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Sri Lanka defeated Australia convincingly by a margin of innings and 39 runs to level the test series 1-1. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first in this test and posted a score of 364 runs on the board despite a 6-wicket haul from Prabath Jayasuriya with the help of centuries from Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith. In response, Sri Lanka batted Australia out of the game by taking a huge 190-run lead.
Initially, Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis posed a huge threat for the Aussies with their 152-run partnership and later Dinesh Chandimal played a superb counter-attacking innings to bring Lankans on track in this game. Chandimal's double hundred was well supported by Angelo Mathews and Kamindu Mendis' fifty-plus scores.
The Aussies got bundled out for just 151 runs in their 2nd innings and once again debutant Prabath Jayasuriya stood out for his team registering figures of 6/59.
Numbers and Stats from SL vs AUS 2nd Test Match:
1 - For the first time Sri Lanka has defeated Australia by an innings margin in a Test match. This was also the first loss for Australia in World Test Championship 2021-23 Cycle.
2 - Prabath Jayasuriya became 2nd Sri Lankan bowler after Praveen Jayawickrama to take 10-wicket haul in Test debut.
Most Wickets by a bowler in a Test match on his debut:
Bob Massie - 16 vs ENG in Lord's, 1972
Narendra Hirwani - 16 vs WI in Chennai, 1988
Fred Martin - 12 vs AUS in The Oval, 1890
Jason Krejza - 12 vs IND in Nagpur, 2008
Prabath Jayasuriya - 12 vs AUS in Galle, 2022
2 - Mitchell Starc became the 2nd Australian bowler to pick more than 50 wickets against Sri Lanka in Test Cricket.
Most Wickets for Australia vs Sri Lanka in Test Cricket:
Shane Warne - 59
Mitchell Starc - 51
Nathan Lyon - 46
Most Wickets for Australia vs Sri Lanka in International Cricket:
Mitchell Starc - 92
Shane Warne - 88
Glenn McGrath - 73
3 - Dimuth Karunaratne becomes 3rd Sri Lankan Captain after Sanath Jayasuriya and Angelo Mathews to win a Test match against Australia.
4 - Dinesh Chandimal becomes the 4th Sri Lankan batsman to smash a double century in Test cricket while batting at number 5 (or) below.
SL batsman to smash double Century in a Test innings while batting at number 5 (or) lower:
Hashan Tillakaratne vs WI in Colombo(SSC), 2001
Aravinda de Silva vs BAN in Colombo(PSS), 2002
Thilan Samaraweera vs PAK in Karachi, 2009
Thilan Samaraweera vs PAK in Lahore, 2009
Dinesh Chandimal vs AUS in Galle, 2022
6/59 - Prabath Jayasuriya recorded the best bowling figures for Sri Lanka on a Test debut.
Best bowling figure for Sri Lanka in Test debut:
Prabath Jayasuriya - 6/59 vs Australia in Galle, 2022
Praveen Jayawickrama - 6/92 vs Bangladesh in Pallekele, 2021
Prabath Jayasuriya - 6/118 vs Australia in Galle, 2022
Upul Chandana - 6/179 vs Pakistan in Dhaka, 1999
28 - Steven Smith has joint-most (28) Centuries with Joe Root in Test Cricket now.
Fastest to smash 28 Test Centuries by innings batted:
Don Bradman - 72
Sachin Tendulkar - 144
Steven Smith - 153
Most Centuries in Test Cricket among Current batters:
Joe Root / Steven Smith - 28
Virat Kohli - 27
David Warner / Kane Williamson - 24
Most centuries for Australia in international cricket:
Ricky Ponting - 70
David Warner - 43
Matthew Hayden - 40
Steven Smith - 39
Mark Waugh - 38
After 1 year and 181 days, Steven Smith smashed a Century in International Cricket.
152 - Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis 152 run partnership remains to be 4th highest Partnership for Sri Lanka vs Australia in Test Cricket.
Highest Partnership for Sri Lanka vs Australia in Tests:
Asanka Gurusinha-Arjuna Ranatunga: 230 in Colombo (SSC), 1992
Dinesh Chandimal-Dhananjaya de Silva: 211 in Colombo (SSC), 2016
Tillakaratne Dilshan-Angelo Mathews: 161 in Hobart, 2012
Dimuth Karunaratne-Kusal Mendis : 152 in Galle, 2022
Aravinda de Silva-Ravi Ratnayeke: 144 in Brisbane, 1989
206* - Dinesh Chandimal's 206* is the highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman against Australia in International Cricket.
Highest Score for Sri Lankan batsman vs Australia in international cricket:
Dinesh Chandimal - 206* in Galle, 2022
Kumar Sangakkara - 192 in Hobart, 2007
Kusal Mendis - 176 in Pallekele, 2016
554 - Sri Lanka have recorded their highest test total against Australia.
Highest Test total for Sri Lanka vs Australia:
554 in Galle, 2022
547/8 (decl.) in Colombo (SSC), 1992
473 in Colombo (SSC), 2011