Sri Lanka vsAustralia Live Score: 2nd Test, Day 2
Sri Lanka vsAustralia Live Score: 2nd Test, Day 2
Day 1 summary: Sri Lanka seam bowler Vishwa Fernando took a wicket from only his second ball in Test cricket Thursday as Australia reached 54-2 at stumps on the first day of an evenly balanced second Test.
David Warner, who showed signs of returning to form with a 41-ball 42, was dismissed in the last ball of the day — caught by Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews off spinner DilruwanPerera.
Sri Lanka were earlier all out for 281 in their first innings with KusalMendis top-scoring on 86. Mitchell Starc took 5 for 44 for Australia.
Commentary (Sri Lanka innings)
28.6 M Marsh to Mathews, No run. 116/5
28.5 M Marsh to Mathews, Back of a length around leg stump, gets a bit of extra bounce. Mathews goes back and defends it unconvincingly. 116/5 28.4 M Marsh to Mathews, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 116/5
28.3 M Marsh to Mathews, On a good length around off, Mathews flicks it uppishly but it falls just short of the mid-wicket fielder. 116/5 28.2 M Marsh to Mathews, Back of a length around off, skids off the pitch and hits Mathews on the glove. Another example of the crumbling nature of the pitch! 116/5 28.1 M Marsh to Mathews, Good length delivery around off, Mathews defends it off the back foot. 116/5 27.6 N Lyon to A Mathews, Flatter outside off, Mathews goes back for the cut and gets a slice down to third man for a single. 116/5
27.5 N Lyon to Silva, Fuller on off, de Silva leans forward and pushes it to long on for a single. 115/5 27.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on off, Mathews leans into it and works it away to the leg side for a single. 114/5
27.3 N Lyon to Silva, Fuller outside off, pushed to the covers for a single. 113/5 27.2 N Lyon to Silva, FOUR! THAT WAS CLOSE! Loopy on a length on off, de Silva goes for the pull and gets a bottom edge down the leg side to the fine leg boundary. That went just past the leg stump. 112/5 27.1 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter on a length outside off, whipped off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single. 108/5
NATHAN LYON comes back on.
26.6 M Marsh to Silva, A full toss on leg stump. de Silva drives it straight back to silly mid on and fails to capitalize on the loose delivery! 107/5 26.5 M Marsh to Silva, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 107/5
26.4 M Marsh to de Silva, Almost a replication of the previous delivery. 107/5 26.3 M Marsh to Mathews, Around middle, Mathews pushes it down to mid on. 107/5 26.2 M Marsh to Mathews, Full length delivery around off and middle, shaping in a bit. Mathews flicks it towards mid-wicket. 106/5
26.1 M Marsh to Mathews, Full length delivery wide outside off, Mathews has a go at it but just manages to put a little bat on that one and the ball rolls towards the cover region. 106/5 MITCHELL MARSH comes on to bowl.
25.6 M Starc to Silva, Length ball slanting in from just outside off, goes through with the angle as de Silva lets it pass. 106/5
25.5 M Starc to Silva, Pitched up closer to off, blocked well off the front foot to the covers. 106/5 25.4 M Starc to Silva, Fine delivery! Length ball angled in from just outside off, tails away a touch as de Silva is beaten on the poke. 106/5
25.3 M Starc to Silva, Fuller outside off, de Silva drives it sweetly to deep cover for a brace. 106/5 25.2 M Starc to Silva, Length ball angled in from outside off, left alone to the keeper. 104/5 25.1 M Starc to Mathews, Very full on middle and leg, dug out towards mid-wicket for a single. 104/5 24.6 J Hazlewood to Silva, Fullish around off, de Silva comes forward and blocks it into the ground. 103/5
24.5 J Hazlewood to Silva, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 103/5
24.4 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around middle, shaping in. de Silva defends it solidly from within the crease. 103/5 24.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery around middle and leg, Mathews flicks it well through mid-wicket this time. 103/5
24.2 J Hazlewood to A Mathews, Driven through mid on by the batsman. 102/5 24.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery around middle, tailing in. Mathews looks to flick it away but gets a slight edge from the outer half of the bat and the ball rolls on to the pitch. 102/5 23.6 M Starc to Silva, Good length outside off, blocked well towards short cover. 102/5 23.5 M Starc to Silva, Full and straight on off, dug out towards the bowler. 102/5 23.4 M Starc to Mathews, Fuller and on leg stump, worked through mid-wicket as the ball goes to the deep. They take the brace and also the third as Holland fires a very tame throw from the deep. A better throw might have made things interesting. 102/5 23.3 M Starc to Silva, Full and wide outside off, driven to deep point for a single. 99/5 DHANANJAYA DE SILVA is the new man in.
23.2 M Starc to Chandimal, OUT! STARC THE MAN AGAIN! Length ball angled in from outside off, straightens a bit after pitching with subtle away movement. Chandimal lazily wafts at it and gets a thin edge through to Nevill who takes it with ease. There was a bit of extra bounce on it as well. SL have lost half their side now with the lead on 273. 98/5 23.1 M Starc to Chandimal, Full and on off, driven off the front foot to mid on. 98/4 Drinks break.....
