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Spin plays a pivotal role as expected, but only for the hosts18.50 Bowling average of Sri Lanka spinners in the series; they took 54 of the 60 Australia wickets that fell in the series striking every 41.5 deliveries, with three five-wicket hauls from Rangana Herath and one from Dilruwan Perera. In comparison, Australias spinners took 24 wickets at an average of 38.29 with a best of 4 for 123 by Nathan Lyon. 54 Wickets taken by Sri Lanka spinners - the most by them in a series. Their previous best was a tally of 50 wickets against New Zealand in a series at home in 1998.Mitchell Starc stands out15.16 Starcs bowling average - the best by a fast bowler to take at least 20 wickets in a series in Asia since Waqar Younis took 27 wickets at 13.81 in a series against Zimbabwe in 1993-94. Overall, Starcs average is the eighth best for a fast bowler with 20 or more wickets in a series in Asia. The other pacers in this series took 13 wicket at an average of 38.61.24 Wickets taken by Mitchell Starc in this series, 11 more than other pacers in the series combined. This is the highest ever lead by a fast bowler over others in terms of wickets in any Test series. The previous best was by Richard Hadlee. He took 33 wickets in the Trans-Tasman Trophy in Australia in 1985-86 while other pacers from either side together took six wickets fewer.25.8 Starcs strike rate in this series - the best for any bowler to take at least 20 wickets in any series in Asia. Muttiah Muralitharans strike rate of 26.0 in a series against Bangladesh at home in 2007 was the previous best. Including Muralitharans figures, the next three instances in this list are by spinners. Waqar Younis strike rate of 29.0 in a series against Zimbabwe in 1993-94 is the next best by a pacer.Australias batsmen found wanting19.08 Average of Australia batsmen in the series - their lowest ever in any series involving two or more Tests in Asia. Their lowest before this had also come in Sri Lanka, in 1999, when their batsmen averaged 22.65 per dismissal.1978-79 The last time Australia batsmen averaged lower in a series involving two more Tests - in the Ashes in Australia when they managed just 17.99 runs per dismissal. Their average of 19.08 is the third worst in any Test series involving at least two matches since 1950.18 Single-digit scores by Australias top-order (No. 1 to No.7) batsmen in the series - their most in a series since 1900 and their fourth highest in any series involving three or fewer Tests. Overall, only one visiting team had had more scores under ten runs from their top-order batsmen in a series in Sri Lanka. West Indies had 19 such scores in a three-Test series in 2001-02.Sri Lankas lower order fights, Australias doesnt885 Runs scored by Sri Lankas batsmen at No. 6 or lower in the series - the second highest in a series against Australia in Asia and only two runs fewer than in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India in 2008-09. Sri Lankas last six batsmen averaged 32.77 in the series and made two hundreds and two fifties.13.16 Runs Australias last six batsmen averaged per dismissal - their lowest in any series in Asia. Their batsmen managed to score only 395 runs from 36 innings and the only fifty came from Mitchell Marsh in the first innings of the third Test. Overall, there have been only five instances for Australia - the last of which was in the 1978-79 Ashes - when their last six batsmen have averaged lower after 30 or more innings in a series.Bunnies galore6 Number of top-order batsmen in this series from either side who got out to a bowler four or more times while averaging fewer than 20 runs against him. This equals the most such instances in a Test series since 2002. Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis got out to Starc five times and Steven Smith also fell to Rangana Herath as many times. Starcs five dismissals of Karunaratne were spread over just 39 deliveries and the batsman managed to average just 3.80 runs per dismissal. The 2013 Ashes also saw six such batsmen-bowler combinations from five matches. Openers struggle, again16 Dismissals of openers for single-digits - including four ducks - in this series, which equalled the most in any series of three or fewer matches. There were 16 such instances in the series against India in Sri Lanka last year as well. Openers, of late, have been on shaky ground in Sri Lanka as illustrated in this piece by S Rajesh.11.08 Average opening stand in this series - the third poorest in any series involving 12 or more opening partnerships. The lowest average opening stand in any such series came during Indias tour of Sri Lanka last year, when teams averaged just 5.91 runs for their first wicket.Lets review10 Number of successful reviews against umpires decision in the series - equalled the second most in any Test series since 2010. Sri Lanka made six of these ten successful reviews. Angelo Mathews was more trigger-happy than Smith: Mathews made ten out of 14 reviews made by the fielding teams. Dilruwan Perera used the review three times while batting - the most by a batsman from either side - and was successful in overturning the umpires decision once. 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I am trying to find my old strength, I hope to find it in the off-season ... the season is pretty sure over for me, if I am going to London is not up to me anymore, I can only hope for the best.Before Thiem, an Austrian, even had a chance to unpack and plop down on the sofa to cue up his favorite ski-jumping videos on YouTube, the two men who could still qualify for the final berth in Londons ATP World Tour Finals went down in flames in Paris.Tomas Berdych needed to reach the semifinals, but Andy Murray stopped him one match short. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had his fate in his own hands. If he won Paris (as he had once before), he was in. But Tsonga was bombarded off the court by Milos Raonic.On Nov. 4, Thiem was back on Facebook with an entirely different message: Thanks Andy! Thanks Milos! London is calling!And although hell be making the somewhat unexpected voyage to the final ATP event of the season, the question with Thiem is his fitness. His rap is that he plays too much and becomes increasingly vulnerable to fatigue and injury as the year goes on. Thiem retired hurt from two matches during the late summer, including a set and change into his fourth-round clash with Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open. That was a costly pullout.But Thiem is a strapping 23-year-old, and not long thereafter, he made it to the final of Metz before slumping to a 2-4 record the rest of the way this fall.Still, Thiem strung together an auspicious season for much of 2016. Its nothing to dismiss with an eye-roll, either. Hes already bagged seven ATP Tour titles in 10 final-round appearances. Hes won titles on clay, grass and hard courts, although the achievement is a little deceptive. Thiem has never beaten a top-10 player on a hard court. Next week, hell be competing with seven who aree in that elite category.ddddddddddddhe one thing Thiem wont lack in London is match seasoning. He has played 27 tournaments this year, six more than anyone else in the top 10, and 11 more than either top-ranked Murray or No. 2 Novak Djokovic. The Austrian iron boys intent from the get-go has been to throw himself into the tour with the same abandon and ferocity that he pours into those roundhouse, atomic backhands. The attitude has roots in the sensibility of his coach, Gunter Bresnik.Bresnik, who also developed the game of Boris Becker, is so old school that he doesnt even have a Facebook page. Bresnik likes his players to work long and hard. He taught Thiem to swing for the fences, and if he missed to swing harder. He also counseled Thiem to keep the one-handed backhand, reasoning that at 6-foot-1, Thiem was tall and muscular enough to handle the high balls that were a challenge to other one-handers.Its unclear at this point how fast the court in Londons 02 Arena will be, and that might have a big bearing on Thiems prospects. One reason his game is most successful on clay is because he has a very long take-back on both wings. It allows him to generate teeth-rattling raw power, but those elaborate backswings also take longer. As a result, Thiem may find himself backing off the baseline to buy time, which will leave him vulnerable to ... you get the rest.Speculation about such tactical things are best left for the days ahead. Thiem probably isnt focusing on them just yet, either. Right now, hes probably just overwhelmed by his sense of good fortune. He also issued a statement when informed of his good fortune, declaring: Im so happy to have made it. In the past two years [the Finals] became a goal and to achieve it at such a young age is amazing.Eventually, nobody is going to remember or care how Thiem got into London. The only important thing will be what he did once he was there. ' ' '