ICC Champions Trophy 2025: World Cup winners Australia thumped in warm-up – INA NEWS

Kusal Mendis has scored his fifth century, and Dunith Wellalage has taken 4 wickets as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 174 runs of their second one-day worldwide and sweep the collection 2-0.

Australia, holders of the Cricket World Cup after their 2023 victory in India, misplaced their final seven wickets for 28 runs on Friday to be bowled out for 107 runs within the twenty fifth over in Colombo.

It was the Australians’ final match earlier than their Champions League opener towards England in Pakistan on February 22.

Sri Lanka made a aggressive 281-4 of their 50 overs after captain Charith Asalanka had received the toss and elected to bat first. Mendis top-scored with 101 and was properly supported by Asalanka, who adopted up a preventing century within the first sport with an unbeaten 78.

“More than happy with the place we’re. We have been ranked very low a couple of months in the past,” Mendis stated. “We labored actually onerous. It is a results of that dedication.”

Opener Nishan Madushka scored his second one-day worldwide half-century to be dismissed for 51.

Quick bowler Sean Abbott had the perfect bowling figures of 1-41.

Australia’s rating is its second lowest towards Sri Lanka after the 74 all out it made in 2013. Sri Lanka’s margin of victory can be its largest win by runs in one-day internationals towards Australia.

“The plan was for the highest order to bat a bit longer,” Mendis stated. “The warmth was powerful, and we knew that they could wrestle, and we tried to bat as deep as attainable.”

Australia quick bowler Aaron Hardie gave his workforce an early breakthrough by bowling out opening batter Pathum Nissanka for six with the entire on 15. However Mendis and Madushka rebuilt the innings with a 98-run partnership for the second wicket off 115 deliveries.

Madushka was out for 51, caught by Adam Zampa off quick bowler Ben Dwarshuis. He hit a six and 4 boundaries.

Eight runs later, Abbott bowled out Kamindu Mendis for 4, leaving the hosts at 121-3.

Kusal Mendis once more shared a 94-run partnership with Asalanka, who hit three sixes and 6 boundaries in a 66-ball 78. Kusal Mendis confronted 115 deliveries and hit 11 boundaries.

Sri Lanka’s quick bowler Asitha Fernando dismissed Matthew Brief LBW for six. Jake Fraser-McGurk was caught by Asalanka at mid-off for 9, and Travis Head (18) was caught within the deep by substitute fielder Avishka Fernando.

A partnership of 46 runs between captain Steven Smith and Josh Inglis confirmed promise for a restoration when Inglis (22) was bowled by Wellalage. Glenn Maxwell was out for one, bowled by Wellalage, and Smith was the best scorer with 29 runs earlier than being trapped LBW by leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.

Wellalage had 4-35 whereas Fernando and Hasaranga took three wickets every.

Australia made 5 modifications, recalling Head, Maxwell and Inglis, who have been rested within the first match, which Australia misplaced by 49 runs.

Quick bowler Dwarshuis and leg spinner Tanveer Sangha have been additionally added to the Australian lineup. Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Spencer Johnson and Nathan Ellis have been unnoticed.

Smith stated Australia have been experimenting a bit earlier than the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

“We have been actually making an attempt a couple of various things,” Smith stated. “You don’t see an Australian workforce making 5 modifications day in, time out. It was about everybody having a possibility to get a while within the center. … Hopefully we are able to take one thing from it, transfer ahead and have match in Pakistan.”