Wicketkeeper Alex Carey’s unbeaten 45 and an inspired bowling performance helped Australia to a four-wicket consolation win over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final One-day International on Friday.
Scorecard
SRI LANKA:
D. Gunathilaka c Finch b Hazlewood 8
P. Nissanka c Carey b Hazlewood 2
K. Mendis hit wicket b Maxwell 26
D. Chandimal c Finch b Cummins 6
C. Asalanka run out (Maxwell) 14
D. Shanaka b Kuhnemann 1
D. Wellalage c Cummins b Kuhnemann 4
C. Karunaratne c Carey b Cummins 75
J. Vandersay run out (Labuschagne) 4
P. Madushan c and b Green 15
M. Theekshana not out 2
EXTRAS (W-3) 3
TOTAL (all out, 43.1 overs) 160
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-9 (Nissanka), 2-12 (Gunathilaka), 3-34 (Chandimal), 4-56 (Asalanka), 5-56 (Mendis), 6-61 (Wellalage), 7-62 (Shanaka), 8-85 (Vandersay), 9-143 (Madushan),
10-160 (Karunaratne)
BOWLING: Hazlewood 7-3-22-2, Maxwell 10-0-38-1, Kuhnemann
10-3-26-2, Cummins 6.1-1-22-2 (w1), Marsh 1-0-3-0, Labuschagne 7-1-36-0 (w1), Green 2-0-13-1 (w1)
AUSTRALIA:
D. Warner c Gunathilaka b Wellalage 10
A. Finch c Asalanka b Theekshana 0
M. Marsh c Nissanka b Madushan 24
J. Inglis c Nissanka b Theekshana 5
M. Labuschagne lbw b D Wellalage 31
A. Carey not out 45
G. Maxwell b Wellalage 16
C. Green not out 25
EXTRAS (W-8) 8
TOTAL (for six wickets, 39.3 overs) 164
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-11 (Finch), 2-14 (Warner), 3-19 (Inglis), 4-50 (Marsh), 5-101 (Labuschagne), 6-121 (Maxwell)
DID NOT BAT: P. Cummins, M. Kuhnemann, J. Hazlewood Bowling: Karunaratne 3-0-19-0 (w1), Theekshana 10-1-26-2 (w4), Wellalage 10-0-42-3 (w2), Vandersay 9.3-0-46-0, Madushan 3-0-13-1, Asalanka 4-0-18-0 (w1)
