It was the length Australian spinners bowled that helped them take 20 Sri Lanka wickets so easily. This is what the stand-in ...

Australia take 15 wickets on day four of the first Test in Galle to send Sri Lanka to defeat by an innings and 242 runs.

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.

Dinesh Chandimal achieves something rarely seen, a forgettable moment for an ex-captain and a record low in Sri Lanka's proud Test history. Here are the quick hits from day four of the first Test in ...

Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis were relieved by the sight of rain, with Sri Lanka being stopped at 136-5, trailing by 518 ...

Sri Lanka's tail folded quickly with Kuhnemann claiming his second five-wicket haul of his Test career, after his 5 for 16 ...

Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest defeat in test cricket history on Saturday as Australia flexed their muscles to take a lead in the two-match series with a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs ...

Australia thrash Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Day 4 of the first Test ...

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Sri Lanka 75 for 3 (Mathews 34*, Starc 1 -11, Lyon 1-17) and 165 (Chandimal 72, de Silva 22, Kuhnemann 5-63, Lyon 3-57) trail ...