Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka is hugged by his teammates as they celebrate their team's victory over Australia by four runs in the fourth one-day international cricket mach between Australia and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)Australia failed at the final ball of the fourth one-day international on Tuesday with Sri Lanka winning by four runs and taking an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the series.
No. 10 batter Matthew Kuhnemann needed to score five runs for Australia to beat Sri Lanka outright and stay alive in the five-match series but was caught against a delivery from Dasun Shanaka at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium.
Australia finished on 254 all out after 50 overs, with David Warner scoring 99, after Sri Lanka was dismissed for 258 in 49 overs. Charith Asalanka hit a 106-ball 110 for the hosts.
VICTORY 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 4 runs and seal the series 3-1 with one match to go! 🎉️#SLvAUS pic.twitter.com/Ao1bgSh0ir
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 21, 2022
Sri Lanka had not beaten Australia in an ODI series since 2010. That series win came in Australia.
Australia won the toss and made a bold call to bowl first. The gamble almost paid off.
The crowd goes wild in Colombo as 🇱🇰 beat 🇦🇺 by 4 runs to seal the #AUSvSL series! 🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/HXmIYmooLc
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) June 21, 2022
With the series at stake, the five-time world champions brought in the experienced Pat Cummins in place of Jhye Richardson. There was no Mitchell Starc though. The left-arm quick hasn’t played any game since hurting his finger earlier in the series.
Highlights:
Sri Lanka also made one change, brining in Wanindu Hasaranga for fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera.
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The fifth ODI is on Friday.
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