Dasun Shanaka Pulls Off Miracle Win

Dasun Shanaka Pulls Off Miracle Win #dasunshanaka #slvsaus #vmaxsports So unsurprisingly Dasun Shanaka is the Man of the Match Huzaifa: "As the country falls into economic and political turmoil, there comes a captain who gives them hope and happiness. What an incredible innings!" Shah Safeer: "As a Pakistani I always support Sri Lanka and their win makes me happy. Fantastically well done Shanaka. Sri Lanka desperately needed this" Uwaisul Karnain: "This game took my memory back to the Melbourne miracle. This game isn't too far away either!" Sawa : "This match was not just about cricket. It showed us Sri Lankans how to fight back together as a nation. Gave us hope in these difficult times. " 10.27 Well I think it's safe to say we all need a moment to take a breath, cos what in the world have we just witnessed? Australia take the series 2-1, but tell that to the Sri Lankan fans in the stadium! Dasun Shanaka ends unbeaten on 54 off 25 balls, including 5 fours and 4 sixes, and saw to it that Sri Lanka scored 59 runs off the final three overs to win the game - to be clear, that is the most scored by any team to win a game in the last 3 overs, surpassing the previous record of 56. What makes the innings all the more incredible is that it quite literally came out of nowhere. Shanaka had come to the crease in the 13th over, and had looked rather out of sorts, but something clicked in the 17th over, and Australia simply had no answers. That 17th went for 22 runs and was bowled by Josh Hazlewood, who had gone for just three (3!) runs in his previous three - just another in the string of impossibilities that led to this most improbable of wins. But until Shanaka's intervention this match had looked to be going much the same way as the previous two, with Sri Lanka's middle order flailing after a promising start from the top order. While earlier, Australia had paced their innings to perfection, with knocks from Warner, Finch, Stoinis and Smith helping set what looked for large parts to be a match-winning total. That was until Shanaka burst into life. Kane Richardson to Shanaka, 1 wide And it's another wide! What an unreal finish, Sri Lanka and Shanaka have done it! Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets, but my word does that not tell the whole story! 1 needed from 1. How one earth did we get here?!?! Aunim: "OH MY GODDDD SHANAKAAAAAAA!!!!!"