WTC Final 2025 an important step to becoming one of the great Australian teams: Lyon
The presence of multiple experienced and skilled bowlers in the Australian camp is only improving the standards in training, revealed Lyon.
The presence of multiple experienced and skilled bowlers in the Australian camp is only improving the standards in training, revealed Lyon.
While Lyon acknowledged that the experience of playing in high-pressure finals, including the last WTC Final will help the Kangaroos, he insisted that it counts for little in a one-off encounter against a side that topped the WTC standings.
India succumbed to a score of 234 in 63.3 overs with Mohammad Shami as the last player standing with a score of 13(8)*.
The 34-year-old Lyon took four wickets as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 113 in the second innings leaving Australia with the task of scoring just five runs for victory. The visitors completed the formality in only the fourth ball of the first over.
A total of 13 wickets fell on day one as Australia, led by Lyon's five-for, bowled Sri Lanka out for 212 in their first innings before reaching 98/3 at stumps and trailing by 114 runs.
Marnus Labuschagne, who impressed with the figures of 215 and 59 in the third Test, became the Player of the Match as well as Player of the Series.
Nathan Lyon took the wickets of Tom Blundell (49), Jeet Raval (31), William Somerville (0), Neil Wagner (0) and Matt Henry (3) to return with 5/68.
International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is likely to consider four-day Test matches as being part of the World Test Championship from 2023.
While Pat Cummins has taken 99 wickets in 35 international matches, Mohammed Shami took 28 games to get to his figure of 77 wickets in 2019.
The defeat continued Pakistan's appalling record in Australia, where they have now crashed in 14 consecutive Tests.
