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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 125 runs

Galle International Stadium, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka105 & 25395.5 ov
Australia273 & 21059.2 ov
Australia won by 125 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 273, Michael Hussey 95 from 177 balls and Ricky Ponting 44 from 83 balls. HMRKB Herath took 3 for 54.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 105. Nathan Lyon took 5 for 34.

Australia were bowled out for 210, Michael Clarke 60 from 80 balls. HMRKB Herath took 5 for 79.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 253, Mahela Jayawardene 105 from 231 balls and Angelo Mathews 95 from 191 balls. Ryan Harris took 5 for 62.

Australia won by 125 runs.

Key performers

Australia 1st innings

273(86.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonc HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herathc HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath221950115.79
Phillip Hughesc NT Paranavitana b RAS Lakmalc NT Paranavitana b RAS Lakmal12312038.71
Ricky Pontingc AD Mathews b HMRKB Herathc AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath44836053.01
Michael Clarkelbw b HMRKB Herathlbw b HMRKB Herath23452051.11
Michael Husseylbw b TM Dilshanlbw b TM Dilshan951777353.67
Usman Khawajab UWMBCA Welegedarab UWMBCA Welegedara21580036.21
Brad Haddin †c AD Mathews b S Randivc AD Mathews b S Randiv24463152.17
Mitchell Johnsonc HAPW Jayawardene b RAS Lakmalc HAPW Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal14331042.42
Ryan Harrislbw b RAS Lakmallbw b RAS Lakmal150020.00
Trent Copelandc NT Paranavitana b S Randivc NT Paranavitana b S Randiv12163075.00
Nathan Lyonnot outnot out0*7000.00
Extras(b 3, lb 2)(b 3, lb 2)5
Total86.4 Ov (RR 3.15)86.4 Ov (RR 3.15)273
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (SR Watson, 6.1 ov), 36-2 (PJ Hughes, 9.4 ov), 91-3 (MJ Clarke, 24.5 ov), 112-4 (RT Ponting, 36.2 ov), 157-5 (UT Khawaja, 53.2 ov), 205-6 (BJ Haddin, 67.3 ov), 234-7 (MG Johnson, 76.4 ov), 236-8 (RJ Harris, 78.1 ov), 251-9 (TA Copeland, 82 ov), 273-10 (MEK Hussey, 86.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
UWMBCA Welegedara1556114.076611000
Suranga Lakmal1725533.24757000
HMRKB Herath2435432.251073000
Suraj Randiv2127623.62926400
Tillakaratne Dilshan9.412212.28432000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 22(19) & PJ Hughes 6(18)2837
2ndRT Ponting 2(8) & PJ Hughes 6(13)821
3rdMJ Clarke 23(45) & RT Ponting 32(46)5591
4thMEK Hussey 10(40) & RT Ponting 10(29)2169
5thUT Khawaja 21(58) & MEK Hussey 24(44)45102
6thBJ Haddin 24(46) & MEK Hussey 24(39)4885
7thMG Johnson 14(33) & MEK Hussey 13(22)2955
8thRJ Harris 1(5) & MEK Hussey 1(4)29
9thTA Copeland 12(16) & MEK Hussey 3(7)1523
10thMEK Hussey 20(21) & NM Lyon 0(7)2228

Sri Lanka 1st innings

105(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tharanga Paranavitanalbw b SR Watsonlbw b SR Watson291153025.22
Tillakaratne Dilshanc RT Ponting b TA Copelandc RT Ponting b TA Copeland4210200.00
Kumar Sangakkara †c MJ Clarke b NM Lyonc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon10401025.00
Mahela Jayawardenerun out (TA Copeland/†BJ Haddin)run out (TA Copeland/†BJ Haddin)11292037.93
Thilan Samaraweeralbw b SR Watsonlbw b SR Watson26632041.27
Prasanna Jayawardenelbw b SR Watsonlbw b SR Watson04000.00
Angelo Mathewsb NM Lyonb NM Lyon5190026.32
Suraj Randivc RT Ponting b NM Lyonc RT Ponting b NM Lyon9191047.37
HMRKB Herathc MG Johnson b NM Lyonc MG Johnson b NM Lyon02000.00
Suranga Lakmalnot outnot out2*50040.00
UWMBCA Welegedarac & b NM Lyonc & b NM Lyon140025.00
Extras(lb 4, w 1, nb 3)(lb 4, w 1, nb 3)8
Total50 Ov (RR 2.10)50 Ov (RR 2.10)105
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (TM Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 24-2 (KC Sangakkara, 15.1 ov), 44-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 23.1 ov), 87-4 (TT Samaraweera, 40.1 ov), 87-5 (HAPW Jayawardene, 40.5 ov), 88-6 (NT Paranavitana, 42.4 ov), 100-7 (AD Mathews, 47.1 ov), 100-8 (HMRKB Herath, 47.3 ov), 103-9 (S Randiv, 49.1 ov), 105-10 (UWMBCA Welegedara, 50 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris85600.75440010
Trent Copeland1232412.00583000
Mitchell Johnson912602.89432002
Nathan Lyon1533452.27714000
Shane Watson611131.83291000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNT Paranavitana 0(6) & TM Dilshan 4(2)48
2ndKC Sangakkara 10(40) & NT Paranavitana 6(43)2083
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 11(29) & NT Paranavitana 8(19)2048
4thTT Samaraweera 26(63) & NT Paranavitana 14(41)43102
5thHAPW Jayawardene 0(4) & NT Paranavitana 0(0)04
6thAD Mathews 0(5) & NT Paranavitana 1(6)111
7thS Randiv 7(13) & AD Mathews 5(14)1227
8thHMRKB Herath 0(2) & S Randiv 0(0)02
9thRAS Lakmal 1(4) & S Randiv 2(6)310
10thUWMBCA Welegedara 1(4) & RAS Lakmal 1(1)25

