Australia 130 for 6 (Maxwell 66, Warner 25, Dilshan 2-8, Pathirana 2-23) beat Sri Lanka128 for 9 (Dhananjaya 62, Zampa 3-16, Faulkner 3-9) by four wickets
The rapid reaction: Well, that was just a bizarre. A run chase that was shaping up to be a complete domination from a rampaging Australian top order, somehow became a tense four-wicket victory to finish a challenging tour on a winning note. Adam Zampa and James Faulkner set up the victory with the ball, while Glenn Maxwell added to his growing highlights reel with a record-equalling batting blitz.
The score: Sri Lanka 9-128 off 20 overs(De Silva 62, Zampa 3-16) defeated by Australia 6-130 off 17.5 overs (Maxwell 66) by four wickets with 13 balls to spare in the second T20 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
The hero: If he hadn't done so already, young leg-spinner Zampa has all but cemented his role as Australia's go-to spinner in the limited-overs team. The South Australian again delivered through the middle stages of the Sri Lankan innings, following a bright start from the home side's top order. Finishing with figures of 3-16 from his allotted four overs and leaking just the single boundary, Zampa applied the brakes as the hosts could only manage 4-31 from the moment he entered the attack for the seventh over through to the end of his spell seven overs later.
The record: Maxwell was at it again at the top of the order as he plundered the hapless Sri Lankan attack to once again silence the vocal home crowd packed in for the final match of the tour. When he sent another delivery sailing to the mid-off boundary, Maxwell brought up the equal-fastest T20 international half century by an Australian from 18 balls. Maxwell reached the milestone in the same number of deliveries against Pakistan in the 2014 edition of the ICC World T20, while opening partner David Warner also claims joint ownership of the record with his effort against the West Indies back in 2010. While blistering by most standards, the duo still trails the overall record of Yuvraj Singh by a whopping six deliveries following his 12-ball blitz against England nine years ago.
