Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets apiece but Kusal Mendis' battling half-century salvaged a difficult day one for Sri Lanka as they reached 229-9 in the second test in ...

IMAGE: Kusal Mendis celebrates ... a wicket with his team-mates. Photograph: ICC/X Once the surface began to produce turn, however, Australia spinner Lyon punished Sri Lanka, who lost four wickets ...

Australia's Nathan Lyon, centre, celebrates the wicket Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka with his team mates during the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kusal Mendis was left stranded on 85 as Australia wrapped up Sri Lanka's first innings for 257 ... But wicketkeeper Mendis played a lone hand to drag his team past the 250-run mark.

(Reuters) -A clinical Australia took a little over three days to pound Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the second test and ...

Sri Lanka ODI squad once again will be led by Charith Asalanka while the presence of white ball specialists Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Avishka Fernando and all rounder Janith Liyanage will ...

The 37-year-old Lyon also achieved a significant milestone, reaching 550 test wickets with the dismissal of Dinesh Chandimal ...

Australia held the upper hand for most of the opening day of the Galle Test as Sri Lankan middle-order collapse left the home ...

Sri Lanka are set to host Australia in the second Test match of the ongoing bilateral series at the Galle International Cricket Stadium ... Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama ...

Sri Lanka have brought back Jeffrey Vandersay and decided to leave out Chamindu Wickramasinghe as they named a strong squad ...