23/01Result
1st Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Brisbane, Jan 24-26 2019
Australia won by an inns & 40 runs
Player of the Match
Pat Cummins
Pat CumminsAustralia
23/01Result
1st Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Australia at Brisbane, Jan 24-26 2019
Australia won by an inns & 40 runs
Player of the Match
Pat Cummins
Pat CumminsAustralia

7.57pm A solid batting performance from Australia, given they've batted twice under lights. Labuschagne, Head shined through and through, while Patterson showed critics that he belongs in Test Cricket. And what about Suranga Lakmal? The old man is showing us he's still got the goods... finishing with 5 for 75, and ensuring that Sri Lanka have a slender hope of drawing/winning the Test. How will Sri Lanka bat with about 20 minutes of cricket left? Let's find out together when we return with the third innings.

Tris: "Phew! Good that Australia had that decision made for them. Looks like they have forgotten how to handle being in a dominant position. "

Hitesh kohli: "Come on Lanka , show some grit. Score 350 and lakmal will win it for you."

106.2
W
Perera to Richardson, OUT, length ball, wide outside off, but Richardson skips down the wicket to lift a shot over mid-on. Unfortunately, for him, it's taken a leading edge to the off side... and cover takes an easy catch. Australia lead by 179

JA Richardson c Karunaratne b Perera 1 (13m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28

106.1
0
Perera to Richardson, no run, length ball, just outside off stump. He walks down the ground to fend towards the off side

END OF OVER:
106 | 11 Runs | AUS: 323/9

  • Mitchell Starc26 (25b)
  • Jhye Richardson1 (5b)
  • Suranga Lakmal27-9-75-5
  • Dilruwan Perera32-9-84-1

Prashant Bh: "Nothing hurts opposition more than a tailender hitting runs freely in a low scoring match"

105.6
4
Lakmal to Starc, FOUR, clipped! Full on off, but Starc shuffles across the line before timing a sweet shot through the midwicket region
105.5
6
Lakmal to Starc, SIX, smashed over long on! Full on middle, and he clears his front let to hammer a straight drive over the boundary. Boom! Crowd goes ballistic as a spectator takes an excellent catch in the stands

Justin: "Don't really understand Paine's thinking here. Surely 7 or 8 overs in great bowling conditions is worth more than a couple of tail end runs. To be brutally honest I think Australia have enough already"

105.4
0
Lakmal to Starc, no run, length ball on middle, and punched off the back foot to mid-on
105.3
1
Lakmal to Richardson, 1 run, full on middle, and the attemped drive towards mid-on takes a leading edge to the off side instead. But Richardson gets his first Test runs in the process
105.2
0
Lakmal to Richardson, no run, full outside off stump, and he tries to drive away from his body. Misses
105.1
0
Lakmal to Richardson, no run, length ball on middle, and going down leg. But Richardson tries to work it towards the leg side, and the ball hits his hip

END OF OVER:
105 | 8 Runs | AUS: 312/9

  • Mitchell Starc16 (22b)
  • Jhye Richardson0 (2b)
  • Dilruwan Perera32-9-84-1
  • Suranga Lakmal26-9-64-5
104.6
0
Perera to Starc, no run, another full ball, shoveled back straight, but the ball hits the non-striker's bat. Starc says no to the single, probably because of the contact off Richardson's bat. Sporting
104.5
0
Perera to Starc, no run, full outside off, and another wild heave from Starc. Down on one knee, but misses completely
104.4
0
Perera to Starc, no run, tossed up, almost a yorker, and wedged back to the bowler
104.3
4
Perera to Starc, FOUR, full on leg stump again, and Starc slog sweeps over the fielder in the deep this time! Proper swing of the bat, no half-measures, and that's gone for another boundary
104.2
4
Perera to Starc, FOUR, juicy, tossed up ball, and Starc takes a wild leg-side slog. Smacked over square leg, and that's four more
104.1
0
Perera to Starc, no run, appeal for lbw, but not given. Length ball on middle that skids through, but Starc had inside-edged that onto his pad

END OF OVER:
104 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 304/9

  • Jhye Richardson0 (2b)
  • Mitchell Starc8 (16b)
  • Suranga Lakmal26-9-64-5
  • Dilruwan Perera31-9-76-1
103.6
0
Lakmal to Richardson, no run, full outside off, and he tentatively pushes away from his body. Ball rolls away to cover

Shanaka: "5 for Lakmal.. well deserved"

103.5
0
Lakmal to Richardson, no run, length ball on middle, but going down leg as Richardson misses the flick first ball

GKM: "Started this buffet of cricket at 7.30 last evening ( wi vs england), watched till 3 in the morning, woke up at 6 in the morning for republic day preparations ( India), Following this match on cric info and waiting for pakistan vs south africa and wi vs england to resume and have to wake up at 5 in the morning tomorrow again, the body must be crying from inside"

103.4
W
Lakmal to Patterson, OUT, lbw appeal, and the finger has gone up! Late seam movement does Patterson in. Full on middle, but jagging into Patterson's pads, he tries to drive towards mid-on, but misses, and the umpire raises his finger. Patterson reviews, though, given he's the last recognised batsman... but he's still gone. Crashing into leg stump. A positive debut innings comes to an end

KR Patterson lbw b Lakmal 30 (110m 82b 3x4 0x6) SR: 36.58

AmilaA: "Any signs of Aus declaring before close" -- don't see it happening at all. With the ball still new, I think they'd prefer to hit out if it comes to deciding whether they want to declare

103.3
1
Lakmal to Starc, 1 run, length ball on middle, and the front-foot defense takes an inside edge! Goes through his legs to square leg
103.2
1
Lakmal to Patterson, 1 run, length ball on off, and he tries to muscle a shot towards the leg side. Spliced to the leg side
103.1
0
Lakmal to Patterson, no run, length ball, just outside off, and he shoulders his arms to let the ball go to the keeper

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Sri Lanka 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17FDM KarunaratneHDRL Thirimanne
2nd0LD ChandimalHDRL Thirimanne
3rd2HDRL ThirimanneBKG Mendis
4th16ARS SilvaHDRL Thirimanne
5th34HDRL ThirimanneDM de Silva
6th10HDRL ThirimanneN Dickwella
7th30MDK PereraN Dickwella
8th1MDK PereraRAS Lakmal
9th29RAS LakmalPVD Chameera