05 September,2016 08:27 AM IST | | AFP
Skipper David Warner's fluent century and a disciplined bowling effort powered Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international in Pallekele as the visitors took the series 4-1 yesterday
David Warner
Pallekele: Skipper David Warner's fluent century and a disciplined bowling effort powered Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international in Pallekele as the visitors took the series 4-1 yesterday.
David Warner
Australia, who had clinched the series in Dambulla on Wednesday, rode on a record 132-run partnership between Warner (106) and George Bailey (44) to chase down 196 in
43 overs on a sluggish pitch.
Earlier pace spearhead Mitchell Starc led the visiting attack with three wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for a modest 195 in 40.2 overs.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka 195 in 40.2 overs (D Gunathilaka 39, D de Silva 34; M Starc 3-40) lost to Australia 199-5 in 43 overs (D Warner 106, G Bailey 44; D Perera 3-51) by 5 wickets
