- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR128.3 got him!! Khawaja tickles this behind to Mendis to fall just after drinks (and I strike for the second time within an over of my stint today!) Jayasuriya got this ball to dip on a length on off, and bowled this rather slow. The ball hinted to straighten back in towards Khawaja, who was looking to push forward. But there was a little outside edge behind, and Jayasuriya and Mendis knew it right away, even as the umpire raised his finger rather belatedly 547/414.3 Sri Lanka finally have Head! And Head himself is absolutely disgusted with himself. Head once more looks to go over long-on, but he's caught this with the bottom his bat. This means a lot of height but not enough distance, as Chandimal settles under it at long-on 92/129.6 This was a long time coming! Vandersay gets a much deserved wicket! And of course it's Labuschagne, who has looked highly uncomfortable against the legspinner. Tosses this up full around off, and it spins away and this time takes the outside edge as Labuschagne pokes at it. Good catch taken low at first slip by de Silva 135/299.5 wow, Vandersay and Mendis are thrilled while appealing for lbw... but it is turned down. DDS reviews, though! Vandersay angled this is, and got this to dip on a length on middle. The ball seemed to have straightened after pitching, and hence went through to middle and off. Smith was defending from off, and had left a gap between bat and pad. There's no inside edge there... and ball tracking shows the ball would have hit Smith on the top of off!! A massive partnership of 266 ends, but Smith had batted wonderfully for his 141 401/3132.6 gone! Leading edge to cover! Inglis' debut innings ends with an impactful 102 off 93 balls. He walks back while acknowledging the support from the crowd. It was a leaping catch by Kamindu, who was placed close in, and took the ball with a reverse cup over his head. Inglis had decided to skip down the pitch, and closed the face of the bat to try and clip this length ball angling into middle and leg. But he seemed to have done that too early - or was it the slowness of the pitch coming into play? 570/5149.2 Outstanding grab at short cover! And Webster has to go. It needed something special, and Kamindu Mendis has delivered. Another wicket for Vandersay, as this one was tossed up and driven hard to short cover. Maybe didn't want to go quite so square, and was in the air long enough for Mendis to complete a great take 629/6Extras14 (b 2, lb 11, nb 1)TOTAL654/6d (154 Overs, RR: 4.24)Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Travis Head, 14.3 ov), 2-135 (Marnus Labuschagne, 29.6 ov), 3-401 (Steven Smith, 99.5 ov), 4-547 (Usman Khawaja, 128.3 ov), 5-570 (Josh Inglis, 132.6 ov), 6-629 (Beau Webster, 149.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 15 1 77 0 5.13 0 1 KN Peiris 41 1 189 0 4.6 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 60 8 193 3 3.21 0 0 JDF Vandersay 38 0 182 3 4.78 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
2.93
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
24/1 (2.4)
Current Run Rate
CRR
2.93
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
24/1 (2.4)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.6 confident appeal for lbw by Carey and Kuhnemann... and given out belatedly! Oshada reviews, though. I thought that would go over the middle stump, but we'll know soon. The ball landed on a length on leg and just about turned away enough to finish on a stum-to-stump line. Oshada was looking to clip the ball with the turn, but seemed to be slightly late on the shot. His front leg was on leg, and he was hit on the flap of his front pad. Rather, bang in the middle to strike either end of both flaps. There's no inside edge involved, and ball tracking the ball would have just about hit the top of middle. So Sri Lanka lose Oshada and a review 7/14.2 taken on the juggle! It was McSweeney, the substitute fielder, at gully. Starc bowled it on a short of a length just outside off, and got some extra bounce - perhaps a combination of his pace, and the ball being new and hard. Dimuth looked to ride the bounce and punch at the ball, but the zip off the surface meant it ended up taking the outside edge - very close to the shoulder - of the bat, and went to McSweeney, who leapt to get the first touch on the ball, before turning around and diving forward to complete the catch 15/29.3 lovely take by the man at short leg! Lyon gets turn and bounce again, and this time Mathews has to depart. Head was placed at short leg, although he seemed to be moving to his left at first, he quickly shifted his weight to his right, and dived full stretch to grab the ball. Lyon got one to dip at Mathews, and bowled full while also getting nice turn. Mathews ended up getting a glove - or maybe an inside edge - to fall early 30/3Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL44/3 (15 Overs, RR: 2.93)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Oshada Fernando, 1.6 ov), 2-15 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 4.2 ov), 3-30 (Angelo Mathews, 9.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 4 0 10 1 2.5 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 5 1 26 1 5.2 0 0 NM Lyon 5 2 7 1 1.4 0 0 T Murphy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.45 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.55-15.15, Close 17.15
