Australia eased to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka within the second Take a look at at Galle to wrap up a 2-0 sequence win and ship dwelling opener Dimuth Karunaratne into retirement with a defeat.
Usman Khawaja (27no), Marnus Labuschagne (26no) and Travis Head (20) took the vacationers to their victory goal of 75 in 17.4 overs on the fourth morning – and to a primary sequence triumph in Sri Lanka since 2011 – with Labuschagne clipping the successful single by means of sq. leg off Karunaratne’s part-time off-spin.
Sri Lanka had earlier been dismissed for 231 of their second innings after including 20 runs to their in a single day 211-8.
Nathan Lyon (4-84) – who now has 553 Take a look at wickets for Australia – and Beau Webster (2-6) claimed the ultimate two scalps, eradicating Kusal Mendis (50) and tailender Lahiru Kumara (9) respectively.
Karunaratne had been out to Matthew Kuhnemann (4-63) for 14 a day earlier in his ultimate Take a look at innings, after making 36 on day one as he started his one hundredth and final sport within the format.
The batter ends his Take a look at profession with 7,222 runs, fourth on Sri Lanka’s all-time checklist behind Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews.
Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne retires from Take a look at cricket with 7,222 runs in 100 matches
Karunaratne’s match-ending over of spin was then the primary time he had bowled in a Take a look at in nearly three years
The Galle Take a look at was additionally a milestone one for Australia’s Steve Smith, whose fourth century in 5 video games moved him to 36 in whole, stage with England’s Joe Root and retired India nice Rahul David.
Smith’s 5 catches within the match took him to 200 in Exams, eclipsing the earlier Australia report of 196 set by Ricky Ponting.
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Australia – who gained the primary Take a look at on the identical venue by an innings and 242 runs – will now play Sri Lanka in a two-match ODI sequence earlier than they participate within the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE, stay on Sky Sports activities from February 19 to March 9.
Sri Lanka didn’t qualify for the Champions Trophy after ending ninth of the ten sides on the 2023 World Cup in India.
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