Cricket Scorecard

2025-01-29 1st Test Australia won by an innings and 242 runs

Australia 1st Innings

Batting			R		B		M		4s		6s		SR
Usman Khawaja	c †BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya	232		352		503		16		1		65.90

Travis Head	c Chandimal b Jayasuriya	57		40		58		10		1		142.50

Marnus Labuschagne	c de Silva b Vandersay	20		50		52		2		0		40.00

Steven Smith (c)	lbw b Vandersay	141		251		263		12		2		56.17

Josh Inglis	c PHKD Mendis b Jayasuriya	102		94		146		10		1		108.51

Alex Carey †	not out	46		69		116		1		0		66.66
Beau Webster	c PHKD Mendis b Vandersay	23		50		73		1		0		46.00

Mitchell Starc	not out	19		19		20		2		1		100.00

Extras	(b 2, lb 11, nb 1)	14
Total	154 Ov (RR: 4.24)	654/6d
Did not bat: Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Travis Head, 14.3 ov), 2-135 (Marnus Labuschagne, 29.6 ov), 3-401 (Steven Smith, 99.5 ov), 4-547 (Usman Khawaja, 128.3 ov), 5-570 (Josh Inglis, 132.6 ov), 6-629 (Beau Webster, 149.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Asitha Fernando	15	1	77	0	5.13	50	10	0	0	1
Nishan Peiris	41	1	189	0	4.60	123	11	3	0	0
Prabath Jayasuriya	60	8	193	3	3.21	238	17	2	0	0

Jeffrey Vandersay	38	0	182	3	4.78	109	16	1	0	0

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batting			R		B		M		4s		6s		SR
Oshada Fernando	lbw b Kuhnemann	7		10		11		1		0		70.00

Dimuth Karunaratne	c sub (NA McSweeney) b Starc	7		13		22		1		0		53.84

Dinesh Chandimal	lbw b Lyon	72		139		191		9		0		51.79

Angelo Mathews	c Head b Lyon	7		18		22		1		0		38.88

Kamindu Mendis	c †Carey b Starc	15		38		41		1		1		39.47

Dhananjaya de Silva (c)	st †Carey b Kuhnemann	22		34		46		3		0		64.70

Kusal Mendis †	c Murphy b Kuhnemann	21		40		57		1		1		52.50

Prabath Jayasuriya	st †Carey b Kuhnemann	0		6		10		0		0		0.00

Jeffrey Vandersay	c Starc b Kuhnemann	4		7		14		1		0		57.14

Nishan Peiris	c Inglis b Lyon	5		9		5		1		0		55.55

Asitha Fernando	not out	0		1		2		0		0		0.00

Extras	(lb 4, nb 1)	5
Total	52.2 Ov (RR: 3.15)	165
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Oshada Fernando, 1.6 ov), 2-15 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 4.2 ov), 3-30 (Angelo Mathews, 9.3 ov), 4-67 (Kamindu Mendis, 20.3 ov), 5-107 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.3 ov), 6-156 (Kusal Mendis, 48.1 ov), 7-156 (Dinesh Chandimal, 49.2 ov), 8-156 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 50.1 ov), 9-161 (Nishan Peiris, 51.5 ov), 10-165 (Jeffrey Vandersay, 52.2 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	8	1	13	2	1.62	39	1	0	0	0

Matthew Kuhnemann	18.2	3	63	5	3.43	78	7	1	0	0

Nathan Lyon	20	3	57	3	2.85	86	7	0	0	0

Todd Murphy	6	1	28	0	4.66	26	4	1	0	1

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting			R		B		M		4s		6s		SR
Oshada Fernando	lbw b Starc	6		10		11		1		0		60.00

Dimuth Karunaratne	b Murphy	0		4		18		0		0		0.00

Dinesh Chandimal	c Head b Lyon	31		49		66		3		0		63.26

Angelo Mathews	c Head b Lyon	41		59		90		6		0		69.49

Kamindu Mendis	c Starc b Kuhnemann	32		26		26		4		1		123.07

Dhananjaya de Silva (c)	c Webster b Kuhnemann	39		50		59		8		0		78.00

Kusal Mendis †	st †Carey b Lyon	34		47		64		4		0		72.34

Prabath Jayasuriya	b Lyon	1		3		11		0		0		33.33

Jeffrey Vandersay	c Starc b Kuhnemann	53		47		50		7		2		112.76

Nishan Peiris	b Kuhnemann	0		14		18		0		0		0.00

Asitha Fernando	not out	6		18		26		0		1		33.33

Extras	(lb 4)	4
Total	54.3 Ov (RR: 4.53)	247
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Oshada Fernando, 2.1 ov), 2-6 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 3.1 ov), 3-75 (Dinesh Chandimal, 17.2 ov), 4-114 (Kamindu Mendis, 24.3 ov), 5-114 (Angelo Mathews, 25.1 ov), 6-179 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 39.5 ov), 7-187 (Kusal Mendis, 40.6 ov), 8-192 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 42.1 ov), 9-209 (Nishan Peiris, 47.1 ov), 10-247 (Jeffrey Vandersay, 54.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	5	1	14	1	2.80	23	2	0	0	0

