Australia Hammer Sri Lanka suffer a record defeat in the first series of series in Galleu | Current news
The dominant Australia ended the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day on freedom, handing over their biggest defeat to the hosts in the Galle Test Crite.
Sri Lanka was scanned by 247 in her second ubac. Their previous most difficult test defeat was the loss of India in Nagpur in 2017.
Spinners Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon took the mess, sharing 16 hickets between them as they dismantled the fragile line of Sri Lanka in both insertions.
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As Sri Lanka fell to the heavy defeat of the house
Sri Lanka resistance was weak at best. They lost eight hickets in the session before lunch and seven more between lunch and tea, as Australia pressed authority with smart bowling and exceptional terrain.
Dinesh Chandimal was a lone warrior in the first stakes, reaching 72, while Jeffrey Vandersay, hitting the number nine, brought a counterpart for half a century in the second ubac. His glittering 53 of 47 balls, covered with seven fours and two six, was a sharp reminder that the terrain had no demons – the application was all that was necessary.
Sri Lanka hoped that Vandersay would delay the inevitable and help them avoid their worst defeat, but with just four rides needed to surpass this unwanted record, it has failed.
Sri Lanka hitting was a disaster – there was a missing partnership, discipline and smart selection.
With just two half a century in the whole game, the fragile striking unit of Sri Lanka is facing serious questions, and changes are expected on the eve of the second test, which starts in Galle on Thursday.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva spoke about the return of the Warne-Muraral trophy, which lost to Sri Lanka in 2019. But with Australia, he took over an unusual 1-0 lead, the trophy remains firmly in understanding visitors.
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