Sri Lanka A should have played better and with good performance while they were expected to win a lot because they looked good in playing well and winning. If there was no pressure on them, Sri Lanka A could have given an even better target but they could only score so much while their pace was to score so much. This could have happened if there was pressure on their bowler but there was no such effort in their bowling due to which they lost this match. They are seen playing with a lot of speed in this match and their batsmen have also kept their effort better in this match. With this win, they should have won this match too but they lose. Yes, their run-scoring pace has definitely let them down and they should improve it.
Actually, I was surprised to see Sri Lanka A defeat Australia A in the second ODI because as far as I know that Sri Lanka A is a much weaker team than Australia A. In this case, I thought they would be whitewashed in this series.
Except for the second match, I have seen them do nothing but perform poorly in all the other matches. And so I had no expectations that Sri Lanka A could do anything good against Australia A. And at the same time, I will also say here that I do not see any hope for the Sri Lanka A team in the upcoming Test series either.