Australia v Sri Lanka, CB series, Hobart
Perera seals close chase for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka began well after losing the toss, dismissing both Australia openers early•Getty Images
Forrest and Michael Clarke put on 154 for the third wicket•Getty Images
Forrest, however, had no problems as he went on to his maiden ODI century, setting Australia up for a big total•Getty Images
Dinesh Chandimal kept Sri Lanka going with his third half-century of the tournament•AFP
Peter Forrest, though, extended the fine start to his international career•Getty Images
Michael Clarke returned from his hamstring problem with a brisk 72•Getty Images
Australia had 300 in their sights but were pegged back by a tight final spell from Lasith Malinga, and finished on 280•Getty Images
Sri Lanka lost a few wickets towards the end and needed 14 off the last nine deliveries. Thisara Perera sealed the game for his side with a quick 21•AFP
Clarke had some back trouble during his innings•Getty Images
Mahela Jayawardene threatened to take the game away from Australia before he fell for a fluent 85•Getty Images