Australia Test player ratings: Usman Khawaja’s perfect 10, Smith scores big, Kuhnemann fires
Australia has romped to a historic win by innings and 242 runs, consigning Sri Lanka to their biggest ever Test match loss. Find out how Australia’s XI rated here.
Usman Khawaja has scored a perfect 10 after his career-best double hundred, but how did the rest of the Aussies fare in Sri Lanka?
Australia won by an innings and 242 runs, turning their mammoth 6-654 declared into an remarkably large victory over the hosts.
Sri Lanka lost 15 wickets across two sessions - Dinesh Chandimal was dismissed twice by Matthew Kuhnemann in the morning session alone - to cap a forgettable Test for the home side.
Smith smarts has Aussies in reach of drought-breaking series win
Beau Webster’s much-vaunted versatility came to the fore and Steve Smith’s smarts changed the game as Australia closed in on a drought-breaking series victory in Sri Lanka.
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