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Australia vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: AUS rocks SL with five early wickets; Hardie, Johnson pick two
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Australia vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: AUS rocks SL with five early wickets; Hardie, Johnson pick two

Australia’s Spencer Johnson celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis during the first ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Australia’s bowling attack took charge as they removed the top batting order of Sri Lanka in the first innings of the first ODI international on Wednesday (February 12, 2025). Australia’s Spencer Johnson and Aaron Hardie bagged two wickets each while Sean Abbott managed to get one wicket. Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat in the first of the two-match one-day international series against Australia on Wednesday.The series will be a warmup for the Australians ...
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‘Hopefully, I can be back for the first game’: Young star Sam Konstas on flying back to Australia amid Sri Lanka Tour
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‘Hopefully, I can be back for the first game’: Young star Sam Konstas on flying back to Australia amid Sri Lanka Tour

After being dropped from the Australian XI from the first Test against Sri Lanka, 19-year-old Australian sensation Sam Konstas has flown back to Sydney prior to the second Test against the hosts starting this week. Konstas is scheduled to play for New South Wales against Queensland in Brisbane in a Sheffield Shield match later this week and the news of Konstas flying back to Australia was broken by The Age on Tuesday. “That’s the plan. Hopefully, I can be back for the first game (NSW vs Queensland on Saturday),” Konstas told The Age while speaking at the team hotel in Galle when asked about his plans after reaching Sydney The 19-year-old opener had made his debut against India during the fourth Test at Melbourne in the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The NSW youngster had created history with a ...
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Dimuth Karunaratne to retire after milestone 100th Test for Sri Lanka vs Australia in Galle
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Dimuth Karunaratne to retire after milestone 100th Test for Sri Lanka vs Australia in Galle

Former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket after the second Test against Australia in Galle, starting Thursday. A pillar of Sri Lanka’s batting in the World Test Championship era, the final match of the series will also mark Karunaratne’s 100th Test match appearance. According to Newswire, Karunaratne’s recent dip in form has prompted the 36-year-old to take the decision to call time on his 14-year long career. “I am happy with what I have achieved so far. I want to announce my retirement with a happy moment like playing in my 100th Test,” Karunaratne told Daily FT after having previously set himself a target of 10,000 Test runs. Story continues below this ad With his average slipping under 40, Karunaratne has stacked up 7172 Te...
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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records
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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

Australia’s Usman Khawaja leaves the ground after losing his wicket during day two of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test on Thursday.Fatigued after spending five and a half sessions fielding under the scorching sun, Sri Lanka's batting resistance was minimal.Oshada Fernando was the first to fall for 7, trapped leg before by Matthew Kuhnemann, setting the tone for a challenging evening.Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews didn't last long either, both victim...
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U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka end Australia’s unbeaten run ahead of semi-final
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U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka end Australia’s unbeaten run ahead of semi-final

Sri Lanka signed off from the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with an impressive 12-run victory over Australia here on Wednesday.Australia had already qualified for the semi-finals ahead of Sri Lanka but were unable to carry their unbeaten record into the last four.Chamudi Praboda led an impressive bowling attack that took wickets at regular intervals. Australia were not allowed to build any momentum in their chase of 100.With Australia requiring 20 from the final over, Sri Lanka held their nerve to seal a memorable victory.Sri Lanka were also restricted by a strong performance from Australian bowlers, as Lily Bassingthwaighte finished with figures of 3/7 but it proved too much to chase in Bangi.Australia now face South Africa for a place in the final on January 31 before India take on Engl...
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‘If you look at his numbers….’ : Michael Vaughan on Steve Smith’s comparison with Don Bradman
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‘If you look at his numbers….’ : Michael Vaughan on Steve Smith’s comparison with Don Bradman

While he had to wait for more than a month after he missed reaching the 10,000-run mark during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which concluded recently, Australian batsman Steve Smith crossed the landmark during Australia’s ongoing first innings against Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Galle on Wednesday. The 35-year-old became only the fourth Australian cricketer besides Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting to achieve the rare feat and also became the 15th cricketer in the world to do so. Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has called Smith’s feat as being close to talked about like cricketing legend Don Bradman. “I would argue that he is the best modern day Test match player. I think he is the best problem solver. He has a quirky technique but he just seems to be able to pick...
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Sri Lanka vs Australia: It’s really disappointing…to have only four Tests: Dhananjaya De Silva unhappy with schedule
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Sri Lanka vs Australia: It’s really disappointing…to have only four Tests: Dhananjaya De Silva unhappy with schedule

Sri Lanka will play Australia in the two-match Test series at home starting on Wednesday. After the series, the only other series Sri Lanka is scheduled for is a two-match Test series in June against Bangladesh after which they play their next series in 2026 against West Indies a year later. “It’s disappointing, as a good Test cricketing country, to have only four Tests,” said Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva ahead of the Test series against Australia. “Honestly, it is a big disadvantage, especially considering ours is a good side, as well,” he added. “I’m hoping we can get more fixtures than we have. We’re hoping to discuss the opportunity to play more Test series and hopefully, we get an open window for that. Hopefully, Sri Lanka Cricket can organize something. But all we can do i...
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