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Warne-Muralitharan TrophyMatch 3 · Test

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

Sydney Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bowl.

Australia432/9d & 141/542.5 ov
Sri Lanka294 & 27881.2 ov
Australia won by 5 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 294, Lahiru Thirimanne 91 from 151 balls and Mahela Jayawardene 72 from 110 balls. Jackson Bird took 4 for 41.

Australia made 432 for 9 declared, Matthew Wade 102 not out from 158 balls and Phillip Hughes 87 from 143 balls. HMRKB Herath took 4 for 95.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 278, Dimuth Karunaratne 85 from 109 balls and Dinesh Chandimal 62 not out from 106 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 34.

Australia made 141 for 5. HMRKB Herath took 3 for 47.

Australia won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

102*Matthew WadeAustralia. 158 balls, 9 foursJB4/41Jackson BirdAustralia. 19.4 overs, 10 maidensPlayer of the matchLT91Lahiru ThirimanneSri Lanka. 151 balls, 13 fours, 1 sixHH4/95HMRKB HerathSri Lanka. 31 overs, 3 maidens

Sri Lanka 1st innings

294(87.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dimuth Karunaratnec MEK Hussey b JM Birdc MEK Hussey b JM Bird5230021.74
Tillakaratne Dilshanc †MS Wade b JM Birdc †MS Wade b JM Bird34615055.74
Mahela Jayawardenec MJ Clarke b MA Starcc MJ Clarke b MA Starc7211012165.45
Lahiru Thirimannec DA Warner b NM Lyonc DA Warner b NM Lyon9115113160.26
Thilan Samaraweeralbw b PM Siddlelbw b PM Siddle12270044.44
Angelo Mathewsc MEK Hussey b MA Starcc MEK Hussey b MA Starc15483031.25
Dinesh Chandimal †b MA Starcb MA Starc24445054.55
Dhammika Prasadc MA Starc b PM Siddlec MA Starc b PM Siddle240050.00
HMRKB Herathc PM Siddle b JM Birdc PM Siddle b JM Bird5161031.25
Suranga Lakmalc MEK Hussey b JM Birdc MEK Hussey b JM Bird5230021.74
Nuwan Pradeepnot outnot out17*203085.00
Extras(lb 8, w 3, nb 1)(lb 8, w 3, nb 1)12
Total87.4 Ov (RR 3.35)87.4 Ov (RR 3.35)294
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (FDM Karunaratne, 7.5 ov), 72-2 (TM Dilshan, 21.4 ov), 134-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 42.1 ov), 167-4 (TT Samaraweera, 51 ov), 222-5 (AD Mathews, 66.2 ov), 250-6 (HDRL Thirimanne, 73.3 ov), 256-7 (KTGD Prasad, 74.4 ov), 271-8 (LD Chandimal, 80.1 ov), 273-9 (HMRKB Herath, 81.4 ov), 294-10 (RAS Lakmal, 87.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc1907133.74849030
Jackson Bird19.4104142.081007000
Peter Siddle1534623.07759001
Mitchell Johnson1315804.46538000
Nathan Lyon1926913.63909200
Michael Hussey21100.50110000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stFDM Karunaratne 5(23) & TM Dilshan 15(24)2647
2ndTM Dilshan 19(37) & DPMD Jayawardene 26(46)4683
3rdHDRL Thirimanne 16(59) & DPMD Jayawardene 46(64)62123
4thTT Samaraweera 12(27) & HDRL Thirimanne 20(26)3353
5thHDRL Thirimanne 39(45) & AD Mathews 15(48)5592
6thLD Chandimal 12(22) & HDRL Thirimanne 16(21)2843
7thLD Chandimal 4(3) & KTGD Prasad 2(4)67
8thHMRKB Herath 5(14) & LD Chandimal 8(19)1533
9thRAS Lakmal 2(7) & HMRKB Herath 0(2)29
10thRAS Lakmal 3(16) & N Pradeep 17(20)2136

