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"Serious problems with shot selection...": SL coach Jayasuriya after loss
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Josh Inglis slams second fastest century on debut during 1st SL-AUS Test
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
During the match, Inglis, already having featured in 26 ODIs and 29 T20Is for Australia, came to bat at number five. He greeted the spin bowlers with a four on his very first ball and did not look back from then on.
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Khawaja, Smith along with Inglis power Australia to domination (Day 2)
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
At the end of the day's play, Sri Lanka was 44/3, with Dinesh Chandimal (9*) and Kamindu Mendis (13*) unbeaten in reply to Australia's 654/6 declared in the first innings. They trailed by 610 runs.
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Ex-Australian spinner says Smith was "born a cricketer", reminisces gettin
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
January 29, 2025, will go as one of the most significant dates in Australian cricket and world cricket history in general as Smith once hailed as a prodigious successor to the late, great Shane Warne, completed his 10,000 runs in Test cricket, becoming only fourth Australian batter and overa
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"I find quite stunning....": Gilchrist hails Smith's journey from leg spin
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Smith made history on Wednesday, scoring his 35th Test century and also becoming only the fourth Australia batter to touch the 10,000 run mark in Tests during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.
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Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya urges board to get more Tests for team, terms
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Silva's remarks comes ahead of the first Test against Australia at Galle. The two-match series is SL's last ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle assignment. After this, he has only two home Tests against Bangladesh in 2025. In their next WTC 2025-27 cycle, Sri Lanka has a total of
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