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AUSTRALIA 305/5 (50 OVERS)
- George Bailey89 (79)
- Phillip Hughes112 (129)
- Nuwan Kulasekara1/53 (10)
- Angelo Mathews1/46 (8)
SRI LANKA 198 (40 OVERS)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan51 (70)
- Dinesh Chandimal73 (95)
- Mitchell Johnson2/43 (9)
- Clint McKay4/33 (8)
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Kanishkaa Balachandran
END OF OVER:40 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 198/10 (108 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 4.95, RRR: 10.80)
- Lasith Malinga1 (2b)
- Clint McKay8-0-33-4
- Mitchell Johnson9-1-43-2
End of match: Comprehensive win for Australia. Outsmarted Sri Lanka in all departments, with a special mention for the fielding. Three run-outs, all specialist batsmen. Chandimal was the positive today for Sri Lanka, but had it not been for those run outs, this could have gotten closer. That's something SL need to address before their next match. Today was a communications disaster.
Richard : "Sorry. What was that about an Aussie B-side?"
It can't be too bad a team when you have the likes of Hughes, Khawaja and Finch in probably the form of his life. He didn't perform today but his time will come.
Phillip Hughes is the Man of the Match. We don't have coverage of the presentation.
Otherwise that's it from here. There's still the India-England ODI and the SA v NZ Test to keep you occupied. We're back for the second ODI at Adelaide in two days. Same time. Thanks for your company. Cheers!
BAW Mendis c †Haddin b McKay 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
KMDN Kulasekara c Bailey b McKay 18 (27m 15b 3x4 0x6) SR: 120.00
Match Coverage
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