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What a remarkable turnaround by Sri Lanka.
Dismissed for 117 in the first innings they found a way to come back
and beat the number one Test nation in the world Australia by 107
runs in the first Test to go one-up in the three-match series at
Pallekele International Stadium yesterday.
PALLEKELE: When Sri Lanka defeated Australia in
a Test match for the first time in 1999 the team was led by Sanath
Jayasuriya. Seventeen years later when Angelo Mathews’ team emulated
Jayasuriya’s feat by beating Australia,
'Thisara Perera should be performing not under
performing' :
The failure of the batsmen to make big scores on ideal batting tracks
was one of the major disappointments during Sri Lanka A's recent cricket
tour of England. Head coach Avishka Gunawardene lamented that although England Lions
amassed massive totals against them in the one-day tri-series which also
featured Pakistan A, none of the Sri Lanka A batters made use of the
conditions to make a big score.
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