CONGRATULATIONS ! WELL DONE ! THANK YOU Sri Lanka beat Australia by 04 runs in a nail biting finish, Lead the 05 match series 3 – 1
Australia Tour of Sri Lanka 2022 – 04th One Day International – Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province
Sri Lanka put into bat, 258 all out – ( 49 Overs ) Charith Asalanka 110 ( 1×6, 10×4, 106 balls ) – maiden ODI century – Dhananjaya De Silva 60, Wanidu Hasaranga 21no, Dunith Wellalage 19, Kusal Mendis 14, Pathum Nissanka 13 – first 10 overs : 35 / 3, 25 overs : 124 / 3, last 09 overs : 53 / 5 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 34 runs, the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 03 runs – Dhananjaya / Charith involved in a 101 run partnership for the 04th wicket, Charith / Dunith added 57 runs for the 06th wicket, Charith / Wanidu put on 34 runs for the 08th wicket – Mitchell Marsh 2 / 29, Patrick Cummins 2 / 37, Matthew Kuhnemann 2 / 56, Alex Carey 02 victims & 02 run out assists.
Australia in reply, 254 all out – ( 50 Overs ) David Warner 99 ( 12×4, 112 balls ), Patrick Cummins 35, Travis Head 27, Mitchell Marsh 26, Alex Carey 19, Matthew Kuhnemann 15, Marnus Labuschagne 14, Cameron Green 13 – Warner / Marsh added 63 runs for the 02nd wicket, Warner / Head put on 58 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 57 runs – first 10 overs : 45 / 1, 25 overs : 128 / 3, last 10 overs : 57 / 3 – Chamika Karunaratne 2 / 19, Jeffrey Vandersay 2 / 40, Dhananjaya De Silva 2 / 39. Six Sri Lanka spinners bowled 43 overs, conceded 207 runs & captured 07 wickets between themselves.
Player of the Match : Charith Asalanka – Sri Lanka
This was Sri Lanka’s ODI series win against Australia on home soil in 30 years. Beating this opposition in 03 consecutive games is also very rare for any team.
Picture Credit – SLC