Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test at Pallekele, 26 Jul, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat first
Sri Lanka 117/10 (34.2)  &  353/10 (93.4)
Australia 203/10 (79.2)  &  161/10 (88.3)
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
Man of the Match: Kusal Mendis
  • Josh Hazlewood 0 * (7)
  • Peter Nevill 9 * (115)

Over 28.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to HMRKB Herath, no runs, lunges forward and keeps it out

Over 28.6 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to HMRKB Herath, no runs, presses forward, opens the bat face and directs it to backward point.

Over 29.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to HMRKB Herath, no runs, gets his bat down in the nick of time and turns it to FSL.

Over 29.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to HMRKB Herath, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it through cover and picks up couple of runs.

Over 29.6 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to HMRKB Herath, no runs, gets inside the line and fails to meet with the glance

Over 31.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to HMRKB Herath, Boundary! Goes deep in the crease and pulls it in front of square, not off the middle but effective enough to fetch him a boundary.

Over 31.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to HMRKB Herath, no runs, gets forward and pushes it towards point.

Over 31.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to HMRKB Herath, no runs, shuffles across on the back foot and misses the pull, the ball hits on the arm guard.

Over 31.5 MR Marsh bowls a back of length delivery to HMRKB Herath, no runs, goes on his toes and blocks it off the face, the ball bounces over the sticks.

Australia have gone up for an LBW review. Starc wasn't confident. It was Warner, who initiated the appeal and asked Smith to challenge the decision

Over 31.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to HMRKB Herath, out LBW!