David Warner falls just short of long-awaited century as Sri Lanka wrap up ODI series
Australia’s looming challenge of “extreme” turning Sri Lankan Test wickets has been laid bare, after being spun out of the one-day series with a four-run defeat in Colombo. Chasing 259, David Warner played a lone hand with 99 as Australia capitulated from 189-4 in the 36th over to be all out for 254 and down 3-1 in the five-match series.
Warner meanwhile had looked in control after Aaron Finch Mitch Marsh , Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey all came and went. The opener was cagey in the early overs, before throwing his hands at Theekshana and taking him on. But the match then swung violently in Sri Lanka’s favour, handing them their first bilateral one-day series win over Australia at home since 1992. With Warner at the non-striker’s end Travis Head was bowled by Dhananjaya, before Glenn Maxwell was trapped lbw by Theekshana next over.
“This is extreme spin; you don’t usually see these type of wickets,” Warner said. “You only see them here. India is completely different. They don’t turn like that. They’re actually good wickets. And they turn later on day three or four [of Tests]. So everyone has to prepare as well as they can. It’s about being busy. It’s about committing. It’s about batting long periods of time. And unfortunately, in the subcontinent, one little mistake will cost you.
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