Australia 1st innings

432/9d(107 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
David Warnerc KTGD Prasad b TM Dilshanc KTGD Prasad b TM Dilshan8584100101.19
Ed Cowanrun out (N Pradeep/KTGD Prasad)run out (N Pradeep/KTGD Prasad)490044.44
Phillip Hughesc †LD Chandimal b HMRKB Herathc †LD Chandimal b HMRKB Herath871439060.84
Michael Clarkec FDM Karunaratne b HMRKB Herathc FDM Karunaratne b HMRKB Herath50755166.67
Michael Husseyrun out (FDM Karunaratne)run out (FDM Karunaratne)25510049.02
Matthew Wade †not outnot out102*1589064.56
Mitchell Johnsonc †LD Chandimal b N Pradeepc †LD Chandimal b N Pradeep13381034.21
Peter Siddlec †LD Chandimal b N Pradeepc †LD Chandimal b N Pradeep38624061.29
Mitchell Starclbw b HMRKB Herathlbw b HMRKB Herath240050.00
Nathan Lyonb HMRKB Herathb HMRKB Herath4101040.00
Jackson Birdnot outnot out6*111054.55
Extras(lb 6, w 7, nb 3)(lb 6, w 7, nb 3)16
Total107 Ov (RR 4.04)107 Ov (RR 4.04)432/9d
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (EJM Cowan, 5.1 ov), 166-2 (DA Warner, 34.5 ov), 195-3 (PJ Hughes, 41.4 ov), 251-4 (MEK Hussey, 58.3 ov), 271-5 (MJ Clarke, 65.2 ov), 307-6 (MG Johnson, 81.3 ov), 384-7 (PM Siddle, 98.5 ov), 387-8 (MA Starc, 99.4 ov), 393-9 (NM Lyon, 101.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Suranga Lakmal2449503.9610413000
Nuwan Pradeep20111425.707113013
Dhammika Prasad1105304.82387020
Angelo Mathews201105.5092000
Tillakaratne Dilshan1925813.05753000
HMRKB Herath3139543.061232100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDA Warner 32(22) & EJM Cowan 4(9)3631
2ndDA Warner 53(62) & PJ Hughes 72(116)130178
3rdPJ Hughes 15(27) & MJ Clarke 14(14)2941
4thMEK Hussey 25(51) & MJ Clarke 30(50)56101
5thMS Wade 12(30) & MJ Clarke 6(11)2041
6thMS Wade 22(60) & MG Johnson 13(38)3697
7thPM Siddle 38(62) & MS Wade 33(44)77104
8thMA Starc 2(4) & MS Wade 1(1)35
9thNM Lyon 4(10) & MS Wade 2(3)613
10thJM Bird 6(11) & MS Wade 32(20)39*31

Sri Lanka 2nd innings

278(81.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dimuth Karunaratnec †MS Wade b JM Birdc †MS Wade b JM Bird8510910177.98
Tillakaratne Dilshanc PJ Hughes b MG Johnsonc PJ Hughes b MG Johnson5210023.81
Mahela Jayawardenec MJ Clarke b PM Siddlec MJ Clarke b PM Siddle601289046.88
Lahiru Thirimannec JM Bird b MG Johnsonc JM Bird b MG Johnson7231030.43
Thilan Samaraweerac MEK Hussey b NM Lyonc MEK Hussey b NM Lyon03000.00
Angelo Mathewsrun out (DA Warner/†MS Wade)run out (DA Warner/†MS Wade)16234069.57
Dinesh Chandimal †not outnot out62*10611058.49
Dhammika Prasadc †MS Wade b MA Starcc †MS Wade b MA Starc15170088.24
HMRKB Herathb JM Birdb JM Bird10310032.26
Suranga Lakmalb MG Johnsonb MG Johnson06000.00
Nuwan Pradeepc †MS Wade b JM Birdc †MS Wade b JM Bird9242037.50
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 3)(b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb 3)9
Total81.2 Ov (RR 3.42)81.2 Ov (RR 3.42)278
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (TM Dilshan, 7 ov), 132-2 (FDM Karunaratne, 33.1 ov), 155-3 (HDRL Thirimanne, 40.5 ov), 158-4 (TT Samaraweera, 41.5 ov), 178-5 (AD Mathews, 50 ov), 178-6 (DPMD Jayawardene, 50.4 ov), 202-7 (KTGD Prasad, 56.2 ov), 235-8 (HMRKB Herath, 67.3 ov), 237-9 (RAS Lakmal, 69 ov), 278-10 (N Pradeep, 81.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc1214914.08538000
Jackson Bird21.257633.5610112003
Mitchell Johnson1533432.27723010
Peter Siddle1744212.47856000
Nathan Lyon1516614.40607100
Michael Hussey10606.0041000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stFDM Karunaratne 18(22) & TM Dilshan 5(21)2442
2ndFDM Karunaratne 67(87) & DPMD Jayawardene 38(72)108157
3rdHDRL Thirimanne 7(23) & DPMD Jayawardene 15(23)2346
4thTT Samaraweera 0(3) & DPMD Jayawardene 3(3)36
5thAD Mathews 16(23) & DPMD Jayawardene 4(26)2049
6thDPMD Jayawardene 0(4) & LD Chandimal 0(0)04
7thKTGD Prasad 15(17) & LD Chandimal 9(17)2434
8thHMRKB Herath 10(31) & LD Chandimal 20(36)3367
9thRAS Lakmal 0(6) & LD Chandimal 1(3)29
10thLD Chandimal 32(50) & N Pradeep 9(24)4174

