04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-6 2016
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
Player of the Match
Dilruwan PereraSri Lanka
04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 4-6 2016
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
Player of the Match
Dilruwan PereraSri Lanka

Alex: "Huge innings coming up for Karunaratne, anything short of a vintage performance might be curtains for his place in the next Test." Mathews, in his defense, said in Pallekele that it was a case of not tampering with a winning combination. That said, it will be hard to justify his inclusion if he fails here.

11.15am This is Australia's lowest total in Sri Lanka, then. Spinners ran riot with Rangana Herath becoming the second Sri Lankan after Nuwan Zoysa to take a Test hat-trick. Improved performance from Dilruwan Perera too. A lead of 175 is monumental you'd think. Join us in 10 minutes to find out how this game will twist heading into the lunch break.

To sum up Australia's trouble, it's the deliveries that have skidded through that have caused more trouble than ones that have turned.

33.2
W
Sandakan to Marsh, OUT, swung across the line but got it off the toe end of the bat, Karunaratne at a straight'ish long-off moved back and then dived low to his right to take a well-judged catch. Ensured that the ball didn't bobble out even as he hit the turf. Afridi-esque celebration from Sandakan.

MR Marsh c Karunaratne b Sandakan 27 (65m 42b 0x4 3x6) SR: 64.28

33.1
0
Sandakan to Marsh, no run, flatter one on off stump, Marsh can't get underneath the flight, defended

Here's Sandakan, finally

7/52 in 19.3 overs so far this morning. Will Mac: "It's no coincidence Marsh and Warner are the high scorers in our innings - poking and prodding without the right technique will just get you out."

END OF OVER:
33 | 17 Runs | AUS: 106/9

  • Jon Holland0 (5b)
  • Mitchell Marsh27 (40b)
  • Rangana Herath11-2-35-4
  • Dilruwan Perera15-4-29-4
32.6
0
Herath to Holland, no run, slower through the air as the ball spins away from middle, Holland blocks
32.5
1
Herath to Marsh, 1 run, fires it short and into middle and leg, punched to deep midwicket

Tharindu: "To heck with Tests, I am playing T20, says Marsh"

32.4
6
Herath to Marsh, SIX, Goes again, the execution this time is even better as it sails over the stand this time. Too full from Herath again, Mitch Marsh teed off like a golfer, generated enough power on the swing to hit it right off the middle
32.3
6
Herath to Marsh, SIX, he's clobbered that into the stands at long-on. Got to the pitch and gave it an almighty thwack. Few more of these will help
32.2
4b
Herath to Marsh, 4 byes, through the gate, but the ball bounces over the stumps. Keeper misses too and these are handy runs. It came in with the arm to beat Mitch Marsh on the drive.

Robert: "Agar should have been in this side, why he is not is a mystery" Injured

32.1
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, steps out to carve him over cover, but Herath throws it full and wide, squeezed back to the bowler in the end

END OF OVER:
32 | (wicket maiden) | AUS: 89/9

  • Jon Holland0 (4b)
  • Mitchell Marsh14 (35b)
  • Dilruwan Perera15-4-29-4
  • Rangana Herath10-2-22-4

Australia's previous lowest total in Sri Lanka is 120, at Kandy in 2004.

31.6
0
MDK Perera to Holland, no run, pushed through quicker on middle, defended carefully
31.5
0
MDK Perera to Holland, no run, swept fine, but the leg gully fielder is alert
31.4
0
MDK Perera to Holland, no run, leans forward and defends the incoming delivery
31.3
0
MDK Perera to Holland, no run, confident push off the front foot to mid-off

Greg O'C: "When Australia regained the Number 1 Test mantle earlier in the year, I did say the hardest thing would be to stay there. However, even I underestimated how quickly they might drop down the table again. Any other cricketing nation watching this carnage will be preparing raging turners for future teams visiting from Down Under." Curators in India are surely watching this? Oh, wait.

