- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 that is gone though, Harris has struck, Para getting forward to drive a pitched up delivery around middle and off, it was going across him and he gets a feather on it through to Haddin, Para is normally pretty cautious outside that off stump, this was an uncharacteristically loose shot 2/15.4 Dilshan is gone, he thought this one would miss off as well as it curled in sharply, he was wrong this time, just as he shouldered arms, it curved in devilishly to strike top of off, Copeland roars, he has pegged away outside that off stump persistently, and ultimately, found a way through 10/249.3 Sanga has given it away, he has pushed Hussey straight to short extra cover, gentle full ball floated up on off, Sanga lured in to a fatal push, not defensive enough and not aggressive enough, and he trudges off a disappointed man, bearing the look of one who knows he has got it wrong in gifting Hussey only his third wicket in 61 Tests 128/67.3 Sri Lanka slip further, Mahela Jayawardene departs to an insane take from Michael Hussey, it was pitched up, lured Mahela in to the drive, wonder if he would have done the same against Harris, did not get fully to the pitch, and ended up getting a thick edge that was headed for the third man boundary, but Hussey decided to stick his left hand in the path with a leap to his left, the ball stuck, the Australians mobbed him, and Mahela walked of 14/323.2 Harris has struck again, superb delivery, coming in sharply from a length outside off, Thilan pushing outside the line, and getting an inside edge through to Haddin, big break for Australia, this partnership had started to grow 57/426.6 dear me, what has he done, he has gifted his wicket away, down on the knee for another slog sweep, but he does not get hold of it and deep square leg settles under it, Lyon has earned his wicket though, after being smacked for a six and a four he has bowled it just a shade wider and on a length outside off, PJ had to reach out for it and got the top edge 76/560.6 did that carry? Australia are appealing for caught behind, Angelo went after a very wide offcutter from Mitch, got the edge that was dying on Haddin as he went forward and low to his right, seems to have just lodged in to his right glove, third umpire sends Angelo back 166/952.5 sharp caught-and-bowled from Lyon, Randiv departs now, he looked to go hard after him again, this one was bowled fuller and turned in and he ended up smashing it to Lyon's right, Lyon got behind it and safely pouched it 133/757.2 Harris has gone through Prasanna's defences, huge gap between bat and pad, Harris gets it to tail in late off a fuller length, Prasanna pushes outside the line and the ball crashes through the gate in to off and middle, just flicked the pad on its way, too good for No 9 150/864.1 outside edge and caught at third slip, Welegedara backed away a bit and pushed a pacy back of a length ball with an angled bat and it flew straight to Copeland 174/10Extras7 (b 2, lb 4, nb 1)TOTAL174 all out (64.1 Overs, RR: 2.71, 267 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 2.4 ov), 2-10 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 5.4 ov), 3-14 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.3 ov), 4-57 (Thilan Samaraweera, 23.2 ov), 5-76 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 26.6 ov), 6-128 (Kumar Sangakkara, 49.3 ov), 7-133 (Suraj Randiv, 52.5 ov), 8-150 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 57.2 ov), 9-166 (Angelo Mathews, 60.6 ov), 10-174 (Chanaka Welegedara, 64.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RJ Harris 16 7 38 3 2.37 0 0 TA Copeland 12 5 24 2 2.00 0 0 SR Watson 10 5 17 0 1.70 0 0 MG Johnson 15.1 1 48 2 3.16 0 1 NM Lyon 10 2 41 2 4.10 0 0 MEK Hussey 1 1 0 1 0.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.2 bowled 'em, just like Copeland went through Dilshan, Watson shouldering arms and flagging the ball through, it pitched much closer to off on a length and came in to uproot off stump, too close to be left really 60/136.5 Randiv has deserved this wicket, sharp bat-pad chance, and a nice take by short leg lunging forward with both hands, he pressed forward to one that was angled in fullish on middle and leg, it gripped and bounced a touch to take the inside edge on to pad and popped in front of short leg 95/2127.2 the end of Marsh! out of nowhere a wicket for Sri Lanka, a short ball from Lakmal, Marsh looks to pull, gets it low on his bat and off the outside edge, flies towards Sangakkara at midwicket, Marsh's superb innings ends at 141, take a bow Shaun 391/543.4 he's got Clarke, big wicket, reaching out to a wide one outside off stump and it goes straight to second slip, Mahela does not drop 'em, he takes it to his right with both hands, Clarke was lured by the fullish and wide one floated up for the drive, it moved away from him a bit in the air too, he fell for the trap, lunged after it, and was done in 116/3120.2 at long last a wicket, Hussey perishes, the partnership ends at 258, anothe rflighted delivery, turning away, Hussey a bit early into the shot, Sangakkara moves in from sweeper cover to pouch that, end of a fine innings from Hussey 374/4128.1 and the wickets are tumbling, Sangakkara gets his third catch of the day, Haddin dances down to a length ball and looks to power it towards long-on, he can't get the height, simple catch for Sanga at mid-on, Haddin's troubles with the bat contines 392/6128.2 Randiv on a hat-trick, what is it with batsmen shouldering arms in this Test to be bowled, Johnson thinks this is a regulation off spinner from Randiv, and raises his bat after seeing it pitch just outside off, it slides on and hits the top of middle and off 392/7Extras20 (lb 9, nb 10, w 1)TOTAL411/7d (132 Overs, RR: 3.11, 515 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Shane Watson, 19.2 ov), 2-95 (Phillip Hughes, 36.5 ov), 3-116 (Michael Clarke, 43.4 ov), 4-374 (Michael Hussey, 120.2 ov), 5-391 (Shaun Marsh, 127.2 ov), 6-392 (Brad Haddin, 128.1 ov), 7-392 (Mitchell Johnson, 128.