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Australia 192 for 3 (Watson 69, Clarke 53*, Ponting 53) hit Sri Lanka 191 (Randiv 41, Johnson 6-31) by seven wickets
Australia cruise to a seven wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Kandy on the rear of a career-best bowling display from Mitchell Johnson.
The left-armer claim six for 31 from his 10 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 191 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Suraj Randiv top scoring with 41 as he led the recovery from 117 for seven.
And it prove to be a simple chase for Australia, who knocked off the runs in 38.1 overs with Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke all passing 50.
Having won the toss, opening batsmen Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan initially looked at ease beside the Australian pace attack, with a series of fours in the opening overs.
But with the partnership on 54, Tharanga was the first wicket to fall for 34, bowled by Xavier Doherty, and Dilshan followed three overs afterward with David Hussey taking the catch at mid-on from a Doug Bollinger delivery.
That sparked the commencement of Sri Lanka's difficulty as Johnson took control with the ball.
Mahela Jayawardene (three) was the first of the left-armer's victims and Kumar Sangakkara followed soon after, approaching to short extra cover for 13.
Bollinger accounted for Dinesh Chandimal (12) before Johnson came to the fore once more with the dismissal of Angelo Mathews (15) and Jeevan Mendis (two).
Randiv and Nuwan Kulasekara put up more of a fight for the eighth wicket, producing six fours and three sixes between them in an entertaining spell which pleased the home crowd and reaped 60 runs.
It was Johnson who eventually broke the partnership, though, to total his five-wicket haul, remove Randiv on 41 with Doherty taking the catch at long-off.
Ajantha Mendis fell five deliveries later to the same bowler for a duck before Kulasekara's brave confrontation was ended on 34 by Brett Lee.
In answer, Watson was straight into his stride and after five overs had scored 26 of his side's 31 runs, as well as dismissive sixes off Suranga Lakmal and Kulasekera.
His attack continued and by the time Brad Haddin was bowled by Ajantha Mendis for 12 with the score on 59, Watson was three runs from his half-century.
He passed the mark in the grand manner, then shattered two more sixes off Randiv before the off-spinner had his vengeance later in the over, dismiss Watson for 69 off 51 balls, which integrated five fours and six sixes.
That left Australia 81 for two, and Ponting and Clarke were happy to score at a more walker rate to ease their side to victory.
The pair progress without alarms to add 101 for the third wicket before Ponting fell for 53, bowled off his pads by Randiv, leaving Clarke (53no) to hit the winning run.
Australia cruise to a seven wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Kandy on the rear of a career-best bowling display from Mitchell Johnson.
The left-armer claim six for 31 from his 10 overs as the hosts were bowled out for 191 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Suraj Randiv top scoring with 41 as he led the recovery from 117 for seven.
And it prove to be a simple chase for Australia, who knocked off the runs in 38.1 overs with Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke all passing 50.
Having won the toss, opening batsmen Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan initially looked at ease beside the Australian pace attack, with a series of fours in the opening overs.
But with the partnership on 54, Tharanga was the first wicket to fall for 34, bowled by Xavier Doherty, and Dilshan followed three overs afterward with David Hussey taking the catch at mid-on from a Doug Bollinger delivery.
That sparked the commencement of Sri Lanka's difficulty as Johnson took control with the ball.
Mahela Jayawardene (three) was the first of the left-armer's victims and Kumar Sangakkara followed soon after, approaching to short extra cover for 13.
Bollinger accounted for Dinesh Chandimal (12) before Johnson came to the fore once more with the dismissal of Angelo Mathews (15) and Jeevan Mendis (two).
Randiv and Nuwan Kulasekara put up more of a fight for the eighth wicket, producing six fours and three sixes between them in an entertaining spell which pleased the home crowd and reaped 60 runs.
It was Johnson who eventually broke the partnership, though, to total his five-wicket haul, remove Randiv on 41 with Doherty taking the catch at long-off.
Ajantha Mendis fell five deliveries later to the same bowler for a duck before Kulasekara's brave confrontation was ended on 34 by Brett Lee.
In answer, Watson was straight into his stride and after five overs had scored 26 of his side's 31 runs, as well as dismissive sixes off Suranga Lakmal and Kulasekera.
His attack continued and by the time Brad Haddin was bowled by Ajantha Mendis for 12 with the score on 59, Watson was three runs from his half-century.
He passed the mark in the grand manner, then shattered two more sixes off Randiv before the off-spinner had his vengeance later in the over, dismiss Watson for 69 off 51 balls, which integrated five fours and six sixes.
That left Australia 81 for two, and Ponting and Clarke were happy to score at a more walker rate to ease their side to victory.
The pair progress without alarms to add 101 for the third wicket before Ponting fell for 53, bowled off his pads by Randiv, leaving Clarke (53no) to hit the winning run.
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