Australia delivered a strong all-round performance, filled with record-breaking efforts from Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon to defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs to retain the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Sri Lanka's Niroshan Dickwella was banned for three years earlier following alleged anti-doping allegations, has been cleared to play cricket across all formats, as per ICC.
The 31-year-old, cricketer received a three-year suspension after testing positive for a prohibited substance during
Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya reflected on his side's 109-run defeat to South Africa in the second Test and said that the batters need to score more runs.
With a 2-0 series win in the ODIs against New Zealand, Sri Lanka continued their unbeaten march at home where the side has secured wins over India, New Zealand, and West Indies across formats in recent months. There is especially encouraging news in the Test arena.
In their first innings, England scored 823/7 declared in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 556 runs, taking a 267 run lead on a batting paradise. This is the fourth-highest total ever in the history of Test cricket, with 952/6 declared by Sri Lanka against India in 1997 at Colombo b
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday confirmed the former cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya will continue in his role as men's head coach until the end of March in 2026.
Sri Lanka's interim head coach, Sanath Jayasuriya, compared their two famous Test wins against England at The Oval. While comparing the two victories, the former batting maestro pointed out their recent success came in "tough conditions."
Ahead of his side's three-match Test series against England, Sri Lanka interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya said that he wants to make sure there's the hunger to win games inside the players.