04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

END OF OVER:
43 | 9 Runs | AUS: 199/5 | RR: 4.62

  • John Hastings8 (6b)
  • James Faulkner8 (14b)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva7-0-35-2
  • Amila Aponso6-0-33-0

9.30pm Wide grins on the Australia players' faces, and with that we'll sign off from the ODI series. Thanks for your feedback, time and opinions. The T20s aren't far away. See you then.

9.10pm Clinical chase from Australia to finish out the series positively, led by captain David Warner who returned to form with a superb century, his seventh in ODIs, and the first by an Australian in Sri Lanka in this format. Dilruwan injected some excitement into the match with two early wickets, but Bailey and Warner first stabilised the innings, before getting into their own. A comfortable chase in the end as Australia close out the series with an almost flawless performance.

Presentation time.

George Bailey is the Man of the Series: "It's been a challenging series, at different stages, the batters and bowled shave found it hard. To finish the series 4-1 is satisfying. Just watching the Tests, we knew we have to come to the ODIs with different plans. Was always going to be challenging to hit the ball straight. 220-230 has been a really good score in this series. A guy like Davey Warner today, once he got going, was really good.

David Warner is the Man of the Match: "Always good to get a milestone, but credit to our bowlers for setting the tone. Not the ideal start with the ball. Challenge to face that new ball. Partnerships key, we've done that well in this series. Well done to George Bailey, he's been our rock, and allowed our batters to bat around him. Always pleasing to win a series, we knew we were going to get the same wickets as the Tests.

Dinesh Chandimal: "We're disappointed with the way we have batted through the series. We got a good start today but couldn't get to the 260, 270 mark. They have to learn, if you get a good start you have to bat longer and make it easier for the others. We'll learn from these mistakes and come back stronger. One series you are going to win, other series' you are going to lose. I'm enjoying my captaincy."

42.6
4
de Silva to Hastings, FOUR, flicked away to the square leg boundary as Australia complete a 4-1 series win, with seven overs to spare. Handshakes all around.
42.5
0
de Silva to Hastings, no run, flight on middle and leg, kept out
42.4
0
de Silva to Hastings, no run, carved to point
42.3
4
de Silva to Hastings, FOUR, smashed down the ground for four to get level with Sri Lanka's score. overpitched on middle with plenty of air, Hastings hammers it to the long-on boundary
42.2
0
de Silva to Hastings, no run, loads of flight on leg, Hastings is happy to defend. hit on the pad

Sri: "Other than Smith, Warner, Shaun Marsh, Starc and, possibly, Bailey, who in this squad deserves to go to India? Not many, I'd think." Zampa jumps to mind

42.1
1
de Silva to Faulkner, 1 run, too straight, Faulkner goes back and works it towards square leg for one

Just 6 to win

END OF OVER:
42 | 1 Run | AUS: 190/5 (6 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.52, RRR: 0.75)

  • John Hastings0 (1b)
  • James Faulkner7 (13b)
  • Amila Aponso6-0-33-0
  • Dhananjaya de Silva6-0-26-2
41.6
0
Aponso to Hastings, no run, flight on middle, blocked back
41.5
1
Aponso to Faulkner, 1 run, flat on middle, driven to long-on
41.4
0
Aponso to Faulkner, no run, terrible ball but he gets away with it as Faulkner goes back and pulls the long hop to midwicket
41.3
0
Aponso to Faulkner, no run, worked away into the leg side, nice straight line
41.2
0
Aponso to Faulkner, no run, flat delivery on middle, hit back
41.1
0
Aponso to Faulkner, no run, tossed up outside off, Faulkner lunges forward to defend, gets a thick inside edge

Hastings comes out.

END OF OVER:
41 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 189/5 (7 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.60, RRR: 0.77)

  • James Faulkner6 (8b)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva6-0-26-2
  • Sachith Pathirana10-0-36-0
40.6
W
de Silva to Warner, OUT, throws his head back in disgust. Warner is not happy at all. He has just hit back a nothing delivery to the bowler. End of a superlative knock though. Lots of flight outside off, Warner looks to drive through cover but the ball is too full, he ends up skewing the ball back off the inside half.

DA Warner c & b de Silva 106 (167m 126b 9x4 0x6) SR: 84.12

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No. of wickets for Starc in this series - most by him a bilateral ODI series. He had taken 11 wickets in 3 matches vs West Indies in 2012-13.

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Runs added by Sri Lanka's last 9 wickets. Their openers had shared partnership of 73 runs.