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Australia in Sri Lanka

1st Test / Galle

Sri Lanka 165 & 247. Australia 654 for 6.

Australia win by an innings and 242 runs.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 55: 10 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 247/10 (rr 4.53)

  2. 54.3

    OUT! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged to backward point for no run, caught by Mitchell Starc. Jeffrey Vandersay Caught for 53.

  3. 54.2

    SIX! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  4. 54.1

    FOUR! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  5. Update

    Summary

    Over 54: 1 run. Bowler: Todd Murphy. Sri Lanka: 237/9 (rr 4.39)

  6. 53.6

    Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by Beau Webster

  7. 53.5

    Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  8. 53.4

    Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break full, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Beau Webster

  9. 53.3

    Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot driving mis-timed to cover for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  10. 53.2

    Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  11. 53.1

    Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep to bowler for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  12. Update

    Summary

    Over 53: 5 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 236/9 (rr 4.45)

  13. 52.6

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot for no run

  14. 52.5

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  15. 52.4

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  16. 52.3

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  17. 52.2

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, leg stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to leg slip for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  18. 52.1

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to long off for 4 runs, run saved by Josh Inglis

  19. Update

    Summary

    Over 52: 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Sri Lanka: 231/9 (rr 4.44)

  20. 51.6

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. In swinger full, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Matt Kuhnemann

  21. 51.5

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. No movement half tracker, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  22. 51.4

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  23. 51.3

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. No movement full, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  24. 51.2

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. No movement short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  25. 51.1

    Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  26. Update

    Summary

    Over 51: 6 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 228/9 (rr 4.47)

  27. 50.6

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break full, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  28. 50.5

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run

  29. 50.4

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  30. 50.3

    SIX! Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 6 runs

  31. 50.2

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  32. 50.1

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  33. Update

    Summary

    Over 50: 8 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 222/9 (rr 4.44)

  34. 49.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Arm ball full, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  35. 49.5

    SIX! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  36. 49.4

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed for no run

  37. 49.3

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot cut well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Beau Webster

  38. 49.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  39. 49.1

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Arm ball full, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Beau Webster

  40. Update

    Summary

    Over 49: 5 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 214/9 (rr 4.37)

  41. 48.6

    Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to first slip for no run, fielded by Steve Smith

  42. 48.5

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break full, outside off down the pitch driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Usman Khawaja

  43. 48.4

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break full, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  44. 48.3

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 4 runs

  45. 48.2

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot glancing mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  46. 48.1

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot driving mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  47. Update

    Summary

    Over 48: 0 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 209/9 (rr 4.35)

  48. 47.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off no foot movement shoulders armssed to first slip for no run, fielded by Steve Smith

  49. 47.5

    Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Arm ball full, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  50. 47.4

    Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off no foot movement shoulders armssed left alone through for no run

  51. 47.3

    Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Left-arm orthodox stock full, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  52. 47.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Left-arm orthodox stock full, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  53. 47.1

    OUT! Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run. Nishan Peiris Bowled for 0.

  54. Update

    Summary

    Over 47: 8 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 209/8 (rr 4.45)

  55. 46.6

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  56. 46.5

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  57. 46.4

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  58. 46.3

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep well timed for 4 runs

  59. 46.2

    Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  60. 46.1

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep well timed for 4 runs

  61. Update

    Summary

    Over 46: 1 run. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 201/8 (rr 4.37)

  62. 45.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  63. 45.5

    Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  64. 45.4

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  65. 45.3

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  66. 45.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock full, leg stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  67. 45.1

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Arm ball length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot for no run

  68. Update

    Summary

    Over 45: 0 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 200/8 (rr 4.44)

  69. 44.6

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Beau Webster

  70. 44.5

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run

  71. 44.4

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to backward point for no run

  72. 44.3

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break full, leg stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  73. 44.2

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to silly point for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  74. 44.1

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  75. Update

    Summary

    Over 44: 8 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 200/8 (rr 4.55)

  76. 43.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, down leg on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  77. 43.5

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, down leg on the front foot sweep mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  78. 43.4

    FOUR! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  79. 43.3

    FOUR! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock full, down leg on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  80. 43.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  81. 43.1

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  82. Update

    Summary

    Over 43: 0 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 192/8 (rr 4.47)

  83. 42.6

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  84. 42.5

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot driving mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  85. 42.4

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Arm ball length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  86. 42.3

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break full, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  87. 42.2

    Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  88. 42.1

    OUT! Nathan Lyon to Prabath Jayasuriya. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot slog-sweep for no run. Prabath Jayasuriya Bowled for 1.

  89. Update

    Summary

    Over 42: 5 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 192/7 (rr 4.57)

  90. 41.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock full, down leg on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  91. 41.5

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Arm ball length ball, middle stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  92. 41.4

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Arm ball full, leg stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann

  93. 41.3

    FOUR! Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  94. 41.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for no run

  95. 41.1

    Matt Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  96. Update

    Summary

    Over 41: 8 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 187/7 (rr 4.56)

  97. 40.6

    OUT! Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Arm ball length ball, outside off down the pitch playing a forward defensive shot for no run. Kusal Mendis Stumped for 34.

  98. 40.5

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep well timed for 4 runs

  99. 40.4

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break full, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed for no run

  100. 40.3

    FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  101. 40.2

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  102. 40.1

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  103. Update

    Summary

    Over 40: 5 runs. Bowler: Matt Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 179/6 (rr 4.47)

  104. 39.6

    Matt Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off no foot movement shoulders armssed left alone through for no run

  105. 39.5

    OUT! Matt Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Left-arm orthodox stock full, off stump on the front foot driving to cover for no run, caught by Beau Webster. Dhananjaya de Silva Caught for 39.

  106. 39.4

    FOUR! Matt Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Left-arm orthodox stock full, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  107. 39.3

    Matt Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  108. 39.2

    Matt Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, down leg on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  109. 39.1

    Matt Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Left-arm orthodox stock full, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to short extra cover for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  110. Update

    Summary

    Over 39: 0 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 174/5 (rr 4.46)

  111. 38.6

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off on the back foot driving mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  112. 38.5

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off down the pitch playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Nathan Lyon

  113. 38.4

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot to first slip for no run, fielded by Steve Smith

  114. 38.3

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  115. 38.2

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Josh Inglis

  116. 38.1

    Nathan Lyon to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to short leg for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  117. Update

    Summary

    Over 38: 9 runs. Bowler: Todd Murphy. Sri Lanka: 174/5 (rr 4.58)

  118. 37.6

    Todd Murphy to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off break back of a length, down leg on the back foot glancing mis-timed to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Matt Kuhnemann