Australia Vs Sri Lanka: Australia defeated hosts Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the first match of the two-Test series being played in Galle. Sri Lanka had set a target of five runs for the victory in front of Australia, which the visiting team achieved in the first over of their second innings. The hero of the match for Australia was spin bowler Nathan Lyon, who took 9 wickets in the first Test. Apart from this, Travis Head did wonders in the second innings by taking four wickets.
Earlier Sri Lanka got a chance to bat first in the match. Sri Lanka scored 212 runs in the first innings. Australia had tightened its grip on the match in the first innings itself. The Australian team managed to score 321 runs in its first innings. In this way, Australia took a lead of 109 runs in the first innings.
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