31.2
W
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, OUT, as easy as they come, very similar to Warner's dismissal. This time he gets some purchase off the deck as he bowled it slower through the air, there's drift, turn and bounce as Hazlewood pokes at that one, gets it off the glove as Mathews completes a good low catch at first slip. He was off balance but held on to it.

JR Hazlewood c Mathews b MDK Perera 3 (13m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.75

31.1
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, too full, easily defends the incoming delivery with a half-dab

END OF OVER:
31 | (maiden) | AUS: 89/8

  • Mitchell Marsh14 (35b)
  • Josh Hazlewood3 (14b)
  • Rangana Herath10-2-22-4
  • Dilruwan Perera14-3-29-3
30.6
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, plays with the bat well in front of the pad, blocked in the end
30.5
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, beaten, he held this back a touch, the ball dips on him as Marsh looks to force that off the back foot with an opened bat face
30.4
0
Herath to Marsh, no run,
30.3
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, steps out but can't get to the pitch of the ball, offers his pad to it
30.2
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, pushes outside the line but is saved by a thin inside edge onto the pad.
30.1
0
Herath to Marsh, no run, breaks away sharply, but the length was a touch short, Marsh gets back and blocks

END OF OVER:
30 | (maiden) | AUS: 89/8

  • Josh Hazlewood3 (14b)
  • Mitchell Marsh14 (29b)
  • Dilruwan Perera14-3-29-3
  • Rangana Herath9-1-22-4

Time for drinks, and a well-deserved one for the hosts. To think of it, Sandakan, who picked seven wickets on debut, hasn't even been needed so far. Sums up Australia's collapse this morning

29.6
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, quicker delivery on off, Hazlewood stays inside the crease and blocks

Qaaid: "Think it's time to bring on Sandakan, he'll be effective against (what's left of) the Aussie tail, it'll give him confidence too"

29.5
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, stabs forward, lobs in the air but just wide of silly point
29.4
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, comes back into middle and leg, rolls off the inside edge to short leg
29.3
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, slower through the air, lands it on middle and off, Hazlewood gets forward and defends

Navneet Mathur: "Cameron Bancroft is a good option in asian conditions. He was impressive when Aus A toured India and has good temperament. Also a good close-in fielder which is very important in such conditions."

29.2
0
MDK Perera to Hazlewood, no run, allows the ball to slide back in to block

Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2016 News

Australia Galled

501

Deliveries faced by Australia batsmen in this match - their fifth lowest in a loss in Tests since 1900.

Perera's all-round effort

4

No. of Sri Lanka players to make a fifty-plus score and take a five-for in a Test including Dilruwan Perera. Previous instance also came in Galle, Malinga v India, in 2010.

Double failure

1

No. of times Australia have lost half their side before scoring 100 runs in both innings of a Test since 2000. They were 92 for 5 and 82 for 5 at Trent Bridge in 2015.

Fastest Sri Lankan

11

No. of Tests taken by Dilruwan Perera to take 50 Test wickets; He is the fastest Sri Lanka bowler to do so. Ajantha Mendis, the fastest before him, took 12.

Carnage at Galle

21

Wickets that fell on the second day's play in Galle - the second highest in a day's play of Tests in Asia. Most wickets - 22 on day 3, SL v England, SSC, 2000-01

Starc's best

8/209

Mitchell Starc's best figures in a match in Tests before this, which had come against South Africa in Perth in 2012-13.

Carnage at Galle

11

Wickets lost in the morning session for just 83 runs scored. There are only four other instances of 11 or more wickets falling in a session in Tests since 2010.

a rare hat-trick

1892

Previous and only other instance of a left-arm orthodox bowler taking a hat-trick in Tests before Rangana Herath, by Johnny Briggs against Australia in Sydney.

Only the second

1

No. of SL bowlers to take hat-trick in Tests before Rangana Herath. Nuwan Zoysa had taken a hat-trick off the first three balls he bowled in Tests, against ZIM in 1999-00

AUS No. 3 and No. 4 in Asia

15

No. of consecutive inns in Asia when Australia's No. 3 and No. 4 haven't contributed 100 runs to teams score. In 10 of those they haven't managed 50 runs.