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    "editor1": "<p>Geelong (Australia), Feb 19 (CRICKETNMORE): A brilliant innings from Asela Gunaratne helped Sri Lanka seal a final-ball victory against Australia in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday at the Geelongs Kardinia Park, in front of more than 13,500 people.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/all-players-list-for-ipl-2017-auction--24037\/1\">IPL players auction complete squads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After Australia claimed five wickets in Sri Lanka&#39;s batting power play, Gunaratne&#39;s unbeaten 84 off 46 deliveries saw Sri Lanka romp home by two wickets with a boundary off the final delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sri Lanka now hold an unassailable 2-0 advantage after two final-ball results in the first two matches of the series, heading into the third and final match at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier in the evening, Moises Henriques was the star with the bat for the hosts with an unbeaten half-century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Henriques&#39; unbeaten knock of 56 runs off 37 balls guided Australia to a total of 173, with Michael Klinger (43 off 37) and Ben Dunk (32 off 14) also making important contributions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nuwan Kulasekara was the best among the Sri Lanka bowlers, claiming figures of 4\/31, including three wickets in the final over of the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Lasith Malinga and Seekkuge Prasanna claimed two wickets each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In reply, Sri Lanka lost five wickets during the six-over batting power-play, including two in two balls to Andrew Tye.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Middle-order batsmen Gunaratne and Chamara Kapugedera (32 off 32) combined for a 52-run partnership, with Gunaratne notching his half century in the penultimate over of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But from there, Gunaratne took charge, hitting a four over mid-off to seal victory on the final ball of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tye finished with 3\/37 off his four overs, while James Faulkner picked up two wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia: 173 in 20 overs (Moises Henriques 56 not out; Nuwan Kulasekara 4\/31) vs Sri Lanka: 176\/8 in 20 overs (Asela Gunaratne 84 not out; Andrew Tye 3\/37).<\/p>\r\n",
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