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Sri Lanka Defeats Australia by 163 Runs to Sweep Series 3-0

Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 163 runs in the final test and won the series 3-0.

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Sri Lanka beat Australia by 163 runs in the final test in Colombo on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 sweep in the three-match series.

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Chasing 324 for victory, Australia were all out for 160, half-an-hour before the tea break, succumbing to their third successive defeat against the hosts.

David Warner top-scored for Australia with a fluent 68. Rangana Herath (7-64) was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, finishing with a 13-wicket match haul.

Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 163 runs in the final test and won the series 3-0.
Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka celebrates after picking up a wicket in the 3rd Test match against Australia at Colombo. (Photo: AP)

The teams face off in a five-match one-day series beginning on Sunday in Colombo.

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