Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test at Pallekele, 26 Jul, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 117/10 (34.2)  &  353/10 (93.4)
Australia 203/10 (79.2)  &  161/10 (88.3)
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
Man of the Match: Kusal Mendis
  • Josh Hazlewood 0 * (7)
  • Peter Nevill 9 * (115)

Over 34.3HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 34.4HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and drives it wide of mid off.Single

Over 35.1LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 35.2LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 35.3LakshanSandakan bowls flatter trajectory delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards point.Single

Over 35.5LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 35.6LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 36.4HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 36.5HMRKBHerath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to MR Marsh, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 36.6HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and drives it straight down the groundBoundary!

Over 37.4Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 37.5Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets back into the crease and punches it back to the bowlerNo runs

Over 37.6Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 38.2LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 39.1Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 39.2Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and drives it wristily wide of mid onSingle

Over 39.5Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Boundary!

Over 39.6Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 40.2Dhananjaya de Silva bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 40.3Dhananjaya de Silva bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionSingle

Over 40.6Dhananjaya de Silva bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 42.2Dhananjaya de Silva bowls short of length delivery to MR Marsh, goes back and cuts it away towards the thirdman region.Two runs

Over 42.3Dhananjaya de Silva bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards point.Single

Over 42.6Dhananjaya de Silva bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 43.2LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 43.3LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 43.4LakshanSandakan bowls flatter trajectory delivery to MR Marsh, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 43.5LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Two runs

Over 43.6LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to MR Marsh, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegSingle

Over 44.1Dhananjaya de Silva bowls short of length delivery to MR Marsh, gets back into the crease and punches it straight to coversNo runs

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