Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

Finished
Australia tour of Sri Lanka , February 06, 2025
Sri Lanka
SL
257/10 (97.4) & 231/10 (68.1)
Australia
AUS
414/10 (106.4) & 75/1 (17.4)
AUS won by 9 wickets
Sri Lanka 1st InningSL 1st Inning257/10 (97.4 ov)
Australia 1st InningAUS 1st Inning414/10 (106.4 ov)
Sri Lanka 2nd InningSL 2nd Inning231/10 (68.1 ov)
Australia 2nd InningAUS 2nd Inning75/1 (17.4 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
0.2
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
0
0.3
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Travis Head hangs in the crease and slash drive towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
0.4
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, yorker, on the stumps, Travis Head hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
0.5
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head goes back to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
1
0.6
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
End of over 1 (3 runs)
Usman Khawaja 2 (3)
Travis Head 1 (3)
Australia 3/0
Ramesh Mendis 1-0-3-0
1
1.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja 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 long off for 1 run.
0
1.2
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Travis Head goes back and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
1.3
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Peiris sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Travis Head hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
1.4
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot Ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, and Travis Head hangs on and tries to hit drive, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
4
1.5
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Travis Head goes back, hits punch in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
1.6
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Travis Head hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 2 (5 runs)
Travis Head 5 (8)
Usman Khawaja 3 (4)
Australia 8/0
Nishan Peiris 1-0-5-0
Ramesh Mendis 1-0-3-0
0
2.1
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja goes back and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
2.2
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja goes back and slash punch towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
2.3
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
2.4
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
0
2.5
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and strives to hit drive, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
2.6
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 3 (0 runs)
Usman Khawaja 3 (10)
Travis Head 5 (8)
Australia 8/0
Ramesh Mendis 2-1-3-0
Nishan Peiris 1-0-5-0
0
3.1
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Travis Head hangs in the crease, dabs drive with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
3.2
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the stumps, Travis Head goes back, dabs punch with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
3.3
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
2
3.4
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 2 runs, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 2 runs.
0
3.5
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja goes back and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
3.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 4 (3 runs)
Usman Khawaja 5 (13)
Travis Head 6 (11)
Australia 11/0
Nishan Peiris 2-0-8-0
Ramesh Mendis 2-1-3-0
0
4.1
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
4.2
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Travis Head hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
1
4.3
Ramesh Mendis to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
4
4.4
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump. Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
0
4.5
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
4.6
Ramesh Mendis to Usman Khawaja, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 5 (13 runs)
Usman Khawaja 13 (16)
Travis Head 11 (14)
Australia 24/0
Ramesh Mendis 3-1-16-0
Nishan Peiris 2-0-8-0
0
5.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Travis Head goes back, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
5.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Travis Head hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
2
5.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, 2 runs, Travis Head goes back to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.
0
5.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
2
5.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, 2 runs, Travis Head hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed reverse sweep 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 point for 2 runs.
0
5.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes back, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
End of over 6 (8 runs)
Travis Head 19 (20)
Usman Khawaja 13 (16)
Australia 32/0
Prabath Jayasuriya 1-0-8-0
Ramesh Mendis 3-1-16-0
1
6.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot 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 mid on for 1 run.
0
6.2
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the leg stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and dabs sloge sweep with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1
6.3
Nishan Peiris to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head hangs in the crease and plays defensive shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
0
6.4
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
6.5
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps. Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, hits inside out shot in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
6.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Usman Khawaja 18 (20)
Travis Head 20 (22)
Australia 38/0
Nishan Peiris 3-0-14-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 1-0-8-0
w
7.1
Travis Head c K Mendis b P Jayasuriya 20 (23) Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head, no run, c K Mendis b P Jayasuriya, Caught out !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Kusal Mendis, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Travis Head is out.
