Charith Asalanka's century and Maheesh Theekshana's four wickets earned Sri Lanka a stunning 49-run victory over Australia in the first game of their two-match ODI series. (More Cricket News)
Just three days after their defeat in the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy, Sri Lanka roared back in style to earn a comeback triumph in Colombo.
Opener Pathum Nissanka hoped to shrug off a double failure in the second Test, but was bowled out for just four runs as Spencer Johnson (2-44) claimed his maiden ODI wicket.
Sri Lanka continued to stumble, with Avishka Fernando (one),바카라 웹사이트Kusal Mendis (19) and바카라 웹사이트Kamindu Mendis (five) quickly following Nissanka as Australia asserted control early on.바카라 웹사이트
It was left to Asalanka to turn things around, and he started with a 67-run sixth-run partnership with바카라 웹사이트Dunith Wellalage (30) before the latter fell to바카라 웹사이트Matt Short (1-39).바카라 웹사이트
Asalanka, however, continued his one-man mission, capitalising on a tiring Australian bowling attack to score his fourth ODI century before being dismissed in the 46th over.바카라 웹사이트
With 215 needed for the victory, the tourists made a poor start to their run chase when Short was bowled out in just the second ball of the innings for a duck.바카라 웹사이트
Jake Fraser-McGurk (two) and Cooper Connolly (three) soon followed, with stand-in captain Steve Smith managing just 12 runs from the 17 deliveries that he faced.바카라 웹사이트
Marnus Labuschagne and바카라 웹사이트Alex Carey built a바카라 웹사이트52-run partnership before being dismissed by바카라 웹사이트Asalanka (1-5) and바카라 웹사이트Theekshana (4-40) respectively, as Australia crashed to 85-6.바카라 웹사이트
Knocks from Aaron Hardie (32),바카라 웹사이트Sean Abbott (20) and바카라 웹사이트Adam Zampa (20) could only delay the inevitable, with바카라 웹사이트Theekshana claiming the wicket of바카라 웹사이트Johnson to seal the win.바카라 웹사이트
Data Debrief:바카라 웹사이트Champions Trophy prep starts poorly바카라 웹사이트for Aussies
With바카라 웹사이트bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc out of Australia's Champions Trophy squad, this ODI series would have been the ideal preparation for their new-look bowling attack.바카라 웹사이트
Though바카라 웹사이트Abbott, Hardie, Johnson and Nathan Ellis combined for nine wickets, it was Australia's performance with the bat that would concern captain Smith the most.바카라 웹사이트
But that is not taking away from바카라 웹사이트Asalanka's brilliant ton, as he plundered바카라 웹사이트127 runs from 126 balls, including 14 fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 100.79.
