Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja (L) is dismissed by Sri Lankan bowler Dilruwan Perera as wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal (C) and fielder Kaushal Silva (R) look on during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia at The Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on August 5, 2016. / AFP / ISHARA S.KODIKARA (Photo credit should read ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)
Sri Lanka claimed the Warne-Muralidaran Trophy for the first time on Saturday after thrashing an Australia side that continues to have no clue against spin on the subcontinent.
Australia trails two-nil in the three-match series after being bowled out for 183 chasing a victory target of 413.
The 229-run defeat is Australia’s eighth consecutive Test loss in Asia and Sri Lanka’s first Test-series win over Australia since 1999, which was eight years before the trophy was launched.
Dilruwan Perera (6-70) took three of the four wickets to fall in the morning session. The off-spinner has raced to the milestone of 50 wickets in 11 matches, which is a record for a Sri Lankan.
The dead-rubber third Test starts in Colombo on August 13.