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.
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.
Three-wicket haul by Karunaratne, which was followed by two wickets each by Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Dunith Wellalage, helped Sri Lanka to restrict Australia at 189 while chasing a DLS revised target of 216, in the second ODI, here at Pallekele International Cricket Stad
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 28 (ANI): Kusal Perera smashed a brilliant ton before Dushmantha Chameera registered career-best figures to help Sri Lanka win the third and final ODI against Bangladesh on Friday.
Balagolla [Sri Lanka], Mar 1 (ANI): All-round Sri Lanka defeated West Indies in a thrilling third ODI by six runs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.
Harare [Zimbabwe], Jan 31 (ANI): Neither Zimbabwe nor Sri Lanka were able to force a result on day five of the second Test, and as a result, the match ended in a draw with the Islanders clinching the series 1-0 here on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): India have managed to inflict a 3-0 series whitewash on Sri Lanka with a five-wicket win in the third T20I, here on Sunday.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka have won the toss, and asked India to bat first in the second and penultimate match of the three-match series here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha.
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): Sri Lanka won the toss and have chosen to field in their crucial must win encounter against India in the ongoing Champions Trophy here at the Oval, London on Thursday.