Lyon stars as Australia crush Sri Lanka
Spinner Nathan Lyon took nine wickets in the match as Australia wrapped up a crushing victory over Sri Lanka before lunch on the third day of the opening Test in Galle.
Spinner Nathan Lyon took nine wickets in the match as Australia wrapped up a crushing victory over Sri Lanka before lunch on the third day of the opening Test in Galle.
Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja hit half-centuries to put Australia ahead by 101 runs against Sri Lanka after abysmal weather set back the second day of the opening Test.
Nathan Lyon’s five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test.
Alex Carey’s unbeaten 45 and inspired bowling helped Australia to a four-wicket consolation win over Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI on Friday.
Charith Asalanka’s maiden ODI century and an inspired spin attack led Sri Lanka to a thrilling four-run series-clinching win over Australia on Tuesday.
Australia’s premier spinner, Nathan Lyon, says their two upcoming Tests in Sri Lanka will be a “massive challenge” with pitches expected to turn from day one.
Sri Lanka cruised to a six-wicket victory in the third ODI against Australia in Colombo thanks to a brilliant Pathum Nissanka century.
Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne led an inspired Sri Lanka attack to pull off a thrilling 26-run win over Australia in the rain-hit second ODI on Thursday.
Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 80 helped Australia chase down a rain-revised target of 282 runs and beat Sri Lanka by two wickets on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka hit an undefeated half-century to lead his team to a four-wicket victory over Australia in the third T20I on Saturday.
Australia beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the second T20I on Wednesday to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series.
David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20I in Colombo.
Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch says his team aims to entertain during their tour of Sri Lanka.
Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0.
Sri Lanka’s seamers cut through the Bangladesh top order after centuries from Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal gave the visitors a commanding lead in the second Test in Dhaka on Thursday.