Sri Lanka beat Australia by 06 wickets to go 2 – 1 up in the 05 match series
Australia Tour of Sri Lanka 2022 – 03rd One Day International – Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province
Australia electing to bat, 291 / 6 – ( 50 Overs ) Travis Head 70no, Skipper Aaron Finch 62, Alex Carey 49, Glenn Maxwell 33, Marnus Labuschagne 29, Cameron Green 15no, Mitchell Marsh 10, Extras 14 – first 10 overs : 47 / 1, 25 overs : 117 / 3, last 10 overs : 98 / 1 – Finch / Marsh added 34 runs for the 02nd wicket, Finch / Labuschagne involved in a 69 run partnership for the 03rd wicket, Carey / Head put on 72 runs for the 05th wicket, Head / Maxwell involved in a 40 run stand for the 06th wicket, Head / Green had a 58 run unbroken stand for the 07th wicket – Jaffrey Vandersay 3 / 49.
Sri Lanka in reply, 292 / 4 – ( 48.3 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 137 ( 2×6, 11×4, 147 balls ) – highest individual scorer for Sri Lanka against Australia in an ODI, Kusal Mendis 87 retired hurt, Niroshan Dickwella 25, Dhananjaya De Silva 25, Charith Asalanka 13no – Dickwella / Nissanka involved in a 42 run opening stand, Nissanka / Mendis added 170 runs for the 02nd wicket until the retirement – the highest 02nd wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Australia in an ODI – Nissanka / De Silva put on 43 for the 02nd wicket after the retirement, Nissanka / Asalanka involved in a 29 run stand for the 03rd wicket – first 10 overs : 54 / 1, 25 overs : 142 / 1, last 8.3 overs : 69 / 3 – Jhye Richardson 2 / 39.
Player of the Match : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka
Picture Credit – SLC