Australia's bowlers laid the foundation for their victory after routing Sri Lanka for 195 in 40.2 overs in the final match of the series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The modest chase looked far from a cakewalk, however, as the visitors slumped to 25 for two in the sixth over before Warner's century helped them romp home with seven overs to spare. Bailey (44), the top-scorer in the five-match series, missed his third successive fifty but Warner could not be denied his seventh ODI century for a total of 199 for five. The 29-year-old southpaw paced his knock according to team requirement and studded it with nine fours before being dismissed with his team seven runs from victory. Sachith Pathirana chipped in with 32 runs down the order before being the last man out in the 41st over.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2016 16:18 UTC