GALLE: Dilruwan Perera laid bare Australia's spin frailties again on Saturday to spin Sri Lanka to a series-clinching 229-run victory inside three days of the second test in Galle.

The 34-year-old claimed 6-70 as the world's top-ranked test team folded for 183 in their pursuit of an improbable 413-run victory target.

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The off-spinner became the first Sri Lankan player to score a fifty and claim 10 wickets in the same match as the hosts clinched their first test series victory over Australia since 1999.

Among the visitors, only paceman Mitchell Starc redeemed himself with a match haul of 11 wickets on a spin-friendly track, while none of the Australian batsmen managed a fifty.

The teams now move to Colombo for the third and final test from next Saturday.