Glenn Maxwell hit 80 from 51 balls in helping his side to a two-wicket victory with nine balls to spare in a rain-hit match
Glenn Maxwell helped Australia pull off their greatest chase against Sri Lanka in a one-day international, thumping an unbeaten 80 to seal a rain-affected two-wicket win with nine balls to spare.
The visitors looked in control at 126 for two, 189 for four and 228 for five while only needing a run a ball, before Hasaranga removed both Alex Carey and Pat Cummins in the space of three deliveries. Though Ashton Agar became eighth Australian to fall with 28 still needed, Maxwell held his nerve to finish the job with two straight sixes in the penultimate over.
Agar could, however, be added to their growing injury list, after leaving the field following the end of his 10 overs with the ball and reporting pain in his side. The visitors are already without Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Marsh for the second ODI on Thursday, while Kane Richardson and Sean Abbott have both been sent home with injuries.