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Despite the failure of Australia’s part-time spinners to make an affect within the earlier match on the identical Colombo pitch, selectors determined to not embrace spinner Mitchell Swepson, as a substitute reintroducing solely Pat Cummins for Jhye Richardson.

It was a choice positive to face some scrutiny as Sri Lanka benefited from a variety of spin choices — the bowled 43 overs of spin — whereas Australia had solely rookie Kuhnemann as a specialist, and Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell as half timers.

Australia received off to a dream begin within the discipline, claiming a trio of wickets within the opening 10 overs – with three totally different bowlers claiming a wicket of their first over.

First, Maxwell had Niroshan Dickwella (1) stumped in simply the second over of the match. Then within the seventh over, Pat Cummins entered the assault and bowled the damaging Kusal Mendis off a thick inside-edge, leaving Sri Lanka 2-26.

Soon afterwards, Marsh had the spectacular Pathum Nissanka – who scored a century within the third ODI – caught behind for simply 13 after an out of doors edge gifted gloveman Alex Carey a easy catch.

After 10 overs, Sri Lanka have been 3-35. But Dhananjaya de Silva and Charith Asalanka steadied the ship and shortly had Australia on the again foot, with the guests leaking boundaries. However, Asalanka was fortunate to not be dismissed for a single run, having seen Pat Cummins clip his leg stump solely for the bail to not fall – the second time within the first 11 overs that occurred, after a Kuhnemann ball earlier deflected into the wickets.

Dhananjaya and Asalanka notched a 100-run partnership in as many balls, earlier than Marsh halted their momentum with a vital second wicket of Dhananjaya (60 off 61) due to an outstanding Maxwell catch.

Charith Asalanka handed 50, earlier than operating out captain Shanaka (4) the subsequent ball, leaving Sri Lanka 5-150 with simply over 20 overs to play. Asalanka then added a 50-run partnership with 19-year-old Dunith Wellalage as Sri Lanka crossed the 200-run mark with 10 overs to play.

Wellalage was caught within the deep off spinner Kuhnemann on 19 off 35, making an attempt to extend the tempo of the innings, with Sri Lanka 6-207 within the forty first over. Kuhnemann quickly bagged a double when he had Chamika Karunaratne LBW (7) upon assessment, with gloveman Alex Carey convincing his captain Aaron Finch to show to DRS.

Asalanka introduced up his maiden 100 off simply 99 balls, earlier than falling for 110 off 106 within the forty eighth over. He was clearly weary from his efforts within the oppressive circumstances, and was caught at lengthy on by Aaron Finch off a Cummins slower ball.

Jeffrey Vandersay was run out (0 off 2) by Cummins within the deep after a poor piece of operating between the wickets, earlier than Sri Lanka’s closing batter Maheesh Theekshana made a stunningly poor choice to try a run on the ultimate ball of the forty ninth over. Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka’s famous person all-rounder, had returned from harm and blasted 21* off 20, and was down on his haunches ready for Theekshana to dam out the ultimate ball of the over so Hasaranga might take strike for the ultimate over of the innings.

Theekshana foolishly tried a run, and was run out by substitute Mitchell Swepson, ending the innings one over untimely.

Cummins completed with 2-37 off his 9 overs to go together with a run out, whereas Marsh had 2-29 off seven overs. Kuhnemann had 2-56 off eight overs. Josh Hazlewood bowled higher than his figures of 0-45 urged.

The closing match is on Friday on the identical venue.