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 1.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets back into the crease and punches it past coversTwo runs

Over 1.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.3HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 1.4HMRKB Herath bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 1.5HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.6HMRKB Herath bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 3.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 3.3HMRKB Herath bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

Over 3.4HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.Four byes

Over 3.5HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Joe Burns, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 3.6HMRKB Herath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Joe Burns, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 5.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 5.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the deep mid wicket regionBoundary!

Over 5.3HMRKB Herath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 5.4HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, flicks it off his pads towards long onSingle

Over 5.5HMRKB Herath bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Usman Khawaja, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 5.6HMRKB Herath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Usman Khawaja, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 7.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.3HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 7.4HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.5HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.One leg bye

Over 7.6HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 9.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, come forward and defends it high off the bat and off the front foot.

Over 9.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes on to the back foot and clips it to mid-wiket.

Over 9.3 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and defends it a wider line outside off from Herath.

Over 9.4 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, 4 leg byesgets forward and misses his glance and the ball is tapped away with the pad for a leg bye boundary through fine leg.

Over 9.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 9.6 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, no runs, stays on the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

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