0
7.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot Ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, and Marnus Labuschagne hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
7.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne goes back, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
1
7.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
0
7.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs reverse sweep with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
7.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs reverse sweep with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 8 (1 runs)
Usman Khawaja 18 (22)
Marnus Labuschagne 1 (3)
Australia 39/1
Prabath Jayasuriya 2-0-9-1
Nishan Peiris 3-0-14-0
0
8.1
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne goes forward, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
8.2
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
4
8.3
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
0
8.4
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
8.5
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
0
8.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 9 (5 runs)
Usman Khawaja 18 (23)
Marnus Labuschagne 6 (8)
Australia 44/1
Nishan Peiris 4-0-19-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 2-0-9-1
0
9.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
9.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
9.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
9.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
9.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
9.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 10 (0 runs)
Marnus Labuschagne 6 (14)
Usman Khawaja 18 (23)
Australia 44/1
Prabath Jayasuriya 3-1-9-1
Nishan Peiris 4-0-19-0
0
10.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
10.2
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, trying to hit sweep, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
0
10.3
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
10.4
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook defensive shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards slip for 1 run.
1
10.5
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne goes back to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
10.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 11 (3 runs)
Usman Khawaja 20 (28)
Marnus Labuschagne 7 (15)
Australia 47/1
Nishan Peiris 5-0-22-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 3-1-9-1
1
11.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja goes forward 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 mid off for 1 run.
4
11.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
11.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
11.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot Ball !! top spinner, good length, on the stumps, and Marnus Labuschagne hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
11.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
11.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 12 (5 runs)
Marnus Labuschagne 11 (20)
Usman Khawaja 21 (29)
Australia 52/1
Prabath Jayasuriya 4-1-14-1
Nishan Peiris 5-0-22-0
0
12.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
12.2
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
12.3
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot 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 short mid wicket for 1 run.
0
12.4
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne goes back, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
1
12.5
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
0
12.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Peiris sends down a sharp delivery, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
End of over 13 (2 runs)
Usman Khawaja 22 (33)
Marnus Labuschagne 12 (22)
Australia 54/1
Nishan Peiris 6-0-24-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 4-1-14-1
1
13.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and plays a well-timed push off an top spinner delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at square leg for 1 run.
0
13.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
13.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs reverse sweep with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
13.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Usman Khawaja hangs on and tries to hit drive, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
13.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
0
13.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 14 (2 runs)
Marnus Labuschagne 13 (24)
Usman Khawaja 23 (37)
Australia 56/1
Prabath Jayasuriya 5-1-16-1
Nishan Peiris 6-0-24-0
0
14.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja goes back, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
14.2
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 1 run, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
0
14.3
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and slash push towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
4
14.4
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump. Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards long off, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
14.5
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push 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 long on for 1 run.
0
14.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 15 (6 runs)
Usman Khawaja 24 (40)
Marnus Labuschagne 18 (27)
Australia 62/1
Nishan Peiris 7-0-30-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 5-1-16-1
4
15.1
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, Four, Four !! top spinner, full length, on the stumps. Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, hits flick shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. If the first one was incredible, this is beyond the description. Well timed shot
0
15.2
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
2b
15.3
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, 2 bye, Bye !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne goes forward, aims to slam sweep, but misses the shot and keeper fumbles and batter steals bye for 2 runs.
0
15.4
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne goes forward, dabs sloge sweep with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
15.5
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the leg stump, Prabath Jayasuriya sends down a delivery outside the leg stump, and Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
15.6
Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the stumps, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Marnus Labuschagne 22 (33)
Usman Khawaja 24 (40)
Australia 68/1
Prabath Jayasuriya 6-1-20-1
Nishan Peiris 7-0-30-0
0
16.1
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, and Usman Khawaja hangs on and tries to hit sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
3
16.2
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, 3 runs, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 3 runs.
0
16.3
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, and Marnus Labuschagne hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
16.4
Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed defensive shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
0
16.5
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the off stump, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
16.6
Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Usman Khawaja hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Usman Khawaja 27 (44)
Marnus Labuschagne 23 (35)
Australia 72/1
Nishan Peiris 8-0-34-0
Prabath Jayasuriya 6-1-20-1
0
17.1
Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs sweep with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
17.2
Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! top spinner, full length, on the leg stump, Marnus Labuschagne goes back, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward square leg, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
2
17.3
Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne, 2 runs, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
17.4
Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an top spinner delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Match Details
Date
2025-02-06 04:30 AM
Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Toss
Sri Lanka elected to bat
Umpires
  • Adrian Holdstock
  • Joel Wilson
Tv Umpires
  • Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee
  • Jeff Crowe