Australia hammer sorry Sri Lanka in Galle Test: Key stats
What's the story
Australia recorded a massive innings triumph in the first Test against Sri Lanka, played in Galle.
In response to Australia's first innings score of 654/6d, the Lankan team could only manage 165 and 247 in their two innings.
The Lankans lost 15 wickets on Day 4 thanks to the spin duo of Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon.
Meanwhile, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, and Josh Inglis slammed tons for the Aussies.
Here are the key stats.
Dominant display
Summary of the game
Australia's commanding position in the match was largely due to their first innings, where they declared at 654/6.
This was supported by Khawaja's double century, Inglis's debut hundred, and Smith's second Test century in Galle.
Despite Dinesh Chandimal's 72, SL were folded for 165 in their second outing.
The Aussies hence en forced a follow on as the hosts perished for 247 in their second outing.
Head
Head smashes his third fifty against the Lankans
Opening the batting, Travis Head made a 40-ball 57 on Day 1. His half-century saw him race to 3,678 runs at 43.27.
This was his 18th fifty. He also owns nine tons.
As per ESPNcricinfo, in five Tests versus Sri Lanka (7 innings), Head owns 384 runs at 64 (100s: 1, 50s: 3).
This was Head's 2nd Test fifty as an opener.
Smith
Centurion Smith completes 10,000 Test runs
With his first run, Smith became the fourth Aussie batter to complete 10,000 runs in Tests. He also became the second-fastest Australian to this record (innings).
He ended with a score of 141 off 251 balls. The stand-in Australian skipper has raced to 10,140 runs in Tests at 56.33.
The veteran clocked his 35th Test ton. In six matches versus Sri Lanka, he has 539 runs at 59.88 (100s: 3, 50s: 1).
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A stunning 266-run stand on offer
Khawaja and Smith ended with a 266-run partnership. It's now the 2nd-highest stand in Sri Lanka-Australia Tests (any wicket). Travis Head and Joe Burns' 308-run stand in Canberra (4th wicket) remains the highest tally.
Khawaja
Khawaja shines with 232-run knock
Khawaja fell for 232 off 352 balls, his maiden double-hundred in Tests. The opener became just the 2nd Aussie batter to smash a double-century versus Sri Lanka in Tests.
The southpaw has raced to 5,867 runs at 45.48. He has 16 tons and 27 fifties.
In nine matches versus Sri Lanka (15 innings), he owns 596 runs at 49.66. Khawaja hammered his 2nd ton against the Lankans.
Inglis
Inglis shines on Test debut
Inglis recorded the second-fastest century on Test debut, having taken just 90 balls to get the milestone in Galle.
He smashed 10 fours and one six during his 102-run stay (94 balls).
This was Inglis' 8th century in First-Class cricket. He has raced to 3,197 runs from 59 matches (97 innings), as per ESPNcricinfo. In addition, Inglis owns 12 fifties.
Chandimal
Chandimal shines with valiant half-century
Chandimal smashed nine fours en route to his 139-ball 72 in SL's first outing.
Playing his 87th Test, the veteran has raced past 6,122 runs at an average of 43.41. He now owns 16 hundreds and 31 fifties.
In 38 home Tests, he has smashed over 2,887 runs at 48.93, as per ESPNcricinfo.
682 of his runs have come against the Aussies at 45.46 (100s: 2, 50s: 2).
Lyon
Lyon scripts these records
Lyon recorded figures worth 3/57 and 4/78 in the game.
This performance made Lyon the first spinner and only the second bowler overall to reach 200 wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC).
He also broke Shane Warne's record for the most away Test wickets by an Australian in Sri Lanka.
Having played nine games in the island nation, the offie has raced to 42 scalps at 29.90.
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Here are his numbers
Lyon has now raced to 546 scalps from 135 Test matches at 30.25. He has 23 fifers in the format (10WM: 5). Meanwhile, the ongoing game also saw Lyon complete 50 Test wickets against Sri Lanka (now 53 at 32.81).
Kuhnemann
Kuhnemann records nine wickets on Test return
Kuhnemann played a pivotal role in Australia's historic victory, recording figures worth 5/63 and 4/86.
He took his second five-wicket haul in just the sixth innings of his career.
With an incredible record of 16 wickets in four Tests at an average of 24.93, Kuhnemann is being tipped as Lyon's successor.
Notably, the left-arm spinner featured in his first Test in nearly two years.
Vandersay
Vandersay scripts this record
Batting at number nine, Vandersay smashed seven fours and a couple of maximums en route to his 47-ball 53 in the third innings.
As per ESPNcricinfo, the spinner became the first SL batter to score a Test half-century against the Aussies while operating at number nine or lower.
Meanwhile, the 34-year-old, playing his second Test, smoked his maiden fifty in the format.
Overall, this was his fourth fifty in First-Class cricket.
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Biggest Test defeat for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka suffered their biggest innings defeat in Test cricket, by an innings and 242 runs, as per Cricbuzz.
They went past the innings and 239-run loss against India in the 2017 Nagpur game.
Meanwhile, the Aussies recorded their fourth-biggest innings win in the format and their biggest in Asia.