The big news: Dilshan bids adieu

The swashbuckling Tillakaratne Dilshan signed off from international cricket after the second Twenty20 match between Sri Lanka and Australia on Friday. The 39-year-old pulled the curtains on a 17-year long career, which has seen him captain his country in all three formats, finishing as one of the finest that the Island Nation has had to offer.

Dilshan's swansong was heading for a disastrous finish as Glenn Maxwell continued from where left at Pallekele, almost making a mockery of the modest 128/9 set by Sri Lanka. Dilshan then departed for one from three deliveries. Seekkuge Prasanna led the home side's revival, and from 93/0, Australia slumped to 120/6.

Dilshan did not disappoint with the ball, taking two wickets, and put his name in an elite bracket off cricketers to take a wicket off his last ball in international cricket, dismissing Matthew Wade. However, it was not enough to prevent a defeat for his team, as Australia won the match by four wickets and, with it, took the series 2-0.

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