Australia, Sri Lanka

Cricket-Sri Lanka sweep would push Australia closer to greatness: Lyon
Australia are not yet a great team but completing a series sweep in Sri Lanka would push them closer, according to spin bowler Nathan Lyon. Australia won the first test by an innings and 242 runs in Galle and will look to wrap up the series 2-0 with another win at the same venue when the second test starts on Thursday.
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 thrash Sri Lanka with record-breaking win in Galle Test
Australia inflicted Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat in Test cricket, sealing an innings-and-242-run demolition inside four days in Galle on Saturday.The hosts crumbled for 247 in their second innings, eclipsing their previous worst loss - an innings-and-239-run drubbing by India in 2017.
Cricket-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.
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 day two of the first test in Galle.
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 ...
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Australia demolished Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs in the first game of the series.
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Brad Haddin has urged selectors to send Sam Konstas home from Sri Lanka
Brad Haddin has urged Australian selectors to send Sam Konstas home to play state cricket if he isn’t in their plans for the ...
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Matthew Kuhnemann raring to go for Sri Lanka thanks to off-duty doctor
“That is cricket in general. I have had balls hit back at me a lot ... has joined the Australian team ahead of the Test ...
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Decoding Sri Lanka's biggest innings defeats in Test cricket
Sri Lanka's most humiliating defeat in Test cricket came by an innings and 242 runs against Australia in Galle in 2025. The ...
Australia Test star Matt Kuhnemann stuns series-saving surgeon with Sri Lanka riot
The quick-acting surgeon who answered a late-night SOS to save Matt Kuhnemann’s Sri Lankan tour has been amazed by spinner’s ...
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Sri Lanka series was ideal for investing in the future. Instead, Konstas is batting in the nets
If he had asked the Galle Cricket Club net bowlers to serve up ... and the retention of Khawaja are limited to two weeks in Sri Lanka and maybe another eight months until Khawaja’s apparently ...
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Sri Lanka Lose Quick Three After Australia Declare On 654-6
Australia had Sri Lanka three down after opener Usman Khawaja's first double century and a ton on debut by Josh Inglis helped the tourists to 654-6 declared in the first match on Thursday.
First-class century in Colombo in morning, 12-ball 34 in ILT20 in Dubai in evening: Dasun Shanaka’s incredible cricket Sunday
After the match ended in a draw in the afternoon in Colombo, Dasun Shanaka then sped straight to the airport to take a flight ...