Top 5 Australian Test wins in the sub-continent

#4 Win vs Sri Lanka, Galle, 2011

The Australian team celebrate after beating Sri Lanka

Compared to their record in India and Pakistan, Australia have a relatively better record in Sri Lanka, having won 4 Test series (including a one-off Test in 1983) in 6 visits. Among Australia's 5 Test wins in Sri Lanka, the one in 2011 at Galle must rank as their finest.

Having elected to bat first, they scored 273 thanks to Michael Hussey’s superb 95 and while it seemed an inadequate score, things unravelled quickly when Sri Lanka batted. A batting line up comprising of Dilshan, Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Samaraweera was shot out for 105 as Nathan Lyon took 5 wickets.

Set 379 to win the game, Ryan Harris came into his own in the last innings to rock Sri Lanka’s top order and end with figures of 5/63 as Australia cantered to a 125-run win. They went on to win the series.