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SL win by 8 wickets, now 3rd final deside the winner of CB series.

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Mazhar bhai's faith in Sri lankan bating is correct . SL beat Aus 4 times in this tournament.
 
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene been fined 10 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's One-day International against Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday.

Jayawardene was found to have breached Article 2.1.3 of the code of the code which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match".

After Sri Lanka's eight wickets victory, which has leveled the best-of-the-three final of the three-nation tournament, the opener admitted the offence and accepted the proposed sanction offered to him by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

Explaining his decision, Mr Broad said: "The actions of Mahela Jayawardene were unacceptable as the ICC code clearly states that whatever may be the situation, you have to always respect and accept an umpire's decision.

"It is understandable that Mahela Jayawardene felt disappointed after Farveez Maharoof's delivery, which had been dispatched for a boundary, was also declared as a no-ball for a full toss above waist height.

"But as one of the senior most players in world cricket today and also as the captain of his side, Mr Jayawardene must maintain a certain level of self-control and clearly his actions went beyond what would be deemed acceptable.

"That said, Mr Jayawardene pleaded guilty to the offence and apologised for his actions."

The charge had been laid by the on-field umpires Asad Rauf of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Bruce Oxenford of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires as well as third umpire Paul Reiffel and fourth umpire Simon Fry.

The charge related to an incident in the 44th over when Jayawardene, during a consultation between the on-field umpires, argued with their decision to declare a full toss above waist height as a no-ball. The discussion continued for a prolonged period and for the remainder of the over.

All Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand and a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee.

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In a big setback to Australia, Michael Clarke and James Pattinson have been ruled out of the series-deciding tri-series final against Sri Lanka due to injuries.

Australia coach Mickey Arthur said Pattinson has strained a buttock muscle and Clarke has injured his left hamstring and both will miss the third final at Adelaide Oval. Both Pattinson and Clarke will undergo some scans later in the day.

Clarke's participation during the ODI leg of Australia's tour of the West Indies appears doubtful and Arthur said the extent of Clarke's hamstring strain remains unknown.

"It doesn't look great for certainly the early part of the one-day series in the West Indies," Arthur told reporters.

Pattinson strained a glute muscle while diving in the field during Australia's loss to the Sri Lankans in the second final in Adelaide.

Earlier, the Aussie captain said he did not want to make a judgement until scan reports revealed the extent of the damage.

"I've done something to my left hamstring, I don't know to what extent," Clarke said.

"I have to have a scan tomorrow, but it's obviously not feeling good at the moment. We leave for West Indies in three days. I don't want to make a judgement until we have the scan, I think I'd be silly to do that. It's a tough one.

Clarke also mentioned that he pushed hard to get back for the CB series finals.

"I pushed really hard to try to get back for this finals series and tried my best not to give [physio] Alex [Kountouris] much of an option to be honest. So I feel for him as much as my left leg at the moment, because I know he probably would've preferred me to take it easy, but I wanted to be part of this finals series. But after straining my right one I've probably favoured my left over the past couple of weeks or 10 days and I've done a bit of damage there, so we'll wait and see."

© Cricbuzz (with inputs from agencies)
 
Sri Lanka have won the toss and they have opted to bowl first.
 
Australia team
DA Warner, MS Wade†, SR Watson*, PJ Forrest, MEK Hussey, DJ Hussey, DT Christian, B Lee, XJ Doherty, CJ McKay, NM Lyon

Sri Lanka team
TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene*, KC Sangakkara†, LD Chandimal, HDRL Thirimanne, WU Tharanga, CK Kapugedera, MF Maharoof, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, HMRKB Herath
 
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