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Patna : Australia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the third T20I at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, on November 1, 2019, to win the three-match series 3-0. Australian opener David Warner was declared both Player of the Match & Player of the Series. Warner remained unbeaten in the series.
Set to a target of 143, Australia scored 145/3 in 17.4 overs opener Aaron Finch (captain) in 25 balls hitting 1 four and 3 sixes while his opening partner David Warner remained unbeaten on 57 in 50 balls with 4 fours and a six. Steven Smith fell to Nuwan Pradeep for 13 while Ben McDermott fell to Lasith Maliga for 5. Finch fell to Lahiru Kumar. Ashton Turner remained unbeaten on 22 in 15 balls with 2 sixes.
Australia had won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, SL scored 142/6 in 20 overs with Kusal Perera scoring 57 in 45 balls hitting 4 fours and a six. Perera fell to fast bowler Pat Cummins. Avishka Fernando scored 20 in 22 balls. He also fell to Cummins. Opener Kusal Mendis scored 13. Opener Niroshan Dickwella fell to fast bowler Mitchell Stac for a duck.
For Australia, Mitchell Starc took 2/32 while Pat Cummins took 2/23. Kane Richardson took 2/25.