Aus in SL: O'Keefe shines as Australians thrash Sri Lankans by innings

Steve O'Keefe claimed a match-bag of ten wickets after top scoring with an unbeaten 78 as the visiting Australians recorded a smashing innings and 162-run win against the Sri Lankan XI in the three-day warm-up game which ended at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo a short while ago today (20).

Electing to bat first, Sri Lankan XI were bowled out for 229 as O'Keefe claimed 5 for 43 for the Australians, who piled up 474 in reply. 

Sri Lankan XI were skittled out for 83 runs with O'Keefe claiming 5 for 21 in the second innings. 

The first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia will begin next Tuesday (26) at Pallekele.  

Sri Lankan XI 

First innings 229 all out (57.2) (Asela Gunaratne 58, Milinda Siriwardana 53, Dasun Shanaka 39, Chathuranga de Silva 49, Steve O'Keefe 5/43, Jackson Bird 2/26, Mitchell Starc 2/39)

Second innings 83 all out (20.5) (Shehan Jayasuriya 29, Asela Gunaratne 23, Dilhara Fernando 15, Steve O'Keefe 5/21, Nathan Lyon 2/14, Mitchell Starc 2/21)

Australians 

First innings 474 all out (132.3) (Joe Burns 72, Shaun Marsh 47, Usman Khawaja 31, Steven Smith 57, Adam Voges 43,  Mitchell Marsh 25, Peter Nevill 25, Steve O'Keefe 78n.o, Mitchell Starc 45, Jackson Bird 32, Shehan Jayasuriya 5/110, Vimukthi Perera 2/45, Dasun Shanaka 1/55, Chathuranga de Silva 1/75, Nisala Tharaka 1/76)

Second innings DNB