Aussies rip through Lankans to secure huge victory

 

Australia's spinners tore through Sri
Lanka's line-up as they lost 10 wickets
inside 23 overs in a staggering collapse
to lose the opening Test in Galle inside
two-and-a-half days.
took stunning career best first-class
and Test figures of 4 for 10, Such was
the spinners' dominance, captain Put
Cummins did not bowl a ball in Srl
Lanka's second innings. Despite Lyons
performance, Cameron Green was
named Player of the Match for his vital
77 on day two on a difficult batting
surface. Sri Lanka's batting was
reckless and hapless as they tried to
follow Australia's first innings
approach of positivity and decisive
strokeplay. But the decision-making
and execution was llawed on a surface in
that spun more and more by the
minute throughout a crazy two hours
of cricket. Swepson two, as Sri Lanka were
e bundled out for 113. Australia needed
just five runs to win and knocked them
off with ease to win by 10 wickets
before lunch on the third day and go 1-
e0 up in the series. It was Australia's first
at Test win in Sri Lanka since 2011, which
was also the last time they won in
Galle. It was also the first time
Australia have won in Sri Lanka
et batting second, with their seven other
wins coming batting first. Sri Lanka's
defeat was just the fourth time a team
had lost in Galle in the 21 instances
teams had won the toss and batted
first. Sri Lanka have suffered three of
those four losses in the last 18 months.
Lyon finished with nine wickets for the
id match and marched into the all-time
top 10 Test wickets takers, while Head
Sri Lanka were without their most spell lasted
experienced and in form atter Lyon ope
Angelo Mathews after he was rule
of the Test having tested positive for
Covid-19 last night. Mathews took
rapid test after feeling unwell and the
positive result meant he
withdrawn from the game on the third
morning and replaced by Oshada
Fernando.