Australia Wins CB Series 2012

Australia narrowly defeated Sri Lanka by 15 runs to win the Commonwealth Bank Series. The third final at the Adelaide Oval was in the balance right till the end with the pendulum shifting towards both the sides. Eventually the luck was with Australia with Clint McKay taking a five-wicket haul to bowl them to a title win. Sri Lanka chasing a modest target of 232 had their top order collapsing but a cool knock from Upul Tharanga seemed to have kept them in the contest.

McKay Takes 5Wickets 

It was a flying start provided by the pair of Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan as they set off to chase the modest target of 232. Their start was cut short to 3 overs as Dilshan (8) got caught off a leading edge while trying to flick a rising delivery from Brett Lee. Next man in Sangakkara kept the momentum going in with Jayawardene. But in the 7th over, Lee struck again when Sangakkara (19) slashed him into the hands of slip.