22.6 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Around off, Mathews blocks it from within the crease. 98/4 22.5 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length ball around off, Mathews defends it straight back to the bowler. 98/4
22.4 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Yorker around middle and leg, Mathews is alert to it and digs it out well. 98/4
22.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mathews goes back and defends it solidly. 98/4
22.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length ball around off, The batsman defends it from within the crease. 98/4 22.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Wide! Short delivery around off, zips through the pitch. Mathews looks to play a pull but the ball is too high and Nevill has to jump to grab the ball above his head. That was the first wide of the series! 98/4 22.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Good length delivery around off, Mathews goes back and flicks it behind square leg for a couple. 97/4 21.6 M Starc to Chandimal, Good length fired well down the leg side, left alone to the keeper. 95/4 21.5 M Starc to D Chandimal, FOUR! STREAKY BUT SAFE! Full and angled in from outside off, Chandimal drives without any footwork and gets a thick edge. The ball flies between the two slips and gully to the third man fence. 95/4
21.4 M Starc to Chandimal, Short of a length wider outside off, Chandimal chases it but is beaten. 91/4 21.3 M Starc to Chandimal, FOUR! LOOSE FROM STARC! Full toss well outside off, easy for Chandimal who doesn't miss out. Times the cover drive well to find the boundary. 91/4 21.2 M Starc to Chandimal, Fullish on off, Chandimal drives and gets it off the inside half towards mid on. 87/4
21.1 M Starc
to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, angled in as Mathews clips it down to fine leg for a single. 87/4
MITCHELL STARC comes back on.
20.6 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Full and outside off, Chandimal tries to drive it through the covers but instead gets an inside edge which rolls back down to the bowler. 86/4 20.5 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Fullish delivery outside off, Chandimal strides forward and defends it solidly. 86/4
20.4 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Good length delivery outside off, Chandimal steps down a little and defends it to the leg side. 86/4
20.3 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Fullish delivery around off, shaping in. Chandimal shuffles accross to negotiate the swing and flicks it to mid-wicket. 86/4 20.2 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Shortish delivery outside off, Chandimal goes back and blocks it into the ground. 86/4 20.1 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Length delivery outside off, Chandimal shuffles accross and drives it confidently to mid off. 86/4
19.6 N Lyon to Mathews, Some nice flight given here by Nathan Lyon, it's slightly shorter in length as well, The Lankan skipper stays within his crease and keeps it out off his back foot. 86/4 19.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Swept down to short fine leg for a brisk single. Nicely placed and well run too. 86/4
19.4 N Lyon to Chandimal, Going down leg this time, Chandimal here goes for the sweep shot. Misses as the ball goes off his gloves. Falls short of the keeper and misses the leg stump as well. 85/4 19.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Full on middle and off, Angelo gets low to this and sweeps it to backward square leg for one run. 85/4
19.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Tossed up on the stumps, Mathews sweeps this one hard. Burns feels the burn on his buttocks as the ball hits him hard there. Rubs it off like a brave little lad. 84/4 19.1 N Lyon to A Mathews, Slowing it up here Lyon, flights it well on off, Mathews steps out of his crease to get to the pitch of the delivery, gets an inside edge which thuds off his pads. 84/4 18.6 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Similar delivery, Chandimal is alert to it, rocks back and guides it nicely behind of deep square leg for a couple. 84/4 18.5 Hazlewood to Chandimal, Back of a length delivery around middle, angling in. Chandimal is stuck on the crease and the ball hits him on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but in vain! The ball would have gone down the leg side. 82/4
18.4 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 82/4 18.3 J Hazlewood to D Chandimal, Fullish around off, angling in. Mathews covers the line well and drives it to mid off. The ball is reversing now! 82/4 18.2 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, On a good length outside off, Chandimal watches it carefully and leaves it. 82/4
18.1 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Full delivery outside off, shaping in. Chandimal drives it to the cover region. Sweet timing on that one! 82/4
17.6 N Lyon to Chandimal, Another sweep shot to deep backward square leg for a single. Fitting shot to end the over, consistent. Good stuff. 82/4
17.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Floats this one up on off, Chandimal gets down to sweep this and connects well, unfortunately for him the ball catches the leg of the man at short leg. It rolls over towards short fine leg as no run is taken. 81/4
17.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Fullish around off, Mathews sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for a run. 81/4
17.3 N Lyon to Chandimal, Another full delivery from Lyon, aimed at the stumps,Chandimal gets down on his rear knee and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg. Takes a single as he crosses over to the other end. 80/4
17.2 N Lyon to Chandimal, Yorker outside off, Dinesh digs this one out back towards the bowler. 79/4 17.1 N Lyon to Chandimal, Full and darted on off, gets down to sweep it straight to short fine leg. 79/4 16.6 J Hazlewood to A Mathews, Similar delivery around off, Mathews lunges forward and drives it to mid off. 79/4
16.5 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mathews blocks it from within the crease. 79/4
16.4 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 79/4
16.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery outside off, shaping in a little. Mathews strides forward and defends it towards mid-wicket. 79/4
16.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length delivery outside off, Mathews goes back and defends it comfortably. 79/4 16.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Outside off, driven towards the mid off region by Mathews. 79/4 JOSH HAZLEWOOD is back into the attack!
15.6 N Lyon to Chandimal, This time Dinesh connects the sweep shot but finds the fielder at short fine leg. End of the over. 79/4
15.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Lyon floats this one up outside off, Chandimal kneels down to sweep this away. It goes off his pads and into Steven Smith's hands at first slip. He appeals as he feels there was some bat on that as well. The umpire isn't interested though. 79/4
15.4 N Lyon to Chandimal, Nicely tossed up just outside off, Chandimal is struck on the pads as he prods forward to block it out. 79/4
DINESH CHANDIMAL is the next batsman in.
15.3 Lyon to K Perera, OUT! PERERA IS OUT OF HERE! And that's an excellent delivery. Lyon comes from around the wicket, bowls a slider, shorter in length. Perera doesn't pick it up as he rocks back to chop it away. Misses and the ball goes on to rock the timber. Fourth wicket down for Sri Lanka as the Aussies keep persisting. The Lankans now lead by 254 runs. 79/4
15.2 N Lyon to Perera, Short and outside off, it's punched to backward point off the back foot. 79/3 15.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it on a length outside off, too wide as Perera cuts it towards point. 79/3 14.6 A Voges to Perera, Perera shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 79/3
14.5 A Voges to Perera, Tossed up on middle, Perera brings out the sweep shot and uses it to good effect. The ball goes towards the square leg boundary. The batsmen run a couple. 78/3 14.4 A Voges to Perera, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. 76/3 14.3 A Voges to Mathews, Short around off, Mathews goes back and guides it thorugh covers for a single. 76/3
14.2 A Voges to Mathews, Flighted outside off, Mathews strides forward and drives it to the covers. 75/3 14.1 A Voges to Mathews, Tossed up on off, Mathews defends it from the crease. 75/3 ADAM VOGES comes on to bowl.
