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The Sri Lanka Dunith Wellalage spinner took four counters to give an unhappy Australia their total Lower Asia with a defeat of 174 points in the second and last ODI on Friday.
Chasing a target of 282 in Colombo, a very changed Australia testing its range for the champions trophy next week was excited for a meager 107.
The spectacular collapse allowed them to lose their last seven counters for only 28 points.
“This is not the best result we wanted. We used a lot of players and everyone got a match,” said Steve Smith Australian.
“Credit to Sri Lanka. They deserved the victory of the series. We had a little trouble in Colombo … Their lovers were superb.”
Asitha Fernando set the tone with an ardent opening spell of 3-23 in four overs before the spinners tighten the screws.
Wellalage triggered the collapse, Bamboozling Josh Inglis with a ball of relaxed arm that crashed into the strains. In his neighbor, he delivered another fishing, shaking the dangerous of Glenn Maxwell wood to finish 4-35.
Wanundu Rangeinga joined the party from the other end to take three others, including Smith, who was trapped Plumb at the front.
This categorical victory sealed a victory of the 2-0 series for Sri Lanka against the reigning world champions and propelled them to fifth in the Odi ranking.
He also told the cricket world that the absence of Sri Lanka of the next Champions Trophy, after having finished ninth in the 2023 World Cup, will be felt.
“Not often, you beat Australia,” said Captain Sri Lanka Charith Asalanka.
“Today was our day and the spinners did a great job,” he added. “We are disappointed that we are not in the Champions Trophy … The important thing is that we no longer take up a similar situation.”
The Sri Lanka striker had been under the microscope in recent weeks, but the first order has silenced criticism with a dominant screen.
Kusal Mendis was the star of the series, making a superb 101 – his fifth ton in Odi and first against Australia.
He found a great support from half-century from Nishan Madushka (51) and Asalanka.
Freshly released from a hundred games in the first game, Asalancing 78 undefeated on only 66 bullets, swiveling the border with six four and three and six.
The foundation was laid by a 98 -point partnership between Kusal and Madushka for the second counter, stabilizing the sleeves after early defeat.
Kusal then built on the momentum, covering a 94 -point support with Asalanka for the fourth counter.
Australia has brought five changes as they refine their range before next week’s champions trophy in Pakistan and Dubai.
Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Ben Dwarshuis have all arrived.
Out Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Spencer Johnson and Nathan Ellis.
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