1st Test: Australia vs Sri Lanka

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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Australia vs Sri Lanka

Dates: 26/7/2016 - 30/7/2016
Venue: Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Sundaram Ravi
3rd Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee: Chris Broad
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat

Australia XI

David Warner (vc)
Joe Burns
Usman Khawaja
Steve Smith (c)
Adam Voges
Mitchell Marsh
Peter Nevill
Steve O'Keefe
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
Nathan Lyon

Sri Lanka XI

Dimuth Karunaratne
Kaushal Silva
Kusal Mendis
Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews (c)
Dhananjaya de Silva
Kusal Perera
Rangana Herath
Dilruwan Perera
Nuwan Pradee
Lakshan Sandakan

ICC Test Rankings (Teams)

1. Australia
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. England
5. New Zealand
6. South Africa
7. Sri Lanka
8. West Indies
9. Bangladesh
10. Zimbabwe

ICC Test Rankings (Batsmen)

1. Steve Smith (AUS)
2. Kane Williamson (NZ)
3. Hashim Amla (SAF)
4. Joe Root (ENG)
5.
AB de Villiers (SAF)
6.
Adam Voges (AUS)
7.
Younus Khan (PAK)
8. David Warner (AUS)
9.
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)
10.
Angelo Matthews (SRI)

ICC Test Rankings (Bowlers)

1.
Yasir Shah (PAK)
2. Ravi Ashwin (IND)
3.
James Anderson (ENG)
4.
Stuart Broad (ENG)
5. Dale Steyn (SAF)
6. Ravindra Jadeja (IND)
7. Trent Boult (NZ)
8. Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
9. Morne Morkel (SAF)
10. Vernon Philander (SAF)


** Rankings as of 21/7/2016 and are subject to change**



 
Australia have beaten a Sri Lankan XI in a warm up game by an Innings and 162 runs

Steve O'Keefe brilliant with 78 not out (Top Score) and match figures of 10/64

Sri Lanka XI - 1st Innings - 10/229

Asela Gunaratne - 58 (106)
Milinda Siriwardana - 53 (77)
Chaturanga de Silva - 49 (59)

Steve O'Keefe - 5/43 (12.2 overs)
Jackson Bird - 2/26 (11 overs)
Mitchell Starc - 2/39 (12 overs)

Australia - 1st Innings - 10/474

Steve O'Keefe - 78* (139)
Joe Burns - 72 (131)
Steve Smith - 57 (98)

Sheehan Jayasuriya - 5/110 (30 overs)
Vimukthi Perera - 2/45 (16.3 overs)
Dasun Shanaka - 1/55 (18 overs)

Sri Lanka XI - 1st Innings - 10/83

Sheehan Jayasuriya - 29 (31)
Asela Gunaratne - 23 (25)
Dilhara Fernando - 15 (21)

Steve O'Keefe - 5/21 (6.5 overs)
Nathan Lyon - 2/14 (5 overs)
Mitchell Starc - 2/21 (4 overs)
 
Sri Lanka won the toss and will bat first, Teams below

Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne
Kaushal Silva
Kusal Mendis
Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews (c)
Dhananjaya de Silva
Kusal Perera
Dilruwan Perera
Rangana Herath
Lakshan Sandakan
Nuwan Pradeep

Australia

David Warner (vc)
Joe Burns
Usman Khawaja
Steve Smith (c)
Adam Voges
Mitchell Marsh
Peter Nevill
Steve O'Keefe
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
Nathan Lyon

 
STUMPS - DAY 1
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Dimuth Karunaratne512
Kaushal Silva425
Kusal Mendis87
Dinesh Chandimal1554
Angelo Mathews (c)1524
Dhananjaya de Silva2438
Kusal Perera2015
Dilruwan Perera02
Rangana Herath610
Lakshan Sandakan19*15
Nuwan Pradeep04
TOTAL117
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc112/51
Josh Hazlewood103/21
Stephen O'Keefe10.22/32
Nathan Lyon33/12
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns315
David Warner05
Usman Khawaja25*54
Steve Smith (c)28*46
TOTAL2/66
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep51/3
Rangana Herath61/15
Dilruwan Perera40/19
Lakshan Sandakan20/13
Angelo Mathews (c)30/6

