{"id":23423,"date":"2025-02-18T20:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/australia-thrashed-by-sri-lanka-in-final-match-before-champions-trophy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:41:41","slug":"australia-thrashed-by-sri-lanka-in-final-match-before-champions-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/australia-thrashed-by-sri-lanka-in-final-match-before-champions-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia thrashed by Sri Lanka in final match before Champions Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Australia were thrashed by 174 runs by Sri Lanka in their final one-day international before their Champions Trophy opener against England.<\/b><\/p>\n

The injury-hit world champions were bowled out for 107 in pursuit of 281 in Colombo, sealing a sorry 2-0 series defeat against a side who did not qualify for the tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

After Travis Head, Matt Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk fell to seamer Asitha Fernando inside seven overs, Australia reached 79-3 before losing their final seven wickets for 28 runs – all to Sri Lanka’s spinners on a slow, turning pitch.<\/p>\n

Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage initiated the collapse by bowling Josh Inglis for 22 and ended with figures of 4-35.<\/p>\n

All-rounder Aaron Hardie was caught at slip off leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga for a four-ball duck in the next over and Glenn Maxwell was bowled for one by a turning Wellalage five balls later.<\/p>\n

Hasaranga added the wicket of Australia captain Steve Smith, lbw for 29, and finished with 3-23. <\/p>\n

Only a final-wicket partnership of 13 between Adam Zampa and Tanveer Sangha ensured Australia reached three figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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