Australia (450-5 dec & 278) beat Sri Lanka (336 & 255) by 137 runs
Mitchell Starc claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka was dismissed for 255 runs Tuesday, giving Australia a 137-run win over Sri Lanka in the final session of the first test.
Siddle, who finished the match with figures of 9-104, and left-armer Starc, who took 5-63 in the second innings, caught fire in the final session to bowl the tourists out for 255 and give Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-test series.
Man-of-the-match Siddle mixed up line and length on the cracked Bellerive Oval pitch to remove Angelo Mathews and Thilan Samaraweera within eight overs of the evening session, leaving Starc to take the last four wickets.
Chanaka Welagedara picked three wickets each on both innings.
Mitchell Starc claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka was dismissed for 255 runs Tuesday, giving Australia a 137-run win over Sri Lanka in the final session of the first test.
Siddle, who finished the match with figures of 9-104, and left-armer Starc, who took 5-63 in the second innings, caught fire in the final session to bowl the tourists out for 255 and give Australia a 1-0 lead in the three-test series.
Man-of-the-match Siddle mixed up line and length on the cracked Bellerive Oval pitch to remove Angelo Mathews and Thilan Samaraweera within eight overs of the evening session, leaving Starc to take the last four wickets.
Chanaka Welagedara picked three wickets each on both innings.
