Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka, who were on the verge of a complete defeat, came out on top and the bowlers were able to fulfill their responsibilities in the fifth and final Twenty20 match played in Melbourne today (20th). Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Australia won the match 4-1 as Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. The Sri Lankan skipper lost the toss and elected to field today. The Sri Lankan bowlers were able to restrict the hosts to 154 at the end of the allotted 20 overs. In reply Sri Lanka lost the fourth wicket for a total of 71 runs. Among them were Kamil Mishra (01) and Janith Liyanage (8) who won the ODIs today and both of them were run out. At the end of the 9th over, Sri Lanka scored 84 runs in 66 balls. The Sri Lankan skipper joined Kusal Mendis as soon as he saw the weak ball and gradually reached the target. The Australian bowlers bowled strategically and in the final 18 overs, the winning target was more than 10 runs or 28 runs. Kusal Mendis, who also has experience in batting, hit a scoop and a slog sweep to reduce the target to 9 runs in the final over. The Sri Lankan skipper, who scored eight runs off the first three balls of the final over with a huge six off Kane Richardson, lost the wicket despite being on the verge of victory. But Chamika Karunaratne, who came on to face the next two balls, directed the ball to the midwicket zone to seal the victory for Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis, who was already playing a valuable innings, defended his wicket at the other end by scoring 69 off 58 balls. Kusal hit five sixes and five fours while skipper Dasun Shanaka scored 35 off 31 balls. It also included two sixes. Sri Lankan bowlers led by Dushmantha Chameera took the fifth wicket with 82 runs to spare. Performed. Wade hit an unbeaten 43 off 27 balls with two sixes and two fours. The Australians led the way with 57 runs in the last 5 overs. Today's 20 - year - old Kamil Mishra's replacement failed Danushka Goonetileke and 26 - year - old Janith Liyanage has been replaced by Dinesh Chandimal. SL vs AUS 5th T20i - Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka help Sri Lanka beat Australia by 5 wickets #SLvsAUS #Kusal_Mendis #Dasun_Shanaka #5thT20i #batting Cricket Update (Cricket SL) *Subscribe for more cricket updates ~~Cricket SL~~ *Like Us on our faccebook page https://www.fb.com/officialCricketsl stay tuned for more cricket updates... Thank you for watching...