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Australia vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Date: January 23, 2013 |

Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart |

Australia: 247-5 (50 overs) Sri Lanka: 215-10 (48.3 overs)

Australia won by 32 runsInnings Comparison, Man of the match: Phil Hughes

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Phil Hughes is the Man of the Match for his superb hundred while Nuwan Kulasekara is the Man of the series.

Mahela Jayawardene will leave captaincy with a bitter taste in his mouth after this loss but there is no doubt that the team will be proud of how they played in this series. They will go back home with a lot of positives.

It was a hard fought match but Sri Lanka came up well short. Philip Hughes' hundred proved to be a big difference in the end. Sri Lanka never had one batsman to hold an end up. Mahela Jayawardene promised much but fell too quickly. Mathews waged a lone battle for some time but it was not enough. Mahela will look back at his decision to bowl first too. It was definitely harder to bat as the game progressed. The Australian bowlers mixed it up very well. Xavier Doherty stood out and his 3 wickets broke the spine of the Sri Lankan batting.

End of over 49, 2 runs (. . wd wd W )

SL: 218/11

Lasith Malinga - 2(5) This over: 0 runs
Nuwan Kulasekara - 14(11) This over: 0 runsClint McKay
(10.1 - 0 - 54 - 2)

48.3Clint McKay to Lasith Malinga

out Caught by Mitchell Johnson!! Australia have squared the series 2-2. A short, slow delivery from Clint McKay, Malinga tries to fend it away awkwardly but ends up lobbing it in front of short third man. Johnson moves in quickly to take a good, low catch Malinga c Mitchell Johnson b Clint McKay 2(5)

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48.3Clint McKay to Lasith Malinga

wide

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48.3Clint McKay to Lasith Malinga

wide, slower one again but down the legside

48.2Clint McKay to Lasith Malinga

no run, another slower one, Malinga tries to hit it on the onside but misses and it lobs just over the stumps

48.1Clint McKay to Lasith Malinga

no run, slower one well outside off, Malinga swings hard again but makes no contact

End of over 48, 14 runs (1 1 1 2 4 wd 4 )

SL: 216/10

Nuwan Kulasekara - 14(11) This over: 11 runs
Lasith Malinga - 2(2) This over: 2 runsMitchell Starc
(9.2 - 0 - 48 - 0)

47.6Mitchell Starc to Nuwan Kulasekara

FOUR, the extra ball hurts Starc further. A full delivery on the leg, Kulasekara backs away again and flicks it past the man at short fine leg. Starc grabs his cap back from the umpire and fumes all the way back

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47.6Mitchell Starc to Nuwan Kulasekara

wide, very harsh call that

47.5Mitchell Starc to Nuwan Kulasekara

FOUR, very full and outside off, Kulasekara backs away and smahes it hard over extra cover for a boundary

47.4Mitchell Starc to Nuwan Kulasekara

2 runs, on the leg now, Kulasekara moves across and helps it wide of fine leg for a couple

47.3Mitchell Starc to Lasith Malinga

1 run, pitched up and very straight, Malinga gets a thick inside edge onto his pads and it rolls through mid wicket

47.2Mitchell Starc to Nuwan Kulasekara

1 run, full and in the blockhole, Kulasekara drills it down to long on for one more

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