13.6 N Lyon to Perera, Drifting in on a length around off, Perera makes room and glides it down to third man for a brace. THE LEAD IS NOW 250. 75/3 13.5 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it up on off, Mathews works it away to the leg side for a single. 73/3 13.4 N Lyon to Mathews, FOUR! POOR BOWLING! Drops it short down the leg side, Mathews gets back and clips it away down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 72/3 13.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on middle and off, Mathews leans into it and defends it well. 68/3 13.2 N Lyon to Perera, Fired down the leg side, another sweep attempted that gets a top edge that goes to the same area as the previous ball. Single taken. 68/3
13.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, Perera goes for the sweep and gets a top edge through the vacant short fine leg region. A brace taken. 67/3
12.6 Jon Holland to Mathews, Tossed up around middle, Mathews pushes it to the cover region. 65/3 12.5 Jon Holland to Perera, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. 65/3 12.4 Jon Holland to Perera, Around off and middle, Perera dances down the wicket and drills it over mid on for a couple. Warner who is stationed at long on makes a brilliant save. 64/3 12.3 Jon Holland to Perera, Quicker around leg stump, Perera plays it down to short fine leg. 62/3 12.2 Jon Holland to Mathews, Outside off, Mathews playes it to the covers for a single. 62/3 12.1 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! Full toss on middle, Mathews flicks it well through mid-wicket for a superb boundary! A lot of bottom hand on that shot! 61/3
11.6 N Lyon to Perera, Fuller on off, Perera steps out and pushes it to mid-wicket for a brace. 57/3 11.5 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter on middle and leg, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single. 55/3
11.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Drifting away outside off, Mathews tries the reverse sweep again but gets it off the bottom of the bat. Smith at first slip anticipates well and moves to his right early to make the stop. 54/3
11.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side. 54/3 11.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it outside off, Mathews goes across to flick but is hit on the pads. Big appeal by Smith but Lyon wasn't interested. Clearly missing off. 54/3 11.1 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it up outside off, Mathews brings out the reverse sweep and gets it to third man for a brace. 54/3
10.6 Jon Holland to Perera, Outside off, Perera goes back and punches it down to mid off. 52/3 10.5 Jon Holland to Perera, Almost a carbon copy of the previous delivery. 52/3 10.4 Jon Holland to Perera, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it. 52/3 10.3 Jon Holland to Perera, Shorter around leg stump, Perera leaves it. 52/3 10.2 Jon Holland to Perera, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 52/3 10.1 Jon Holland to Perera, Tossed up around middle, Perera steps down the wicket and drives it to mid on. 52/3
9.6 N Lyon to Perera, Sliding in short outside off, Perera sits back to cut as the slice goes down to third man. The fielder does well to make the stop but the batsmen get three. 52/3 9.5 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, cut away to the off side. 49/3 9.4 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it up outside off, Perera goes for the reverse sweep but misses. 49/3 9.3 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, Perera steps out and pads up to that one. 49/3 9.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Flighted on off, Mathews sweeps it away down to fine leg for a single. 49/3 9.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter on off, swept away down to fine leg for a single. 48/3 8.6 Jon Holland to Mathews, Sliding in on off, defended well off the front foot on to the track. 47/3 8.5 Jon Holland to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, soft hands from Mathews as he clips it through mid-wicket for a brace. Good running! 47/3
8.4 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! TOO SHORT AND PUNISHED! Dragged short outside off, Mathews goes back for the cut and slices it through backward point for a boundary. 45/3 8.3 Jon Holland to Mathews, Loopy outside off, Mathews steps out to that one and blocks it well. 41/3 8.2 Jon Holland to Mathews, Drifting in from outside off, Mathews gets the sweep very fine down the leg side to the deep for a brace. 41/3
8.1 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! HAMMERED! Floats it up outside off, Mathews goes inside out with a lofted drive over the covers as the ball races to the fence. Intent straightaway from the SL captain. 39/3
The debutant JON HOLLAND comes on for the first time in this innings. 7.6 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it on a length on off, Perera was shaping for the cut but adjusts well to open the bat face very late to glide it towards third man for a brace. 35/3 7.5 N Lyon to Perera, Slider on leg stump, Perera is rapped on the pads but that was going down leg. 33/3
7.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter outside off, Mathews walks across and paddles it down to fine leg for a brace. 33/3
7.3 N Lyon to Perera, Loopy on off, Perera sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single. 32/3 7.2 N Lyon to Perera, Flighted on off, Perera gets an inside edge on to the pads. 31/3 7.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter on middle and off, blocked off the front foot. 31/3 Welcome back for the afternoon session. It will be KusalPerera and Angelo Mathews will continue from where they left off. NATHAN LYON will start off with the bowling proceedings. Let's play.. ... Day 3, Session 2 ...
Australia are already on the back foot but have managed to fight back well in the second innings by taking those three early wickets. Sri Lanka have already stretched the lead to 206 runs on a crumbling pitch. Have Sri Lanka already drawn the curtains on the Aussies or is there still a twist in the tale? Do join us for the post lunch session which promises to be an enticing one! It has been a session full of intensity and drama! Herath and Perera were outstanding with their venomous spin bowling and grabbed four wickets each. Australia got bundled out for a paltry score of 106 and conceded a crucial lead of 175 runs to Sri Lanka.