Australia 2nd innings

210(59.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonc TT Samaraweera b UWMBCA Welegedarac TT Samaraweera b UWMBCA Welegedara01000.00
Phillip Hugheslbw b TM Dilshanlbw b TM Dilshan28513154.90
Ricky Pontingc HMRKB Herath b RAS Lakmalc HMRKB Herath b RAS Lakmal491044.44
Michael Clarkec HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herathc HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath60807175.00
Michael Husseyc NT Paranavitana b HMRKB Herathc NT Paranavitana b HMRKB Herath15371040.54
Usman Khawajalbw b UWMBCA Welegedaralbw b UWMBCA Welegedara26682138.24
Brad Haddin †c DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herathc DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath05000.00
Mitchell Johnsonc HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herathc HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath8191042.11
Ryan Harrisc & b HMRKB Herathc & b HMRKB Herath23453051.11
Trent Copelandnot outnot out23*304076.67
Nathan Lyonc TT Samaraweera b TM Dilshanc TT Samaraweera b TM Dilshan131320100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 4, nb 2)(b 4, lb 4, nb 2)10
Total59.2 Ov (RR 3.54)59.2 Ov (RR 3.54)210
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (SR Watson, 0.1 ov), 5-2 (RT Ponting, 3.2 ov), 61-3 (PJ Hughes, 15.2 ov), 110-4 (MJ Clarke, 29.2 ov), 110-5 (MEK Hussey, 29.3 ov), 112-6 (BJ Haddin, 31.2 ov), 130-7 (MG Johnson, 37.3 ov), 170-8 (UT Khawaja, 50.1 ov), 178-9 (RJ Harris, 53.3 ov), 210-10 (NM Lyon, 59.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
UWMBCA Welegedara631322.17312000
Suranga Lakmal832312.88403002
HMRKB Herath2337953.431009100
Suraj Randiv1436104.36587200
Tillakaratne Dilshan8.212623.12383000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 0(1) & PJ Hughes 0(0)01
2ndRT Ponting 4(9) & PJ Hughes 0(10)519
3rdMJ Clarke 27(32) & PJ Hughes 28(41)5672
4thMEK Hussey 15(36) & MJ Clarke 33(48)4984
5thMEK Hussey 0(1) & UT Khawaja 0(0)01
6thBJ Haddin 0(5) & UT Khawaja 2(6)211
7thMG Johnson 8(19) & UT Khawaja 6(18)1837
8thUT Khawaja 18(44) & RJ Harris 19(33)4076
9thTA Copeland 4(8) & RJ Harris 4(12)820
10thNM Lyon 13(13) & TA Copeland 19(22)3235

