<div class="img-caption-wrap img-caption-wrap-left "> <img src="https://st3.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/cricket/8fc5a7adf75946178891a11c73e6ecfa.jpeg" title="Malinga hat-trick reduces Australia to 211 " alt="Malinga hat-trick reduces Australia to 211 " /><p class="imgcaption"> Lasith Malinga claimed his third hat-trick in ODIs Getty Images </p> </div><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>By CricketCountry Staff </strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Colombo: Aug 22, 2011</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Lasith Malinga claimed his third hat-trick in One-Day Internationals as Australia, who were set for a big total, were reduced to 211 in the fifth and final match against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Shane Watson provided Australia a confident start scoring 56, but the visitors kept losing wickets in regular intervals.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Malinga claimed the wickets of Mitchell Johnson, John Hastings and Xavier Doherty to record his third hat-trick.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Brief Scores: <strong>Australia</strong> 211 all out in 46.1 overs (Shane Watson 56, Michael Clarke 47, David Hussey 46; Lasith Malinga 3 for 35, Ajantha Mendis 3 for 49) vs <strong>Sri Lanka. </strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/scores/10704/Australia-in-Sri-Lanka-2011/ODI-International/Sri%20Lanka-Vs-Australia" target="_blank"><br /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/scores/10704/Australia-in-Sri-Lanka-2011/ODI-International/Sri%20Lanka-Vs-Australia" target="_blank">Full Scorecard</a><strong><br /></strong></p>
