(Reuters) -Spin twins Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon combined to dismantle Sri Lanka and bowl Australia to a crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs in the opening test in Galle on Saturday.

Australia crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs in Galle, with Matthew Kuhnemann's 9-149 leading the way.

Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat before Saturday was in Nagpur in 2017, when India hammered them by an innings and 239 as they stumble to new low.

Dinesh Chandimal was the lone warrior in the first innings, scoring 72, while Jeffrey Vandersay, batting at number nine, brought up a counterattacking half-century in the second innings ...

Australia have retained the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy - and in utterly devastating fashion. Dominant from literally the ...

Nathan Lyon set a significant WTC record by taking seven wickets in the first Test against Sri Lanka, leading Australia to a ...

After cracking a century in the first innings, Smith expertly manoeuvred the fielders and rotated the bowlers, refusing to ...

Steve Smith led Australia defeated Sri Lanka by an inning and 242 runs in the first Test match to take 1-0 lead in two Test ...

Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann picked 4 wickets each in the final innings of the game to drub Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 ...

Australia hammer hosts Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs on day four of the first Test; Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann ...