Australia will be sweating on the fitness of Steve Smith after the star batsman appeared to tweak a leg muscle during their 26-run ODI loss to Sri Lanka
. Chasing 216 for victory off 43 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method on Thursday , Australia were on track at 170-5 with Glenn Maxwell in hot form at Pallekele.
Sri Lanka paceman Chamika Karunaratne was the hero with 3-47, snaring the key scalps of Smith and Maxwell to go with his run-out of Carey. Smith called for medical attention after pulling up lame while pushing hard for a second run during Australia’s unsuccessful run chase.The 33-year-old received strapping to his thigh area on his left leg, and was able to bat on. Smith was dismissed a few overs later for 28.
“I’m definitely not playing any more of the one-dayers,” Agar said. “I’ve got a bit of a tear in my side, which isn’t great. Hopefully, maybe around the second Test match [I can return], being optimistic.” Mitchell Swepson struggled at times in just his third ODI appearance, finishing with 1-58 off his 10 overs. Maxwell was full of smiles on the way to 2-35 off 10 overs, while quicks Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were at their impressive best.
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