Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test at Colombo, 13 Aug, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 355/9 (141.1)  &  347/8 (99.3)
Australia 379/10 (125.1)  &  160/10 (44.1)
Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
Man of the Match: HMRKB Herath
  • Jon Holland 0 * (5)

Over 3.6Dhananjaya de Silva bowls quicker and flatter in the air to DA Warner, gets an outside edge which is caught by the Keeper.He is Caught

Over 82.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to SE Marsh, out Bowled!! This length ball shot across and popped up off the turf at bounce, taking the inside edge as Marsh was into his leave and pistols onto the base of the stumps

Over 85.2HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, leaves his crease and is beaten by that delivery. The Keeper collects the ball and effects the stumping.Stumped out

Over 89.1HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to MC Henriques, leaves his crease and is beaten by that delivery. The Keeper collects the ball and effects the stumping.Stumped out

Over 103.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to AC Voges, out Lbw!!  Voges was prodding forward on the defence, the ball hits on the rough patch, turns away sharply and pins him on the backpad. 

Over 114.6 Dilruwan Perera bowls a quicker arm ball to Peter Nevill,  out Lbw!! Nevill was caught in the crease, playing for the turn, misses it completely and is rapped on the backpad

Over 119.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to MR Marsh, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Marsh stayed deep in crease to turn this delivery round the corner instead ends up popping it straight to FSL.

Over 122.2 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to Nathan Lyon, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!!  Lyon into a tuck, and rightly so, except that he was late and the inside edge rocketed off the front pad to FSL. 

Over 123.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to J Hazlewood,out Bowled! Hazlewood came forward and looks to drive, the ball beats the inside edge of the bat and clips the leg-stump.

Over 125.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to JM Holland, out Caught by Mathews!!, Holland stays on the front foot and goes hard on the drive, the ball takes the outside edge of the bat and Mathews takes a good catch at slip.