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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,
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.
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 Australian side scored a mammoth 654/6d in their first innings, with Usman Khawaja scoring a double century.
Cricket-Rain and Chandimal frustrate Australia in Galle test
Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten half-century and persistent rain in Galle delayed Australia's push for victory in the opening test against Sri Lanka on Friday. Only a 27-over session was possible on day three with Sri Lanka losing two wickets and slumping to 136-5 before rain stopped play.
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.
Revisiting the biggest innings victories for Australia in Test cricket
Australia's biggest Test win in terms of innings came against South Africa in the 2002 Johannesburg Test. A fiery double-hundred from Adam Gilchrist meant the Aussies declared at 652/7 while batting first. Matthew Hayden and Damien Martyn made tons. The hosts were folded for 159 in response as Australia en forced a follow-on.
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 strike twice before rain saves Sri Lanka from further damage
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Report: SL vs Ind, 2nd Test - Day 4 at Stumps
Pegged on the backfoot by India, Sri Lanka needed 341 to win with eight wickets in hand when play ended on Day 4 in the ...
Two Test wins in a minute: Why Australia is cricket’s Brazil
England and India have, frankly, been left panting in the dust by Australia, and now they want to change the format for the World Test Championship.
Josh Inglis Might Be Primed To Become Australia’s Next Star Batter In Test Cricket
Josh Inglis could be Australia's next great batter and possibly a future Test captain after starting his Test career in style ...
World Test Championship in June relaunch amid talks over two-tier system
The World Test Championship is to be ripped up and relaunched in time for England’s Test series against India this summer.
Test cricket as it happened: Australia’s men and women claim huge wins - simultaneously
Two huge innings victories were secured within 60 seconds of one another in Melbourne and Galle on Saturday. Re-live the action.
‘Send him home’: Great’s blunt advice on snubbed Test sensation
“We’ve got to remember he’s (Konstas) 19 so if they’re not using him for the second Test I would send him home to play state cricket, he hasn’t played a lot and the more he plays the better,” Haddin ...
SL Vs AUS, 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Khawaja, Kuhnemann Lift Australia 1-0 Up In Galle
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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Bowlers ran amok but bats set up record Aussie Test win
By the time Josh Inglis went to the wicket on day two, the score had passed 400 and he was able to step-up momentum with the ...