mid off and installed a full-period dive to send lower back Perera for 22, giving Faulkner his first wicket. The left-arm seamer then hung on to a catch off his personal bowling after Dinesh Chandimal got a leading edge, leaving Sri Lanka three down. The hosts were in in addition hassle as Adam Zampa got a leg before selection in his favour although replays revealed that the ball that struck Kusal Mendis on the pads changed into pitched marginally outdoor the leg stump. simply whilst a promising partnership started brewing between de Silva and Chamara Kapugedera, Warner's brilliance brought about every other wicket for the site visitors. Kapugedera, who didn't preserve a pull down, saw Warner jump to his left at midwicket to hold on to a stunner, giving Zampa his 2nd scalp. The legspinner turned into not completed but as he sent back Perera deliveries later whilst the left-hander pinnacle-edged a pull to head at deep square leg. Zampa, who picked up three wickets for sixteen runs off his four overs, registered his profession-excellent figures in T20Is. at the same time as de Silva waged a lone war, he became walking out of partners at the alternative give up as Sachith Pathirana additionally fell affordably, handing a easy go back trap to Hastings. whilst the No. 3 batsman went on to convey up a difficult-fought half-century to help Sri Lanka past one hundred, the hosts have been in danger of being bowled out earlier than using up their full quota of 20 overs. Prasanna, who became concerned in a 28-run stand with de Silva, became the eighth to go lower back to the hut when he failed in his try to tackle Faulkner. The left-arm seamer additionally completed with a three-wicket haul, while conceding best 19 runs off his 4 overs. De Silva's time out eventually came to an stop when he were given out to Starc inside the last over, coping with to ship a full toss simplest as a ways as extensive mid-off, wherein Faulkner took an awesome seize. The hosts ended up with quick of 130, and the reality that they might even come that some distance became due to de Silva, who stood tall amidst ruins to give the Sri Lankan bowlers a combating danger. but, his efforts went in useless as Australia scaled the goal with 2.1 overs to spare regardless of the scare in the latter half in their innings. quick rankings: Sri Lanka 128/9 in 20 overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 62, Kusal Perera 22; Adam Zampa 3-sixteen, James Faulkner 3-19) lost to Australia 130/6 in 17.five overs (Glenn Maxwell 66, David Warner 25; Tillakaratne Dilshan 2-eight, Sachith Pathirana 2-23) with the aid of four wicket