Kuhnemann, Lyon relegate Sri Lanka to their greatest loss

Australia 654 for 6 dec beat Sri Lanka 165 and 247 (Vandersay 53*, Mathews 41, Lyon 4-78, Kuhnemann 4-86) by an innings and 242 runs

Australia ignored any worry over Galle's whimsical weather conditions by bulldozing through Sri Lanka's languid batting request across two innings on day four to finish a close impeccable presentation in the primary Test.

Following two meetings on day three were cleaned out, Australia's push for a direct triumph showed up under some danger with wet weather conditions likewise conjecture for later on the fourth day.

In any case, the downpour held off and Australia continued their mastery by surprisingly guaranteeing 15 wickets to seal an enormous innings and 242-run triumph in a match that successfully just endured nine meetings. Such was the bay between the sides, Australia batted 154 overs in their only innings contrasted with Sri Lanka's 106.5 overs spread north of two innings.

It was a splendid exhibition from a new-look Australia without captain Pat Cummins and flaunting a twist weighty assault. Everything went to make arrangements for substitute chief Steven Smith after he won a good throw and Australia gained by a sluggish surface to post their most elevated at any point complete in Asia.

Australia's choice to reshuffle their batting request demonstrated a masterstroke with Josh Inglis scoring a fast 100 years on debut. So too choosing three spinners with left-armer Matthew Kuhnemann underlining his worth in the subcontinent with nine wickets for the match having made a quick recuperation from a thumb injury supported in a BBL game on January 16.

Australia were completely ready and executed their arrangements with bat and ball brilliantly, however they faced a clumsy Sri Lanka. Matches between the groups generally have been profoundly aggressive in this territory, yet Sri Lanka were totally outmatched and should refocus rapidly before the second Test at a similar scene beginning on February 6.

The outcome implies Australia have held the Warne-Muralidaran Prize.

Subsequent to being compelled to follow-on, having lost 5 for 9 to be bowled out for 165 in their most memorable innings, Sri Lanka wanted to reset and gather sufficient battle to get them into the late evening when downpour was normal.

In any case, Sri Lanka's inconveniences went on in their second innings against left-arm speedy Mitchell Starc and offspinner Todd Murphy, both of whom had not bowled in just about 24 hours.

Opener Oshada Fernando in the third over fell plumb lbw to a savage in-swinging conveyance from Starc. Fernando, bafflingly, squandered a survey in one more hapless utilization of the innovation from Sri Lanka in this match.

It implied Chandimal came to the wrinkle under an hour after his previous excusal in the principal innings. Yet, he watched from the opposite end as opener Dimuth Karunaratne had a terrible misjudgement and was spotless bowled not playing a shot against Murphy.

Sri Lanka had astoundingly lost 7 for 15 across the two innings in minimal north of 60 minutes. Be that as it may, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews consolidated for a 69-run organization, Sri Lanka's best of the match, to offer late obstruction.

Be that as it may, everything went awry in the last over before lunch when Chandimal on 31 gloved Lyon to short leg as Australia effectively surveyed the not-out choice.

At the point when play continued after the stretch, the principal interest was the means by which rapidly Australia could move through Sri Lanka.

However, Smith, so shrewd in this match, made an uncommon misjudgement when he chose not to survey a lbw yell on Mathews who missed an endeavored switch clear off Nathan Lyon. Replays showed that the not-out choice would have been upset, yet it didn't stop Australia's energy in spite of an engaging appearance from Kamindu Mendis.

Kamindu went on the assault and showed the sort of forceful structure that fueled him to average 74 from 10 Tests before this match. He whacked Kuhnemann down the ground for a limit to rush to 32, yet on the following conveyance he couldn't get under a conveyance and holed out to profound midwicket.

It was one more agreeable excusal for Sri Lanka and gifted Kuhnemann's most memorable wicket against left-handers in Test cricket having gravely battled up to that point, releasing 108 runs from 101 conveyances.

Mathews before long tumbled to Lyon at short leg subsequent to neglecting to execute a converse scope before captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis consolidated for 50 years organization to drag out the inescapable.

Not without precedent for this match, Dhananjaya discarded his wicket and it was inevitable in spite of a lady Test 50 years from Jeffrey Vandersay, who was Sri Lanka's best bowler in Australia's most memorable innings.

Lyon added several wickets to wrap up with match figures of 7 for 135 in the wake of having had practically nothing to do during the new series against India.

The outcome was quick eventually, yet Australia entered the day's play with some uneasiness. There had been questions raised about whether Australia batted too lengthy in their most memorable innings as they posted their most elevated absolute in Asia.

Continuing their most memorable innings at 136 for 5, Sri Lanka wound up with surprising any desire for getting by with an attract because of the wet climate. Yet, they frantically required Chandimal to kick on having assembled an appealing 50 years on day three.

The tension was on Chandimal and Kusal Mendis as the last perceived hitters before the tail.

Smith sent Kuhnemann and Lyon every step of the way as Chandimal spread out the converse scope which he affected the shortened day three.

It was a careful beginning from Sri Lanka's hitters with Kuhnemann separating off-kilter bob that incidentally raised off the surface. Mendis went to his leaned toward clear shot against Kuhnemann and he whacked a limit to raise Sri Lanka's 150.

Yet, Australia were good to go with their strategies and bedeviled Mendis into the breadth shot with two defenders situated profound square of the wicket. Mendis couldn't contain himself and top-edged a range to be very much gotten by a running Murphy at square leg.

The weight tumbled to Chandimal, who had been not able to recover his familiarity from prior in the innings. His rearguard at long last finished on 72 when he missed a converse scope to fall lbw to Lyon as he checked on to no end.

Sri Lanka's tail collapsed rapidly with Kuhnemann guaranteeing his second five-wicket take of his Test vocation, after his 5 for 16 against India in Indore. In any case, he was simply getting ready as Australia progressed forward with their happy method for causing Sri Lanka's heaviest loss in Test cricket.