ADELAIDE: Leg-spinner Adam Zampa claimed three wickets to bowl Australia to victory and avoid a Twenty20 series wipeout against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.
Man-of-the-match Zampa, who was left out of the previous match as the Sri Lankans won to clinch the three-match series, captured three for 25 at a crucial stage as Australia went on to win by 41 runs.
Openers Aaron Finch and Michael Klinger hit half-centuries as the Australians set Sri Lanka 188 runs to win.
Sri Lanka´s chase was given early impetus by Dilshan Munaweera, who smacked 37 from 25 balls, but from 41 without loss in the fourth over the tourists lost traction and slid to 76 for four in the 10th over.
Zampa claimed the vital wicket Asela Gunaratne in the 10th over and the tourists were unable to arouse another of their sensational finishes to beat Australia´s total.
Score Board
Sri Lanka won toss
Australia
*A J Finch c Siriwardana b Prasanna 53
M Klinger run out 62
B R Dunk c Prasanna b Shanaka 28
T M Head c Kapugedera b Malinga 30
M C Henriques not out 2
A J Turner c Kapugedera b Malinga 1
J P Faulkner c Kapugedera b Shanaka 2
†T D Paine not out 1
Extras (lb 2, w 5, nb 1) 8
Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 187
Did not bat: P J Cummins, J A Richardson, A Zampa
Fall: 1-79, 2-128, 3-179, 4-180, 5-182, 6-184
Bowling: Malinga 4-0-35-2 (1nb, 1w); Kulasekara 4-0-40-0 (1w); Sanjaya 3-0-34-0 (1w); Prasanna 3-0-25-1; Siriwardana 1-0-12-0; Gunaratne 1-0-12-0 (1w); Shanaka 4-0-27-2
Sri Lanka
E M D Y Munaweera c Turner b Head 37
*W U Tharanga c Richardson b Faulkner 14
†B K G Mendis c Cummins b Richardson 14
D A S Gunaratne lbw b Zampa 4
T A M Siriwardana c & b Faulkner 35
C K Kapugedera b Zampa 7
M D Shanaka lbw b Zampa 0
S Prasanna c Richardson b Faulkner 12
K M D N Kulasekara not out 8
S L Malinga run out 1
J R M V B Sanjaya run out 5
Extras (lb 2, w 7) 9
Total (all out; 18 overs) 146
Fall: 1-41, 2-68, 3-69, 4-76, 5-91, 6-91, 7-120, 8-138, 9-140, 10-146
Bowling: Turner 2-0-15-0 (1w); Richardson 3-0-38-1 (2w); Cummins 3-0-20-0 (2w); Faulkner 3-0-20-3 (1w); Henriques 1-0-10-0; Zampa 4-0-25-3; Head 2-0-16-1 (1w)
Result: Australia won by 41 runs
Series: Sri Lanka won the 3-match series by 2-1
Man of the Match: A Zampa (Australia)
Man of the Series: D A S Gunaratne (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: M D Martell and P Wilson. TV umpire: S D Fry. Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)