(Reuters) -Spin twins Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon combined to dismantle Sri Lanka and bowl Australia to a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs in the opening test in Galle on Saturday.

Australia crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs in Galle, with Matthew Kuhnemann's 9-149 leading the way.

Australia wrapped up the first test against Sri Lanka with a session and a day to spare, handing the hosts their biggest ...

Australia take 15 wickets on day four of the first Test in Galle to send Sri Lanka to defeat by an innings and 242 runs.

Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat before Saturday was in Nagpur in 2017, when India hammered them by an innings and 239 as they stumble to new low.

Australia have retained the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy - and in utterly devastating fashion. Dominant from literally the ...

Dinesh Chandimal was the lone warrior in the first innings, scoring 72, while Jeffrey Vandersay, batting at number nine, brought up a counterattacking half-century in the second innings ...

After cracking a century in the first innings, Smith expertly manoeuvred the fielders and rotated the bowlers, refusing to ...

Australia were no-match for Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series in Galle as they consigned the Lankan Lions to their biggest defeat in the format. Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon ...

Australia steamrolled Sri Lanka’s listless batting order across two innings on day four to complete a near-flawless performance. Australia brushed ...