London: World Cup
2011 runners up Sri Lanka outsmarted Australia to storm into semi-finals
of the ongoing eight-nation Champions Trophy here on Monday.
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 253 from their allotted quota of 50 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene (84 not out) and Lahiru Thirimanne (57) did the bulk of Sri Lanka’s scoring.
In reply, the Aussies bundled out for 233 runs off 42.3 overs.
Medium pacer Nuwan Kulasekara snared three Aussie wickets to fashion a memorable win for the islanders from Asia.
Winning the toss and
deciding to field first, Australia began tin right earnest, claiming 2
Sri Lankan wickets with just 20 on board.
With Kusal Parera and Kumar Sangakkara back in hut, Sri Lanka were looking down the barrel.
With Kusal Parera and Kumar Sangakkara back in hut, Sri Lanka were looking down the barrel.
For Australia, Mitchell Johnson was the star performer. The left-arm quick snared 2 wickets, giving away 48 runs.
For Australia, Mitchell Johnson was the star performer. The left-arm quick snared 2 wickets, giving away 48 runs.
In reply, Australia
huffed and puffed their way to 233 runs. They needed to overhaul Lanka’s
total in 29.1 overs to qualify for semis.
For Sri Lanka, medium pacer Nuwan Kulasekara sent back three Aussie batsmen for 42 runs off 9 overs.
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