Australia defeated Srilanka by 4 wickets in the fifth and last ODI of the 5 match series. Despite the win, Australia have handed the series to home side 3-2.

Srilanka won the toss and elected to bat first and we're allout for 160 runs. Chamika Karunaratne was the top scorer for the hosts with 75 runs to his name. Kushal Mendis scored 26 runs.

Jos Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann and Pat Cummins picked up 2 wickets each for Australia. Cameron Green and Glenn Maxwell chipped in with a wicket each.

Australia chased down the target of 161 runs with 4 wickets and 63 balls remaining. Wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey remained unbeaten on 45 runs while Marnus Labuschange scored 31.

Dunith Wellalage was the pick of the bowlers for Srilanka as he finished with the figures of 3-42 from 10 overs.

Match Summary

Australia 164 for 6 (Carey 45*, Wellalage 3-42)
beat
Srilanka 160 all out (Chamika 75, Hazlewood 2-22, Cummins 2-22)
by 4 wickets