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1st Test: Australia vs Sri Lanka
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 Batsman Score Balls Dimuth Karunaratne 5 12 Kaushal Silva 4 25 Kusal Mendis 8 7 Dinesh Chandimal 15 54 Angelo Mathews (c) 15 24 Dhananjaya de Silva 24 38 Kusal Perera 20 15 Dilruwan Perera 0 2 Rangana Herath 6 10 Lakshan Sandakan 19* 15 Nuwan Pradeep 0 4 TOTAL 117 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 11 2/51 Josh Hazlewood 10 3/21 Stephen O'Keefe 10.2 2/32 Nathan Lyon 3 3/12 AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 3 15 David Warner 0 5 Usman Khawaja 25* 54 Steve Smith (c) 28* 46 TOTAL 2/66 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 5 1/3 Rangana Herath 6 1/15 Dilruwan Perera 4 0/19 Lakshan Sandakan 2 0/13 Angelo Mathews (c) 3 0/6
AUSTRALIA TRAIL BY 51 RUNS WITH 8 WICKETS IN HAND
STUMPS - DAY 2 SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Dimuth Karunaratne 5 12 Kaushal Silva 4 25 Kusal Mendis 8 7 Dinesh Chandimal 15 54 Angelo Mathews (c) 15 24 Dhananjaya de Silva 24 38 Kusal Perera 20 15 Dilruwan Perera 0 2 Rangana Herath 6 10 Lakshan Sandakan 19* 15 Nuwan Pradeep 0 4 TOTAL 117 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 11 2/51 Josh Hazlewood 10 3/21 Stephen O'Keefe 10.2 2/32 Nathan Lyon 3 3/12 AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 3 15 David Warner 0 5 Usman Khawaja 26 62 Steve Smith (c) 30 53 Adam Voges 47 115 Mitchell Marsh 31 63 Peter Nevill 2 11 Stephen O'Keefe 23 80 Mitchell Starc 11 29 Nathan Lyon 17 25 Josh Hazelwood 2* 18 TOTAL 203 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 16 2/36 Rangana Herath 25 4/49 Dilruwan Perera 14 0/43 Lakshan Sandakan 21.2 4/58 Angelo Mathews (c) 3 0/6 SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Kusal Perera 4 5 Kaushal Silva 2* 9 TOTAL 1/6 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 1.2 1/3 Josh Hazlewood 1 0/3
SRI LANKA TRAIL BY 80 RUNS WITH 9 WICKETS IN HAND
STUMPS - DAY 3 SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Dimuth Karunaratne 5 12 Kaushal Silva 4 25 Kusal Mendis 8 7 Dinesh Chandimal 15 54 Angelo Mathews (c) 15 24 Dhananjaya de Silva 24 38 Kusal Perera 20 15 Dilruwan Perera 0 2 Rangana Herath 6 10 Lakshan Sandakan 19* 15 Nuwan Pradeep 0 4 TOTAL 117 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 11 2/51 Josh Hazlewood 10 3/21 Stephen O'Keefe 10.2 2/32 Nathan Lyon 3 3/12 AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 3 15 David Warner 0 5 Usman Khawaja 26 62 Steve Smith (c) 30 53 Adam Voges 47 115 Mitchell Marsh 31 63 Peter Nevill 2 11 Stephen O'Keefe 23 80 Mitchell Starc 11 29 Nathan Lyon 17 25 Josh Hazelwood 2* 18 TOTAL 203 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 16 2/36 Rangana Herath 25 4/49 Dilruwan Perera 14 0/43 Lakshan Sandakan 21.2 4/58 Angelo Mathews (c) 3 0/6 SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Kusal Perera 4 5 Kaushal Silva 7 32 Dimuth Karunaratne 0 3 Kusal Mendis 169* 243 Angelo Matthews (c) 9 31 Dinesh Chandimal 42 100 Dhananjaya de Silva 36 62 Dilruwan Perera 5* 4 TOTAL 6/282 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 12 2/44 Josh Hazlewood 13 0/41 Stephen O'Keefe 16.2 1/42 Nathan Lyon 26 2/98 David Warner 1 0/10 Adam Voges 1.4 0/3 Mitchell Marsh 9 1/33 Steve Smith 1 0/1
