05/02Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Feb 6-9 2025
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Alex Carey
Alex CareyAustralia
05/02Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Feb 6-9 2025
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Alex Carey
Alex CareyAustralia

10.31am Innings break Kusal Mendis is stranded on 85. But it was an outstanding innings and Sri Lanka add 33 for the last wicket to post 257. That might be a decent score as there is only going to be more and more turn come throughout the day. Starc, Lyon and Kuhnemann bag three wickets each. Josh Inglis won't be able to bat until later in the day or Australia are five down because he has spent 3-4 hours off the field in that innings.

hathim: "crazy call by kusal to take that single. why give the strike to a tailender when you can easily score a single in the last ball. he could have easily taken the score past 300 and scored a century for himself. absurd" He had trusted him earlier with success.

Sam Whelan: "not sure if it means of things to come but it looked very flat that half an hour. Maybe the bowlers lost their focus but still doesn't seem to be turning as they expect. "

Chux: "Maybe Smith was worried about Starc chopping up the pitch. Probably thinking about batting already..."

97.4
W
Kuhnemann to Kumara, OUT, taken at second slip! Superb catch by Webster! Tossed up into the footmarks, he defends on the front foot but plays the wrong line and gets a thick edge that flies low to Webster and he takes a brilliant reflex catch

CBRLS Kumara c Webster b Kuhnemann 2 (44m 26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 7.69

97.3
1
Kuhnemann to BKG Mendis, 1 run, 86kph, good length on off, he's back to push to point and they run
97.2
0
Kuhnemann to BKG Mendis, no run, drifting down leg, he tries to sweep and misses
97.1
0
Kuhnemann to BKG Mendis, no run, 88kph, shorter outside off, he cuts to point

END OF OVER:
97 | 1 Run | SL: 256/9

  • Lahiru Kumara2 (25b)
  • Kusal Mendis84 (136b)
  • Nathan Lyon34-5-96-3
  • Matthew Kuhnemann33-9-62-2

Midget: "Starc or Golden Arm need to come on to finish this mullarky "

96.6
0
Lyon to Kumara, no run, 87kph, good length on off, he defends from the crease
96.5
0
Lyon to Kumara, no run, fuller on off, 89kph, he dead bats from the crease
96.4
0
Lyon to Kumara, no run, 89kph, good length on middle, he sits deep and defends on the back foot

Five around the bat

mark: "why they did not open with Starc ? crazy ball only 10 overs old" Seems odd

96.3
1
Lyon to BKG Mendis, 1 run, shorter length, wide of off, he is back to chop a cut through point and they run this time
96.2
0
Lyon to BKG Mendis, no run, 89kph, tossed up on off, he skips out and drags a drive to long-on but they don't run
96.1
0
Lyon to BKG Mendis, no run, 87kph, tossed up on off, he reverse sweeps to deep point but they don't run

END OF OVER:
96 | 1 Run | SL: 255/9

  • Lahiru Kumara2 (22b)
  • Kusal Mendis83 (133b)
  • Matthew Kuhnemann33-9-62-2
  • Nathan Lyon33-5-95-3

Stuart: "This is some A-Grade marshalling the tail from K Mendis. Good work lad! " Partnership is 31 now

95.6
0
Kuhnemann to Kumara, no run, Beaten again! Drifting across, sliding on after pitching and goes past the outside edge

Around the wicket

95.5
0
Kuhnemann to Kumara, no run, 87kph, tossed up into the footmarks, he steps forward and smothers the spin
95.4
0
Kuhnemann to Kumara, no run, flighted outside off, he plays for turn and it beats the edge

Five men around the bat

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