Sri Lanka clinch Melbourne thriller to welcome back Malinga

  • Cricket

  • Friday, 17 Feb 2017

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Chamara Kapugedera smashed a boundary off the last ball to secure a thrilling five-wicket victory for Sri Lanka against Australia in the first Twenty20 Internationals on Friday.

Needing one run off the last ball, Kapugedera drove the fuller delivery from Andrew Tye through cover to seal the match and put his team 1-0 up in the three-match contest.

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