6.6 M Starc to Mathews, NOT OUT! Good length angled in from around off, comes in with the angle sharply as Mathews is hit on the pads. Two noises as Australia go for the lbw appeal but is turned down. Smith decides to gamble with the review. Was there an inside edge? Replays don't seem to suggest it but perhaps too high. Impact is definitely in line. Let's see what Hawk Eye has to say. Just clipping leg stump and so that means the umpire's call will stay. THAT SHALL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2. 31/3 Australia have taken a review for lbw against Mathews.
6.5 M Starc to Mathews, Full and angling in from outside off, left alone to the keeper. 31/3
Starc switches to round the wicket for the last 2 balls before lunch. 6.4 M Starc to Mathews, Back of a length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 31/3
6.3 M Starc to Mathews, Good length outside off, Angelo defends it to the off side. 31/3
6.2 M Starc to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side. 31/3
ANGELO MATHEWS is the new man in.
6.1 M Starc to Mendis, OUT! GONE! STARC HAS HIS MAN! Good length just outside off, angled away with a bit of late away movement as Mendis is squared up a bit. Almost a replica of his first innings dismissal as the nick is pouched by Nevill safely. Australia making early inroads here but the lead is also swelling for the hosts. 31/3 5.6 N Lyon to Mendis, Mendis flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 31/2
5.5 N Lyon to Mendis, Floated up outside off, holds its line. Mendis plays at it but gets beaten. That was a peach of a delivery! 30/2
5.4 N Lyon to Mendis, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. 30/2
5.3 N Lyon to Perera, The batsman has swept that one through the leg side. They pick up a single. 30/2 5.2 N Lyon to Perera, Perera steps out and pads it away. 29/2
5.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floated around middle and leg, holds its line and strikes Perera low on the pads. The ball would have gone down the leg side as there was a lot of drift in the ball! 29/2
4.6 M Starc to K Perera, Short and outside off, cut away through point for a single. 29/2
4.5 M Starc to Perera, FOUR! FLASHY BUT EFFECTIVE! SL are attacking and rightly so! Short and outside off, Perera slashes at it and gets a thick slice over backward point as the ball rockets to the fence for a boundary. The big first innings lead means that the hosts can afford to play fearlessly even if wickets are falling. Lead is past 200 now. 28/2
4.4 M Starc to K Mendis, DROPPED BY VOGES! Sharp chance but should have been taken! Good length outside off, angling away with bounce as Mendis is squared up a bit on the push. The edge flies to first slip where Voges tries to take it in front of his eyes but spills the chance. Single taken. 24/2 4.3 M Starc to Mendis, FOUR! SMEARED! Full toss outside off, Mendis leans into it and smacks it through the covers to find the fence. Poor ball from Starc. 23/2
4.2 M Starc to K Mendis, Fuller outside off, Mendis drives it off the front foot towards cover. 19/2 4.1 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, blocked off the back foot. 19/2 3.6 N Lyon to Perera, Perera opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man for a couple of runs. 19/2
3.5 N Lyon to Perera, SIX!Length delivery around off, straigthens a bit! Perera dances down the track and strikes a meaty blow over long on for a six! That was a risky shot by Perera but it paid off in the end! 17/2
3.4 N Lyon to Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis sweeps it well to deep mid-wicket for a single. 11/2 3.3 N Lyon to Mendis, Around middle, drifting in, strikes Mendis on the pads. 10/2 3.2 N Lyon to K Perera, Shortish delivery, Perera goes back and square cuts it for a single. 10/2 3.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floated around middle, Perera comes down the track and blocks it into the ground. 9/2
Nathan Lyon comes into the attack!
2.6 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, Mendis defends it off the back foot. 9/2 2.5 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 9/2 2.4 M Starc to Mendis, Full and wide outside off, Mendis tries to dig it out but misses as it goes through to the keeper. Muted appeal but the sound was of bat hitting the ground. 9/2 2.3 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 9/2 KUSAL MENDIS is the new man in.
2.2 M Starc to D Karunaratne, OUT! STARC STRIKES! Poor batting from Karunaratne! Length ball outside off, a bit of extra bounce as Dimuth pushes weakly at that one. Gets a thick edge that flies to gully where Marsh takes an easy catch. Once again the Lankan openers have departed cheaply. 9/2 2.1 M Starc to D Karunaratne, FOUR! CLIPPED AWAY! Fuller on middle and leg, Dimuth goes across and clips it away through backward square leg to find the fence. Nicely timed shot by the southpaw. 9/1 KUSAL PERERA walks out to bat.
1.6 J Hazlewood to Silva, OUT! THAT'S A GOOD CATCH BY SMITH! Fullish delivery outside off, holds its line. Silva pokes at it and gets an outside edge which flies off towards the second slip. Smith who is stationed there eyes it to perfection, dives to his left and takes a well judged low catch! That's the first blow for Sri Lanka! 5/1
1.5 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Length delivery around off, Karunaratne goes back and punches it down the ground for a single. 5/0
1.4 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Played to the point region by the batsman. 4/0
1.3 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Length delivery, Karunaratne goes for a flick but inside edges it on to his pads. 4/0
1.2 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around off, angling in. Karunaratne flicks it down to fine leg for a single. 4/0
1.1 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around off, Silva leans forward and pushes it to the covers. 3/0
JOSH HAZLEWOOD to share the new ball.
