Sri Lanka leveled the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against Australia 1-1 after a thrilling 26-run win (DLS method) in the second match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. In the rain-hit match, the Sri Lankan bowlers came to the party and led the team to a memorable victory. Chasing a rain-corrected target of 216 runs in 43 overs, Australia faced batsmen to be bundled out for 189 in 37.1 overs as Sri Lanka bounced back from their defeat in the first ODI.
Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne led the Sri Lankan attack with three wickets. but fast bowling partner dusmantha chimera put the last nail in the coffin Matthew Kuhnman To send fans mad with joy at Pallekele.
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Karunaratne returned figures of 3-47 including Steve Smith for 28, and Glen Maxwellfor 30. Dhananjay De Silva, dunith vellage And Chamira took two wickets each.
Australia lost their last five wickets for just 19 runs.
Earlier, de Silva also scored 34 runs with the bat and shared a 61-run partnership for the third wicket. Kusal MendisJoe scored 36 runs to guide Sri Lanka to 220 for nine when rain forced the game to stop and ended the innings late.
Pat Cummins Returned figures of 4-35 but their efforts went in vain.
Australia lost their openers in the chase Aaron Finchon 14, and David WarnerOn 37, to de Silva, as the tourists stumbled in his difficult chase on a pitch difficult to bat.
Smith and travis head Tried to rebuild the innings and score 31 before Karunaratne broke down.
Karunaratne smashed Smith for 28 and Velez’s Head (23) and Marnus Labuchagne (18) took two wickets in their two overs to put the Aussies in trouble at 132-5.
Maxwell returned to trouble the bowlers in his brief stay on the wicket, but eventually misplaced a shot to take a catch from Karunaratne at cover. He scored 30 runs in 25 balls.
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wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey Was run out for 15 as the wheels went off the Australian chase.
(with AFP input)
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