Australia 2nd innings

141/5(42.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ed Cowanlbw b HMRKB Herathlbw b HMRKB Herath36884040.91
David Warnerc DPMD Jayawardene b RAS Lakmalc DPMD Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal01000.00
Phillip Hugheslbw b HMRKB Herathlbw b HMRKB Herath34494069.39
Michael Clarkec HDRL Thirimanne b TM Dilshanc HDRL Thirimanne b TM Dilshan29523055.77
Michael Husseynot outnot out27*422064.29
Matthew Wade †b HMRKB Herathb HMRKB Herath9181050.00
Mitchell Johnsonnot outnot out1*70014.29
Extras(lb 5)(lb 5)5
Total42.5 Ov (RR 3.29)42.5 Ov (RR 3.29) · Target 141141/5
Did not bat: Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (DA Warner, 1.1 ov), 45-2 (PJ Hughes, 15 ov), 104-3 (MJ Clarke, 31.2 ov), 108-4 (EJM Cowan, 32.5 ov), 132-5 (MS Wade, 38.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tillakaratne Dilshan1825713.17757000
Suranga Lakmal611813.00293000
HMRKB Herath16.504732.79682000
Nuwan Pradeep201407.0062000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEJM Cowan 0(6) & DA Warner 0(1)07
2ndPJ Hughes 34(49) & EJM Cowan 11(34)4583
3rdEJM Cowan 25(46) & MJ Clarke 29(52)5998
4thMEK Hussey 4(7) & EJM Cowan 0(2)49
5thMS Wade 9(18) & MEK Hussey 15(18)2436
6thMG Johnson 1(7) & MEK Hussey 8(17)9*24

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 141/5 (42.5 ov)
42.51
HMRKB Herath to MG Johnson, 1 run
42.40
HMRKB Herath to MG Johnson, no run
42.31
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, 1 run
42.20
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, no run
42.10
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, no run
End of over 423 runsAUS 139/5200100
MG Johnson 0(5)MEK Hussey 26(39)TM Dilshan 18-2-57-1
41.60
TM Dilshan to MG Johnson, no run
41.50
TM Dilshan to MG Johnson, no run
41.41
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
41.30
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
41.20
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
41.12
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 2 runs
End of over 413 runsAUS 136/5200100
MG Johnson 0(3)MEK Hussey 23(35)HMRKB Herath 16-0-45-3
40.60
HMRKB Herath to MG Johnson, no run
40.50
HMRKB Herath to MG Johnson, no run
40.41
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, 1 run
40.30
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, no run
40.20
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, no run
40.12
HMRKB Herath to MEK Hussey, 2 runs
End of over 401 runAUS 133/5000001
MEK Hussey 20(31)MG Johnson 0(1)TM Dilshan 17-2-54-1
39.61
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, 1 run
39.50
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
39.40
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
39.30
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
39.20
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
39.10
TM Dilshan to MEK Hussey, no run
End of over 396 runs, 1 wktAUS 132/51401W0
MG Johnson 0(1)MEK Hussey 19(25)HMRKB Herath 15-0-42-3
38.60
HMRKB Herath to MG Johnson, no run
38.5W
HMRKB Herath to MS Wade, OUT
MS Wade b HMRKB Herath 9(18) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 132/5 (38.5 ov)