After Kamindu Mendis chipped his 35th delivery to mid-off off the bowling of Nathan Lyon, it seemed as if yet another collapse was on the cards. However, no more wickets fell before Tea was called.

Nathan Lyon is one of the best spinners to have come out of Australian soil after legendary Shane Warne, and the off-spinner achieved yet another accolade to prove the same today. Australia are ...

Australia's iconic spinner Nathan Lyon added another feather to his legacy when he reached the milestone of 550 wickets in Test cricket during the ongoing second match against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Before walking off, he shook hands with Nathan Lyon and Steve Smith and shared an emotional hug with longtime teammate Dinesh Chandimal as the Aussie players paused their celebrations to applaud him.

Matthew Kuhnemann (4/52) and Nathan Lyon (3/80) spun a web around Sri Lanka’s batters on Day 3 after Steve Smith (131) and Alex Carey (156) helped their team take a massive 157-run lead in the first ...

Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann spun webs around the Sri Lanka batters to put Australia into a winning position at the end of Day 3 of the second and final Test match of the series at Galle ...

Photo: AP Galle: Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann spun webs around the Sri Lanka batters to put Australia into a winning position at the end of Day 3 of the second and final Test match of the series ...

Of those, Australia's two frontline spinners - Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann - have taken 29 wickets. Left-arm Kuhnemann has been especially impressive, taking 16 wickets at an average of 16.50.

Nathan Lyon, the veteran Australian off-spinner, has reached a remarkable career milestone- 550 wickets in Test cricket. The achievement came during Day 3 of the second and final Test match ...

Of those, Australia's two frontline spinners - Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann - have taken 29 wickets. Left-arm Kuhnemann has been especially impressive, taking 16 wickets at an average of 16.50.