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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Australia

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
VS
Australia Australia

🕒 Date: 2025-01-29 04:30

📌 Completed

Sri Lanka: 165/10 (52.2 ov) & 247/10 (54.3 ov)

Australia: 654/6d (154 ov)

📍 Stadium: Galle International Stadium, Galle

Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Joel Wilson (West Indies, TV)

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss: Australia elected to bat

Weather: Clouds

Temperature: 30.03

BATTERS

NameRB4s6sSR
Jeffrey Vandersay 53 47 7 2 112.77
Asitha Fernando 6 18 0 1 33.33

BOWLERS

NameOMRWEcon
Matthew Kuhnemann 17.3 2 86 4 4.91
Todd Murphy 11 0 57 1 5.18

Recent:

2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 w

Live Cricket Commentary

W

54.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards point, edged!! and flies straight to Mitchell Starc, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jeffrey Vandersay.

6

54.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!

4

54.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.

End of over 54 (1 runs)

6 (18)

43 (44)

237/9

0

53.6

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the point.

0

53.5

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, played it to the square leg.

0

53.4

Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.

1

53.3

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards short cover for 1 run.

0

53.2

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

0

53.1

Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and strives to hit reverse sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

End of over 53 (5 runs)

6 (15)

42 (41)

236/9

0

52.6

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Asitha Fernando goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.

0

52.5

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the slip.

0

52.4

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.

1

52.3

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.

0

52.2

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.

4

52.1

Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, Four, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 4 runs.

End of over 52 (3 runs)

37 (38)

6 (12)

231/9

1

51.6

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays flick shot, towards the long on for 1 run.

0

51.5

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

2

51.4

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, 2 runs, Mitchell Starc delivers inswinger at full length, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.

0

51.3

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short cover.