Aug 21, Colombo (CRICKETNMORE): James Faulkner helped Australia to beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in the 1st ODI at R.Premadasa Stadium, here. Check summary of the entire match below:

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1st ODI - Australia vs Sri Lanka Match Summary

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Venue:  R.Premadasa Stadium, Colomb

Toss: Australia Won the Toss & elected to Field First.

Sri Lanka Innings: 227/8 in 50.0 Overs (D Chandimal 80, K Mendis  67, J Faulkner 4/38,  M Starc 3/32), 

Australia Innings: 228/7 in 46.5 Overs (S Smith  58, A Finch  56, D Perera 3/48, D Perera 2/33, Neville Madziva 2/22)

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Man of the Match: James Faulkner

(Playing XI): 

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Australia :  D Warner, A Finch, S Smith, M Wade, G Bailey, M Henriques, T Head, J Faulkner, M Starc, A Zampa, J Hazlewood, 

Sri Lanka : K Perera, T Dilshan, K Mendis, D Chandimal, A Mathews, DM de Silva, M Siriwardana, T Perera, D Perera, A Aponso, L Sandakan,

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