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Australian bowlers set up a four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to spoil veteran batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan's farewell and sweep the two-match Twenty20 series in Colombo on Friday.
The visitors, who won the first match after scoring a world record 263, rode on opener Glenn Maxwell's 29-ball 66 to chase down their 129-run target with 13 balls to spare.
Earlier Aussie bowlers James Faulkner and Adam Zampa claimed three wickets each to restrict the hosts to 128 for nine despite Dhananjaya de Silva's fighting half-century.
Dilshan, who quit the one-day format in the middle of the five-match series which Sri Lanka lost 1-4, scored just one off three balls in his final international game but took two wickets to add drama to Australia's chase.
The 39-year-old Dilshan, who participated in 87 Tests, 330 ODIs and 80 T20s, was given a standing ovation by a raucous home crowd as he ended his 17-year-long glittering career.
Well done dilly!Showed what a competitor he was all this years for SL.Not enough runs to put pressure. Really enjoyed the live game ??However the inventor of the "dilscoop", the cheeky paddle shot played over the wicketkeeper's head, did not have a chance to execute the audacious stroke.
- Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) September 9, 2016
So close. What a thriller in the end. Not enough runs but Dilshan nearly pulled off a miracle. Fantastic career ends. He will be missed"To mention Glenn Maxwell, the way he played in the last game and this game was phenomenal," Australia captain Warner said of his destructive opener who received the man of the match and the series award.
- Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) September 9, 2016
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