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Nick Taylor wins another playoff with clutch play on the 18th in the Sony Open

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Nick Taylor wins another playoff with clutch play on the 18th in the Sony Open
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Nick Taylor wins another playoff with clutch play on the 18th in the Sony Open

2025-01-14 05:10 Last Updated At:05:22

HONOLULU (AP) — Nick Taylor in a playoff is tough to beat. Getting there was hardest part for the Canadian, who delivered another highlight reel of clutch moments Sunday in the Sony Open.

Down to his last shot, Taylor chipped in from 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 closing hole at Waialae for a 5-under 65 to get into a playoff with Nico Echavarria.

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Nick Taylor, of Canada, kisses his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, kisses his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, poses with his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, poses with his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates with his family after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates with his family after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun hits from the second teeduring the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun hits from the second teeduring the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun reacts after a shot during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun reacts after a shot during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Stephan Jaeger catches a ball from his caddie on the 13th hole during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Stephan Jaeger catches a ball from his caddie on the 13th hole during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, greets Nick Taylor, of Canada, after Taylor made a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, greets Nick Taylor, of Canada, after Taylor made a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, walks away as Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning their playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, walks away as Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning their playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after missing a shot on the 18th green during a playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after missing a shot on the 18th green during a playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, left, of Canada, is greeted by Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, after winning their playoff during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, left, of Canada, is greeted by Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, after winning their playoff during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

He holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole. And then he hit a wedge from 46 yards that was close to perfect to set up a 3-foot birdie putt for the win. The last shot might have been the easiest shot he had in the final hour.

“I'm a bit stunned this worked out this way,” Taylor said.

That was true for so many others, starting with Echavarria, the 30-year-old Colombian who delivered some big moments of his own with a 15-foot par save, a 12-foot birdie, and twice getting up-and-down from the bunker at the end for a 65 to join Taylor at 16-under 264.

Behind them were Stephan Jaeger and J.J. Spaun, and the Sony Open looked to come down to them along the back nine until Jaeger piped a drive out-of-bounds on the 16th and Spaun bogeyed from a bunker on the 17th. Both failed to birdie the par-5 18th to join the playoff.

Echavarria was surprised it was only a two-man playoff.

“If Nick doesn't chip in, I win the tournament,” he said.

Echavarria didn't miss a beat in his bid for a third straight year with a PGA Tour title. The bunker shot on the 18th was creative and bold for a tap-in birdie. On the 18th in the first playoff hole, his second shot looked to be about 20 feet away on the fringe for an eagle putt when the wind nudged it down the hill into the rough, forcing him to get up-and-down.

He had 40 feet on the collar for eagle on the second playoff hole at No. 18, and the first putt came out soft and was 7 feet short. He missed the birdie putt to extend the playoff.

“I misjudged the lag putt on the last hole. I didn’t think it was going to be that slow. Didn’t consider the wind,” Echavarria said. “The wind kind of held it and my lag putting today was a little off, which is a strength of mine. But, I mean, just one bad putt can’t define a great week.”

Taylor never looked like a winner — especially after missing a pair of 4-foot birdie putts on the 15th and 16th holes — until he had a lei around his neck and the trophy in his hand. It was his fifth PGA Tour title, the last three in a playoff.

He beat Charley Hoffman in Phoenix last year with clutch putting in a playoff. And it was the Canadian Open in 2023 when Taylor famously holed that 70-foot eagle putt to win his national open before a delirious, rain-soaked crowd.

The victory sends Taylor to the Masters again, a big perk after a dismal end to last season. He moved back to No. 29 in the world and will be in all the signature events this year. None of this seemed possible when he was two behind with two to play coming off two short misses.

“It was just one of those where you try to go until they don't let you play anymore,” Taylor said. "I was 1 over through seven, get on a birdie streak there. It's always so bunched here, but I did a really good job every day really of just hanging in there.

“Fortunate for me, really good things happened at the end.”

Jaeger and Spaun both left Waialae with plenty of regrets. From the time they made the turn, it looked like a duel between them to decide the winner, and they put on a great show until the final three holes.

Jaeger holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 14th to catch Spaun, who then followed by making a par putt from just inside 30 feet to stay tied for the lead.

Jaeger didn't hit a fairway on the back nine except for an iron off the 15th tee, and it finally caught up with him at the end. He hit driver to cut off the dogleg on the 16th but it went so far left that it was never found, presumed to be out-of-bounds.

“The one on 16 I would like to have back. Wrong hole to hit that shot,” Jaeger said.

Jaeger did well to made bogey off a provisional ball to stay only one behind — Spaun missed a 10-foot birdie putt that would have given him a cushion. And then Spaun made bogey from the bunker on the 17th.

All the while, Echavarria and Taylor rallied in improbable ways.

Jaeger and Spaun needed birdie on the par-5 closing hole to join the playoff. Jaeger hit 3-wood off the tee and didn't clear the bunker, and his second shot hit the lip and left him in the rough some 178 yards away. He went over the green and made par for a 67.

