AUSTRALIA TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2022 SCHEUDLE

 SL vs AUS Umpire Kumar Dharmasena tries to take a catch in 3rd ODI, videotape goes viral- WATCH 

 

 Sri Lanka vs Australia 3rd ODI witnessed an intriguing incident as on- field arbiter Kumar Dharmasena, standing at square leg, acted like he was going to catch the ball after Australian batter Alex Carey launched it towards the position. 

 Pathum Nissanka scored a demoiselle ODI century as he paved the way for Sri Lanka's superb six- gate palm over Australia in the third game to go 2- 1 over in the five- match series at theR. Premadasa Stadium. A target of 291 looked daunting but the nature smashed a 147- ball 137 to make the chase look easy as Sri Lanka recorded the loftiest ODI run- chase against Australia on Sunday night. 

 

 Meanwhile, the match witnessed an intriguing incident as on- field arbiter Kumar Dharmasena, standing at square leg, acted like he was going to catch the ball after an Australian batter launched it towards the position. 

 Interestingly, Cricket Australia twittered a picture of Dharmasena, that shows him nearly completing a catch as the ball came in his direction. The caption of the snap read," Catch! Umpire Kumar Dharmasena looks like he wants to get into theaction.Thankfully he didn't 

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 Catch! Umpire Kumar Dharmasena looks like he wants to get into the action. 

 

 specially, the videotape of the incident has gone viral on the internet. 

 Talking about the match, set a tricky 292 to win after a Travis Head 70, Sri Lanka won comfortably with nine balls to spare in Colombo, in their alternate straight palm in the five- match series. 

 

 Maxwell sailed Niroshan Dickwella for 25 but Nissanka and Kusal Mendis base down the injury- depleted Australian attack of Josh Hazlewood, Jhye Richardson and Matthew Kuhnemann. 

Mendis retired hurt unbeaten on 87 and was replaced by Dhananjaya de Silva who made 25, but Nissanka cleaved on until nearly the end, caught off Richardson for 137 off 147 balls. 

 

 Richardson also sailed captain Dasun Shanaka for a duck, but Charith Asalanka-- with an ice-cold six in the penultimate over off Hazlewood-- and Chamika Karunaratne saw Sri Lanka home. 

 Before Australia brazened a spin rush by Sri Lanka to reach 291- 6 in their 50 overs after being invited to club first. 

 

 detail scores Australia291/6 in 50 overs( Aaron Finch 62, Alex Carey 49, Travis Head 70 not out; Jeffrey Vandersay3/49) lost to Sri Lanka292/4 in48.3 overs( Pathum Nissanka 137, Kusal Mendis 87; Jhye Richardson2/39) by six lattices.