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Match summary

Australia in Sri Lanka

1st Test / Galle

Sri Lanka 165 & 247. Australia 654 for 6.

Australia win by an innings and 242 runs.

Australia 1st innings

Total

654 for 6 declared, from 154 overs.

Batting

  1. Khawaja c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya; 232 runs, 352 balls, 16 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 65.91
  2. Head c Chandimal b Jayasuriya; 57 runs, 40 balls, 10 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 142.50
  3. Labuschagne c de Silva b Vandersay; 20 runs, 50 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 40.00
  4. Smith (c) lbw b Vandersay; 141 runs, 251 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes, and a strike rate of 56.18
  5. Inglis c PHKD Mendis b Jayasuriya; 102 runs, 94 balls, 10 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 108.51
  6. Carey (wk) not out; 46 runs, 69 balls, 1 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 66.67
  7. Webster c PHKD Mendis b Vandersay; 23 runs, 50 balls, 1 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 46.00
  8. Starc not out; 19 runs, 19 balls, 2 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 100.00

Extras

14 from 2 byes, 11 legbyes, 1 noballs.

Yet to bat

  • Kuhnemann
  • Lyon
  • Murphy

Fall of Wickets

  • Travis Head at 92 for 1, from 14.3 overs
  • Marnus Labuschagne at 135 for 2, from 29.6 overs
  • Steve Smith at 401 for 3, from 99.5 overs
  • Usman Khawaja at 547 for 4, from 128.3 overs
  • Josh Inglis at 570 for 5, from 132.6 overs
  • Beau Webster at 629 for 6, from 149.2 overs

Bowling

  1. AM Fernando: 15overs, 1 maidens, 77 runs, 0 wickets, and an economy of 5.13.
  2. Peiris: 41overs, 1 maidens, 189 runs, 0 wickets, and an economy of 4.60.
  3. Jayasuriya: 60overs, 8 maidens, 193 runs, 3 wickets, and an economy of 3.21.
  4. Vandersay: 38overs, 0 maidens, 182 runs, 3 wickets, and an economy of 4.78.

Match details

  • Toss: Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
  • Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
  • Umpire: Chris Gaffaney
  • TV umpire: Joel Wilson
  • Match referee: Jeff Crowe
  • Reserve umpire: Lyndon Hannibal