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

10.27am Innings break Australia need 75 to win. Lyon and Kuhnemann are denied five-wicket hauls by Webster who bags a second. Australia will be delighted to be chasing less than 80. But early wickets could make it nervy.

Hayes: "Well, there's a pulse."

Arpit: "This could well end before lunch, you would reckon!" If Head bats for the full hour then they could do it.

Sam: "Should take a moment to appreciate the fact Australia have taken ZERO wickets in the match via LBW despite having what must have been 7 decisions that were umpires call" Sri Lanka only got two lbws and one was originally given not out and overturned while the other was three reds hitting middle and leg. It's been hard to get one in this game.

68.1
W
Webster to Kumara, OUT, bowled him! No doubt this time! Tossed up on off, he tries to slog sweep over deep midwicket, he misses and it crashes into off

CBRLS Kumara b Webster 9 (26m 18b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50

AB: "Feel like with two lefties they would be better off with Head bowling with Lyon?" It's Webster instead

END OF OVER:
68 | 2 Runs | SL: 231/9

  • Lahiru Kumara9 (17b)
  • Nishan Peiris4 (14b)
  • Nathan Lyon28-3-84-4
  • Matthew Kuhnemann23-5-63-4
67.6
1
Lyon to Kumara, 1 run, drifting into off, 86kph, he works against the turn to forward square
67.5
0
Lyon to Kumara, no run, Australia think this is caught at second slip! Webster pouches it! Kumara stands his ground as Australia walk off but the TV umpire is called for. Did this bounce into his hands? Slow motion replays look like it did bounce into the hands. This will be given not out. Australia have to resume trying to get the last wicket. Not sure why Australia thought that carried. It clearly didn't
67.4
1
Lyon to Peiris, 1 run, tight single! 91kph, shorter length, he cuts to the right of Inglis at cover and they take on the throw. Direct hit would have done him!
67.3
0
Lyon to Peiris, no run, beaten! 84kph, drifting into off, spinning away past the edge. Lovely delivery
67.2
0
Lyon to Peiris, no run, drifting into leg, 89kph, he defends on the front foot
67.1
0
Lyon to Peiris, no run, good length, drifting into off, 86kph, some spin, he defends on the front foot

END OF OVER:
67 | 4 Runs | SL: 229/9

  • Lahiru Kumara8 (15b)
  • Nishan Peiris3 (10b)
  • Matthew Kuhnemann23-5-63-4
  • Nathan Lyon27-3-82-4
66.6
0
Kuhnemann to Kumara, no run, 93kph, good length, spinning into middle, he's back to defend

Around the wicket

Silva: "I like this approach from these two, looking to score and not just defend. It makes it easier on such track."

66.5
1
Kuhnemann to Peiris, 1 run, shorter length, he's back to cut to deep point
66.4
1
Kuhnemann to Kumara, 1 run, 89kph, flighted outside off, he drives firmly to long-off

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