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 Batsman Score Balls Dimuth Karunaratne 5 12 Kaushal Silva 4 25 Kusal Mendis 8 7 Dinesh Chandimal 15 54 Angelo Mathews (c) 15 24 Dhananjaya de Silva 24 38 Kusal Perera 20 15 Dilruwan Perera 0 2 Rangana Herath 6 10 Lakshan Sandakan 19* 15 Nuwan Pradeep 0 4 TOTAL 117 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 11 2/51 Josh Hazlewood 10 3/21 Stephen O'Keefe 10.2 2/32 Nathan Lyon 3 3/12 AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 3 15 David Warner 0 5 Usman Khawaja 26 62 Steve Smith (c) 30 53 Adam Voges 47 115 Mitchell Marsh 31 63 Peter Nevill 2 11 Stephen O'Keefe 23 80 Mitchell Starc 11 29 Nathan Lyon 17 25 Josh Hazelwood 2* 18 TOTAL 203 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 16 2/36 Rangana Herath 25 4/49 Dilruwan Perera 14 0/43 Lakshan Sandakan 21.2 4/58 Angelo Mathews (c) 3 0/6 SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Kusal Perera 4 5 Kaushal Silva 7 32 Dimuth Karunaratne 0 3 Kusal Mendis 176 254 Angelo Matthews (c) 9 31 Dinesh Chandimal 42 100 Dhananjaya de Silva 36 62 Dilruwan Perera 12 22 Rangana Herath 35 34 Lakshan Sandakan 9 7 Nuwan Pradeep 10* 12 TOTAL 353 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 19 4/84 Josh Hazlewood 18.4 2/59 Stephen O'Keefe 16.2 1/42 Nathan Lyon 27 2/108 David Warner 1 0/10 Adam Voges 1.4 0/3 Mitchell Marsh 9 1/33 Steve Smith 1 0/1 AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 29 57 David Warner 1 4 Usman Khawaja 18 22 Steve Smith (c) 26* 54 Adam Voges 9* 25 TOTAL 3/83 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 3 0/16 Rangana Herath 10 1/35 Dilruwan Perera 9 1/19 Lakshan Sandakan 5 1/13
AUSTRALIA REQUIRE 185 RUNS TO WIN WITH 7 WICKETS IN HAND
END OF THE MATCH SRI LANKA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Dimuth Karunaratne 5 12 Kaushal Silva 4 25 Kusal Mendis 8 7 Dinesh Chandimal 15 54 Angelo Mathews (c) 15 24 Dhananjaya de Silva 24 38 Kusal Perera 20 15 Dilruwan Perera 0 2 Rangana Herath 6 10 Lakshan Sandakan 19* 15 Nuwan Pradeep 0 4 TOTAL 117 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 11 2/51 Josh Hazlewood 10 3/21 Stephen O'Keefe 10.2 2/32 Nathan Lyon 3 3/12 AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 3 15 David Warner 0 5 Usman Khawaja 26 62 Steve Smith (c) 30 53 Adam Voges 47 115 Mitchell Marsh 31 63 Peter Nevill 2 11 Stephen O'Keefe 23 80 Mitchell Starc 11 29 Nathan Lyon 17 25 Josh Hazelwood 2* 18 TOTAL 203 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 16 2/36 Rangana Herath 25 4/49 Dilruwan Perera 14 0/43 Lakshan Sandakan 21.2 4/58 Angelo Mathews (c) 3 0/6 SRI LANKA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Kusal Perera 4 5 Kaushal Silva 7 32 Dimuth Karunaratne 0 3 Kusal Mendis 176 254 Angelo Matthews (c) 9 31 Dinesh Chandimal 42 100 Dhananjaya de Silva 36 62 Dilruwan Perera 12 22 Rangana Herath 35 34 Lakshan Sandakan 9 7 Nuwan Pradeep 10* 12 TOTAL 353 AUSTRALIA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Mitchell Starc 19 4/84 Josh Hazlewood 18.4 2/59 Stephen O'Keefe 16.2 1/42 Nathan Lyon 27 2/108 David Warner 1 0/10 Adam Voges 1.4 0/3 Mitchell Marsh 9 1/33 Steve Smith 1 0/1 AUSTRALIA - 2ND INNINGS Batsman Score Balls Joe Burns 29 57 David Warner 1 4 Usman Khawaja 18 22 Steve Smith (c) 55 125 Adam Voges 12 47 Mitchell Marsh 25 37 Peter Nevill 9 115 Mitchell Starc 0 3 Nathan Lyon 8 16 Steve O'Keefe 4 98 Josh Hazlewood 0* 7 TOTAL 161 SRI LANKA - BOWLING Bowler Overs Figures Nuwan Pradeep 6 0/16 Rangana Herath 33.3 5/54 Dilruwan Perera 13 1/30 Lakshan Sandakan 25 3/49 Dhananjaya de Silva 11 1/12
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)