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(Reuters) - Factbox on the two-match test series between Sri Lanka and Australia, which begins in Galle on Wednesday:
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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 5th ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka Look To Finish Series On A Bang
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 5th ODI Live Updates:Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat Australia square off in the 5th ODI in Colombo on Friday, with the hosts having already secured the series. After losing the opening match, Sri Lanka won the next three games on the trot to take an unassailable 3-1 lead coming into the final match. Sri Lanka will look to finish the series strong, while Australia will be playing for pride. Sri Lanka made three changes for the final ODI, with Dinesh Chandimal, Danushka Gunathilaka and debutant Pramod Madushan coming in for Niroshan Dickwella, Dhananjaya de Silva and Wanindu Hasaranga. For Australia, the injured Travis Head has been replaced by Josh Inglis. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Watch: Heartbreak For David Warner, Misses Century By One Run vs SL
Sri Lanka on Tuesday defeated Australia by four runs in the fourth ODI between the sides to gain an unassailable lead of 3-1 in the five-match series. The match at Colombo's R Premadasa stadium offered a neck-and-neck fight as there was hardly anything that could have separated the two sides. While it was Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka's 110 that hogged the limelight in the first innings of the game, David Warner stole the show in the second with his 99-run knock.
Charith Asalanka, Spinners Help Sri Lanka Clinch Historic ODI Series Against Australia
Charith Asalanka's maiden one-day international century and an inspired spin attack led Sri Lanka to a thrilling four-run series-clinching win over Australia on Tuesday. The left-handed Asalanka made 110 to guide Sri Lanka to 258 all out, a total that proved just enough to hand the hosts an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo. Opener David Warner's 99 went in vain as Australia were bowled out for 254.
Asalanka, spinners help Sri Lanka clinch ODI series against Australia
The left-handed Asalanka made 110 to guide Sri Lanka to 258 all out, a total that proved just enough to hand the hosts an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo. Opener David Warner's 99 went in vain as Australia were bowled out for 254 and the island nation won its first bi-lateral series against the Aussies in over a decade. They last won in 2010.
Asalanka, spinners help Sri Lanka clinch ODI series
Charith Asalanka's maiden one-day international century and an inspired spin attack led Sri Lanka to a thrilling four-run series-clinching win over Australia on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka Look To Seal Series As Australia Opt To Bowl
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI Live Score Updates: Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI of the five-match series on Tuesday. Hosts Sri Lanka will look to seal the series when they square off against Australia in the 4th ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Currently, Sri Lanka have a 2-1 lead in the five-match series and Australia have everything to play for in the fourth ODI. Not many gave Sri Lanka a chance but the hosts have shown great character against all odds. Sri Lanka would have had a 3-0 lead but it was Glenn Maxwell who denied them in the first ODI. Both batting and bowling departments are starting to click in unison for Sri Lanka. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd ODI: "Classy" Pathum Nissanka Stars As Sri Lanka Cruise Past Australia
Pathum Nissanka scored a brilliant maiden ODI century on Sunday as Sri Lanka stunned Australia to go 2-1 up in the third one-day international. Set a tricky 292 to win after a Travis Head 70, the hosts won comfortably with nine balls to spare in Colombo, in their second straight victory in the five-match series. Glenn Maxwell bowled Niroshan Dickwella for 25 but helped by the dew, Nissanka and Kusal Mendis ground down the injury-depleted Australian attack of Josh Hazlewood, Jhye Richardson and Matthew Kuhnemann.