HOBART (Australia), Feb 2: Opener Sanath Jayasuriya was hit in the jaw as Sri Lanka slumped to a disappointing defeat here on Saturday in their final warm-up match before the triangular series against India and Australia.
The Sri Lankans beat the Prime Minister’s XI comfortably on Wednesday in Canberra, but Tasmania thrashed them by seven wickets in their one-day match.
After winning the toss and batting, the Sri Lankans failed to bat out their overs in making 183 for nine, with Jayasuriya retiring hurt on eight.
In reply, Tasmania cruised to 184 for three, winning with more than 13 overs to spare.
Jayasuriya, in his last tour of Australia, was hit in the jaw when he top-edged a delivery from Tasmanian opening bowler Tim MacDonald in the eighth over.
The 38-year-old needed six stitches and was taken to a local hospital for precautionary x-rays, but is expected to be available for Sri Lanka’s opening tri-series clash with India in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene was the only Sri Lankan to impress with the bat, making 51 from 59 balls.
However, star wicket-keeper/batsman Kumar Sangakkara failed for the second time in three days, falling for a second-ball duck to Tasmanian paceman Brendan Drew.
The Sri Lankans had no answer to Drew, who did the damage to their top order and picked up 5-36 from his 10 overs.
Chamara Kapugedera made 34 and put on 53 with Jayawardene, while Farveez Maharoof chipped in with 29, but the Sri Lankans lost their last five wickets for just 31.
Openers Travis Paine and Michael Dighton then set the Tasmanians up for victory, putting on 91 for the first wicket before the latter was caught behind by Sangakkara from the bowling of Nuwan Kulasekera for 45.
Paine made 54, before also falling to Kulasekera.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA:
W.U. Tharanga c MacDonald b Drew 24
S.T. Jayasuriya retired hurt 8
K.C. Sangakkara c Anderson b Drew 0
M. Jayawardene c Dighton b Butterworth 51
L.P.C. Silva b Drew 5
C.K. Kapugedera c Doherty b Drew 34
M.F. Maharoof c Doherty b Drew 29
K.M.D.N. Kulasekara not out 17
M. Muralitharan b Doherty 4
U.W.M.B.C.A. Welegedara lbw b Doherty 1
M.K.D.I. Amerasinghe b Wegman 2
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-7) 8
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 47.4 overs) 183
FALL OF WKTS: 1-29, 2-37, 3-53, 4-106, 5-152, 6-158, 7-171, 8-173, 9-183.
BOWLING: Drew 10-1-36-5 (1w); MacDonald 8-1-27-0; Divin 6-0-27-0 (1w); Wegman 7.4-0-34-1; Doherty 10-1-36-2 (4w); Butterworth 6-0-22-1 (1w).
TASMANIA:
T.D. Paine c Tharanga b Kulasekera 54
M.G. Dighton c Sangakkara b Kulasekera 45
D.J. Anderson not out 47
L.R. Butterworth c Maharoof b Jayawardene 8
G.J. Bailey not out 21
EXTRAS (W-4, NB-5) 9
TOTAL (for three wkts, 36.1 overs) 184
FALL OF WKTS: 1-97, 2-133, 3-155.
DID NOT BAT: T.R. Birt, M.A. Divin, X.J. Doherty, B.G. Drew, N.J. Wegman, T.P, MacDonald.
BOWLING: Welegedara 6-0-32-0 (4nb, 1w); Amerasinghe 7-1-25-0 (1w); Maharoof 6-0-31-0; Muralitharan 7-0-35-0 (2w); Kulasekara 6-0-27-2 (1nb); Kapugedera 2.1-0-22-0; Jayawardene 2-0-12-1.
RESULT: Tasmania won by seven wickets
UMPIRES: G.J. Luck and B.J. Muir.—AFP
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