Australia vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test at Colombo, 13 Aug, 2016

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 355/9 (141.1)  &  347/8 (99.3)
Australia 379/10 (125.1)  &  160/10 (44.1)
Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
Man of the Match: HMRKB Herath
  • Jon Holland 0 * (5)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dilruwan Perera, Boundary! Gets reaches out on his front foot and slices it between gully and point to get off the mark

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dilruwan Perera, no runs, gets on top of the bounce and fends it to the on-side.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dilruwan Perera, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and guides it away to third-man fence for four.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dilruwan Perera, out Lbw!!  A nothing shot. A big, fat morbidly obese nothing shot. Leaves this fullish length that nips in just enough to ping Perera right in front of off-stump.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and leaves it alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, stays put and uses his hands to push it away wide of point

Over 1.2 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 1.3 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, gets forward and works it pass short fine-leg and picks up a single.

Over 1.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets the inside edge on to the pads.

Over 1.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and went for a drive through the off-side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 1.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets forward this time and blocks it back

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, gets forward and works it round the corner and picks up a single.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it with full face of the bat down the pitch.

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets high on his back foot and rides the bounce off with a pat to cover

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets across the line and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, stays on the front foot and punches it towards mid-off.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, 1 run, gets forward and works it pass short-leg and picks up a single.

Over 3.2 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 3.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Kaushal Silva, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 3.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Kaushal Silva, no runs, stays back in the crease and defends it down the pitch.

Over 3.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, goes deep in the crease and defends it to the on-side.

Over 3.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Kaushal Silva, no runs, opens up his stance to follow the trajectory and resists

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, Boundary! Gets across the line and whips it hard through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets right behind the line and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 4.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets forward and driven straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it to the on-side.

Over 4.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, gets forward and worked away through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 4.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kaushal Silva, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

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