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RESULT

3rd Final (D/N), Adelaide, March 08, 2012, Commonwealth Bank Series

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231

(48.5/50 ov, T:232) 215

Australia won by 16 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

28 (32) & 5/28

Player Of The Series

Tillakaratne Dilshan

, SL

513 runs • 2 wkts

Australia defend 231 to take series

Australia defend 231 to take series

Match Coverage

Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

Wisden's review of the third final match, Australia v Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

Commonwealth Bank Series, 2011-12

McKay's all-round effort gives Australia title

Clint McKay, the right-arm seamer, stepped up to the plate with figures of 5-28 and ensured Australia won by 16 runs

McKay's all-round effort gives Australia title

'We weren't given a chance of getting anywhere' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka had to battle against the odds to reach the CB series finals after having their captain and coach changed before the tournament

'We weren't given a chance of getting anywhere' - Jayawardene

Over-rate fine only blip in Australia's victory

Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson will be in danger of a suspension during the ODI series in the West Indies after he and his team were fined for a slow over-rate in their triangular series final victory at Adelaide Oval

Over-rate fine only blip in Australia's victory

Welcome back, the chainsaw

Plays of the Day for the third final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide

Welcome back, the chainsaw

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'Australia can build team around pace attack'

'Australia can build team around pace attack'

Australia end summer as overachievers

Australia end summer as overachievers

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
DPMD Jayawardene	bowled	15	27
TM Dilshan	caught	8	8
KC Sangakkara	caught	19	9
LD Chandimal	lbw	5	7
HDRL Thirimanne	caught	30	57
WU Tharanga	caught	71	122
CK Kapugedera	caught	7	18
KMDN Kulasekara	caught	15	10
MF Maharoof	not out	18	24
HMRKB Herath	bowled	0	2
SL Malinga	bowled	6	9
Extras	(lb 9, w 12)
Total	215(10 wkts; 48.5 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	Mahela Jayawardene	Tillakaratne Dilshan
2nd	24	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	5	Mahela Jayawardene	Dinesh Chandimal
4th	1	Mahela Jayawardene	Lahiru Thirimanne
5th	60	Upul Tharanga	Lahiru Thirimanne
6th	29	Upul Tharanga	Chamara Kapugedera
7th	30	Upul Tharanga	Nuwan Kulasekara
8th	32	Upul Tharanga	Farveez Maharoof
9th	1	Rangana Herath	Farveez Maharoof
10th	10	Farveez Maharoof	Lasith Malinga

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Commonwealth Bank Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	8	4	3	19	0.164
AUS	8	4	4	19	0.454
IND	8	3	4	15	-0.593