161 vs Sri Lanka in Pallekele – Australia was deemed to dominate on this tour as Sri Lanka had just won one Test against Australians but from July 26, the reverse counting started for the visitors on this tour and Australian danced to the tunes of Sri Lankan spinners, to get whitewashed in the series.
In the first Test, Australian were asked to chase a target of 268, which was supposed to be an easy one for them but Rangana Herath led bowling line up just ran over this team and packed their bags on a total of 161, to win the game by a margin of 106 runs.