- Sri Lanka 220-9; Australia 189 (off 37.1 of 43 overs)
- Hosts win by 26 runs in Pallekele after Australian collapse
Australia will be sweating on the fitness of Steve Smith after the star batsman appeared to tweak a leg muscle during their 26-run ODI loss to Sri Lanka. Chasing 216 for victory off 43 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Thursday (Friday AEST), Australia were on track at 170-5 with Glenn Maxwell in hot form at Pallekele.
But Maxwell’s departure for 30 off 25 balls and the run-out of Alex Carey (15) sparked a collapse of 19-5 as Australia were bowled out for 189 in 37.1 overs. Sri Lanka had posted 220-9 in 47.4 overs before a rain delay of more than two hours halted proceedings and the home side’s fighting victory levelled the five-match series at 1-1.
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