Spaun from the 18th fairway missed to the right, the worst place to be because the pin was cut to the right with the wind at his back. He did well to get it to 10 feet, and then missed the birdie putt and shot 68.

This story has been corrected to show that Echavarria is Colombian, not Chilean.

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Nick Taylor, of Canada, kisses his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, kisses his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, poses with his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, poses with his trophy after winning the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates with his family after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates with his family after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning the Sony Open golf event in a playoff, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits from the 17th tee during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun hits from the second teeduring the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun hits from the second teeduring the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun reacts after a shot during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

J.J. Spaun reacts after a shot during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Stephan Jaeger catches a ball from his caddie on the 13th hole during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Stephan Jaeger catches a ball from his caddie on the 13th hole during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, greets Nick Taylor, of Canada, after Taylor made a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, greets Nick Taylor, of Canada, after Taylor made a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, walks away as Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning their playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, left, of Columbia, walks away as Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after winning their playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after missing a shot on the 18th green during a playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after missing a shot on the 18th green during a playoff in the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, left, of Canada, is greeted by Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, after winning their playoff during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, left, of Canada, is greeted by Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, after winning their playoff during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nico Echavarria, of Columbia, reacts after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Nick Taylor, of Canada, celebrates after making a shot on the 18th green during the final round of the Sony Open golf event, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Australia secures first test series win in Sri Lanka in 14 years

2025-02-09 15:35 Last Updated At:15:41

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Australia wrapped up a comprehensive 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka, sealing the second test with a commanding nine-wicket win in Galle on Sunday.

Top order batter Marnus Labuschagne flicked a delivery from retiring Sri Lankan player Dimuth Karunaratne to mid-wicket to complete the triumph, just 15 minutes before lunch on the fourth day.

It's Australia’s first test series win on Sri Lankan soil since 2011.

Their last success here came under Ricky Ponting’s captaincy, a 1-0 victory in 2011. However, they suffered a 3-0 whitewash in 2016 under Steve Smith’s leadership, and the 2022 series ended in a 1-1 draw. This time, with Smith standing in as captain for Pat Cummins, the victory was a welcome redemption.

Australia approached the series with meticulous planning — including a training camp in Dubai — and executed their strategies with precision.

Their batters laid the foundation with big hundreds, allowing the bowlers to dictate terms with attacking fields. Meanwhile, the spinners displayed remarkable discipline and variety, putting relentless pressure on Sri Lanka and paved the way for a resounding 2-0 series win.

The tourists had set the tone early, winning the first test by an innings and 242 runs – Sri Lanka’s heaviest ever test defeat. They remained clinical in the second match, ensuring there was no way back for the hosts.

Sri Lanka resumed Sunday on 211-8, holding a slender lead of just 54 runs, with much riding on vice-captain Kusal Mendis, who had remained unbeaten overnight.

Mendis brought up his second half-century in the game by guiding Nathan Lyon to deep cover but perished in the same over, caught at short square leg by Steve Smith.

The dismissal was a milestone moment – Smith’s 200th Test catch, a feat previously achieved by only four players: Jacques Kallis, Mahela Jayawardene, Rahul Dravid, and Joe Root.

Beau Webster wrapped up the innings soon after, leaving Australia with a modest target of 75 runs.

Sri Lanka briefly found hope when Prabath Jayasuriya removed Travis Head (20) early, caught behind. However, Usman Khawaja (27 not out) and Marnus Labuschagne (26 not out) calmly guided the visitors home with an unbroken 37-run stand.

Alex Carey was named Man of the Match for his outstanding 156 and four dismissals behind the stumps. His innings stands as the highest score by an Australian wicketkeeper in Asia.

Steve Smith, the backbone of Australia’s batting, was named Player of the Series, having scored back-to-back centuries .

This victory marks Australia’s fourth consecutive test win, having also won the final two matches of its recent 3-1 home series against India. It plays South Africa in the final of the World Test Championship at Lords in June.

Sri Lanka slumped to its fourth straight defeat, sliding to sixth place in the final WTC standings.

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Australia's Nathan Lyon celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Nathan Lyon celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Nathan Lyon appeals during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Nathan Lyon appeals during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates his fifty runs during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates his fifty runs during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's team members await a decision review during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's team members await a decision review during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Travis Head plays a shot during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Australia's Alex Carey breaks the wicket during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan players congratulate Dimuth Karunaratne who played his career last match at the end of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lankan players congratulate Dimuth Karunaratne who played his career last match at the end of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Fans watch the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Fans watch the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's captain Steven Smith poses with the Warn-Muralitharan trophy at the end of second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Sri Lanka's captain Dhananjaya de Silva congratulates Australia's Marnus Labuschagne for their win during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka's captain Dhananjaya de Silva congratulates Australia's Marnus Labuschagne for their win during day four of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's team members pose with the Warn-Muralitharan trophy at the end of second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's team members pose with the Warn-Muralitharan trophy at the end of second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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