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 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 13.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to MDKJ Perera, no runs, goes deep in the crease to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 13.5 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and defends it to FSL.

Over 13.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 15.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, gets forward and works it to short fine-leg for a single.

Over 16.1 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it to FSL.

Over 16.2 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and goes for a sweep but no contact with the bat.

Over 16.3 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets forward and sweep again and not off the meat of the bat, gets a top edge that beat deep backward square leg to his left

Over 16.4 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets uses his feet and clips it to mid-wicket.

Over 16.5 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets down on his knee and sweeps it over backward square-leg and the ball raced away to the fence very quickly.

Over 16.6 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets to the pitch and thrashes it between the bowler and mid-off for another boundary.

Over 17.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 17.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets forward and goes for a reverse-sweep, the ball takes the top edge gets it over the man at short third man and the ball races away

Over 17.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and pushes it towards point.

Over 17.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets well forward and defends it down the pitch.

Over 19.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets his bat in front of the pad and defends it.

Over 19.2 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 19.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, Boundary! Gets down on his knee on the front foot and plays a reverse-sweep through short third-man and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 19.4 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to MDKJ Perera, no runs, goes on to the back foot and cuts it straight to the man at point.

Over 19.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, leaves his crease as he steps towards the bowler, gets bat and pad close as well as he blocks it into the pitch

Over 19.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, got his front foot across and on top of the ball to time the sweep to Mitch Starc at deep backward square leg

Over 20.1 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, gets forward and defends it to FSL.

Over 20.2 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, stays on the front foot and pushes it towards cover.

Over 20.3 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, 2 runs, gets forward and works it away to deep square-leg and picks up couple of runs.

Over 20.4 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, no runs, goes back in the crease and nudges it away on the on-side.

Over 20.5 JM Holland bowls a tossed up delivery to MDKJ Perera, out Caught by Nevill!!  Perera failed to connect with the reverse sweep. Pretty close to the bat though. The ball has changed its path but it's turn and not anything else. The on-field call is NOT OUT. Goodness me, bite me! It's out