0.6 M Starc to Karunaratne, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. 3/0
0.5 M Starc to Karunaratne, Full delivery around leg, drifting towards the legs. Karunaratne flicks it handsomely through square leg for a couple. 3/0
0.4 M Starc to D Karunaratne, Pacy full toss outside off, Karunaratne drives it down straight to mid off. 1/0
0.3 M Starc to Silva, Over pitched delivery wide outside off, Silva leans into the drive and strikes it sweetly for a single. 1/0
0.2 M Starc to Silva, Short delivery, moving accross. Silva leaves it alone. 0/0 0.1 M Starc to Silva, Back of a length delivery, swinging in. Silva goes back and defends it off the back foot. 0/0
28.6 M Marsh to Mathews, No run. 116/5
28.5 M Marsh to Mathews, Back of a length around leg stump, gets a bit of extra bounce. Mathews goes back and defends it unconvincingly. 116/5 28.4 M Marsh to Mathews, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 116/5
28.3 M Marsh to Mathews, On a good length around off, Mathews flicks it uppishly but it falls just short of the mid-wicket fielder. 116/5 28.2 M Marsh to Mathews, Back of a length around off, skids off the pitch and hits Mathews on the glove. Another example of the crumbling nature of the pitch! 116/5 28.1 M Marsh to Mathews, Good length delivery around off, Mathews defends it off the back foot. 116/5 27.6 N Lyon to A Mathews, Flatter outside off, Mathews goes back for the cut and gets a slice down to third man for a single. 116/5
27.5 N Lyon to Silva, Fuller on off, de Silva leans forward and pushes it to long on for a single. 115/5 27.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on off, Mathews leans into it and works it away to the leg side for a single. 114/5
27.3 N Lyon to Silva, Fuller outside off, pushed to the covers for a single. 113/5 27.2 N Lyon to Silva, FOUR! THAT WAS CLOSE! Loopy on a length on off, de Silva goes for the pull and gets a bottom edge down the leg side to the fine leg boundary. That went just past the leg stump. 112/5 27.1 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter on a length outside off, whipped off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single. 108/5
NATHAN LYON comes back on.
26.6 M Marsh to Silva, A full toss on leg stump. de Silva drives it straight back to silly mid on and fails to capitalize on the loose delivery! 107/5 26.5 M Marsh to Silva, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 107/5
26.4 M Marsh to de Silva, Almost a replication of the previous delivery. 107/5 26.3 M Marsh to Mathews, Around middle, Mathews pushes it down to mid on. 107/5 26.2 M Marsh to Mathews, Full length delivery around off and middle, shaping in a bit. Mathews flicks it towards mid-wicket. 106/5
26.1 M Marsh to Mathews, Full length delivery wide outside off, Mathews has a go at it but just manages to put a little bat on that one and the ball rolls towards the cover region. 106/5 MITCHELL MARSH comes on to bowl.
25.6 M Starc to Silva, Length ball slanting in from just outside off, goes through with the angle as de Silva lets it pass. 106/5
25.5 M Starc to Silva, Pitched up closer to off, blocked well off the front foot to the covers. 106/5 25.4 M Starc to Silva, Fine delivery! Length ball angled in from just outside off, tails away a touch as de Silva is beaten on the poke. 106/5
25.3 M Starc to Silva, Fuller outside off, de Silva drives it sweetly to deep cover for a brace. 106/5 25.2 M Starc to Silva, Length ball angled in from outside off, left alone to the keeper. 104/5 25.1 M Starc to Mathews, Very full on middle and leg, dug out towards mid-wicket for a single. 104/5 24.6 J Hazlewood to Silva, Fullish around off, de Silva comes forward and blocks it into the ground. 103/5
24.5 J Hazlewood to Silva, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. 103/5
24.4 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around middle, shaping in. de Silva defends it solidly from within the crease. 103/5 24.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery around middle and leg, Mathews flicks it well through mid-wicket this time. 103/5
24.2 J Hazlewood to A Mathews, Driven through mid on by the batsman. 102/5 24.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery around middle, tailing in. Mathews looks to flick it away but gets a slight edge from the outer half of the bat and the ball rolls on to the pitch. 102/5 23.6 M Starc to Silva, Good length outside off, blocked well towards short cover. 102/5 23.5 M Starc to Silva, Full and straight on off, dug out towards the bowler. 102/5 23.4 M Starc to Mathews, Fuller and on leg stump, worked through mid-wicket as the ball goes to the deep. They take the brace and also the third as Holland fires a very tame throw from the deep. A better throw might have made things interesting. 102/5 23.3 M Starc to Silva, Full and wide outside off, driven to deep point for a single. 99/5 DHANANJAYA DE SILVA is the new man in.
23.2 M Starc to Chandimal, OUT! STARC THE MAN AGAIN! Length ball angled in from outside off, straightens a bit after pitching with subtle away movement. Chandimal lazily wafts at it and gets a thin edge through to Nevill who takes it with ease. There was a bit of extra bounce on it as well. SL have lost half their side now with the lead on 273. 98/5 23.1 M Starc to Chandimal, Full and on off, driven off the front foot to mid on. 98/4 Drinks break.....
22.6 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Around off, Mathews blocks it from within the crease. 98/4 22.5 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length ball around off, Mathews defends it straight back to the bowler. 98/4
22.4 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Yorker around middle and leg, Mathews is alert to it and digs it out well. 98/4
22.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mathews goes back and defends it solidly. 98/4
22.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length ball around off, The batsman defends it from within the crease. 98/4 22.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Wide! Short delivery around off, zips through the pitch. Mathews looks to play a pull but the ball is too high and Nevill has to jump to grab the ball above his head. That was the first wide of the series! 98/4 22.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Good length delivery around off, Mathews goes back and flicks it behind square leg for a couple. 97/4 21.6 M Starc to Chandimal, Good length fired well down the leg side, left alone to the keeper. 95/4 21.5 M Starc to D Chandimal, FOUR! STREAKY BUT SAFE! Full and angled in from outside off, Chandimal drives without any footwork and gets a thick edge. The ball flies between the two slips and gully to the third man fence. 95/4
21.4 M Starc to Chandimal, Short of a length wider outside off, Chandimal chases it but is beaten. 91/4 21.3 M Starc to Chandimal, FOUR! LOOSE FROM STARC! Full toss well outside off, easy for Chandimal who doesn't miss out. Times the cover drive well to find the boundary. 91/4 21.2 M Starc to Chandimal, Fullish on off, Chandimal drives and gets it off the inside half towards mid on. 87/4
21.1 M Starc
to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, angled in as Mathews clips it down to fine leg for a single. 87/4
MITCHELL STARC comes back on.
