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 26.2 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend but misses and the ball struck on the pads.

Over 26.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, leans forward and drives it towards cover.

Over 26.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 3 runs, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it neatly to deep extra cover, picks up three runs.

Over 27.1 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 27.2 J Hazlewood bowls it short of length to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulls it with all his might in front of square.

Over 27.3 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, stays late and closes his bat face as he works it to the on-side.

Over 27.4 J Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it beautifully square of the wicket on the off-side for four.

Over 27.5 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets behind it and pushes it to mid-off.

Over 27.6 J Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, gets forward and went for a drive, gets it off the inside-edge past the pad to backward square leg.

That will be Lunch on Day 1

Over 28.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 3 runs, gets forward and looks to defend, gets the outside edge pass the slip, they picks up three runs.

Over 29.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and goes hard on the drive, the ball takes the inner part and dribbles to mid-on.

Over 29.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Hangs back and cuts it late, more a steer between second slip and gully, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 29.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, goes back and across, flicks it down to fine-leg.

Over 30.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and dabs it towards-point.

Over 30.2 Nathan Lyon to MDKJ Perera, out Bowled!! Lyon bowls a straighter one that drifts in, Perera thinks that it is the conventional off-break and shoulders arms, the ball rattles the off-pole.