Australia registered their first win of the tournament.
Skipper Chamari Atapattu scored 50, while keeper Anushka Sanjeewani made 25 and U Thimasini made 20 runs, as Sri Lanka women put 122/6 on board. Nicola Carey (2/18) and Molly Strano (2/23) were the picks of bowlers for Australia.
The match went down to the wire, with victory coming with three balls to spare with five wickets in hand. Prabodhani picked 2/17 and Shashikala Siriwardene picked 2/20, but it proved to be ineffective.
Australia won by 5 wickets and Rachael Haynes won the Player of the Match award.
BRIEF SCORES:
SL-W 122/6 (C ATAPATTU 50; N CAREY 2/18) lost to AUS-W 123/5 (R HAYNES 60; U PRABODHANI 2/17) by 5 wickets