Karunaratne helps SL level ODI series against Aus

Kandy (Sri Lanka): Seamer Chamika Karunaratne claimed career-best figures of 3-47 as Sri Lanka evened the five-match ODI series against Australia with a 26-run win on Thursday.

Chasing a revised target of 216 in 44 overs, Australia were bowled out for 189 with more than five overs remaining to level the series at 1-1. Karunaratne led the way for Sri Lanka as he tested the Australian batsmen with clever changes of pace. He was well backed up by Dushmantha Chameera, who finished with 2-19.

“I was asking myself why I wasn’t contributing more to the team. Glad my hundred percent was there today when we had to square the series,” Karunaratne said. “We had got lot of planning going ahead of the game and I was trying to figure out what the batsmen was trying to do and then I had to come up with a counter move. It all went very well for us.”