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 0.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, comes across on the front foot and works it down the leg-side.

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, gets across the line and clips it down to fine-leg.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and defends it straight back to the bowler.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and gets off the mark with the single.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 runs, comes on to the front foot and works it across the line down to long-on and picks up couple of runs.

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs, goes on to the back foot and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball rapped on the pads but may be going down the leg-side.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc bangs it short onto the pitch to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it sways away.

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs, prods forward and defends it down the pitch watchfully.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs,  gets a nice stride forward and pushes it gently towards mid-off

Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc bangs it short onto the pitch to Dhananjaya de Silva, no runs, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it.

Over 4.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, out LBW! Sri Lanka lose their 1st wicket.

Over 4.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, goes on to the back foot and works it down the leg-side.

Over 4.3 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully through point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Comes across and whips it away to long-leg but the ball goes through the hands of fielder and touches the rope.

Over 4.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, gets right behind the line on the back foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 4.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, gets inside the crease and defends it with soft hands.

Over 6.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets half-forward and squeezes it out into the off-side

Over 6.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, 1 run,  gets inside the line and tucks it behind square on the on-side

Over 6.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to LD Chandimal, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it through backward square-leg and picks up an easy single.

Over 6.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, stands tall and drops it on the off-side.

Over 6.5 Mitchell Starc bangs it short onto the pitch to Kaushal Silva, no runs, goes deep in the crease and ducks under it.

Over 6.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and leaves it alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 11.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to AD Mathews, no runs, gets forward and  slightly squared up, the ball clips the back pad in fact and bounces in front of the keeper

Over 11.2Mitchell Starc to AD Mathews No runs ...

Over 11.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to AD Mathews, no runs, gets  rises on his toes and knocks it into the on-side

Over 11.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to AD Mathews, no runs, goes on to the back foot and tucks to towards mid-wicket.

Over 11.5 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to AD Mathews, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and flays it through cover, runs away into the fence in a hurry.

Over 11.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to AD Mathews, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to cover for a single.

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