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB UWMBCA Welegedara 23 3 74 1 3.21 1 3 RAS Lakmal 23 2 102 2 4.43 0 7 S Prasanna 23 3 80 0 3.47 0 0 TM Dilshan 14 4 32 0 2.28 0 0 S Randiv 43 7 103 3 2.39 0 0 KC Sangakkara 2 0 4 0 2.00 0 0 TT Samaraweera 4 0 7 1 1.75 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR46.5 Haddin has gone up immediately, but Hussey doesn't even appeal! Given not-out, but Australia are reviewing this. Length ball, Para pokes at it, extra bounce there, Haddin takes this on the second attempt. No sound on the way through, although it has gone pretty close to the shoulder of the bat. Not a clear deviation although Hussey has taken this almost chest-high, and there is a slight noise on fifth or sixth viewing. That's evidence enough for Hill and the TV umpire to change the decision. I would love to have overheard their conversation. Anyway, golden arm, thy name is Michael Hussey. Funny part is, Hussey didn't even appeal. Para didn't seem happy. He didn't feel an edge if he did edge it 128/226.5 Harris strikes! Dilshan has lost patience! Not the smartest of shots when saving a Test. Short of a length, well wide of off, Dilshan drives at this, a slash really, and the thick edge is taken smartly by Watson. It is throat high, and is travelling at some pace, but Watson at first slip reacts quickly 81/182.1 that is a huge wicket, Harris has Sanga edging to second slip! pitching on leg on a length and biting at Sanga as it moved away a bit, Sanga pushes at it with a bit of a closed bat from the crease and it flies at a nice height to Clarke at second slip, Harris bursts the match wide open again 229/392.5 Michael Clarke has redeemed himself with a one-handed blinder diving to his left from second slip, or has he? Clarke tells Mahela he has caught it, Mahela wants the third umpire to confirm that, Clarke says go ahead, Mahela had just opened the face to one that kicked outside off from a length, it was not going to carry to first slip, but Clarke appeared out of nowhere and took it an inch off the ground, getting his finger between the grass and the ball, Mahela trudges off, he is still having some words with the Australians 270/4109.6 that is the big wicket, Thilan is gone, Watson pumps his fists, this is reward for some superb reverse swing, all that movement was bothering him, saw it pitched short of a length, and went for the cut, it nipped in late, close to the body and he got a thick edge to Haddin 307/6102.5 Harris has struck yet again, there is no getting away from him, two came in with the angle, the third moved away a tad from a length after being bent in, PJ had to push at it just outside off, and the outside edge was snapped up by Haddin 301/5Extras27 (b 6, lb 20, nb 1)TOTAL317/6 (114.3 Overs, RR: 2.76, 471 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 26.5 ov), 2-128 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 46.5 ov), 3-229 (Kumar Sangakkara, 82.1 ov), 4-270 (Mahela Jayawardene, 92.5 ov), 5-301 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 102.5 ov), 6-307 (Thilan Samaraweera, 109.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RJ Harris 22 8 54 3 2.45 0 0 TA Copeland 27 10 63 1 2.33 0 0 MG Johnson 23.3 4 61 0 2.59 0 1 SR Watson 20 9 43 1 2.15 0 0 NM Lyon 15 1 52 0 3.46 0 0 MEK Hussey 4 2 2 1 0.50 0 0 MJ Clarke 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 0
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Close of Play
- Thu, 8 Sep - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 60/0 (SR Watson 36*, PJ Hughes 23*, 17.4 ov)
- Fri, 9 Sep - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 264/3 (SE Marsh 87*, MEK Hussey 76*, 91.3 ov)
- Sat, 10 Sep - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 411/7d
- Sun, 11 Sep - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 223/2 (KC Sangakkara 69*, DPMD Jayawardene 38*, 79 ov)
- Mon, 12 Sep - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 317/6 (114.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 225/2 after 80.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 69, DPMD Jayawardene 40)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 208 balls (KC Sangakkara 54, DPMD Jayawardene 44, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 87.6 overs (528 balls), Extras 26
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 124 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 288/4 in 96.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 288/4 in 96.1 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 288/4 in 96.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 288/4 in 96.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 288/4 in 96.2 overs (TT Samaraweera 37, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 101.4 overs (611 balls), Extras 27
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 312/6 in 113.0 overs (AD Mathews 10, S Randiv 0)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 317/6 in 114.3 overs (AD Mathews 11, S Randiv 4)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (NT Paranavitana 24, TM Dilshan 17, Ex 9)
