Faulkner Takes Hat-Trick In Second Australia-Sri Lanka ODI

Sri Lanka 288 (48.5 ov)
Australia 206 (47.2 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 82 runs

All-rounder James Faulkner became the sixth player to take a one-day hat-trick for Australia as Sri Lanka won the second match of the series.

The left-arm seamer, 26, dismissed Kusal Perera with the final ball of the 46th over before removing Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera in the 48th.

Faulkner finished with 3-45 as Sri Lanka made 288 in Colombo.

They bowled Australia out for 206 in reply to win by 82 runs and level the five-match series at 1-1.

Bruce Reid, Anthony Stuart, Brett Lee, Clint McKay and Dan Christian are the other Australians with ODI hat-tricks.

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