28/01Result

1st Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jan 29-Feb 1 2025

Australia won by an inns & 242 runs

Player of the Match

Usman KhawajaAustralia

Best performances - Batsmen

UT Khawaja

232(352) 16x4 - 1x6

Control %90%

Productive Shot
flick
64 runs
0x4 - 0x6

SPD Smith

141(251) 12x4 - 2x6

Control %93%

Productive Shot
flick
38 runs
2x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

MP Kuhnemann

O18.2

R63

Eco3.43

RHB
OFFLEG



	3W	2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

NM Lyon

O19

R78

Eco4.1

RHB
OFFLEG


	1W
	2W	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

AUS - 1st
SL - 1st
SL - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

UT Khawaja34 (48)

TM Head57 (40)

UT Khawaja23 (43)

M Labuschagne20 (50)

266

UT Khawaja121 (168)

SPD Smith141 (251)

146

UT Khawaja54 (93)

JP Inglis87 (79)

AT Carey8 (12)

JP Inglis15 (15)

AT Carey33 (48)

BJ Webster23 (50)

25*

MA Starc19 (19)

AT Carey5 (9)

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

FDM Karunaratne0 (2)

BOP Fernando7 (10)

FDM Karunaratne7 (11)

LD Chandimal1 (3)

AD Mathews7 (18)

LD Chandimal7 (13)

LD Chandimal19 (28)

PHKD Mendis15 (38)

LD Chandimal18 (38)

DM de Silva22 (34)

LD Chandimal27 (55)

BKG Mendis21 (40)

LD Chandimal0 (2)

NGRP Jayasuriya0 (5)

JDF Vandersay0 (4)

NGRP Jayasuriya0 (1)

JDF Vandersay0 (1)

KN Peiris5 (9)

JDF Vandersay4 (2)

AM Fernando0 (1)

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

FDM Karunaratne0 (3)

BOP Fernando6 (10)

FDM Karunaratne0 (1)

LD Chandimal0 (5)

AD Mathews34 (41)

LD Chandimal31 (44)

AD Mathews7 (17)

PHKD Mendis32 (26)

AD Mathews0 (1)

DM de Silva0 (3)

DM de Silva39 (47)

BKG Mendis26 (41)

NGRP Jayasuriya0 (1)

BKG Mendis8 (6)

JDF Vandersay4 (5)

NGRP Jayasuriya1 (2)

JDF Vandersay17 (16)

KN Peiris0 (14)

JDF Vandersay32 (26)

AM Fernando6 (18)

Match Coverage

All Match News

Is Usman Khawaja the oldest man to score a maiden Test double-century?
And does Varun Chakravarthy have the best bowling figures in a losing cause in T20Is?
McDonald credits Kuhnemann recovery, Dubai training camp for Galle rout
Australia head coach also says Usman Khawaja has 'a lot of cricket left in him'
Sri Lanka turn up, but do little else in Galle mismatch
If the best Tests are supposed to thrill you to your core, here was one that could chill you to your extremities
Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners' success, says Smith
He was also effusive in praise for left-arm spinner Kuhnemann
Jayasuriya: 'There was a serious problem with our shot selection'
"The biggest problem is the batters who are taking a start but are not going to play a long innings," the head coach said

Videos

play01:33

Jayasuriya: SL's early dropped catches were 'key'
01:33
Steven Smith: 'A near-flawless performance'
02:48
Dhananjaya de Silva: Pitch won't spin from ball one
00:49

Sri Lanka INNINGS		R	B
BOP Fernando	lbw	6	10
FDM Karunaratne	bowled	0	4
LD Chandimal	caught	31	49
AD Mathews	caught	41	59
PHKD Mendis	caught	32	26
DM de Silva	caught	39	50
BKG Mendis	stumped	34	47
NGRP Jayasuriya	bowled	1	3
JDF Vandersay	caught	53	47
KN Peiris	bowled	0	14
AM Fernando	not out	6	18
EXTRAS	(lb 4)
TOTAL	247 (all out; 54.3 ovs)

Australia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MA Starc	5.0	1	14	1	2.8
T Murphy	11.0	0	57	1	5.18
MP Kuhnemann	17.3	2	86	4	4.91
NM Lyon	19.0	4	78	4	4.1
TM Head	2.0	0	8	0	4

Sri Lanka 3rd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	FDM Karunaratne	BOP Fernando
2nd	0	FDM Karunaratne	LD Chandimal
3rd	69	AD Mathews	LD Chandimal
4th	39	AD Mathews	PHKD Mendis
5th	0	AD Mathews	DM de Silva
6th	65	DM de Silva	BKG Mendis
7th	8	NGRP Jayasuriya	BKG Mendis
8th	5	JDF Vandersay	NGRP Jayasuriya
9th	17	JDF Vandersay	KN Peiris
10th	38	JDF Vandersay	AM Fernando

Australia - 1st - Innings

Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings

Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings

Is Usman Khawaja the oldest man to score a maiden Test double-century?

McDonald credits Kuhnemann recovery, Dubai training camp for Galle rout

Sri Lanka turn up, but do little else in Galle mismatch

Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners' success, says Smith

Jayasuriya: 'There was a serious problem with our shot selection'

Jayasuriya: SL's early dropped catches were 'key'

Steven Smith: 'A near-flawless performance'

Dhananjaya de Silva: Pitch won't spin from ball one