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India were finally knocked out of the triseries as Sri Lanka brought a heart-breaking end to their nervous wait with a nail-biting nine-run victory over Australia in the last over of a must-win contest on Friday.
Chasing 239 to win, Australia were bowled out for 230 in Melbourne, with Lasith Malinga taking 4-49.
Earlier, Dan Christian (5-31) became the fourth Australian to take an ODI hat-trick as Sri Lanka totalled 238.
Australia will meet Sri Lanka in a best-of-three final, starting on Sunday.
Scores:
Sri Lanka 238 all out in 50 overs (D. Chandimal 75, K. Sangakkara 64, L. Thirimanne 51; D. Christian 5-31, J. Pattinson 4-51) v Australia 229 all out in 49.1 overs (D. Hussey 74, S. Watson 65; L. Malinga 4-49)
Match Information:
| Series | Tri-Series in Australia, 2012 |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to bat |
| Umpires | Asad Rauf (PAK), Rod Tucker (AUS) |
| Third Umpire | Simon Fry (AUS) |
| Match Referee | Chris Broad (ENG) |
| Match Date | 02 – 02 Mar, 2012 |
| Man of the Match | Dinesh Chandimal |
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first
Sri Lanka innings:
M. Jayawardene run out 5
T. Dilshan c Wade b Pattinson 9
K. Sangakkara c Forrest b Pattinson 64
D. Chandimal c Mckay b Pattinson 75
L. Thirimanne b Pattinson 51
A. Mathews c Doherty b Christian 5
T. Perera c M. Hussey b Christian 5
S. Senanayake lbw Christian 0
N. Kulasekara lbw Christian 0
R. Herath not out 14
L. Malinga b Christian 2
Extras (b-2, lb-4, w-2) 8
Total (all out, 50 overs) 238
Fall of wickets: 1-10 2-17 3-140 4-186 5-195 6-206 7-206 8-206 9-235
Bowling:
Pattinson 10-0-51-4 (w-1)
Hilfenhaus 7-0-29-0
McKay 8-0-39-0 (w-1)
D. Hussey 1-0-6-0
Christian 9-0-31-5
Watson 7-0-28-0
Doherty 8-0-48-0.
Australia innings:
M. Wade lbw Kulasekara 9
D. Warner c Perera b Malinga 6
S. Watson b Malinga 65
P. Forrest c Sangakkara b Malinga 2
M. Hussey c Sangakkara b Thirimanne 29
D. Hussey c Dilshan b Kulasekara 74
D. Christian c & b Senanayake 3
J. Pattinson c Dilshan b Herath 12
C. McKay run out 6
X. Doherty c Dilshan b Malinga 7
B. Hilfenhaus not out 0
Extras (w-15, nb-1) 16
Total (all out, 49.1 overs) 229
Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-18 3-26 4-113 5-140 6-151 7-178, 8-187 9-226
Bowling:
Malinga 10-0-49-4 (w-3)
Kulasekara 9.1-1-38-2 (w-1)
Mathews 4-0-8-0
Senanayaka 10-0-50-1 (w-2)
Perera 0.5-0-8-0
Thirimanne 4.1-0-25-1
Herath 10-0-43-1 (nb-1, w-2)
Dilshan 1-0-8-0.
