04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-6 2016
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
Player of the Match
Dilruwan PereraSri Lanka
04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-6 2016
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
Player of the Match
Dilruwan PereraSri Lanka

Best performances - Batsmen

BKG Mendis
BKG Mendis
86(137) 10x4 - 2x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 17 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 5 15 11 19 9 5 22
MDK Perera
64(89) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %64%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
6 3 2 2 5 6 13 27

Best performances - Bowlers

MA Starc
MA Starc
O12.3
M1
R50
W6
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
MDK Perera
O23
M5
R70
W6
Eco3.04
RHB
OFFLEG
1W2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W2W

Partnerships

  • SL - 1st
  • AUS - 1st
  • SL - 2nd
  • AUS - 2nd

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

0
JK Silva0 (0)
FDM Karunaratne0 (1)
9
JK Silva5 (16)
MDKJ Perera4 (11)
108
MDKJ Perera45 (71)
BKG Mendis58 (89)
67
AD Mathews35 (37)
BKG Mendis28 (48)
15
AD Mathews6 (6)
LD Chandimal5 (14)
25
AD Mathews13 (22)
DM de Silva12 (25)
35
MDK Perera16 (31)
DM de Silva19 (32)
6
HMRKB Herath0 (5)
DM de Silva6 (6)
9
HMRKB Herath7 (9)
PADLR Sandakan1 (7)
7
HMRKB Herath7 (5)
MVT Fernando0 (4)

Australia - 1st - Innings

0
DA Warner0 (0)
JA Burns0 (2)
54
UT Khawaja11 (38)
DA Warner42 (41)
5
UT Khawaja0 (6)
SPD Smith5 (9)
0
AC Voges0 (0)
SPD Smith0 (1)
21
AC Voges8 (28)
MR Marsh12 (23)
0
PM Nevill0 (1)
MR Marsh0 (0)
0
MR Marsh0 (0)
MA Starc0 (1)
5
NM Lyon4 (10)
MR Marsh1 (4)
4
MR Marsh1 (8)
JR Hazlewood3 (16)
17
JM Holland0 (5)
MR Marsh13 (7)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

5
JK Silva2 (6)
FDM Karunaratne3 (6)
4
FDM Karunaratne4 (2)
MDKJ Perera0 (0)
22
MDKJ Perera15 (9)
BKG Mendis7 (14)
48
AD Mathews28 (27)
MDKJ Perera20 (29)
19
AD Mathews5 (18)
LD Chandimal13 (29)
23
AD Mathews14 (24)
DM de Silva9 (26)
51
MDK Perera26 (28)
DM de Silva25 (22)
61
HMRKB Herath26 (55)
MDK Perera34 (59)
4
MDK Perera4 (2)
PADLR Sandakan0 (0)
0
PADLR Sandakan0 (0)
MVT Fernando0 (1)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

3
DA Warner1 (2)
JA Burns2 (4)
7
DA Warner7 (8)
NM Lyon0 (7)
0
UT Khawaja0 (1)
DA Warner0 (0)
51
DA Warner33 (21)
SPD Smith16 (25)
19
AC Voges5 (19)
SPD Smith14 (33)
39
AC Voges20 (38)
MR Marsh18 (39)
4
AC Voges3 (13)
PM Nevill1 (6)
41
PM Nevill14 (20)
MA Starc26 (31)
17
PM Nevill9 (11)
JR Hazlewood7 (20)
2
PM Nevill0 (1)
JM Holland0 (2)

Match Coverage

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Australia Galled

501

Deliveries faced by Australia batsmen in this match - their fifth lowest in a loss in Tests since 1900.

Perera's all-round effort

4

No. of Sri Lanka players to make a fifty-plus score and take a five-for in a Test including Dilruwan Perera. Previous instance also came in Galle, Malinga v India, in 2010.

Double failure

1

No. of times Australia have lost half their side before scoring 100 runs in both innings of a Test since 2000. They were 92 for 5 and 82 for 5 at Trent Bridge in 2015.

Fastest Sri Lankan

11

No. of Tests taken by Dilruwan Perera to take 50 Test wickets; He is the fastest Sri Lanka bowler to do so. Ajantha Mendis, the fastest before him, took 12.

Carnage at Galle

21

Wickets that fell on the second day's play in Galle - the second highest in a day's play of Tests in Asia. Most wickets - 22 on day 3, SL v England, SSC, 2000-01

Starc's best

8/209

Mitchell Starc's best figures in a match in Tests before this, which had come against South Africa in Perth in 2012-13.

Carnage at Galle

11

Wickets lost in the morning session for just 83 runs scored. There are only four other instances of 11 or more wickets falling in a session in Tests since 2010.

a rare hat-trick

1892

Previous and only other instance of a left-arm orthodox bowler taking a hat-trick in Tests before Rangana Herath, by Johnny Briggs against Australia in Sydney.

Only the second

1

No. of SL bowlers to take hat-trick in Tests before Rangana Herath. Nuwan Zoysa had taken a hat-trick off the first three balls he bowled in Tests, against ZIM in 1999-00

AUS No. 3 and No. 4 in Asia

15

No. of consecutive inns in Asia when Australia's No. 3 and No. 4 haven't contributed 100 runs to teams score. In 10 of those they haven't managed 50 runs.