The dominant Australia ended the first test against Sri Lanka with the session and the day to lose, handing the hosts the greatest defeat in the test cricket on Saturday in Galle.
Sri Lanka was supplanted on 247 in the second round, succumbing to inning and 242. Their, the most severe test defeat was an innsic loss and 239 with India in Nagpur in 2017.
Spinnerów Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon led the riots, dividing 16 goals between them, when they dismantled the fragile premium of Sri Lanka in both rounds.
Kuhnemann, who caught five times in the first rounds, ended figurines nine for 149 – his best in test cricket.
Like Sri Lanka fell to a hard defeat at home
Matthew Kuhnemann from Australia celebrates the gate of Kamind Mendis Sri Lanka
The resistance of Sri Lanka was at best poor. Before lunch, they lost eight goals and another seven between lunch and tea, when Australia stamped their authority with intelligent bowling and a unique field.
Dinesh Chandimal was a lonely warrior in the first rounds, winning 72, while Jeffrey Vandersay, blinking in the ninth number, raised a counterattack in half a century in the second round. His bladers 53 of 47 balls, connected to seven four and two six, was a clear reminder that the pitch has no demons – the application was required.
Sri Lanka hoped that Vandersay would delay the inevitable and help them avoid the worst failure, but with only four runs needed to exceed this unwanted record, he died recklessly.
The blink of Sri Lanka was a disaster – the lack of partnership, discipline and intelligent choice of shot.
Having only two half a century in the whole game, the delicate unit of blinking Sri Lanka will certainly have serious questions, and changes are expected before the second test, which begins in Galle on Thursday.
Captain Dhananjaya de Silva talked about regaining the Warne-Clowni trophy, which Sri Lanka lost in 2019. But along with Australia leading 1-0, the trophy remains very within the range of visitors’ visit.
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