Sri Lanka secure consolation win

Aug 22, 2011

Shaun Marsh was bowled by Shaminda Eranga cheaply, after Sri Lanka asked Australia to bat •AFP

Angelo Mathews got Ponting to mis-hit for 31•AFP

Watson made 56, before holing out off Ajantha Mendis•AFP

Lasith Malinga shattered Mitchell Johnson's stumps ...•AFP

Johnson dismissed Upul Tharanga early in the chase•AFP

Silva put on a big stand with Mahela Jayawardene to put Sri Lanka back on course•AFP

Doherty also dismissed Jayawardene, but Sri Lanka cautiously made their way home, winning by four wickets•AFP

Shane Watson and Ricky Ponting steadied the visitors with a half-century stand•AFP

Watson stood firm, though, laying a solid platform for his side•AFP

Seekkuge Prasanna got Michael Hussey to edge behind cheaply•AFP

... then got John Hastings and Xavier Doherty to complete a hat-trick•AFP

James Pattinson nipped out two more wickets, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan, in quick time to put pressure on the hosts•AFP

He got to a fifty off 51 balls before being done in by Doherty•AFP

Michael Clarke kept Watson company in another half-century partnership•AFP

David Hussey hung around, though, scoring 46•AFP

Malinga became the first player to claim three ODI hat-tricks, as Australia collapsed from 210 for 5 to 211 all out•Associated Press

Chamara Silva found form for the first time in the tournament•AFP

Jayawardene stayed firm, scoring a cautious half-century to guide the hosts after a short rain break•Associated Press