- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.4 bowled him round his legs! Goes for the sweep, gets too far across, misses and it clips leg stump. Nissanka can't quite work out what happened. Just clipped the leg bail 23/132.3 through him! Lyon strikes. Slides on from round the wicket, Karunaratne is on back foot, he is late bringing the bat down and gets the toe end into the leg stump. That's some lovely variation by Lyon 93/260.2 has Carey got him?! He's confident. Lovely piece of bowling. Spins and bounces past the edge as Chandimal presses forward. More lovely glovework from Carey. Did the back foot lift or drag? Nothing behind the line, he's gone 150/638.3 edged, gone! That's loose from Mathews. Very wide outside off, touch of drift takes it wider, he reaches well away from the body, gets a thin edge which is well held by Carey. Mathews batted himself into a hole 101/345.6 golden arm does it! Smith pouches the edge at slip! Head shakes his hand suggesting his spinning fingers are on fire again! Good length, fourth stump, some decent spin, not the length or line to force off the back foot, he tries to punch from the crease and gets a thick edge that flies quickly to Smith at slip and he pouches it beautifully 126/446.2 steered to gully! Great catch by Webster! 138kph, full and wide, very full, hint of tail away, he square drives half-heartedly and steers it off a thick edge low to Webster and it disappears into the big Tasmanian buckets in the gully 127/583.4 caught behind! Too much pace. 144kph, good length, scrambled seam angled across, he was caught on the crease unsure whether to play or leave, tried to withdraw the bat late but gets a touch through to Carey 215/783.5 taken at slip! Great catch by Smith! Starc on a hat-trick. 137kph, good length, angled across on off, he's caught on the crease pushing down the wrong line, he gets a thick edge and Smith moves low to his left to take the catch 215/886.1 bowled him! 85kph, tossed up into the footmarks outside off, he plays for too much turn, it beats the outside edge as he is barely beyond the popping crease with his front foot and crashes into off 224/997.4 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 257/10Extras7 (b 4, lb 1, nb 2)TOTAL257 all out (97.4 Overs, RR: 2.63)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Pathum Nissanka, 7.4 ov), 2-93 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 32.3 ov), 3-101 (Angelo Mathews, 38.3 ov), 4-126 (Kamindu Mendis, 45.6 ov), 5-127 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 46.2 ov), 6-150 (Dinesh Chandimal, 60.2 ov), 7-215 (Ramesh Mendis, 83.4 ov), 8-215 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 83.5 ov), 9-224 (Nishan Peiris, 86.1 ov), 10-257 (Lahiru Kumara, 97.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 16 3 37 3 2.31 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 33.4 9 63 3 1.87 0 0 NM Lyon 34 5 96 3 2.82 0 0 BJ Webster 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 2 C Connolly 3 1 12 0 4 0 0 TM Head 8 0 31 1 3.87 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.12
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
68.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
46/1 (4.6)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.12
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
68.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
46/1 (4.6)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.4 edged, taken at slip! Head using his feet, looks to loft down the ground, turns (there's a puff of dust as well) takes a thick edge which is comfortably taken by the captain 32/124.5 Khawaja given lbw! He reviews. It's Wilson again. This looks plumb though. Good length drifting in and skidding on, he tries to pull but it's not the length. No bat as it thuds into the back leg infront of middle. Three reds on ball tracking. This is smashing middle and leg. Khawaja misjudged the length and line and takes a review with him 91/37.5 huge appeal! Not given! Jayasuriya is pleading. They have called for the review. This slides on, beats Labuschagne on the back foot. Has it straightened enough? Can see off and middle stumps. Three reds! Smashing leg stump. He was a long way back, the ball didn't have far to go. Lovely piece of bowling from Jayasuriya 37/284.3 edged, got him! Smith's gone. Lovely piece of bowling. Pitches on off stump, grips, Smith comes forward and it takes a thin edge 350/492.6 cleaned up! Another for Jayasuriya. Eventually the sweep fails for Carey. Pushed through full at off stump, aiming to deep midwicket, plays over the top of it 373/684.5 through him! Two in three balls. Things are happening. Inglis plays back to a reasonably full delivery that skids on, takes a little inside edge and maybe some pad into middle stump. A century followed by a duck. 350/5104.3 clean bowled by a huge offbreak! Wow. Sri Lanka might be pleased and concerned at the same time. Tossed up way wide of off into the footmark, it spins back viciously through the gate and hits the top of leg! 406/995.1 wild shot and he slices to backward point! Connolly will regret that shot. He skipped down early to a length off break but was nowhere near the pitch or the line and tries to launch down the ground but slices a thick outside edge high to backward point. Easy catch for Ramesh Mendis 384/7103.5 bowled him! Jayasuriya has five! He was all over Starc. One big spinner, two slide past the edge, a fourth tossed up on off, he tries to sweep and misses and losses his off stump 406/8106.4 clean bowled! He skips down early, it's a good length, drifting into off and dropping, he's nowhere near the pitch trying to loft and it spins past the edge to hit the top of off! 414/10Extras15 (b 6, lb 9)TOTAL414 all out (106.4 Overs, RR: 3.88)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Travis Head, 6.4 ov), 2-37 (Marnus Labuschagne, 7.5 ov), 3-91 (Usman Khawaja, 24.5 ov), 4-350 (Steven Smith, 84.3 ov), 5-350 (Josh Inglis, 84.5 ov), 6-373 (Alex Carey, 92.6 ov), 7-384 (Cooper Connolly, 95.1 ov), 8-406 (Mitchell Starc, 103.5 ov), 9-406 (Beau Webster, 104.3 ov), 10-414 (Matthew Kuhnemann, 106.