Australia legspinner Adam Zampa felt he had a point to prove.
Still frustrated at being axed from the Australian side for game two of the T20 series against Sri Lanka, Zampa was recalled for the dead-rubber on Wednesday night in Adelaide.
And the South Australian produced a man-of-the-match display, taking 3-25 from four overs as the hosts downed the Lankans by 41 runs.
"It's always nice to come back and feel like you have put in a performance that you were thinking of over the last few days, after the frustration of not playing the last game," he said.
"You always pump yourself up to put in a good performance next game after being dropped so it's nice to get a few wickets."
Zampa admitted being axed for the second game, last Sunday in Geelong, hurt.
"It did (hurt) this time just because I felt like I could make a difference to that game in Geelong - and, looking back on it now, the whole series," he said.
But the tweaker said his Adelaide haul was made easier by Australia's dominant situation - they were defending 6-187 and fellow bowlers had already made early inroads into Sri Lanka's batting line-up.
The tourists were ultimately bowled out for 146 in 18 overs.
"It's always easier when you get early wickets, come in bowling when they're three or four down and they have to keep scoring, it definitely makes my job a bit easier," Zampa said.
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