SL vs AUS Live Score, 1st Test, 29 January, 2025, Australia vs Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium Ball-by-Ball Updates

Australia tour of Sri Lanka | January 29, 2025, 10:00 AM | Galle International Stadium

Completed
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

165/10 (52.2 ov) & 247/10 (54.3 ov)

vs
Australia

654/6 (154 ov)

Australia

Australia won by an inning and 242 runs.

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Player of the Match

Usman Khawaja - Australia

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

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
53 47 7 2 112.77
6 18 0 1 33.33

Bowling

Bowler O M R W ECO
17.3 2 86 4 4.91
11 0 57 1 5.18

Commentary

50.1
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short mid wicket.

50.2
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Asitha Fernando hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.

50.3
6 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Six, Six !! What a

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Asitha Fernando goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

50.4
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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

50.5
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Asitha Fernando hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

50.6
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Asitha Fernando hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

End of Overs 51
Runs: 6
Asitha Fernando 6 (12b) Jeffrey Vandersay 34 (32b) Nathan Lyon 18-4-73-4 Matthew Kuhnemann 17-2-76-3
51.1
0 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

51.2
0 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.

51.3
0 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

51.4
2 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, 2 runs, Mitchell Starc delivers

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.

51.5
0 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

51.6
1 Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, fast ball, full

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.

End of Overs 52
Runs: 3
Jeffrey Vandersay 37 (38b) Asitha Fernando 6 (12b) Mitchell Starc 5-1-14-1 Nathan Lyon 18-4-73-4
52.1
4 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, Four, Jeffrey Vandersay hangs in

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.

52.2
0 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

52.3
1 Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, off break ball,

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.

52.4
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

52.5
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

52.6
0 Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

End of Overs 53
Runs: 5
Asitha Fernando 6 (15b) Jeffrey Vandersay 42 (41b) Nathan Lyon 19-4-78-4 Mitchell Starc 5-1-14-1
53.1
0 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

53.2
0 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

53.3
1 Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, off break ball,

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.

53.4
0 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

53.5
0 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

53.6
0 Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, no run, Dot ball !!

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.

End of Overs 54
Runs: 1
Asitha Fernando 6 (18b) Jeffrey Vandersay 43 (44b) Todd Murphy 11-0-57-1 Nathan Lyon 19-4-78-4
54.1
4 Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, Four, Four !! off break

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.

54.2
6 Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, Six, Six !! What a

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!

54.3
W WICKET! c M Starc b M Kuhnemann

Jeffrey Vandersay c M Starc b M Kuhnemann 53 (47b)
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, c M Starc b M Kuhnemann, 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.

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Match Information

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DATE & TIME

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 10:00 AM

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TOSS

Australia elected to bat

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VENUE

Galle International Stadium , Galle

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UMPIRES

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

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MATCH REFEREE

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

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Weather Report

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TEMPERATURE

30.03°c

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HUMIDITY

81%

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WIND

1.01 mi/hr

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Pitch Condition

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Batting Condition

Average

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PACE

Average

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SPIN

Average