Over 46.6: Dropped! This time Maharoof failed to hold on to the ball as Brett Lee played one towards deep extra cover.
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45.5: Out! Clint McKay caught by Maharoof.
Clint McKay (28) went for the big hit but holed out to Farveez Maharoof at deep mid-wicket as Rangana Herath took his third wicket. Score: 217/8
Over 42.4: 200 up for Australia with a six towards deep mid-wicket.
Over 37.3: Out! Daniel Christian caught by Jayawardene off Maharoof’s bowling.
Daniel Christian (19) failed to pick Maharoof’s slower one and charged down the track for an uppish drive. He could only chip it towards the fielder at mid-off where Mahela completed a simple catch. Score: 177/7
Over 31.6: Out! David Hussey trapped in front of the wickets by Farveez Maharoof.
Maharoof pitched a good length delivery on the off which struck David Hussey (19) high on the back leg. Lankans appealed and Asad Rauf raised his finger. Score: 151/6
Over 31.3: 150 up for Australia.
Over 26.4: Out! Peter Forrest bowled by Herath.
Peter Forrest (3) stood bewildered as Rangana Herath got the better of him. Forrest went for a drive towards off side but misread the line as the ball spun, deceiving him to crash on the off stump. Score:135/5
Over 24.1: Out! First-ball wicket for Rangana Herath as he dismissed Matthew Wade.
Herath dropped his first ball short and Wade (49) attempted a cut. He ended it edging it to Sangakkara who fumbled in the first attempt but pouched it safely on the second.Score: 123/4
Over 21.6: Out! Michael Hussey (run out by Dilshan).
Wade played one towards point and set off for a quick single. It was a poor call from the batsman and Dilshan came charging in, was on mark as he hit the stumps before Hussey (1) could make his ground. Score:119/3
Over 20.4: Out! Shane Watson removed by Dilshan.
A good catch from Herath. Shane Watson (19) tried slogging Dilshan towards midwicket area where Herath took a good, running catch to end the Australian skipper’s innings. Score: 115/2
Over 18.4: 100 up for Australia.
Over 13.6: Out! David Warner dismissed by Farveez Maharoof.
Maharoof got one delivery to nip across Warner (48) who edged it to Sangakkara behind the stumps. Score: 75/1
Over 8.5: 50 up for Australia.
After a quiet start when Warner and Wade scored only 19 runs from the first five overs, they pushed gears and raced to 50 runs within nine overs.
Over 6.6: First six of the day and with this Warner extracted 12 runs from the over.
Over 3.1: First boundary of the day. David Warner punched Kulasekara to long off for four.
Over 1: David Warner and Matthew Wade took guard for Australia as Tillakaratne Dilshan opened the bowling for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and asked Australia to bat first.
In and out
Peter Forrest replaces Michael Clarke while debutant Nathan Lyon comes in for James Pattinson.
Preview
The CB series has finally come to its finale with the two teams, Australia and Sri Lanka, fighting hard to win the first two finals respectively.
The third final on Thursday being played at Adelaide will decide the winner after a month long battle that saw ODI cricket at its best with some breathtaking performances and thrilling finishes.
A rejuvenated Sri Lanka would look to exploit the injury problems and bowling woes of Australia when the two teams clash for the title in the third and last final of the cricket tri-series.
Australia: David Warner, Matthew Wade, Shane Watson(c), Michael Hussey, Peter Forrest, Daniel Christian, David Hussey, Xavier Doherty, Brett Lee, Clint McKay, Nathan Lyon
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene(c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath