Result
3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), Aug 13-17 2016, Australia tour of Sri Lanka
SL
355 & 347/8d
AUS
(44.1 ov, target 324)
379 & 160
Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
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Day 5
Sri Lanka's 3-0 whitewash of Australia not only brought themselves back to life, but Test cricket too
Resuscitated Sri Lanka complete Test cricket's jigsaw
4y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo
Dhananjaya de Silva raises his bat after scoring a fifty off 60 balls
Mendis' 176 was the series turnaround - Mathews
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo
Dinesh Chandimal stumped Steven Smith off Rangana Herath
'Outplayed in every facet of the game' - Smith
1y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
David Warner has now gone 12 away Tests without reaching three figures
Clueless Australia need a cultural shift
4y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Herath took 28 wickets in the 3-match series against Australia
The left-armers' high and Australia's low
1y • Bharath Seervi
Resuming on the fifth day with a lead of 288, Sri Lanka needed quick runs to set Australia a formidable target, and those runs came from Dhananjaya de Silva
Herath's seven-for helps SL create history
4y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Team-mates rush to congratulate Rangana Herath after Adam Voges' dismissal
Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic whitewash
1y • The Report by Brydon Coverdale
Day 4
Kaushal Silva sets off for a run
Silva fits into the Sri Lankan narratives
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo
Jon Holland bowls at a practice session while Nathan Lyon looks on
Australia spinners fail to seize the narrative
1y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Peter Nevill is mobbed by his team-mates
Nevill defends delayed stumping
1y • Daniel Brettig
301 runs added by Sri Lanka's sixth-wicket in this Test is the most by any team against Australia
Silva's long-awaited ton and the sixth-wicket high
4y • Bharath Seervi
Having started the fourth day with a deficit of two runs, Sri Lanka, led by Kaushal Silva, quickly moved into the lead...
Solid Silva consolidates Sri Lanka's lead
4y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Kaushal Silva roars his delight after battling through a split webbing to score a crucial century
Silva century gives Sri Lanka 288-run lead
1y • The Report by Brydon Coverdale
Day 3
Rangana Herath exults after removing Steven Smith
Fireman Herath rescues Sri Lanka from the pits, again
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando at SSC
Australia's batsmen will perhaps look back on day three as one of missed opportunities
A case of squandered progress
4y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Dhananjaya de Silva is pulled into an embrace by Dinesh Chandimal after raising his maiden Test century
Regeneration has begun quicker than I expected - Ford
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo
Check out the statistical highlights of day 3 of the 3rd Test between Sri Lanka and Australia
Marsh-Smith: 246 runs; others: 133 runs
4y • Bharath Seervi
Shaun Marsh raised his fourth Test century with a sweep to the fine-leg fence as Australia, resuming on 141 for 1, extended their dominance on day three
Sri Lanka hit back after Shaun Marsh, Smith tons
4y •
Former Sri Lanka batsman Russel Arnold in conversation with Andrew Fernando on all the talking points from the third day at the SSC
Honours even after Marsh, Smith hundreds
4y • The Report by Brydon Coverdale
Day 2
Mitchell Starc is pumped up after bagging a five-wicket haul with the last Sri Lankan wicket
Starc joins Lyon in criticising SSC footholes
1y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Dinesh Chandimal acknowledges the applause after bringing up his seventh Test century
Chandimal contrives the old SSC experience
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo
Chandimal's resistance, Starc's consecutive five-fors
4y • Shiva Jayaraman
Australia broke Sri Lanka's sixth-wicket overnight stand, that stretched to 211 runs, in the 14th over of the second day, when Dhananjaya de Silva was caught by Shaun Marsh at short leg, for 129
Smith, Shaun Marsh hit back after Chandimal ton
4y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Shaun Marsh raises his bat after reaching his fifty
Shaun Marsh the Peter Siddle of 2016
1y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Australia counter strongly after Chandimal ton
4y • The Report by Brydon Coverdale
Day 1
Dhananjaya de Silva does a thumbs up as he celebrates his maiden Test century
Australia hapless before de Silva's insouciance
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando
Dinesh Chandimal shows the full face of the bat - but the ball finds the edge
Sri Lanka, not pitches, won this series
1y • Daniel Brettig
Australia struck in the fifth over after being asked to bowl when Kaushal Silva nicked Mitchell Starc to second slip for a 15-ball duck
De Silva, Chandimal lead brilliant fightback
4y •
Dhananjaya de Silva is pulled into an embrace by Dinesh Chandimal after raising his maiden Test century
De Silva and Chandimal lead Sri Lanka fightback
1y • The Report by Brydon Coverdale
De Silva joins Kaluwitharana and Moin
4y • Shiva Jayaraman
Others
Save it for the celebrations: Champagne on the outfield could be limited to post-match japes
Lord's calls for champagne cork ceasefire
4y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Mitchell Starc took the best bowling figures by a visiting seamer in Galle
In Colombo and Rio, Starc brothers taste bittersweet success
1y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Australia's capitulation at the SSC led to a shuffle in the ICC Test rankings
Australia lose No. 1 Test ranking after 3-0 defeat in Sri Lanka
4y • ESPNcricinfo staff
Steven Smith steers the ball on to the leg side
Smith looks for evidence of Asian progress
1y • Daniel Brettig in Colombo
Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera acknowledge fans at the ground after the win
It's going to be a turner again, Mathews warns Australia
1y • Andrew Fidel Fernando
The SSC pitch bore a dry look on the eve of the Test
Sri Lanka target rare series whitewash
4y • The Preview by Brydon Coverdale
Videos
All Match Videos
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Arnold: Shaun Marsh made the difference for Australia
Arnold: Shaun Marsh made the difference for Australia
4:19
'Lakmal is fit and an automatic choice' - Mathews
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