20.6 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Full and outside off, Chandimal tries to drive it through the covers but instead gets an inside edge which rolls back down to the bowler. 86/4 20.5 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Fullish delivery outside off, Chandimal strides forward and defends it solidly. 86/4
20.4 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Good length delivery outside off, Chandimal steps down a little and defends it to the leg side. 86/4
20.3 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Fullish delivery around off, shaping in. Chandimal shuffles accross to negotiate the swing and flicks it to mid-wicket. 86/4 20.2 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Shortish delivery outside off, Chandimal goes back and blocks it into the ground. 86/4 20.1 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Length delivery outside off, Chandimal shuffles accross and drives it confidently to mid off. 86/4
19.6 N Lyon to Mathews, Some nice flight given here by Nathan Lyon, it's slightly shorter in length as well, The Lankan skipper stays within his crease and keeps it out off his back foot. 86/4 19.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Swept down to short fine leg for a brisk single. Nicely placed and well run too. 86/4
19.4 N Lyon to Chandimal, Going down leg this time, Chandimal here goes for the sweep shot. Misses as the ball goes off his gloves. Falls short of the keeper and misses the leg stump as well. 85/4 19.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Full on middle and off, Angelo gets low to this and sweeps it to backward square leg for one run. 85/4
19.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Tossed up on the stumps, Mathews sweeps this one hard. Burns feels the burn on his buttocks as the ball hits him hard there. Rubs it off like a brave little lad. 84/4 19.1 N Lyon to A Mathews, Slowing it up here Lyon, flights it well on off, Mathews steps out of his crease to get to the pitch of the delivery, gets an inside edge which thuds off his pads. 84/4 18.6 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Similar delivery, Chandimal is alert to it, rocks back and guides it nicely behind of deep square leg for a couple. 84/4 18.5 Hazlewood to Chandimal, Back of a length delivery around middle, angling in. Chandimal is stuck on the crease and the ball hits him on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but in vain! The ball would have gone down the leg side. 82/4
18.4 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 82/4 18.3 J Hazlewood to D Chandimal, Fullish around off, angling in. Mathews covers the line well and drives it to mid off. The ball is reversing now! 82/4 18.2 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, On a good length outside off, Chandimal watches it carefully and leaves it. 82/4
18.1 J Hazlewood to Chandimal, Full delivery outside off, shaping in. Chandimal drives it to the cover region. Sweet timing on that one! 82/4
17.6 N Lyon to Chandimal, Another sweep shot to deep backward square leg for a single. Fitting shot to end the over, consistent. Good stuff. 82/4
17.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Floats this one up on off, Chandimal gets down to sweep this and connects well, unfortunately for him the ball catches the leg of the man at short leg. It rolls over towards short fine leg as no run is taken. 81/4
17.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Fullish around off, Mathews sweeps this towards deep backward square leg for a run. 81/4
17.3 N Lyon to Chandimal, Another full delivery from Lyon, aimed at the stumps,Chandimal gets down on his rear knee and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg. Takes a single as he crosses over to the other end. 80/4
17.2 N Lyon to Chandimal, Yorker outside off, Dinesh digs this one out back towards the bowler. 79/4 17.1 N Lyon to Chandimal, Full and darted on off, gets down to sweep it straight to short fine leg. 79/4 16.6 J Hazlewood to A Mathews, Similar delivery around off, Mathews lunges forward and drives it to mid off. 79/4
16.5 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mathews blocks it from within the crease. 79/4
16.4 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. 79/4
16.3 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Fullish delivery outside off, shaping in a little. Mathews strides forward and defends it towards mid-wicket. 79/4
16.2 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Length delivery outside off, Mathews goes back and defends it comfortably. 79/4 16.1 J Hazlewood to Mathews, Outside off, driven towards the mid off region by Mathews. 79/4 JOSH HAZLEWOOD is back into the attack!
15.6 N Lyon to Chandimal, This time Dinesh connects the sweep shot but finds the fielder at short fine leg. End of the over. 79/4
15.5 N Lyon to Chandimal, Lyon floats this one up outside off, Chandimal kneels down to sweep this away. It goes off his pads and into Steven Smith's hands at first slip. He appeals as he feels there was some bat on that as well. The umpire isn't interested though. 79/4
15.4 N Lyon to Chandimal, Nicely tossed up just outside off, Chandimal is struck on the pads as he prods forward to block it out. 79/4
DINESH CHANDIMAL is the next batsman in.
15.3 Lyon to K Perera, OUT! PERERA IS OUT OF HERE! And that's an excellent delivery. Lyon comes from around the wicket, bowls a slider, shorter in length. Perera doesn't pick it up as he rocks back to chop it away. Misses and the ball goes on to rock the timber. Fourth wicket down for Sri Lanka as the Aussies keep persisting. The Lankans now lead by 254 runs. 79/4
15.2 N Lyon to Perera, Short and outside off, it's punched to backward point off the back foot. 79/3 15.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it on a length outside off, too wide as Perera cuts it towards point. 79/3 14.6 A Voges to Perera, Perera shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 79/3
14.5 A Voges to Perera, Tossed up on middle, Perera brings out the sweep shot and uses it to good effect. The ball goes towards the square leg boundary. The batsmen run a couple. 78/3 14.4 A Voges to Perera, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. 76/3 14.3 A Voges to Mathews, Short around off, Mathews goes back and guides it thorugh covers for a single. 76/3
14.2 A Voges to Mathews, Flighted outside off, Mathews strides forward and drives it to the covers. 75/3 14.1 A Voges to Mathews, Tossed up on off, Mathews defends it from the crease. 75/3 ADAM VOGES comes on to bowl.
