Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Roshan Mahanama, Lasith Malinga were some of the former players who took to social media to express their happiness after the win
Asalanka scored a match-winning ton, helping Sri Lanka make history by guiding them to a thrilling four-run win over Australia in the fourth ODI at Colombo and also to their first bilateral series win at home over the mighty Aussies in three decades.
It was a closely contested match at Colombo, with every result possible till the very last ball. Ultimately, it was the Lankan Lions that emerged victorious by four runs in a thriller.
Kusal Mendis was suffering from bad cramps when he had to retire hurt on 87 at a crucial point of Sri Lanka's successful run chase in the third match of the series on Sunday, but the right-hander has made solid progress physically since that game.