• Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the second Test by an innings and 39 runs.

  • Debutant Prabath Jayasuriya picked up 12 wickets in the match.

Twitter reactions: Dinesh Chandimal, Prabath Jayasuriya shine in Sri Lanka’s dominating win over Australia
Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the 2nd Test (Image Source: Twitter)

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After losing the series opener, Sri Lanka came back strongly and defeated Australia in the second and final Test by an innings and 39 runs to level the series 1-1. Senior batter Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya were the main architects behind the epic victory of the Islanders at Galle International Stadium.

In reply to Australia’s 364, Chandimal smashed a tremendous double century to power Sri Lanka to a massive 554 in their first innings. Chandimal, who became the first Sri Lankan to hit a maiden double ton against the Aussies, remained unbeaten on 206 and gave the Islanders a 190 runs lead.

In response to the hosts first innings total, the visitors were bundled out for a mere 151, losing the contest by an innings and 39 runs. Debutant Jayasuriya, who picked up a six-wicket haul in the first innings, continued his golden run with the ball and exhibited another dominant performance in the second essay.

Jayasuriya bagged another six-wicket haul to completely crush the tourists, leading his side to a remarkable victory. Overall, the left-arm spinner picked up 12 wickets in the match and marked his grand arrival in the longest format.

Brief Score:

Sri Lanka 554 (Chandimal 206*, Karunaratne 86, Kusal Mendis 85, Starc 4-89, Swepson 3-103) beat Australia 364 (Smith 145, Labuschagne 104, Jayasuriya 6-118) and 151 (Labuschagne 32, Jayasuriya 6-59, Theekshana 2-28, Ramesh Mendis 2-47) by an innings and 39 runs.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

https://twitter.com/dizzy259/status/1546404005156270081

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