Delhi: Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in the second Test match on Sunday to win the two-match series 2–0. Chasing a target of 75 runs given by Sri Lanka, Marnas Labushen (26 not out) took Australia’s score to 75 runs for one wicket by taking one run for mid -wicket 15 minutes before lunch on the fourth day and team. Got victory Opener Usman Khwaja remained unbeaten after scoring 27 runs.
This is Australia’s first Test series win in Sri Lanka after 2011. At that time, Australia defeated Sri Lanka 1-0 under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. In 2016, under the captaincy of Steve Smith, Australia suffered a 3–0 Cleanism in Sri Lanka, while the series was drawn 1–1 in 2022.
Now Smith must have breathed a sigh of relief by winning the series under captaincy. Talking about the match, Sri Lanka started the day with a slight lead of 211 runs and 54 runs for eight wickets. Vice captain Kusal Mendis completed his second half -century by playing Nathan Leone’s ball in deep cover, but caught Smith on the short square leg in the same over. This was Smith’s 200th catch in Test cricket and became the fifth player to achieve this achievement. Before him, Jacques Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene, Rahul Dravid and Joe Root have done this feat. Bu Webster ended Sri Lanka’s innings by bowling Lahiru Kumara (09). For Australia, Matthew Kuhnemann took 63 runs, and Leon took four wickets for 84 runs.
Chasing a target of 75 runs, Australia made a good start by shaking 38 runs in seven overs, chasing a target of 75 runs. Prabhat Jayasuriya sent the head to the pavilion, but Khwaja shared an unwavering 37 -run partnership with Labushen and won the team. This is Australia’s fourth consecutive Test win and Sri Lanka’s fourth consecutive defeat. The final of the ICC World Test Championship will be played between Australia and South Africa in June.
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