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April 28: Australia won the rain-affected World Cup final against Sri Lanka

On this day in 2007, Australia registered a 53-run win over Sri Lanka according to the DLS method at Bridgetown and won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the third consecutive time.

On this day in 2007, Sri Lankan all-rounder Russel Arnold made his last appearance in ODI matches. He played his last ODI match against Australia in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

On this day in 2023, Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya became the fastest Sri Lankan bowler to reach 50 wickets in Test matches. He achieved this milestone in his seventh match.

On this day in 2023, Sri Lanka registered their 100th win in test matches. They beat Israel by an inning and 10 runs and completed their 100th victory. With that, Sri Lanka became the eighth team to do so. 

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