SL vs AUS, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Galle
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Series
Sri Lanka v Australia Tests - Men
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Toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Adrian Holdstock , Christopher Gaffaney
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Match Referee
Jeffrey Crowe
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Tv Umpire
Joel Wilson
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Man of the Match
Usman Khawaja
SL
AUS
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Asitha Fernando | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Kuhnemann | 17.3 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 4.91 |
54.3 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Starc.
54.2 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
54.1 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
53.6 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando
53.5 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
53.4 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Webster.
53.3 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
53.2 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
53.1 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
52.6 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
52.5 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.
52.4 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
52.3 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
52.2 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
52.1 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs, fielded by Inglis, fielded by Khawaja.
51.6 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Head, shy attempt by Kuhnemann.
51.5 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
51.4 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
51.3 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
51.2 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
51.1 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
50.6 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.5 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
50.4 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Spliced to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.3 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
SIX! Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
50.2 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.1 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
49.6 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
49.5 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
49.4 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
49.3 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Lyon.
49.2 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
49.1 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Webster.
48.6 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Smith.
48.5 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Khawaja, fielded by Starc.
48.4 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
48.3 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
48.2 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Kuhnemann.
48.1 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
47.6 Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando
Matthew Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, mis-timed to first slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.
47.5 Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando
Matthew Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
47.4 Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando
Matthew Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
47.3 Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando
Matthew Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.
47.2 Matt Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando
Matthew Kuhnemann to Asitha Fernando. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Starc.
47.1 Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris
OUT! Bowled. Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed.
46.6 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
46.5 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
46.4 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Kuhnemann.
46.3 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
46.2 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly point for no runs, mis-fielded by Inglis, fielded by Carey.
46.1 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
45.6 Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Starc.
45.5 Matt Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
45.4 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
45.3 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
45.2 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
45.1 Matt Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay
APPEAL! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head, appeal made for L.B.W.
SL Batting: 247/10 in 54.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | lbw: Mitchell Starc | 6 (10) | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b: Todd Murphy | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c: Travis Head b: Nathan Lyon | 31 (49) | 3 | 0 | 63.27 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Travis Head b: Nathan Lyon | 41 (59) | 6 | 0 | 69.49 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c: Mitchell Starc b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 32 (26) | 4 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c: Beau Webster b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 39 (50) | 8 | 0 | 78.00 |
| Kusal Mendis | st: Alex Carey b: Nathan Lyon | 34 (47) | 4 | 0 | 72.34 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | b: Nathan Lyon | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Nishan Peiris | b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 0 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | c: Mitchell Starc b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 53 (47) | 7 | 2 | 112.77 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 6 (18) | 0 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Todd Murphy | 11 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.18 |
| Matt Kuhnemann | 17.3 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Nathan Lyon | 19 | 4 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
SL Batting: 165/10 in 52.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | lbw: Matthew Kuhnemann | 7 (10) | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c: (Sub) b: Mitchell Starc | 7 (13) | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw: Nathan Lyon | 72 (139) | 9 | 0 | 51.80 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Travis Head b: Nathan Lyon | 7 (18) | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c: Alex Carey b: Mitchell Starc | 15 (38) | 1 | 1 | 39.47 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | st: Alex Carey b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 22 (34) | 3 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Todd Murphy b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 21 (40) | 1 | 1 | 52.50 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | st: Alex Carey b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nishan Peiris | c: Josh Inglis b: Nathan Lyon | 5 (9) | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | c: Mitchell Starc b: Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 (7) | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 |
| Matt Kuhnemann | 18.2 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 |
| Nathan Lyon | 20 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.85 |
| Todd Murphy | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.67 |
AUS Batting: 654/6 in 154.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | c: Kusal Mendis b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 232 (352) | 16 | 1 | 65.91 |
| Travis Head | c: Dinesh Chandimal b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 57 (40) | 10 | 1 | 142.50 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c: Dhananjaya de Silva b: Jeffrey Vandersay | 20 (50) | 2 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Steve Smith | lbw: Jeffrey Vandersay | 141 (251) | 12 | 2 | 56.18 |
| Josh Inglis | c: Kamindu Mendis b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 102 (94) | 10 | 1 | 108.51 |
| Beau Webster | c: Kamindu Mendis b: Jeffrey Vandersay | 23 (50) | 1 | 0 | 46.00 |
| Alex Carey | not out | 46 (69) | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 19 (19) | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Todd Murphy | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Kuhnemann | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Lyon | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 15 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.13 |
| Nishan Peiris | 41 | 1 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 60 | 8 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 38 | 0 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.79 |
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster.