Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne drove an enlivened Sri Lankan assault to pull off an undeniably exhilarating 26-run prevail upon Australia in the downpour hit second one-day worldwide in Pallekele on Thursday.
Captain Dasun Shanaka on Thursday said Chamika Karunaratne stays a believed entertainer for Sri Lanka after the quick bowler dazed Australia by 26 runs in a downpour hit second one-day global.
Pursuing a downpour reexamined focus of 216 out of 43 overs, Australia experienced ordinary wicket tumbles to get bowled out for 189 in 37.1 overs as Sri Lanka returned from their initial misfortune in the five-match series in Pallekele.
Karunaratne returned figures of 3-47 including Steve Smith, for 28, and Glenn Maxwell, for 30, and was capably upheld by individual fast Dushmantha Chameera who got the last batsman to carry the unruly home group to its feet.
Spinners Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage and Chameera took two wickets each.
"We were a couple of runs low. However, when we went onto the field, I had an inclination and the trust that our bowlers would protect," said Shanaka.
On man of the match Karunaratne, he said, "Chamika is a conceived fighter. He conveys at whatever point I toss the ball to him."
De Silva likewise scored 34 with the bat and put on 61 runs for the third wicket with Kusal Mendis, who made 36, to direct Sri Lanka to 220 for nine when downpour constrained play to pause and late end the innings.
Pat Cummins returned figures of 4-35 however his work went to no end.
Australia lost their openers Aaron Finch, on 14, and David Warner, on 37, to De Silva as the vacationers wavered in their precarious pursue on an apparently extreme pitch to bat.
Smith and Travis Head endeavored to revamp the innings and set up 31 runs before Karunaratne got through.
Karunaratne got Smith for 28 and Wellalage's two wickets of Head (23) and Marnus Labuchagne (18) in his two overs put the Aussies in a difficult situation at 132-5.
Maxwell hit back to disrupt the bowlers in his concise stay at the wicket however at last confused a shot to get found out at cover off Karunaratne. He made 30 off 25 balls.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey was run out for 15 as wheels fell off the Australian pursue.
"The folks got begins and didn't change over and that was the distinction. It was appalling," said Finch, whose group pursued down 282 in the opener.
"Pursuing in these circumstances where the wicket is slow and turning is something we really want to continue to develop. It is a piece of the game we could be better at."
CUMMINS RATTLES SRI LANKA
Prior Australia's bowlers supported up their chief's call to handle first, as they eliminated the openers inside 10 overs and Sri Lanka experienced an absence of organizations.
Debutant left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann struck in his third over of worldwide cricket to send back Pathum Nissanka, who was gotten behind for 14.
Kuhnemann returned figures of 2-48 and took two gets.
Cummins, Australia's test skipper who got back to the side in the wake of recuperating from a physical issue toward the beginning of the series, got the left-given Danushka Gunathilaka trapped in the profound for 18.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mendis and de Silva endeavored to remake with a stand that was broken by Cummins.
Cummins brought down De Silva and Mendis tumbled to Maxwell's gotten and bowled exertion. Maxwell took one wicket with his off-twist to shake the resistance center request.
Wickets continued falling in spite of Shanaka's going after appearance of 34, which finished with a mishit to point off legspinner Mitchell Swepson.
Cummins was searching for a five-wicket pull when downpour halted play and the innings finished after over an hour of persevering showers.
AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann
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