Sri Lanka's Test series against Australia took a devastating turn as they suffered their heaviest ever defeat, losing by an innings and 242 runs. Matthew Kuhnemann wreaked havoc with nine wickets, while Dinesh Chandimal endured a nightmare, being dismissed twice in the same session.
Sri Lanka endured its heaviest ever Test defeat against Australia , losing by an innings and 242 runs. Matthew Kuhnemann was the star for Australia , claiming nine wickets in the match. Dinesh Chandimal , Sri Lanka 's former captain, had a particularly nightmarish outing, being dismissed twice in the same session, both times by Nathan Lyon. \ Sri Lanka 's first innings collapse was swift and brutal, losing 5 wickets for just 9 runs in 26 balls.
Kusal Mendis and Chandimal were the only ones offering resistance before the tail completely crumbled. The second innings saw a more determined Sri Lankan fight, with Jeffrey Vandersay scoring a half-century, but the damage was already done. \Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka's veteran batsman, was dismissed early in the second innings, falling victim to Todd Murphy's guile. There were some glimmers of hope for Sri Lanka when Kusal Mendis was controversially given not out LBW against Kuhnemann after a lengthy review. But ultimately, it was a day to forget for Sri Lanka, marking their worst Test defeat in history. The previous record was an innings and 239 runs against India in 2017.
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