Despite a 51 run sixth-wicket stand between injured Dimuth Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella giving Sri Lanka some hopes for a draw, as it turned out, they were successful in only delaying their defeat.
Amila Aponso, Lakshan Sandakan and Lahiru Madusanka are the other three players who failed to make a cut in the final 17-member squad for the ODI series after five players were excluded from the provisional 22-member squad.
Riding a victory juggernaut that crushed Sri Lanka 3-0 in Test series and already clinching the five-match ODI series 3-0,…
For Sri Lanka, openers Niroshan Dickwella (64) and Anjelo Mathews (36 not out) were the major contributors.
