Sri Lanka stun Australia in consolation win

Feb 29, 2008

Australia's players lined up to accord a reception to Sanath Jayasuriya in his last innings on Australian soil •Getty Images

Jayasuriya smashed a six and a couple of boundaries on his way to 23 ... •Getty Images

... and celebrated the dismissal with his team-mates •AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan top scored with 62 to help Sri Lanka post 221 •Getty Images

Gilchrist eventually fell for a 50-ball 83 and saluted the MCG crowd•Getty Images

Lasith Malinga was ecstatic after trapping Brad Haddin lbw as Australia suddenly lost five wickets for 10 runs•Getty Images

Nathan Bracken made an unbeaten 14 as they added 35 runs•Getty Images

Sri Lanka, who chose to bat, were immediately on the back foot when Brett Lee trapped Dilruwan Perera •AFP

... before he was dismissed by Nathan Bracken, who would finish with 4 for 29 •Getty Images

James Hopes had Chamara Kapugedera caught behind in his second over as Sri Lanka slumped to 4 for 61 •AFP

Adam Gilchrist blazed away at the start with James Hopes for company•Getty Images

Gilchrist's dismissal sparked a collapse. Nuwan Kulasekara dismissed Ricky Ponting ...•Getty Images

Amerasinghe made it three for the match by dismissing Mitchell Johnson•Getty Images

Jayasuriya was handed the ball in the 49th over, and he made it a winning end to his last tour of Australia, dismissing Lee off his first ball •Getty Images

Michael Hussey effected a stunning catch to get rid of Kumar Sangakkara ... •AFP

Mahela Jayawardene scored 50 to steady Sri Lanka's innings as he added 64 runs for the fifth wicket with Tillakaratne Dilshan •Getty Images

Gilchrist brought up his half-century in 35 balls with seven fours and a six, making his farewell innings at the MCG one to remember •Getty Images

... and Ishara Amerasinghe picked up the wickets of Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds•Getty Images

Brett Lee kept the hosts in the hunt with an unbeaten 37 •Getty Images