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Adelaide, Australia: Sri Lanka’s bowlers backed up Mahela Jayawardene’s decision to send Australia into bat by dismissing the home team for a modest 231 in the deciding match of the tri-series on Thursday. Rangana Herath and allrounder Farveez Maharoof each took three wickets to help bowl out the Australians, missing injured skipper Michael Clarke, in 49.2 overs. [caption id=“attachment_238338” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Sri Lanka’s Farveez Maharoof bowls against Australia. AP”]  [/caption] Sri Lanka, which won by eight wickets when chasing a higher total here on Tuesday, in a strong position to beat Australia for the fifth time in six matches. Matthew Wade (49) and David Warner (48) were the top scorers in Australia’s sputtering innings. AP
Sri Lanka’s bowlers backed up Mahela Jayawardene’s decision to send Australia into bat by dismissing the home team for a modest 231 in the deciding match of the tri-series.
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