SL beat Australia in 6th ODI

17 February 2012 11:10 am

Sri Lanka scored 152 for two beat Australia by eight wickets in the sixth One Day International in the Commonwealth Bank Series according to the Duckworth Lewis method. Earlier, Australia were bowled out for 158 and set a target 159 in 41 overs. David Hussey scored 58 for Australia while Farveez Maharoof  captured two wickets for 18 and Thisara Perera captured two wickets for 29. The match was halted for around an hour due to rain and the overs were reduced to 41. For Sri Lanka, Mahela Jayawardene scored 61 not out and Tillekeratne Dilshan scored 45. The Lankans also gained a bonus point and the points table is as follows: India-10, Australia-9, Sri Lanka-7.