Todd Murphy	11	0	57	1	5.18	39	9	0	0	0

Matthew Kuhnemann	17.3	2	86	4	4.91	70	11	3	0	0

Nathan Lyon	19	4	78	4	4.10	77	10	1	0	0

Travis Head	2	0	8	0	4.00	8	1	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 29 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 330/2 (Usman Khawaja 147*, Steven Smith 104*, 81.1 ov)

Thu, 30 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 44/3 (Dinesh Chandimal 9*, Kamindu Mendis 13*, 15 ov)

Fri, 31 Jan - day 3 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 136/5 (Dinesh Chandimal 63*, Kusal Mendis 10*, 42 ov)

Sat, 01 Feb - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 247 (54.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Australia 1st innings
Over 7.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - TM Head (Struck down)
Australia: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (52 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (UT Khawaja 13, TM Head 36, Ex 1)
TM Head: 50 off 35 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 92/1 in 14.3 overs (UT Khawaja 34)
Australia: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 1
Over 19.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - M Labuschagne (Struck down - Umpires Call)
UT Khawaja: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Australia - 145/2 in 32.0 overs (UT Khawaja 65, SPD Smith 2)
Australia: 150 runs in 32.5 overs (198 balls), Extras 1
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (UT Khawaja 19, SPD Smith 33, Ex 0)
Australia: 200 runs in 41.3 overs (250 balls), Extras 1
SPD Smith: 50 off 57 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 223/2 in 48.0 overs (UT Khawaja 94, SPD Smith 51)
UT Khawaja: 100 off 135 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (UT Khawaja 44, SPD Smith 56, Ex 0)
Australia: 250 runs in 56.1 overs (338 balls), Extras 1
Tea: Australia - 261/2 in 60.0 overs (UT Khawaja 119, SPD Smith 64)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 242 balls (UT Khawaja 73, SPD Smith 77, Ex 0)
Australia: 300 runs in 74.5 overs (450 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Australia - 313/2 in 77.0 overs (UT Khawaja 138, SPD Smith 97)
SPD Smith: 100 off 179 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
New ball taken at 80.1 overs
Rain: Australia - 330/2 in 81.1 overs (UT Khawaja 147, SPD Smith 104)
End Of Day: Australia - 330/2 in 81.1 overs (UT Khawaja 147, SPD Smith 104)

3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 329 balls (UT Khawaja 92, SPD Smith 108, Ex 1)
UT Khawaja: 150 off 223 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 350 runs in 89.3 overs (538 balls), Extras 2
3rd Wicket: 250 runs in 398 balls (UT Khawaja 117, SPD Smith 131, Ex 3)
Drinks: Australia - 399/2 in 99.0 overs (UT Khawaja 177, SPD Smith 141)
Australia: 400 runs in 99.1 overs (596 balls), Extras 5
Over 99.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - SPD Smith (Upheld)
Australia: 450 runs in 108.3 overs (652 balls), Extras 9
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (UT Khawaja 19, JP Inglis 30, Ex 4)
UT Khawaja: 200 off 290 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Australia - 475/3 in 114.0 overs (UT Khawaja 204, JP Inglis 44)
JP Inglis: 50 off 51 balls (5 x 4)
Australia: 500 runs in 118.5 overs (714 balls), Extras 9
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 116 balls (UT Khawaja 38, JP Inglis 58, Ex 4)
Over 119.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - JP Inglis (Upheld)
Drinks: Australia - 547/3 in 128.0 overs (UT Khawaja 232, JP Inglis 87)
Australia: 550 runs in 129.1 overs (776 balls), Extras 10
JP Inglis: 100 off 90 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 600 runs in 142.4 overs (857 balls), Extras 13
Tea: Australia - 600/5 in 143.0 overs (AT Carey 25, BJ Webster 10)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (AT Carey 30, BJ Webster 18, Ex 3)
Australia: 650 runs in 153.3 overs (922 balls), Extras 14
Innings Break: Australia - 654/6 in 154.0 overs (AT Carey 46, MA Starc 19)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Over 1.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - BOP Fernando (Struck down)
Over 8.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - LD Chandimal (Struck down)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 44/3 in 15.0 overs (LD Chandimal 9, PHKD Mendis 13)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 44/3 in 15.0 overs (LD Chandimal 9, PHKD Mendis 13)

Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 3
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 106/4 in 32.0 overs (LD Chandimal 44, DM de Silva 22)
LD Chandimal: 50 off 91 balls (7 x 4)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 136/5 in 42.0 overs (LD Chandimal 63, BKG Mendis 10)

Match Details

Galle International Stadium
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of Sri Lanka ICC World Test Championship
Season	2024/25
Player Of The Match	Usman Khawaja
Series result	Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 2579
Hours of play (local time)	09.45 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.55-15.15, Close 17.15
Match days	29,30,31 January, 1 February 2025 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Josh Inglis
Umpires	Adrian HoldstockDRS Chris GaffaneyDRS
TV Umpire	Joel Wilson
Reserve Umpire	Lyndon Hannibal