The wounded Lankan lions bounced back in tremendous fashion, bossing Australia`s bowlers in the third ODI to lead the series 2-1. The home side`s victory was delivered by opener Pathum Nissanka whose brilliant 137 helped chase down Australia`s daunting target of 292.

It was the visitors who had won the toss earlier in the day and opted to bat first, making three changes with Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Swepson left out. Sri Lanka picked up the crucial wickets of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh early on, but Australia recovered with a 69-run stand between skipper Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne, with the former scoring his 30th ODI 50.