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 62.2Nuwan Pradeep bowls good length delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 62.3Nuwan Pradeep bowls good length delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 62.4Nuwan Pradeep bowls good length delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 62.5Nuwan Pradeep bowls short of length delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets back and shoulders arms to that outside off.No runs

Over 62.6Nuwan Pradeep bowls pitched up delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past the fielder at point.Single

Over 63.1LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 63.2LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 63.3LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards forward shortleg.No runs

Over 63.4LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, plays a slog sweep over wide long on.Sixer!

Over 63.5LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

Over 63.6LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 64.5Nuwan Pradeep bowls good length delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.Single

Over 65.1LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 65.2LakshanSandakan bowls on the shorter side to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards forward shortleg.No runs

Over 65.3LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 65.4LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to covers.No runs

Over 65.5LakshanSandakan bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Mitchell Starc, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 65.6LakshanSandakan bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionSingle

Over 66.1Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 66.2Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Three runs

Over 66.4Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 66.5Dilruwan Perera bowls flighted delivery to Mitchell Starc, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionSingle

Over 67.1 Lakshan Sandakan bowls it short of length to Mitchell Starc, no runs, goes on to the back foot and cuts it towards cover.

Over 67.2 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, no runs, gets forward and went for a drive through the off-side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 67.3 Lakshan Sandakan bowls it flat in the air to Mitchell Starc, no runs, gets forward and works it away on the on-side.

Over 67.4 Lakshan Sandakan bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side.

Over 68.1 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, no runs, gets forward and works it away through the on-side.

Over 68.2 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to cover-point.

Over 68.3 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, gets across the line and works it pass mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 68.5 Dilruwan Perera bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, no runs, gets well forward and bunts it out.

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