Test Cricket: Sri Lanka fought back on day three to take the Aussies into day four, with the Aussies now needing a successful run chase.
Australia need just 75 runs to secure a series whitewash as Nathan Lyon and Beau Webster wrapped up the remaining two Sri Lankan wickets in quick fashion on Sunday afternoon.Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann finished with four wickets apiece as the hosts were bundled out for 231 in their second innings.
The all-rounder ended up dismissing Kumara himself the next over with the left hander bowled first bowl by his off spin.Matt Kuhnemann is already Australia’s most successful left arm orthodox spinner in Sri Lanka, and he has been hailed as the visitors’ “best bowler” in the series by teammate Nathan Lyon.
The Queenslander who ventured south to Tasmania ahead of the current summer has captured 16 wickets at 16.50 across the two Tests so far, topping the wicket taking charts for the series.Left arm tweakers have stood at the top of the tree in every contest for the Warne-Muralitharan trophy in the island nation since the latter retired, albeit it has never been an Australian until now.
It took Kuhnemann just one innings to match Holland, and he has flown past him to erode a little bit of the cheek in teammate’s calling him ‘Jaddu’ after Indian superstar Ravindra Jadeja.The 28-year-old has played only five Tests, making his debut in India two years ago, and he looked unlikely to feature in this series after breaking his thumb bowling for the Brisbane Heat.
“He just keeps telling me he’s a Queenslander and they’re built differently apparently ... even though he plays for Tasmania.
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