Matthew Wade could be looked at as new T20 captain by Cricket Australia: Report
Wade, who was denied a CA contract earlier this year, will only get around AUD350,000 for the 12 T20Is he has played
Wade, who was denied a CA contract earlier this year, will only get around AUD350,000 for the 12 T20Is he has played
Following Aaron Finch's retirement, the Australian team's captaincy position in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) is now open, and Warner is confident he can fill it.
The win couldn't rescue the series for Australia, but regained some pride, with the ODI series ending 3-2 in favour of Sri Lanka.
Fighting for series honours may be over, though Dasun Shanaka's side show no interest in slowing down, looking to hand the tourists another blow ahead of the upcoming World Test Championship series.
After restricting Sri Lanka to a below-par 220/9 in 47.4 overs on Thursday night, Australia looked on course for victory, only for a dramatic series of events leading to the hosts equalising the five-match series 1-1.
In the end, Aaron Finch led Australia, who won the first two matches, to a comfortable 2-1 series win.
Veteran wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (26 not out) handled the immense pressure of batting with the tail to secure victory with 13 balls to spare.
Hazlewood has had successful seasons with Chennai Super Kings (2021) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2022), and in between he came up with a superb performance in the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE, which Australia won.
Delhi Capitals needed to beat Rohit Sharma's side in their final league fixture, which would have secured their playoff berth. But the Ricky Ponting-coached side lost by five wickets and were dumped out of IPL 2022, and Royal Challengers Bangalore sneaked in.
The former all-rounder died in a single-car crash west of Townsville in Queensland. He leaves behind his wife Laura and two children.