- Over 16.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - NT Paranavitana (Struck down)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 57/0 in 17.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 27, TM Dilshan 21)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 81/0 in 25.4 overs (NT Paranavitana 31, TM Dilshan 36)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 83/1 in 28.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 33, KC Sangakkara 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 34.5 overs (209 balls), Extras 20
- NT Paranavitana: 50 off 131 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 128/2 in 46.5 overs (KC Sangakkara 15)
- Over 46.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - NT Paranavitana (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 58.3 overs (351 balls), Extras 25
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 164/2 in 63.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 35, DPMD Jayawardene 13)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 122 balls (KC Sangakkara 32, DPMD Jayawardene 16, Ex 3)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 128 balls (6 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 73.3 overs (441 balls), Extras 25
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 223/2 in 79.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 69, DPMD Jayawardene 38)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 223/2 in 79.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 69, DPMD Jayawardene 38)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 291 balls (SE Marsh 67, MEK Hussey 76, Ex 9)
- Australia: 300 runs in 101.3 overs (618 balls), Extras 18
- MEK Hussey: 100 off 193 balls (10 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 304/3 in 102.0 overs (SE Marsh 100, MEK Hussey 101)
- SE Marsh: 100 off 234 balls (13 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 369 balls (SE Marsh 80, MEK Hussey 109, Ex 12)
- Rain: Australia - 326/3 in 105.1 overs (SE Marsh 104, MEK Hussey 118)
- Australia: 350 runs in 112.2 overs (683 balls), Extras 19
- Drinks: Australia - 351/3 in 113.0 overs (SE Marsh 115, MEK Hussey 132)
- 4th Wicket: 250 runs in 450 balls (SE Marsh 101, MEK Hussey 140, Ex 12)
- Lunch: Australia - 378/4 in 124.0 overs (SE Marsh 130, UT Khawaja 1)
- Australia: 400 runs in 129.5 overs (789 balls), Extras 20
- Rain: Australia - 411/7 in 132.0 overs (UT Khawaja 13, RJ Harris 9)
- Tea: Australia - 411/7 in 132.0 overs (UT Khawaja 13, RJ Harris 9)
- Rain: Australia - 411/7 in 132.0 overs (UT Khawaja 13, RJ Harris 9)
- End Of Day: Australia - 411/7 in 132.0 overs (UT Khawaja 13, RJ Harris 9)
- Drinks: Australia - 95/1 in 36.0 overs (PJ Hughes 36, SE Marsh 17)
- Australia: 100 runs in 38.3 overs (235 balls), Extras 6
- Rain: Australia - 116/3 in 43.4 overs (SE Marsh 24)
- Lunch: Australia - 133/3 in 52.0 overs (SE Marsh 26, MEK Hussey 15)
- Australia: 150 runs in 55.3 overs (338 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (SE Marsh 10, MEK Hussey 36, Ex 4)
- Over 64.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Struck down)
- SE Marsh: 50 off 133 balls (7 x 4)
- Australia: 200 runs in 68.6 overs (419 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: Australia - 203/3 in 71.0 overs (SE Marsh 58, MEK Hussey 48)
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 109 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 204 balls (SE Marsh 35, MEK Hussey 58, Ex 7)
- New Ball Taken: Australia 222/3 after 80.2 overs (SE Marsh 63, MEK Hussey 60)
- Australia: 250 runs in 86.2 overs (524 balls), Extras 15
- Tea: Australia - 251/3 in 87.0 overs (SE Marsh 83, MEK Hussey 68)
- Bad Light: Australia - 264/3 in 91.3 overs (SE Marsh 87, MEK Hussey 76)
- End Of Day: Australia - 264/3 in 91.3 overs (SE Marsh 87, MEK Hussey 76)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 35/3 in 14.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 15, TT Samaraweera 10)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 22.2 overs (135 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 76/5 in 28.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 29, AD Mathews 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 38.4 overs (233 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 111/5 in 44.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 45, AD Mathews 19)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls (KC Sangakkara 19, AD Mathews 31, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 56.3 overs (340 balls), Extras 7
- Over 57.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - RAS Lakmal (Struck down)
- Over 57.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - RAS Lakmal (Struck down)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 150/8 in 58.0 overs (AD Mathews 43, RAS Lakmal 0)
- AD Mathews: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 174/10 in 64.1 overs (RAS Lakmal 7)
- Australia 1st innings
- Over 9.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - SR Watson (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 48/0 in 11.0 overs (SR Watson 31, PJ Hughes 16)
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (SR Watson 32, PJ Hughes 17, Ex 1)
- Bad Light: Australia - 60/0 in 17.4 overs (SR Watson 36, PJ Hughes 23)
- End Of Day: Australia - 60/0 in 17.4 overs (SR Watson 36, PJ Hughes 23)
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