Sri Lanka shatters batting records in Colombo ODI

. . .-100 . . . . . div , , p . , . , Right after the win in the last T20I contest, Sri Lanka looks to be an altogether different unit. In the 3 games of the five-match ODI series, they have been really competitive and are currently leading the ODI series 2-1 after registering an iconic victory in the Colombo ODI. Winning the toss, Australia had no hesitation to bat first on a slow wicket. That was a trial by spin as 36 of the 50 overs bowled by Islanders were by spinners. The yellow jersey intelligently navigated all the challenges and important contributions from skipper Aaron Finch (62), Alex Carey (49), Travis Head (70) and Glenn Maxwell (33). With an impressive batting show, Australia was propelled to a gigantic total of 291 runs on the board, which looked a little too much for Sri Lanka. From Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Vandersay proved to be the pick of the bowlers having claimed 3 wickets for 49 runs. While many expected Sri Lanka to falter under pressure, they were rather impressive. Right from the word go, they attacked the Australian bowlers and it didnrsquot stop when Niroshan Dickwella lost his wicket. In fact, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis shared a 170-run stand, which is the third-highest partnership by a Sri Lankan pair in an ODI chase. While a hamstring issue forced Kusal to retire on 87, Nissanka continued to lead the chase and recorded a maiden ODI century at a crucial stage. His knock included 11 fours and 2 sixes, which showed class against both pace and spin to help Sri Lanka register a comfortable victory, which even an optimistic Sri Lankan fan wouldnrsquot have predicted at the halfway mark.nbsp