Smith's triumph: Australia surge to clinical 2-0 series victory
The visitors had few alarms as Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne knocked off the target before lunch on the fourth day
05/02Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Feb 6-9 2025
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
257 & 231 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
414 & 75/1 (17.4 ov)
Player of the Match
05/02Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Feb 6-9 2025
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
257 & 231 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
414 & 75/1 (17.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Kuhnemann's four, Webster's late impact puts Australia on course for 2-0
Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had given Sri Lanka hope but the home side lost late wickets to finish on the brink
Day 2
Smith and Carey dominate with hundreds in double-century stand
Australia took firm control of the second Test with a pair of outstanding centuries as Sri Lanka's attack struggled
Day 1
Kusal Mendis fights for Sri Lanka as Starc and Lyon stand out
The home side were promisingly placed after lunch but lost their way before two Mendis' staged a recovery
Others
Kuhnemann's action to be tested despite thumb injury
The left-arm spinner has been ruled out of Tasmania's clash against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield
Karunaratne's farewell begins the end of an era of Sri Lankan Test cricket
How much longer will Mathews and Chandimal go on? And more worryingly, what of Sri Lanka's Test-match future?
How Australia played like the home side in Asia masterclass
From the fans in the stands and on the Fort, to the dominance on the pitch, Australians have enjoyed their time in Galle
Stats - Smith's record 36th hundred, Carey's new subcontinent high
All the records Smith and Carey broke during their 259-run stand in the second Test against Sri Lanka
Lyon 'extremely proud' of Kuhnemann's courage
Australia's two spinners are Nos. 1 and 2 on the wicket charts in the two-Test series
Stats - Australia's first triumph in SL since 2011, and captain Smith's success with bat
On the way to the series win in SL, Nathan Lyon also became the third Australian to 550 Test wickets
A batting cyborg: Smith's personal electricity brings Galle alive
Whatever data is observable, he is still mining. No detail is too insignificant. Nothing escapes Smith's CCTV.
Dhananjaya wants a 'rethink' about SL playing on spinning pitches at home
"If you take our batting averages, they're lower than those of batters in other countries, and you can see why that is - because we bat in spin-friendly conditions"
Brace yourselves, it's going to get spicy in Galle
Offbreaks pitching on the straight, and whizzing past a batter's ears, on occasion - that's not just tricky, these are serious warning signs. It's about to get mad
Karunaratne: 'Series win in SA 2019 one of the most favourite chapters of my career'
The Sri Lanka opener looks back on some of the most memorable moments in his career and ahead to his team's future in Test cricket
Cooper Connolly exceeds high expectations in rapid rise to Test cricket
Connolly had played just four first class games and was wicketless from his 96 deliveries before his Test debut in Galle
Sri Lanka hit as Kamindu Mendis' runs dry up
Sri Lanka's batting coach Thilina Kandamby thinks that Kamindu's 2024 excellence may have covered up failures elsewhere in the batting order
Stats: Karunaratne, a colossal Test opener for Sri Lanka
A look at Karunaratne's Test career ahead of his 100th match in the format, after which he is set to retire
Sri Lanka's 'strength is spin', but it's a game Australia can play too
The surface for the second Test in Galle appears substantially drier than the track used for the first match, which Australia won by a massive margin
Ramesh Mendis recalled for second Test against Australia
He has been among the runs as well as wickets in the Major League Tournament, Sri Lanka's domestic first-class competition, this season
Karunaratne to retire from Test cricket after making his 100th appearance
With Sri Lanka set to play only two further Tests until May 2026, there isn't much cricket for a specialist such as the 36-year-old Karunaratne to focus on
Travis Head expects Sam Konstas to open in WTC final
Konstas is set to be on the bench for the second Test against Sri Lanka too but head coach McDonald has suggested the WTC final line-up will have a different look
Carey: I'm playing the sweep and reverse-sweep 'with a bit more intent'
SL set aggressive fields to tempt him to play the reverse sweep, and he played them almost flawlessly, 76 of his runs coming square of wicket
Sri Lanka hope for Nissanka boost as Australia target rare series win in Asia
The pitch is expected to be more spin-friendly than the first Test with Sri Lanka looking to salvage the series
