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The Australian team is currently playing in a three-match Test series in Sri Lanka. As Sri Lanka had won the previous five-match ODI series 3-2, the Aussies were expected to do better in the Tests in retaliation.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

Sri Lanka innings:

Dickwella 58 (59) was the only Sri Lankan batsman to score a half century in the 7th innings. Only Mathews 39 (71) and Karunaratne 28 (84) were the next big scorers. Thus, Sri Lanka added only 212/10 in the first innings.

Lathan Line took 5/90 wickets.

Aussie innings:

Following this, openers Kawaja 71 (130) and Cameron Green 77 (109) both scored half-centuries in the first innings. Alex Harry followed with a 48 (47) somewhat larger score. Thus, the Australian team piled up 321/10 in the first innings to take a 102-run lead.

Ramesh Mendis took 4/112 wickets.

Sri Lanka 2 innings:

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 25 not out in the second innings. Opener Karunaratne top-scored with 23 runs. The others did not even hit 15 runs. Thus, the Sri Lankan team added only 113/10 runs and set a target of just 10 runs for the Aussies.

Aussie wins:

Warner added 10 runs off 10 (4) to 4 balls as the Aussies chased down the target, giving the team a 10-run victory.

This gives Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series.