AUSTRALIA TRAIL BY 51 RUNS WITH 8 WICKETS IN HAND

 
STUMPS - DAY 2
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Dimuth Karunaratne512
Kaushal Silva425
Kusal Mendis87
Dinesh Chandimal1554
Angelo Mathews (c)1524
Dhananjaya de Silva2438
Kusal Perera2015
Dilruwan Perera02
Rangana Herath610
Lakshan Sandakan19*15
Nuwan Pradeep04
TOTAL117
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc112/51
Josh Hazlewood103/21
Stephen O'Keefe10.22/32
Nathan Lyon33/12
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns315
David Warner05
Usman Khawaja2662
Steve Smith (c)3053
Adam Voges47115
Mitchell Marsh3163
Peter Nevill211
Stephen O'Keefe2380
Mitchell Starc1129
Nathan Lyon1725
Josh Hazelwood2*18
TOTAL203
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep162/36
Rangana Herath254/49
Dilruwan Perera140/43
Lakshan Sandakan21.24/58
Angelo Mathews (c)30/6
SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Kusal Perera45
Kaushal Silva2*9
TOTAL1/6
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc1.21/3
Josh Hazlewood10/3

SRI LANKA TRAIL BY 80 RUNS WITH 9 WICKETS IN HAND

 
STUMPS - DAY 3
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Dimuth Karunaratne512
Kaushal Silva425
Kusal Mendis87
Dinesh Chandimal1554
Angelo Mathews (c)1524
Dhananjaya de Silva2438
Kusal Perera2015
Dilruwan Perera02
Rangana Herath610
Lakshan Sandakan19*15
Nuwan Pradeep04
TOTAL117
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc112/51
Josh Hazlewood103/21
Stephen O'Keefe10.22/32
Nathan Lyon33/12
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns315
David Warner05
Usman Khawaja2662
Steve Smith (c)3053
Adam Voges47115
Mitchell Marsh3163
Peter Nevill211
Stephen O'Keefe2380
Mitchell Starc1129
Nathan Lyon1725
Josh Hazelwood2*18
TOTAL203
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep162/36
Rangana Herath254/49
Dilruwan Perera140/43
Lakshan Sandakan21.24/58
Angelo Mathews (c)30/6
SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Kusal Perera45
Kaushal Silva732
Dimuth Karunaratne03
Kusal Mendis169*243
Angelo Matthews (c)931
Dinesh Chandimal42100
Dhananjaya de Silva3662
Dilruwan Perera5*4
TOTAL6/282
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc122/44
Josh Hazlewood130/41
Stephen O'Keefe16.21/42
Nathan Lyon262/98
David Warner10/10
Adam Voges1.40/3
Mitchell Marsh91/33
Steve Smith10/1

SRI LANKA LEAD BY 196 RUNS WITH 4 WICKETS IN HAND

 
A couple things from yesterday...

Steve O'Keefe did his hamstring and is out for the rest of the series with Jon Holland replacing him

Nathan Lyon became the 1st Australian Off Spinner to take 200 test wickets

21yo Kasul Mendis played one of the best innings I've ever seen, With Sri Lanka in huge trouble at 2/6 he came in and scored 169 not out on a turning wicket to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position, It's likely Australia will have to chase at least 220 to win which will be very difficult in these conditions

Rain and bad light ended days 2 and 3 early and has also delayed the start of day 4
 
