Sri Lanka beat Australia by seven wickets

[October 31 2010]

Sri Lanka beat Australia by seven wickets in their one-off Twenty20 International played at WACA grounds, Perth today. Electing to bat first, Australia made a modest 133 for 8 in 20 overs with off spinner Suraj Randiv capturing 3 for 25. The home team was reduced to 43 for 5 after 10.1 overs before No. 6 bat Brad Haddin (35) and No. 7 bat Steven Smith (34) put on 66 runs for the sixth wicket.

Australia: 133 for 8 in 20 overs (Brad Haddin 35, Steven Smith 34, Suraj Randiv 3 for 25, Thisara Perera 2 for 22).

Sri Lanka: 135 for 3 in  16.3 overs. (Mahela Jayawardene 24, Tillakaratne Dilshan 41, Kumar Sangakkara 44 n.o).