Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test at Pallekele, 26 Jul, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 117/10 (34.2)  &  353/10 (93.4)
Australia 203/10 (79.2)  &  161/10 (88.3)
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
Man of the Match: Kusal Mendis
  • Josh Hazlewood 0 * (7)
  • Peter Nevill 9 * (115)

Over 5.1HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 5.2HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the deep mid wicket regionBoundary!

Over 5.3HMRKB Herath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 5.4HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, flicks it off his pads towards long onSingle

Over 6.1NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs

Over 6.2NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to SPD Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and works it to squarelegNo runs

Over 6.3NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to SPD Smith, leaves that down the legside to the keeper.No runs

Over 6.4NuwanPradeep bowls short of length delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 6.5NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 6.6NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 7.6HMRKB Herath bowls flighted delivery to SPD Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 8.1 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a good length delivery to Usman Khawaja, no runs, gets forward and leaves it alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 9.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, come forward and defends it high off the bat and off the front foot.

Over 9.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes on to the back foot and clips it to mid-wiket.

Over 9.3 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and defends it a wider line outside off from Herath.

Over 9.4 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, 4 leg byesgets forward and misses his glance and the ball is tapped away with the pad for a leg bye boundary through fine leg.

Over 9.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 9.6 HMRKB Herath bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, no runs, stays on the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 10.2 Dilruwan Perera bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and hurried into a defence on this ball that stays a touch low

Over 10.3 Dilruwan Perera bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and tucks it to square-leg.

Over 11.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 11.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, get to the pitch and blunt the turn on this with a forced push to long-off.

Over 11.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it through mid-off and picks up one more.

Over 12.3 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 2 runs, gets inside the line and works it through mid-wicket and picks up couple of runs.

Over 12.4 Dilruwan Perera bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and defends it to the on-side.

Over 13.1 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and clips it down to fine-leg for a couple.

Over 13.2 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and works it pass short-leg and picks up a single.

Over 15.1 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, came down the track and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 15.2 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 2 runs, gets forward and works it of the pads down to fine-leg and picks up couple of runs.

Over 15.3 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and pushes it strraight back to the bowler.

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