STUMPS - DAY 4
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Dimuth Karunaratne512
Kaushal Silva425
Kusal Mendis87
Dinesh Chandimal1554
Angelo Mathews (c)1524
Dhananjaya de Silva2438
Kusal Perera2015
Dilruwan Perera02
Rangana Herath610
Lakshan Sandakan19*15
Nuwan Pradeep04
TOTAL117
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc112/51
Josh Hazlewood103/21
Stephen O'Keefe10.22/32
Nathan Lyon33/12
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns315
David Warner05
Usman Khawaja2662
Steve Smith (c)3053
Adam Voges47115
Mitchell Marsh3163
Peter Nevill211
Stephen O'Keefe2380
Mitchell Starc1129
Nathan Lyon1725
Josh Hazelwood2*18
TOTAL203
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep162/36
Rangana Herath254/49
Dilruwan Perera140/43
Lakshan Sandakan21.24/58
Angelo Mathews (c)30/6
SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Kusal Perera45
Kaushal Silva732
Dimuth Karunaratne03
Kusal Mendis176254
Angelo Matthews (c)931
Dinesh Chandimal42100
Dhananjaya de Silva3662
Dilruwan Perera1222
Rangana Herath3534
Lakshan Sandakan97
Nuwan Pradeep10*12
TOTAL353
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc194/84
Josh Hazlewood18.42/59
Stephen O'Keefe16.21/42
Nathan Lyon272/108
David Warner10/10
Adam Voges1.40/3
Mitchell Marsh91/33
Steve Smith10/1
AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns2957
David Warner14
Usman Khawaja1822
Steve Smith (c)26*54
Adam Voges9*25
TOTAL3/83
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep30/16
Rangana Herath101/35
Dilruwan Perera91/19
Lakshan Sandakan51/13

AUSTRALIA REQUIRE 185 RUNS TO WIN WITH 7 WICKETS IN HAND

 
END OF THE MATCH
SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Dimuth Karunaratne512
Kaushal Silva425
Kusal Mendis87
Dinesh Chandimal1554
Angelo Mathews (c)1524
Dhananjaya de Silva2438
Kusal Perera2015
Dilruwan Perera02
Rangana Herath610
Lakshan Sandakan19*15
Nuwan Pradeep04
TOTAL117
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc112/51
Josh Hazlewood103/21
Stephen O'Keefe10.22/32
Nathan Lyon33/12
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns315
David Warner05
Usman Khawaja2662
Steve Smith (c)3053
Adam Voges47115
Mitchell Marsh3163
Peter Nevill211
Stephen O'Keefe2380
Mitchell Starc1129
Nathan Lyon1725
Josh Hazelwood2*18
TOTAL203
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep162/36
Rangana Herath254/49
Dilruwan Perera140/43
Lakshan Sandakan21.24/58
Angelo Mathews (c)30/6
SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Kusal Perera45
Kaushal Silva732
Dimuth Karunaratne03
Kusal Mendis176254
Angelo Matthews (c)931
Dinesh Chandimal42100
Dhananjaya de Silva3662
Dilruwan Perera1222
Rangana Herath3534
Lakshan Sandakan97
Nuwan Pradeep10*12
TOTAL353
AUSTRALIA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Mitchell Starc194/84
Josh Hazlewood18.42/59
Stephen O'Keefe16.21/42
Nathan Lyon272/108
David Warner10/10
Adam Voges1.40/3
Mitchell Marsh91/33
Steve Smith10/1
AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS
BatsmanScoreBalls
Joe Burns2957
David Warner14
Usman Khawaja1822
Steve Smith (c)55125
Adam Voges1247
Mitchell Marsh2537
Peter Nevill9115
Mitchell Starc03
Nathan Lyon816
Steve O'Keefe498
Josh Hazlewood0*7
TOTAL161
SRI LANKA - BOWLING
BowlerOversFigures
Nuwan Pradeep60/16
Rangana Herath33.35/54
Dilruwan Perera131/30
Lakshan Sandakan253/49
Dhananjaya de Silva111/12

SRI LANKA WON THE FIRST TEST BY 106 RUNS

SRI LANKA LEAD THE 3 MATCH SERIES 1-0

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: KUSAL MENDIS (SL)
 
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