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CBRLS Kumara 7 1 37 0 5.28 0 0 DM de Silva 5 0 18 0 3.6 0 0 KN Peiris 31 4 94 3 3.03 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 38 6 151 5 3.97 0 0 RTM Mendis 22.4 0 81 2 3.57 0 0 PHKD Mendis 3 0 18 0 6 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 through him! Australia have their first. Very much like Inglis' earlier dismissal. Good length, sliding on, Nissanka playing back when he should have been forward. Not great technique against new-ball spin, really 9/112.1 given caught behind! Karunaratne has reviewed in an instant. Wider outside off, he reached away from his pad. And there's a spike! That's the end of Karunaratne's Test career 33/213.4 taken at mid-off! Brilliant catch from Webster. Lyon gets his 550th Test wicket. Round the wicket, full at off stump, Chandimal uses his feet and connects with a powerful skimming drive but Webster does superbly to get low at mid-off to hold on 39/357.1 picks out fine leg! Great catch from Webster! Tossed up outside off, he sweeps but decides to get under it deliberately, it flies to Webster at wide fine leg about 20 metres off the rope and he takes a very good tumbling catch! 198/625.4 chipped to mid-off! It seemed a matter of time. Tossed up full, it dropped on him as he tries to drive and spins out of the rough, he miscues off the outer half of the bat and it floats to Khawaja at mid-off 81/439.5 edged, what a catch! A stunner from Smith. That's another for his collection, if it's clean. The umpires are checking upstairs. Smith is convinced. Kuhnemann drew him forward on off stump, turned enough to take the edge, and that's clearly a clean take. Magnificent catch, scooped his right hand underneath it with room to spare. What a game, and series, he's having. Very nice bowling, too, by Kuhnemann. Drifted into middle, burst through the surface and turned sharply. 128/563.4 top edge to short fine! Vicious bounce! Good length, pitching on middle, he went back to work legside but it bounced and spun sharply at Mendis and cramped him, he gets a top edge that floats to Smith who is well placed at short fine. That will make Australia very happy 217/958.5 taken at short leg! Webster strikes with offspin! Flighted on off, some spin and bounce, he prods forward with hard hands and can't control the bounce, it pops off the sticker of the bat and Head takes the simple chance at short leg 199/762.1 nicked to slip! Smith pouches it. Wonderful delivery. Drifting into middle, spinning away, he's forced to defend, gets a thick edge and it flies straight to Smith at slip who takes a simple catch 211/868.1 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 231/10Extras15 (b 4, lb 5, nb 1, pen 5)TOTAL231 all out (68.1 Overs, RR: 3.38)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Pathum Nissanka, 1.3 ov), 2-33 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 12.1 ov), 3-39 (Dinesh Chandimal, 13.4 ov), 4-81 (Kamindu Mendis, 25.4 ov), 5-128 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 39.5 ov), 6-198 (Angelo Mathews, 57.1 ov), 7-199 (Ramesh Mendis, 58.5 ov), 8-211 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 62.1 ov), 9-217 (Kusal Mendis, 63.4 ov), 10-231 (Lahiru Kumara, 68.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 4 0 22 0 5.5 0 0 MP Kuhnemann 23 5 63 4 2.73 0 1 TM Head 9 0 33 0 3.66 0 0 NM Lyon 28 3 84 4 3 0 0 C Connolly 2 0 9 0 4.5 0 0 BJ Webster 2.1 0 6 2 2.76 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.1 edged, taken! Head departs. Round the wicket, slides across outside off, Head leans back to drive and gets a top edge. Good catch 38/1Extras0TOTAL55/1 (13.1 Overs, RR: 4.12)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Travis Head, 7.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RTM Mendis 3 1 16 0 5.33 0 0 KN Peiris 6 0 24 0 4 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 4.2 1 15 1 3.46 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
6,7,8,9,10 February 2025 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 229/9 (BKG Mendis 59*, CBRLS Kumara 0*, 90 ov)
- day 2 - Australia 1st innings 330/3 (SPD Smith 120*, AT Carey 139*, 80 ov)
- day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 211/8 (BKG Mendis 48*, 62.1 ov)
Match Notes
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 52 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 65.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - KN Peiris (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 65.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - KN Peiris (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 231/10 in 68.1 overs (KN Peiris 4)
- Over 5.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - TM Head (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 4th Wicket: 250 runs in 349 balls (SPD Smith 101, AT Carey 142, Ex 7)
- Australia: 350 runs in 84.2 overs (506 balls), Extras 10
