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Sri Lanka struggles to 136 for five in reply to Australia’s 654 in 1st cricket test
Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.
Australia routs Sri Lanka to hand hosts their biggest loss in test cricket
Australia wrapped up the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest defeat in test cricket on Saturday. Sri Lanka were skittled out for 247 in their second innings,
Australia hammer Sri Lanka as hosts suffer record defeat in first Test of series in Galle
Australia hammer hosts Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs on day four of the first Test; Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann take four wickets each during Sri Lankas second innings; Second Test starts
Smith praises 'near flawless' Australia after Sri Lanka thrashing
Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith hailed his side's resounding innings and 242-run victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Saturday as "near flawless" after the visitors retained the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy.
Australia hammer Sri Lanka in 1st Test, register their biggest-ever win in Asia
Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann picked 4 wickets each in the final innings of the game to drub Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs in the 1st Test of the 2-match series. This was also Australia's biggest margin of win in Asia.
Australia in command as Smith, Khawaja punish Sri Lanka on rain-hit opening day of first test
Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.
Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon bowl Australia to cricket innings victory against Sri Lanka
Spin twins Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon combined to dismantle Sri Lanka and bowl Australia to a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs in the opening test in Galle on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.
Sri Lanka turn up, but do little else in Galle mismatch
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Australia closes in on big win over Sri Lanka in the first cricket test at Galle
The defending world champion Australians are closing in on a big win in Galle after enforcing the follow-on and reducing Sri Lanka to 75 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket test.
Australia beat Sri Lanka by innings and 242 runs in Galle test
Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs on day four of the opening test in Galle on Saturday.
Rain slows Australia's progress in Sri Lanka
Rain slows Australia's progress on day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle as only two wickets fall.
Sri Lanka crash to worst test defeat in Australia thrashing
Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest defeat in test cricket history on Saturday as Australia flexed their muscles to take a 1-0 ...
Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on ...
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Australia dismantles Sri Lanka for biggest Test defeat in history
Australia wrapped up the first Test against Sri Lanka in just four days, securing an innings-and-242-run victory.
Cricket-Australia take control after Khawaja and Inglis pummel Sri Lanka
Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to ...
Sri Lanka series was ideal for investing in the future. Instead, Konstas is batting in the nets
Australia may well have traded short-term gain for long-term pain with Sam Konstas – to win a Test that doesn’t need to be won.
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Sri Lanka vs Australia quick hits: Ricky Ponting unhappy with Sam Konstas's axing as Steve Smith and Travis Head benefit from blunders
Sam Konstas's was questioned by a legend as Travis Head, Usman Khawaja and Travis Head were all beneficiaries of Sri Lankan ...
Steve Smith scripts history in Sri Lanka; joins Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting in elite 10000-club
Steve Smith became the fourth Australian after Allan Border, Steve Smith and Ricky Ponting to reach 10000 Test runs in Test ...
Sri Lanka boats one of the hottest Test batters on the planet in young gun Kamindu Mendis
The only Australian picked in the official ICC Test team of the year won’t be in Sri Lanka where the Aussies will confront a ...