04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
04/09Result
5th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 4 2016
Australia won by 5 wkts (42b rem)
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

Match Day

Report
1882dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Warner century seals Australia's dominance

For the fifth time in the series Sri Lanka batted first and a vaguely familiar match played out as Australia ran down the hosts' 195 in the 43rd over, zipping up the series 4-1

1882dESPNcricinfo staff

Century came as a sigh of relief - Warner

Australia stand-in captain David Warner has said his century in the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka came as a "sigh of relief" as it was his first score over 20 in the five-match series

2797dAndrew Fidel Fernando

c MDKJ Perera b MDK Perera

Plays of the Day from the final ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia, in Pallekele

Preview

Preview
2797dThe Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Conflicted Sri Lanka need top order to fire

Having already conceded the series to Australia, Sri Lanka need their top order to fire and go in with a clear strategy if they hope to win the fifth and final ODI in Pallekele

Starc's best

12

No. of wickets for Starc in this series - most by him a bilateral ODI series. He had taken 11 wickets in 3 matches vs West Indies in 2012-13.

Collapsed

122

Runs added by Sri Lanka's last 9 wickets. Their openers had shared partnership of 73 runs.