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Australia vs Sri Lanka 2025 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Jan 29 2025, Wed - 09:45 AM (IST)
AUSTRALIA654/6 decl
SRI LANKA165, 247 f/o
Australia won by an innings and 242 runs
CRR:4.53
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Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis. Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey rush off the field. Steve Smith has declared Australia's innings. Usman Khawaja stands out with a double hundred in his name. Steve Smith and Josh Inglis scored centuries as their contributions. Prabath Jayasuriya and Jeffrey Vandersay bagged three wickets each. After a long day in the field, Sri Lankan batters are ready to show their fight with the bat. Join us for the next innings in a while.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
FOUR! Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs.
SIX! Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, hit helmet to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, to leg on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Starc. Back of a length, to leg swayed away Leave, hit body to first slip for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Mitchell Starc. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Peiris.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Mitchell Starc. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Peiris.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Mitchell Starc. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.
OUT! Caught. Jeffrey Vandersay to Beau Webster. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Mendis. Webster looks to clear the field but hits straight to the fielder.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey. Leg spinner full toss, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Starc. That's the final wicket. Sri Lanka quickly lost the last five wickets this morning, adding 29 runs to the overnight score. Matthew Kuhnemann picked up his second five-wicket haul of his Test career. Nathan Lyon picked up three wickets. Australia has enforced the follow-on in Asia for the first time since 2002, with 489 runs to play with the hosts. Join us for the next innings shortly.
FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, thick edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.
OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Inglis. First Test catch for Josh Inglis.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Stumped. Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, missed, by Carey. Sri Lankan tailenders can't hang around.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Webster.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, leading edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, shy attempt by Labuschagne, fielded by Webster.
OUT! L.B.W. Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad. Nathan Lyon removes the last hope for Sri Lanka.
Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Murphy. The plan works! Good running catch from Murphy.
Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, off stump down the track working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kuhnemann.
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Starc. That's the game, a match Australia dominated right from the word go. They posted 654 runs in the first innings with Usman Khawaja's double hundred and Steve Smith's 141 being the highlight. Matt Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon rattled the Sri Lankan batters in both innings with their skills and execution. Steve Smith's captaincy was fabulous throughout this game, and this is his 22nd Test victory. Usman Khawaja is the Player of the Match.
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Webster.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs, fielded by Inglis, fielded by Khawaja.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Head, shy attempt by Kuhnemann. Sensible batting from Vandersay.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Spliced to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
SIX! Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.