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Match abandoned owing to rain:

Sri Lankans go to Hobart leading the series

Mitchell Starc hits maiden one day fifty:

The fourth game in the five match Commonwealth Bank series at the Sydney Cricket Ground was abandoned when the rain came down making no further play possible with Sri Lanka on 14 for no wicket in 3.2 overs. Australia had made 222 for 9 in their 50 overs.

When the game was abandoned Mahela Jayawardene was on 5 and Tillekeratne Dilshan on 9. The rains ceased, but the ground had taken a lot of water and although the covers were removed from the wicket, play was not possible, although the ground staff ran the super sopper in an endeavour to get the game started.

No play possible

But with no likelihood of play the captains Mahela Jayawardene and Michael Clarke in agreement with umpires Marrias Eramus and Paul Reiffel agreed to abandon the game.

Had the rains not intervened the game was poised for an interesting finish. The Sri Lankans now go to Hobart for the final game on Wednesday with their 2 - 1 lead intact.

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 4 wickets in the third game in Brisbane to take a 2 - 1 lead in the five match series tinkered with their winning combination dropping Upul Tharanga and Shamindra Eranga.

Chandimal included

They included Dinesh Chandimal who had recovered sufficiently from his hamstring strain and gloved him and also gave spinner Rangana Herath his first game in the series. Australia went in unchanged.

Thanks to a fighting unbeaten 52 from the tall bowling left hand batsman Mitchell Starc with 7 fours in just 36 balls and who was associated in an unbroken 40 run stand with Xavier Doherty 10 not for the last wicket took Australia to 222 for 9 in 50 overs.

When the ninth wicket, that of Clint McKay fell at 182, it looked as though the Australians would. not get to 200. But like the pair did in Brisbane where they added 34 to take the team past the lowest score of 70, they performed a similar act here to add respectability to the total.

Clouting boundaries

Starc was in his elements clouting boundaries . He has the makings of being an asset coming low down the order. He sees the ball early and hits powerfully as he showed in making his maiden half century in one day internationals. The crowd rose to him and Doherty as thy left the field at the end of the allotted overs. There was a colourful crowd and it looked as though every Sri Lankan living in Sydney had turned up to cheer Sri Lanka to another victory.

Skipper Michael Clarke won the toss again and decided to bat saying that the Aussies do well when batting first. But Nuwan Kulasekera stunned them when he had Philip Hughes taken behind by Dinesh Chandimal for 1 with the total on 4.

Plucky innings

But opener David Warner played a plucky innings of 60 with his 50 coming in 59 balls with 7 fours.

When he seemed set for a big score he was given out LBW by umpire Maria's Erasmus to Thisara Perera off the bat. He showed his disgust when given out.

Another to suffer a similar fate was Moises Henriques when given out this time by umpire Paul Riffel for 3 off Rangana Herath. Herath's wink said it all. It was two bad decisions that stalled the Aussie push.

Of the other batsmen Michael Clarke made 30 and Mathew Wade 31. The Sri Lankan bowlers used the conditions well, with Nuwan Kulasekera again among the wickets with 3 for 30 supported by Lasith Malinga. 2 for 33, Rangana Herath 2 for 37 and Thisara 2 for 64 wickets each.

Memorial service

A memorial service was held at the Members Stand of the Sydney Cricket Ground for Tony Greig, cricketer, England captain and TV commentator par excellence and great supporter of Sri Lanka cricket who passed away recently.

A distinguished gathering which included his wife Vivian and children, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former cricketing greats were present to pay tribute to a legend.

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sunday

 

Australia innings 
D. Warner lbw T. Perera 		60
P. Hughes c Chandimal b Kulasekara	 1
M. Clarke lbw Kulasekara		20
D. Hussey c Thirimanne b Malinga	 1
G. Bailey c T. Perera b Herath	 	22
M. Wade c Kulasekara b T. Perera	31
M. Henriques lbw Herath	 		 3
M. Johnson lbw Malinga	 		10
M. Starc not out	 		52
C. McKay b Kulasekara	 		 2
X. Doherty not out			10
Extras (1b, 7lb, 2w)	 		10
Total (9 wickets; 50 overs) 		222 
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Hughes), 2-50 (Clarke), 3-53 (Hussey), 4-93 (Bailey), 5-125 (Warner), 
6-130 (Henriques), 7-145 (Johnson), 8-166 (Wade), 9-182 (McKay) 
Bowling: Mathews 10-1-50-0, Kulasekara 10-2-30-3, Malinga 10-2-33-2, T. Perera 10-0-64-2, Herath 10-0-37-2

Sri Lanka innings 
M. Jayawardene not out	 		 4
T. Dilshan not out	 		 9
Extras (1w)	 			 1
Total (no wickets; 3.2 overs)	 	14 	
Bowling: McKay 2-0-13-0, Starc 1.2-0-1-0

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