But it was man of the match Mathews’ two wickets and a 57 with the bat that made Sri Lanka register their biggest win against Australia in terms of runs.
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This was followed by a brilliant 102-run partnership between Mathews and Perera for the sixth wicket.
Earlier this month, Pradeep was ruled out of the ODI squad after suffering a hamstring problem in training ahead of the second Test against Australia.
A short while later, James Faulkner added his name to the list of wicket-takers, Shaun Marsh taking a good catch as another Sri Lankan batsman, this time Dhananjaya de Silva (12) fell to a full toss.
Australia head coach Darren Lehmann defended the decision to rest Steve Smith from the remainder of the Sri Lanka tour.
Meanwhile, Warner stated that Australia, who were completely outclassed in the preceding Test series, need to up the ante and back themselves in the next three games to clinch the ODI series.
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Mitchell Starc (3-53) cleaned up the tail, but Australia lost any momentum they may have taken back out into the middle when Warner and Finch went cheaply.
Australia’s tour of South Africa begins September 27 with a one-day match against Ireland in Benoni after which it plays five ODIs against the Proteas.
Sri Lanka’s opening batsman T M Dilshan has chose to retire from one-day cricket after the 3rd ODI in Dambulla, Sri Lanka Cricket announced. With Angelo Matthews and the Sri Lankan board looking to build the team for the 2019 World Cup, Dilshan’s place in the side has come under a lot of speculation.
The Tasmanian is the sixth Australian to achieve the feat in one-day global cricket and the first since Clint McKay three years ago.
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Inventor of the famous “Dilscoop” ramp shot, Dilshan played the last of his 87 Tests in 2013 before quitting the longer format with 5492 runs and 39 wickets.