13.6 N Lyon to Perera, Drifting in on a length around off, Perera makes room and glides it down to third man for a brace. THE LEAD IS NOW 250. 75/3 13.5 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it up on off, Mathews works it away to the leg side for a single. 73/3 13.4 N Lyon to Mathews, FOUR! POOR BOWLING! Drops it short down the leg side, Mathews gets back and clips it away down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 72/3 13.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on middle and off, Mathews leans into it and defends it well. 68/3 13.2 N Lyon to Perera, Fired down the leg side, another sweep attempted that gets a top edge that goes to the same area as the previous ball. Single taken. 68/3
13.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, Perera goes for the sweep and gets a top edge through the vacant short fine leg region. A brace taken. 67/3
12.6 Jon Holland to Mathews, Tossed up around middle, Mathews pushes it to the cover region. 65/3 12.5 Jon Holland to Perera, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. 65/3 12.4 Jon Holland to Perera, Around off and middle, Perera dances down the wicket and drills it over mid on for a couple. Warner who is stationed at long on makes a brilliant save. 64/3 12.3 Jon Holland to Perera, Quicker around leg stump, Perera plays it down to short fine leg. 62/3 12.2 Jon Holland to Mathews, Outside off, Mathews playes it to the covers for a single. 62/3 12.1 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! Full toss on middle, Mathews flicks it well through mid-wicket for a superb boundary! A lot of bottom hand on that shot! 61/3
11.6 N Lyon to Perera, Fuller on off, Perera steps out and pushes it to mid-wicket for a brace. 57/3 11.5 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter on middle and leg, worked away off the back foot through mid-wicket for a single. 55/3
11.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Drifting away outside off, Mathews tries the reverse sweep again but gets it off the bottom of the bat. Smith at first slip anticipates well and moves to his right early to make the stop. 54/3
11.3 N Lyon to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side. 54/3 11.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it outside off, Mathews goes across to flick but is hit on the pads. Big appeal by Smith but Lyon wasn't interested. Clearly missing off. 54/3 11.1 N Lyon to Mathews, Floats it up outside off, Mathews brings out the reverse sweep and gets it to third man for a brace. 54/3
10.6 Jon Holland to Perera, Outside off, Perera goes back and punches it down to mid off. 52/3 10.5 Jon Holland to Perera, Almost a carbon copy of the previous delivery. 52/3 10.4 Jon Holland to Perera, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it. 52/3 10.3 Jon Holland to Perera, Shorter around leg stump, Perera leaves it. 52/3 10.2 Jon Holland to Perera, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 52/3 10.1 Jon Holland to Perera, Tossed up around middle, Perera steps down the wicket and drives it to mid on. 52/3
9.6 N Lyon to Perera, Sliding in short outside off, Perera sits back to cut as the slice goes down to third man. The fielder does well to make the stop but the batsmen get three. 52/3 9.5 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, cut away to the off side. 49/3 9.4 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it up outside off, Perera goes for the reverse sweep but misses. 49/3 9.3 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter outside off, Perera steps out and pads up to that one. 49/3 9.2 N Lyon to Mathews, Flighted on off, Mathews sweeps it away down to fine leg for a single. 49/3 9.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter on off, swept away down to fine leg for a single. 48/3 8.6 Jon Holland to Mathews, Sliding in on off, defended well off the front foot on to the track. 47/3 8.5 Jon Holland to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, soft hands from Mathews as he clips it through mid-wicket for a brace. Good running! 47/3
8.4 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! TOO SHORT AND PUNISHED! Dragged short outside off, Mathews goes back for the cut and slices it through backward point for a boundary. 45/3 8.3 Jon Holland to Mathews, Loopy outside off, Mathews steps out to that one and blocks it well. 41/3 8.2 Jon Holland to Mathews, Drifting in from outside off, Mathews gets the sweep very fine down the leg side to the deep for a brace. 41/3
8.1 Jon Holland to Mathews, FOUR! HAMMERED! Floats it up outside off, Mathews goes inside out with a lofted drive over the covers as the ball races to the fence. Intent straightaway from the SL captain. 39/3
The debutant JON HOLLAND comes on for the first time in this innings. 7.6 N Lyon to Perera, Floats it on a length on off, Perera was shaping for the cut but adjusts well to open the bat face very late to glide it towards third man for a brace. 35/3 7.5 N Lyon to Perera, Slider on leg stump, Perera is rapped on the pads but that was going down leg. 33/3
7.4 N Lyon to Mathews, Flatter outside off, Mathews walks across and paddles it down to fine leg for a brace. 33/3
7.3 N Lyon to Perera, Loopy on off, Perera sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single. 32/3 7.2 N Lyon to Perera, Flighted on off, Perera gets an inside edge on to the pads. 31/3 7.1 N Lyon to Perera, Flatter on middle and off, blocked off the front foot. 31/3 Welcome back for the afternoon session. It will be KusalPerera and Angelo Mathews will continue from where they left off. NATHAN LYON will start off with the bowling proceedings. Let's play.. ... Day 3, Session 2 ...
Australia are already on the back foot but have managed to fight back well in the second innings by taking those three early wickets. Sri Lanka have already stretched the lead to 206 runs on a crumbling pitch. Have Sri Lanka already drawn the curtains on the Aussies or is there still a twist in the tale? Do join us for the post lunch session which promises to be an enticing one! It has been a session full of intensity and drama! Herath and Perera were outstanding with their venomous spin bowling and grabbed four wickets each. Australia got bundled out for a paltry score of 106 and conceded a crucial lead of 175 runs to Sri Lanka.
6.6 M Starc to Mathews, NOT OUT! Good length angled in from around off, comes in with the angle sharply as Mathews is hit on the pads. Two noises as Australia go for the lbw appeal but is turned down. Smith decides to gamble with the review. Was there an inside edge? Replays don't seem to suggest it but perhaps too high. Impact is definitely in line. Let's see what Hawk Eye has to say. Just clipping leg stump and so that means the umpire's call will stay. THAT SHALL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2. 31/3 Australia have taken a review for lbw against Mathews.
