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Hobart: Phillip Hughes (138*) unbeaten ton ensures leveling the one-day series 2-2 as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in the final ODI in Hobart on Wednesday.
A three-wicket burst from Tasmanian spinner Xavier Doherty set Australia on their way to a 32-run, but the home side had to survive a late scare in the face of an Angelo Mathews onslaught to square the Series.
Set 248 to win the match and secure their second series victory in Australia since 2010, Sri Lanka couldn't find a top order batsman to match Australian centurion Phil Hughes' earlier efforts and despite a dashing knock from Mathews (67) in the middle order, were eventually bowled out for 215 with nine balls remaining.
Doherty's three scalps and a wicket in Moises Henriques' first over saw the visiting Sri Lankans lose 4-20 in the space of 51 balls between the 12th and 21st overs, all but forfeiting their grip on the ODI series in the process.
But Mathews and Jeevan Mendis (26) added 79 for the sixth wicket to give Sri Lanka some chance of pulling off an unlikely victory late in the piece before Henriques (3-32) returned to remove Mendis in the 44th over and Mitchell Johnson (2-44) had Mathews caught at midwicket in the next to all-but seal the deal.
A bright start from Mahela Jayawardene (38) in his last match as Sri Lankan captain, the visitors struggled to recover after Doherty ran through the top order and eventually fell 33 short of the victory target.
Earlier, left-hander Phil Hughes hit his second one-day century. Australia's total of 247 for five wickets.
Playing his last game as captain, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene sprung some surprises in fine weather at the Bellerive Oval.
He won the toss but put Australia in to bat on what looked an easy flat wicket and threw off-spinner Tillakaratne Dilshan the new ball.
It was unorthodox but he was quickly rewarded with three maidens and an early wicket.
Dilshan found some unexpected grip and stunned David Warner who pushed an outside edge onto off-stump with the score on 31. Warner made 10 off 18 balls.
There was little or no swing for Nuwan Kulasekara but Matthew Wade, on 23, missed a straight ball and was given out lbw.
Australia, missing skipper Michael Clarke, who failed a late fitness test on a twisted ankle, looked in trouble again with two wickets down for 37.
In Hobart, the Sri Lankan attack tied up the Australian stand-in captain George Bailey and Hughes could not break free either as the overs went by.
Hughes had a let-off with a mis-hit that rolled onto his stumps but failed to remove the bails. It seemed to spark him into life and a steady 50 came up off 82.
Thisara Perera broke the Hughes-Bailey partnership of 60 off 100 balls when he caught and bowled the latter for 17 off 43 balls.
Hughes was paid handsomely for his gritty patience and started to find the boundaries in the final overs. David Hussey tried to stay with him but Perera ran him out off his own bowling going for an invisible run.
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell threw the bat and was duly caught at extra cover off Lasith Malinga for 9.
Phillip Hughes declared man of the match for unbeaten 138, while Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Kulasekara announced played of the series.
Brief scores
Australia 5 for 247 (Hughes 138*)
Sri Lanka 215 (Mathews 67, Doherty 3-21, Henriques 3-32)
Result Australia won by 32 runs
MOM Phillip Hughes (Australia)
Player of the series Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