Match days
29,30,31 January, 1,2 February 2025 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Australia 1st innings 330/2 (UT Khawaja 147*, SPD Smith 104*, 81.1 ov)
- day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 44/3 (LD Chandimal 9*, PHKD Mendis 13*, 15 ov)
Match Notes
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 329 balls (UT Khawaja 92, SPD Smith 108, Ex 1)
- UT Khawaja: 150 off 223 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 350 runs in 89.3 overs (538 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 250 runs in 398 balls (UT Khawaja 117, SPD Smith 131, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Australia - 399/2 in 99.0 overs (UT Khawaja 177, SPD Smith 141)
- Australia: 400 runs in 99.1 overs (596 balls), Extras 5
- Over 99.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SPD Smith (Upheld)
- Australia: 450 runs in 108.3 overs (652 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (UT Khawaja 19, JP Inglis 30, Ex 4)
- UT Khawaja: 200 off 290 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Australia - 475/3 in 114.0 overs (UT Khawaja 204, JP Inglis 44)
- JP Inglis: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4)
- Australia: 500 runs in 118.5 overs (714 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 116 balls (UT Khawaja 38, JP Inglis 58, Ex 4)
- Over 119.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JP Inglis (Upheld)
- Drinks: Australia - 547/3 in 128.0 overs (UT Khawaja 232, JP Inglis 87)
- Australia: 550 runs in 129.1 overs (776 balls), Extras 10
- JP Inglis: 100 off 90 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 600 runs in 142.4 overs (857 balls), Extras 13
- Tea: Australia - 600/5 in 143.0 overs (AT Carey 25, BJ Webster 10)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (AT Carey 30, BJ Webster 18, Ex 3)
- Australia: 650 runs in 153.3 overs (922 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: Australia - 654/6 in 154.0 overs (AT Carey 46, MA Starc 19)
- Over 1.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - BOP Fernando (Struck down)
- Over 8.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 44/3 in 15.0 overs (LD Chandimal 9, PHKD Mendis 13)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 44/3 in 15.0 overs (LD Chandimal 9, PHKD Mendis 13)
- Over 7.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - TM Head (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (UT Khawaja 13, TM Head 36, Ex 1)
- TM Head: 50 off 35 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 92/1 in 14.3 overs (UT Khawaja 34)
- Australia: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 1
- Over 19.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - M Labuschagne (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- UT Khawaja: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Australia - 145/2 in 32.0 overs (UT Khawaja 65, SPD Smith 2)
- Australia: 150 runs in 32.5 overs (198 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (UT Khawaja 19, SPD Smith 33, Ex 0)
- Australia: 200 runs in 41.3 overs (250 balls), Extras 1
- SPD Smith: 50 off 57 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 223/2 in 48.0 overs (UT Khawaja 94, SPD Smith 51)
- UT Khawaja: 100 off 135 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (UT Khawaja 44, SPD Smith 56, Ex 0)
- Australia: 250 runs in 56.1 overs (338 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: Australia - 261/2 in 60.0 overs (UT Khawaja 119, SPD Smith 64)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 242 balls (UT Khawaja 73, SPD Smith 77, Ex 0)
- Australia: 300 runs in 74.5 overs (450 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Australia - 313/2 in 77.0 overs (UT Khawaja 138, SPD Smith 97)
- SPD Smith: 100 off 179 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Rain: Australia - 330/2 in 81.1 overs (UT Khawaja 147, SPD Smith 104)
- End Of Day: Australia - 330/2 in 81.1 overs (UT Khawaja 147, SPD Smith 104)
Match Coverage
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