Australia’s whirlwind SL series by the numbers

1 In his 11th Test match away from home, Marnus Labuschagne finally broke through for his first century on foreign soil in the second Test in Galle. It was the seventh of his career and his first against Sri Lanka.

6 Years since Australia's last innings defeat. That came against South Africa in Hobart, when they were bowled out for 85 on a green top in 2016.

10 Nathan Lyon's nine-wicket haul in the first Test catapulted the off-spinner into the top 10 Test wicket-takers of all time, passing Kapil Dev on 434 wickets. Lyon began the series in 13th spot overall on 427 Test wickets, but nine scalps in the first match and another two in the second has him now sitting in 10th spot with 438 scalps.

12 Wickets on debut for Prabath Jayasuriya, becoming one of just five men in Test history to take at least 12 wickets in their first match. Nerves were evident as Jayasuriya started slowly, taking 0-54 from his first 12 overs. But once he found his groove he proved almost unplayable for the Aussies. He finished the first innings with 6-118 from 36 overs and exceeded that in the second innings, taking 6-59 from 16 and fittingly snaring the final wicket of the match.

17 Balls. That's all it took for Travis Head to spin through Sri Lanka's middle order in the first Test to finish with career-best figures of 4-10. While they were Head's first four Test wickets, the off-spinner had 54 first-class scalps to his name heading into the series. However he is far from a regular wicket taker with the red ball, averaging a wicket once every 100 balls.

22.5 Overs faced by Sri Lanka in their second innings of the first Test. The dismal showing was their shortest completed innings in Test history, edging out the 24.4 overs they faced when bowled out cheaply against England in Cardiff, 2011.

28 Test centuries for Steve Smith, who reached the milestone in the first innings of the second Test. Only 17 other men in the history of the game have made that many hundreds, including five Australians (Sir Donald Bradman, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh). However Smith was the third-fastest overall to reach his 28th ton, with the right-hander taking only 153 innings, bettered only by the great Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar.

64 Overs bowled by Nathan Lyon in the second Test. Australia's greatest ever off-spinner has put in some enormous shifts in his 110-Test career, but his 64 overs in Sri Lanka's only innings of the second Test is the most he's bowled in a single innings. It was the seventh occasion where Lyon was required to bowl 50+ overs, three of which have been this year.

142 Days until Australia's next Test match. After their humbling loss in Galle, the Aussies will have to wait until November 30 to right their record in the longest format, when they meet the West Indies in Perth on November 30. Sri Lanka conversely get to ride their wave of momentum as they face Pakistan this Saturday.

206 Dinesh Chandimal's highest score in Tests and his first double century was also the first 200-plus score by a Sri Lankan against Australia. The previous best was Kumar Sangakkara's 192 in the fourth innings in Hobart, 2007.

514 Balls between Mitch Swepson's second and third Test wickets. After going wicketless in the third Test in Pakistan, Swepson had sent down 85.4 overs before he finally broke through in Galle. He barely had time to soak in his third Test wicket as he took his fourth with the very next ball, caught by David Warner.

554 Sri Lanka's mammoth first innings score in the second Test was the island nation's highest score against Australia, eclipsing the record set 30 years ago when they smacked 8-547dec in Colombo.

Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Test squad: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Dunith Wellalage, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lakshan Sandakan

Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Jon Holland, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner. Standby players: Matthew Kuhnemann, Todd Murphy

June 29 - July 3: Australia won by 10 wickets

July 8-12: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 39 runs

Sri Lanka v Australia Test matches will be screened live on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports