Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood carried his brilliant form from the IPL in the first T20I against Sri Lanka as well. Due to Hazlewood's brilliant bowling, the Sri Lankan team was halted at a score of 128 in 19.3 overs. However, at one time the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lankan team was moving towards a good total but Josh Hazlewood turned the match around in a single over.
In his quota of 4 overs, the 31-year old Hazlewood gave away just 8 runs while picking up 4 wickets. The match was turned around in the 14th over when Hazlewood three wickets while giving away just 1 run. In the 14th over, Hazlewood first dismissed Kusal Mendis on the 1st delivery, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (0) on the fourth delivery and captain Dasun Shanaka (0) on the last delivery, putting the hosts out of the game.