Sri Lanka 2nd innings

253(95.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Tharanga Paranavitanalbw b RJ Harrislbw b RJ Harris01000.00
Tillakaratne Dilshanb RJ Harrisb RJ Harris12183066.67
Kumar Sangakkara †c MEK Hussey b SR Watsonc MEK Hussey b SR Watson17731023.29
Mahela Jayawardeneb RJ Harrisb RJ Harris10523115145.45
Thilan Samaraweerac †BJ Haddin b MG Johnsonc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson014000.00
Prasanna Jayawardeneb RJ Harrisb RJ Harris010000.00
Angelo Mathewsb SR Watsonb SR Watson9519113049.74
Suraj Randivc MJ Clarke b MG Johnsonc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson06000.00
HMRKB Herathc TA Copeland b RJ Harrisc TA Copeland b RJ Harris12142085.71
Suranga Lakmalc MG Johnson b NM Lyonc MG Johnson b NM Lyon591055.56
UWMBCA Welegedaranot outnot out4*80050.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 1)(b 1, lb 1, w 1)3
Total95.5 Ov (RR 2.64)95.5 Ov (RR 2.64) · Target 379253
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (NT Paranavitana, 0.1 ov), 15-2 (TM Dilshan, 6.2 ov), 52-3 (KC Sangakkara, 24.5 ov), 63-4 (TT Samaraweera, 30 ov), 68-5 (HAPW Jayawardene, 34.3 ov), 210-6 (DPMD Jayawardene, 86.1 ov), 221-7 (S Randiv, 89.1 ov), 242-8 (HMRKB Herath, 92.3 ov), 249-9 (AD Mathews, 94.1 ov), 253-10 (RAS Lakmal, 95.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris2056253.109611010
Trent Copeland1662001.25842000
Mitchell Johnson1965622.95899000
Nathan Lyon19.527313.68809100
Michael Clarke601602.67251000
Shane Watson1361921.46693000
Ricky Ponting20502.5070000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNT Paranavitana 0(1) & TM Dilshan 0(0)01
2ndKC Sangakkara 3(19) & TM Dilshan 12(18)1537
3rdDPMD Jayawardene 23(57) & KC Sangakkara 14(54)37111
4thTT Samaraweera 0(14) & DPMD Jayawardene 11(17)1131
5thDPMD Jayawardene 5(17) & HAPW Jayawardene 0(10)527
6thAD Mathews 73(170) & DPMD Jayawardene 66(140)142310
7thS Randiv 0(6) & AD Mathews 11(12)1118
8thHMRKB Herath 12(14) & AD Mathews 9(6)2120
9thRAS Lakmal 5(7) & AD Mathews 2(3)710
10thUWMBCA Welegedara 4(8) & RAS Lakmal 0(2)410

Commentary

End of innings: SL 253 (95.5 ov)
95.5W
NM Lyon to RAS Lakmal, OUT
RAS Lakmal c MG Johnson b NM Lyon 5(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 253/10 (95.5 ov)
95.41
NM Lyon to UWMBCA Welegedara, 1 run
95.30
NM Lyon to UWMBCA Welegedara, no run
95.20
NM Lyon to UWMBCA Welegedara, no run
95.10
NM Lyon to UWMBCA Welegedara, no run
End of over 953 runs, 1 wktSL 252/9W02010
RAS Lakmal 5(8)UWMBCA Welegedara 3(4)SR Watson 13-6-19-2
94.60
SR Watson to RAS Lakmal, no run
94.51
SR Watson to UWMBCA Welegedara, 1 run
94.40
SR Watson to UWMBCA Welegedara, no run
94.32
SR Watson to UWMBCA Welegedara, 2 runs
94.20
SR Watson to UWMBCA Welegedara, no run
94.1W
SR Watson to AD Mathews, OUT
AD Mathews b SR Watson 95(191) [4s-13 6s-0] · FoW 249/9 (94.1 ov)
End of over 943 runsSL 249/8100110
RAS Lakmal 5(7)AD Mathews 95(190)NM Lyon 19-2-72-0
93.60
NM Lyon to RAS Lakmal, no run
93.51
NM Lyon to AD Mathews, 1 run
93.41
NM Lyon to RAS Lakmal, 1 run
93.30
NM Lyon to RAS Lakmal, no run
93.20
NM Lyon to RAS Lakmal, no run
93.11
NM Lyon to AD Mathews, 1 run
End of over 938 runs, 1 wktSL 246/840W400
RAS Lakmal 4(3)AD Mathews 93(188)RJ Harris 20-5-62-5
92.60
RJ Harris to RAS Lakmal, no run
92.50
RJ Harris to RAS Lakmal, no run
92.44
RJ Harris to RAS Lakmal, FOUR
92.3W
RJ Harris to HMRKB Herath, OUT
HMRKB Herath c TA Copeland b RJ Harris 12(14) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 242/8 (92.3 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for RJ Harris
92.20
RJ Harris to HMRKB Herath, no run
92.14
RJ Harris to HMRKB Herath, FOUR
End of over 924 runsSL 238/7010201
HMRKB Herath 8(11)AD Mathews 93(188)MG Johnson 19-6-56-2
91.61
MG Johnson to HMRKB Herath, 1 run
91.50
MG Johnson to HMRKB Herath, no run