Chandimal ton drives Sri Lanka to 226

49.2 overs Sri Lanka 226 (Chandimal 102, Zampa 3-38) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Tillakaratne Dilshan farewelled ODI cricket with 42 and a bow, but Dinesh Chandimal stole the show with his fourth one-day international century as Sri Lanka set Australia 227 for victory in the third game in Dambulla. David Warner’s first act as Australia’s stand-in captain was to call incorrectly at the toss, but on the field he marshalled his men effectively, maintaining the pressure on Sri Lanka as wickets fell regularly.

Adam Zampa was once again a key weapon, collecting 3 for 38 from his 10 overs, and there were two each for Mitchell Starc, John Hastings and James Faulkner as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 226 with four balls to spare. Chandimal just had time to reach triple figures with a drive through cover for a single off his 128th delivery, in the penultimate over off Starc, before he was the last man out skying a catch off Faulkner.

Of late in one-day cricket, Chandimal has been batting like he’s Keanu Reeves in Speed, afraid something terrible will happen if he drops below 50. He did so, marginally, in the second ODI in Colombo, where his 48 ended his hopes of becoming the first Sri Lankan to make six consecutive ODl fifties. But in Dambulla he was back above the mark. His last seven ODI innings now read: 52, 62, 63, 53, 80*, 48 and 102.

Chandimal was the only real …

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