adminplayers off the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene was on four and Tillakaratne Dilshan nine.
Australia scored 222 for nine off their 50 overs after winning the toss.
“The outfield is still quite wet so unfortunately . . .” said a disappointed Australian skipper Michael Clarke.
Opener David Warner top scored with 60 off 73 balls but ninth man Mitchell Starc starred for the hosts knocking 52 off 37 to help Australia post a decent total.
Sri Lanka have routed Australia in the last two games to seize a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The final leg will be played in Hobart on Wednesday.
“We’ve got a chance to level the series,” Clarke said.
Meanwhile, South African one-day international captain AB de Villiers will miss the last two matches against New Zealand after being suspended for a slow over rate in the first match in Paarl on Saturday.
The South African players, already stung by a surprise one-wicket defeat against the Black Caps, will lose their entire match fee after it was found South Africa were six overs short of their target even after time allowances were taken into account.
De Villiers admitted after the match that he had failed to ensure an acceptable over rate for the match, which finished more than half an hour late. — AFP.
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