Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage, second right, celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Glenn Maxwell during the fifth one-day international cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)Sri Lanka vs Australia, 5th ODI Highlights: Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the 5th and final ODI on Friday but lost the series 3-2. Chamika Karunaratne (75 from as many balls) scored nearly half the hosts’ total of 160 in a feisty rear-guard, helping to put on 75 for the final two wickets on the way to the second highest ODI score by a Sri Lankan No.8.
Bewitched by finger-spinners Maheesh Theeskahnna (2-26) and Dunith Wellalage (3-42), Australia slumped to 4-50 amid hectic start to their run chase but a composed Alex Carey (45no) guided the tourists home with 10.3 overs to spare.
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Match EndedAustralia tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 - 5th ODI
Sri Lanka
160 (43.1)vs
Australia
164/6 (39.3)Match Ended ( Day - 5th ODI )
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets
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Green ends the match with a six!!! All over. Australia win by 4 wickets but lose series 3-2. They almost made a meal of a low run chase and Sri Lanka will be proud of their bowling attack.
Just 5 runs left now and this could be the final over. Appeal for stumping. It's gone upstairs. Foot is grounded. Just 1 from the first 4 balls. That is how it ends. AUS 157/6 after 39 overs.
On to the 38th over and Wellalage to bowl this one. 3 runs from the first 2 balls. The last ball is hit for a four by Green, square of the wicket. AUS 156/6 after 38 overs.
On to the 38th over and Wellalage to bowl this one. 3 runs from the first 2 balls. The last ball is hit for a four by Green, square of the wicket. AUS 156/6 after 38 overs.
Charith Asalanka in to bowl the 36th over. 1 run from the first 3 balls. Next 2 balls also yields 2 dots. The last ball is hit for a four by Green. AUS 139-6 after 36 overs.
Wellalage in to bowl the 32nd and the 3rd ball is cut by Maxwell for a four. Great shot as Australia move closer and closer towards victory. Huge shout for an LBW but Sri Lanka don't have a review. Next ball, he's bowled!!! What a turner!!! AUS 121/6 after 32 overs.
Vandersay in to bowl the 31st over and after a couple of quiet deliveries, Maxwell gets his bat to the 5th ball and hits a four over extra cover. That is the danger this man posesses. AUS 114/5 after 31 overs
Labuschagne falls after he is snared by Wellalage. Exactly the breakthrough Sri Lanka needed. Australia need 60 runs but it's not going to be easy. AUS 101/5 after 28 overs
Australia are 73/4 after 20 overs. It's a slow start for the Australians and they suffered some early blows, they need to build a good partnership here. AUS 73/4 after 20 overs.
That's another one down as a well-set Mitchell Marsh is caught by Nissanka off Madushan's delivery. This is the first international wicket for the bowler. AUS 54/4 after 15 overs.
On to the 13th over now. Labuschagne hits a four off the 4th ball as Australia are rebuilding. Australia are 45/3 after 13 overs.
9th over and Wellalage will bowl the Marsh who hits him for a four off his 2nd ball. Just 6 runs from this over ultimately as Australia look to build a foundation for their innings. AUS 32/3 after 9 overs.
6th over now as Australia are 19/2 after the 5th. Sri Lanka in control as of now but can the Aussies rally again? Theekshana to bowl this one and would you believe it, he has struck again!!! Inglis is caught by Nissanka. It's deja vu of the first innings. AUS 19/3 after 5.2 overs
That's another gone!!! What a start for Sri Lanka as Warner is the next man to depart. Wellalage gets the wicket as Gunathilaka takes the catch!!! AUS 14/2 after 2.3 overs.
Theekshana to bowl te second over and Sri Lanka players have reviewed a possible catch out. Nowhere close to the bat and the review is wasted. Oh my word, the next ball Finch is gone!!! Caught by Asalanka. AUS 11/1 after 1.3 overs.
Warner and Finch are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Karunaratne will open the attack. That's two back to back fours from Warner in the 3rd and fourth balls. They are not messing about here. One is lofted straight down the ground and the next one is cut away. AUS 10/0 after 1 over.
Up in the air and Karunaratne is caught by Carey. Great innings from him under the circumstances, giving Sri Lanka something to defend. SL are all out for 160 runs. Australia need 161 to win.
Labuschagne in to bowl the 43rd over and Karunaratne goes down the ground, hits him for a six!!! He goes again and crunches another one for the second six of the innings. SL 160/9 after 43 overs
Finally a breakthrough for the Aussies as Pramod Madushan has to walk back after getting caught and bowled by Green. The resilient stand is broken. SL 143/9 after 41.1 overs.
38th over to start and Cummins to bowl. He is greeted with a first-ball four by Karunaratne. Another four off the 5th ball brings up 50 for Karunaratne. SL 130/8 after 38 overs
36th over starts now and Australia are struggling to put this Sri Lanka innings to bed as Madushan and Karunaratne have thrown in the anchor and steadied the Sri Lanka innings. Cummins starts with 3 dot balls. Ends the over with just 1 run that too from a wide ball. SL 119/8 after 36 overs.
On to the 31st over as Madushan and Karunaratne have settled in comfortably in the middle. Kuhnemann completes his spell with a maiden over as SL are 108-8.
Huge shout for an LBW but it's safe as Australia lose a review. Another huge shout for an LBW and that's also umpire's call. Hard luck for the Aussies as the home crowd erupts. SL 95/8 after 28 overs.
That's a maiden over by Josh Hazlewood as Sri Lanka are 85/7 after 24 overs. Is that another wicket gone for the Lankan lions? Looks very close. Yeah. That's a run out as Vandersay has to walk back. SL 85/8 after 24.2 overs.
Karunaratne is the lone hope for Sri Lanka now if they are to dig themselves out from this hole that they find themselves in. Jeffrey Vandersay is giving him company in the middle. SL 81/7 after 21 overs
Dasun Shanaka had no idea how to deal with that delivery of Matthew Kuhnemann. It touches the bat, the pad and then the stumps. Sri Lanka have lost four wickets in the last eight delivers. The team that took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the ODI series is now 62/7 after 17 overs in the final ODI.
Another over, another wicket for Australia. Dunith Wellalage returns after facing just two balls and scoring four runs. The 19-year old had hit a boundary off his first ball and looked to add another the next ball but only finds the safe hands of captain Pat Cummins. Sri Lanka are 61/6 after 16.4 overs.
The hosts are in deep mud as they lose two wickets off two balls. A horrible mix up leading to the run out of Charith Asalanka (14 off 27) and then Kusal Mendis becoming the sixth Sri Lankan batter to be dismissed hit wicket in ODI cricket. After 16 overs, Sri Lanka are 56/5.
The lead cast of Sri Lanka's fourth ODI win against Australia, Charith Asalanka, has his first boundary of the day. The hosts will need him to score some of those 110 runs he did in the last match. After 12 overs, Sri Lanka are 44/3.
A GOOD start this for the visitors. Three wickets in the powerplay and not too many runs on the board for the hosts. Two of Sri Lanka's best batter's in the series however, Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka are still in the middle. After 10 overs, the scoreboard reads 35/3.