Put to bat first, Sri Lanka had a mediocre outing and could manage only 220 runs at a loss of nine wickets, after their innings got cut short by 2.2 overs due to rain.
Australia has been dealt a blow ahead of the first match of their five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as fast bowler Kane Richardson will miss the entire series through injury.
Aaron Finch led Australia will take on hosts Sri Lanka in three-match T20I series starting from Tuesday. This time the World T20 champions will play Lankans in Sri Lanka.
Melbourne [Australia], May 31 (ANI): Australia men's white-ball captain Aaron Finch believes that Tim David's ability to hit from ball one is a pretty rare skill in the sport.
Lahore [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Australia skipper Aaron Finch expressed disappointment after his side got thrashed by Pakistan in the third and final ODI by nine wickets.
Lahore [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): After their defeat to Pakistan in the second One-Day International (ODI), Australia skipper Aaron Finch praised rival captain Babar Azam for his brilliant knock.
Lahore [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): Australia skipper Aaron Finch praised batter Travis Head for his knock which helped Australia in defeating Pakistan in the first ODI of the three-match series.
Lahore [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is expected to be ruled out of the upcoming ODIs and one-off T20I against Pakistan, after sustaining a hip injury during the training session.
Melbourne [Australia], February 20 (ANI): Australia's white-ball skipper Aaron Finch praised batter Josh Inglis for his brilliant performance in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.
Melbourne [Australia], February 18 (ANI): Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch praised all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for his "mature" performance against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20I of the five-match series here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.