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Match reports

Australians v Sri Lankan XI

Wisden's review of the first Tour match, Australians v Sri Lankan XI

15-Apr-2017
At Colombo (PSO), July 18-20, 2016. Australians won by an innings and 162 runs. ‡Sri Lankan XI 229 (57.2 overs) (D. A. S. Gunaratne 58, T. A. M. Siriwardene 53; S. N. J. O'Keefe 5-43) and 83 (20.5 overs) (S. N. J. O'Keefe 5-21); Australians 474 (132.3 overs) (J. A. Burns 72, S. P. D. Smith 57, S. N. J. O'Keefe 78*; D. S. N. F. G. Jayasuriya 5-110). Australia's spinners looked in finefettle, running through the Sri Lankan XI on the third day. Nathan Lyon picked up two wickets, but Steve O'Keefe led the way. In the 11th over he zipped one on to Asela Gunaratne's off stump to earn his 200th first-class scalp; ten overs later, he trapped last man Dilhara Fernando, his tenth wicket of the match, following his 78* in a strong Australian innings.