6.5 M Starc to Mathews, Full and angling in from outside off, left alone to the keeper. 31/3
Starc switches to round the wicket for the last 2 balls before lunch. 6.4 M Starc to Mathews, Back of a length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 31/3
6.3 M Starc to Mathews, Good length outside off, Angelo defends it to the off side. 31/3
6.2 M Starc to Mathews, Fuller on middle and leg, worked away to the leg side. 31/3
ANGELO MATHEWS is the new man in.
6.1 M Starc to Mendis, OUT! GONE! STARC HAS HIS MAN! Good length just outside off, angled away with a bit of late away movement as Mendis is squared up a bit. Almost a replica of his first innings dismissal as the nick is pouched by Nevill safely. Australia making early inroads here but the lead is also swelling for the hosts. 31/3 5.6 N Lyon to Mendis, Mendis flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 31/2
5.5 N Lyon to Mendis, Floated up outside off, holds its line. Mendis plays at it but gets beaten. That was a peach of a delivery! 30/2
5.4 N Lyon to Mendis, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. 30/2
5.3 N Lyon to Perera, The batsman has swept that one through the leg side. They pick up a single. 30/2 5.2 N Lyon to Perera, Perera steps out and pads it away. 29/2
5.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floated around middle and leg, holds its line and strikes Perera low on the pads. The ball would have gone down the leg side as there was a lot of drift in the ball! 29/2
4.6 M Starc to K Perera, Short and outside off, cut away through point for a single. 29/2
4.5 M Starc to Perera, FOUR! FLASHY BUT EFFECTIVE! SL are attacking and rightly so! Short and outside off, Perera slashes at it and gets a thick slice over backward point as the ball rockets to the fence for a boundary. The big first innings lead means that the hosts can afford to play fearlessly even if wickets are falling. Lead is past 200 now. 28/2
4.4 M Starc to K Mendis, DROPPED BY VOGES! Sharp chance but should have been taken! Good length outside off, angling away with bounce as Mendis is squared up a bit on the push. The edge flies to first slip where Voges tries to take it in front of his eyes but spills the chance. Single taken. 24/2 4.3 M Starc to Mendis, FOUR! SMEARED! Full toss outside off, Mendis leans into it and smacks it through the covers to find the fence. Poor ball from Starc. 23/2
4.2 M Starc to K Mendis, Fuller outside off, Mendis drives it off the front foot towards cover. 19/2 4.1 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, blocked off the back foot. 19/2 3.6 N Lyon to Perera, Perera opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man for a couple of runs. 19/2
3.5 N Lyon to Perera, SIX!Length delivery around off, straigthens a bit! Perera dances down the track and strikes a meaty blow over long on for a six! That was a risky shot by Perera but it paid off in the end! 17/2
3.4 N Lyon to Mendis, Tossed up on middle, Mendis sweeps it well to deep mid-wicket for a single. 11/2 3.3 N Lyon to Mendis, Around middle, drifting in, strikes Mendis on the pads. 10/2 3.2 N Lyon to K Perera, Shortish delivery, Perera goes back and square cuts it for a single. 10/2 3.1 N Lyon to Perera, Floated around middle, Perera comes down the track and blocks it into the ground. 9/2
Nathan Lyon comes into the attack!
2.6 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, Mendis defends it off the back foot. 9/2 2.5 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 9/2 2.4 M Starc to Mendis, Full and wide outside off, Mendis tries to dig it out but misses as it goes through to the keeper. Muted appeal but the sound was of bat hitting the ground. 9/2 2.3 M Starc to Mendis, Good length outside off, left alone to the keeper. 9/2 KUSAL MENDIS is the new man in.
2.2 M Starc to D Karunaratne, OUT! STARC STRIKES! Poor batting from Karunaratne! Length ball outside off, a bit of extra bounce as Dimuth pushes weakly at that one. Gets a thick edge that flies to gully where Marsh takes an easy catch. Once again the Lankan openers have departed cheaply. 9/2 2.1 M Starc to D Karunaratne, FOUR! CLIPPED AWAY! Fuller on middle and leg, Dimuth goes across and clips it away through backward square leg to find the fence. Nicely timed shot by the southpaw. 9/1 KUSAL PERERA walks out to bat.
1.6 J Hazlewood to Silva, OUT! THAT'S A GOOD CATCH BY SMITH! Fullish delivery outside off, holds its line. Silva pokes at it and gets an outside edge which flies off towards the second slip. Smith who is stationed there eyes it to perfection, dives to his left and takes a well judged low catch! That's the first blow for Sri Lanka! 5/1
1.5 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Length delivery around off, Karunaratne goes back and punches it down the ground for a single. 5/0
1.4 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Played to the point region by the batsman. 4/0
1.3 J Hazlewood to Karunaratne, Length delivery, Karunaratne goes for a flick but inside edges it on to his pads. 4/0
1.2 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around off, angling in. Karunaratne flicks it down to fine leg for a single. 4/0
1.1 J Hazlewood to Silva, Around off, Silva leans forward and pushes it to the covers. 3/0
JOSH HAZLEWOOD to share the new ball.
0.6 M Starc to Karunaratne, That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. 3/0
0.5 M Starc to Karunaratne, Full delivery around leg, drifting towards the legs. Karunaratne flicks it handsomely through square leg for a couple. 3/0
0.4 M Starc to D Karunaratne, Pacy full toss outside off, Karunaratne drives it down straight to mid off. 1/0
0.3 M Starc to Silva, Over pitched delivery wide outside off, Silva leans into the drive and strikes it sweetly for a single. 1/0
0.2 M Starc to Silva, Short delivery, moving accross. Silva leaves it alone. 0/0 0.1 M Starc to Silva, Back of a length delivery, swinging in. Silva goes back and defends it off the back foot. 0/0
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