Aussies to bat second in T20 decider

Australia will have to chase a victory target after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the Twenty20 international in Colombo.

Australia's Matthew Wade

Matthew Wade will play Twenty20 for Australia as a specialist batsman against Sri Lanka. (AAP)

Sri Lanka have won the toss for the sixth match in a row and will bat first in the second and final Twenty20 international against Australia in Colombo.

George Bailey has returned home to Australia with wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade taking his place in the side.

Allrounder John Hastings also returns to the side in place of fast bowler Scott Boland.

Australia posted a world record 3-263 on Tuesday en route to an 85-run victory.

Sri Lanka have made just one change to their side with Chandrasekara Rajitha omitted in favour of Seekkuge Prasanna.

Teams:

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Sachith Pathirana, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Sachithra Senanayake, Seekkuge Prasanna.

Australia: David Warner (captain), Usman Khawaja, Matthew Wade, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Peter Nevill, James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, John Hastings, Adam Zampa.


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