- AT Carey: 150 off 175 balls (14 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 373/6 in 93.0 overs (BJ Webster 13)
- Over 96.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - BJ Webster (Struck down)
- Over 96.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - BJ Webster (Upheld)
- Australia: 400 runs in 101.4 overs (610 balls), Extras 15
- Lunch: Australia - 414/10 in 106.4 overs (NM Lyon 2)
- Over 12.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 51/3 in 17.0 overs (AD Mathews 14, PHKD Mendis 3)
- Over 17.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 20.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 98/4 in 33.0 overs (AD Mathews 38, DM de Silva 8)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 33.6 overs (204 balls), Extras 4
- AD Mathews: 50 off 76 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Penalty: 40.2 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 47.5 overs (288 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 164/5 in 49.0 overs (AD Mathews 60, BKG Mendis 23)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (AD Mathews 16, BKG Mendis 29, Ex 5)
- Over 59.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 59.2 overs (357 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 211/8 in 62.1 overs (BKG Mendis 48)
- Over 94.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 94.5 overs (571 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 257/10 in 97.4 overs (BKG Mendis 85)
- Over 7.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - M Labuschagne (Upheld)
- Over 7.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 49/2 in 10.0 overs (UT Khawaja 21, SPD Smith 1)
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 2
- Lunch: Australia - 85/2 in 21.0 overs (UT Khawaja 34, SPD Smith 23)
- Over 22.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - SPD Smith (Upheld)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (UT Khawaja 24, SPD Smith 24, Ex 2)
- Over 24.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
- Australia: 100 runs in 27.5 overs (167 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia - 135/3 in 36.0 overs (SPD Smith 48, AT Carey 23)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (SPD Smith 21, AT Carey 29, Ex 0)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 37.6 overs (228 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 144 balls (SPD Smith 47, AT Carey 47, Ex 6)
- Tea: Australia - 197/3 in 50.0 overs (SPD Smith 78, AT Carey 49)
- AT Carey: 50 off 68 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 200 runs in 51.1 overs (307 balls), Extras 9
- Over 59.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 224 balls (SPD Smith 69, AT Carey 74, Ex 7)
- SPD Smith: 100 off 191 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 250 runs in 63.3 overs (381 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Australia - 251/3 in 64.0 overs (SPD Smith 101, AT Carey 79)
- AT Carey: 100 off 118 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 279 balls (SPD Smith 82, AT Carey 114, Ex 7)
- Australia: 300 runs in 71.6 overs (432 balls), Extras 10
- End Of Day: Australia - 330/3 in 80.0 overs (SPD Smith 120, AT Carey 139)
- Over 1.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 47/1 in 15.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 21, LD Chandimal 10)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (FDM Karunaratne 20, LD Chandimal 31, Ex 1)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 87/1 in 30.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 34, LD Chandimal 35)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 38.1 overs (231 balls), Extras 7
- Over 40.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Upheld)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 105 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 117/3 in 45.0 overs (LD Chandimal 53, PHKD Mendis 9)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 144/5 in 58.0 overs (LD Chandimal 70, BKG Mendis 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 60.1 overs (363 balls), Extras 7
- Over 70.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 72.5 overs (439 balls), Extras 7
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (BKG Mendis 29, RTM Mendis 21, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 201/6 in 73.0 overs (BKG Mendis 37, RTM Mendis 22)
- Second new ball taken at 81.1 overs
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 90 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 229/9 in 90.0 overs (BKG Mendis 59, CBRLS Kumara 0)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKarunaratne's farewell begins the end of an era of Sri Lankan Test cricket
How much longer will Mathews and Chandimal go on? And more worryingly, what of Sri Lanka's Test-match future?
Kuhnemann's four, Webster's late impact puts Australia on course for 2-0
Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had given Sri Lanka hope but the home side lost late wickets to finish on the brink
Stats - Smith's record 36th hundred, Carey's new subcontinent high
All the records Smith and Carey broke during their 259-run stand in the second Test against Sri Lanka
Lyon 'extremely proud' of Kuhnemann's courage
Australia's two spinners are Nos. 1 and 2 on the wicket charts in the two-Test series
Smith and Carey dominate with hundreds in double-century stand
Australia took firm control of the second Test with a pair of outstanding centuries as Sri Lanka's attack struggled