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ADELAIDE: Sri Lanka took the tri one-day finals alternation into a decider with an eight-wicket thrashing of Australia in the additional final at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

Australia won the bung and denticulate 271 for six off 50 overs, but were calmly reeled in by the Sri Lankans, who denticulate 274 for two off 44.2 overs.

Skipper Michael Clarke hit 117 and aperture batsman David Warner 100 in Australia's innings but it was no area abreast abundant as openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and captain Mahela Jayawardene came out afire for Sri Lanka.

The brace had put on an aperture angle of 179 runs by the 28th over with Dilshan hitting 106 off 119 assurance and Jayawardene scoring 80 off 76 balls.

Their wickets were the alone ones to abatement as Sri Lanka coasted to achievement with 34 assurance actual to set up a Thursday decider at the aforementioned stadium.

Kumar Sangakkara hit the acceptable runs to abide 51 not out with Dinesh Chandimal on 17.

Match scores: Australia 271 for 6 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 274 for 2 (44.2 overs).