Jeffrey Vandersay c Mitchell Starc b Matthew Kuhnemann 53 (47)
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Starc. That's the game, a match Australia dominated right from the word go. They posted 654 runs in the first innings with Usman Khawaja's double hundred and Steve Smith's 141 being the highlight. Matt Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon rattled the Sri Lankan batters in both innings with their skills and execution. Steve Smith's captaincy was fabulous throughout this game, and this is his 22nd Test victory. Usman Khawaja is the Player of the Match.
54.2
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
54.1
FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
End of Over 54
Over 54. 1 run. Bowler: Todd Murphy. Sri Lanka: 237/9 (rr 4.39)
53.6
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster.
53.5
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
53.4
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Webster.
53.3
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
53.2
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
53.1
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
End of Over 53
Over 53. 5 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 236/9 (rr 4.45)
52.6
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
52.5
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.
52.4
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
52.3
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
52.2
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
52.1
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs, fielded by Inglis, fielded by Khawaja.
End of Over 52
Over 52. 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. Sri Lanka: 231/9 (rr 4.44)
51.6
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Head, shy attempt by Kuhnemann. Sensible batting from Vandersay.
51.5
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
51.4
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
51.3
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
51.2
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
51.1
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
End of Over 51
Over 51. 6 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 228/9 (rr 4.47)
50.6
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.5
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
50.4
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Spliced to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.3
SIX! Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
50.2
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
50.1
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
End of Over 50
Over 50. 8 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 222/9 (rr 4.44)
49.6
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
49.5
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
49.4
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Commentary
OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Starc. That's the game, a match Australia dominated right from the word go. They posted 654 runs in the first innings with Usman Khawaja's double hundred and Steve Smith's 141 being the highlight. Matt Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon rattled the Sri Lankan batters in both innings with their skills and execution. Steve Smith's captaincy was fabulous throughout this game, and this is his 22nd Test victory. Usman Khawaja is the Player of the Match.
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Webster.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to second slip for no runs, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs, fielded by Inglis, fielded by Khawaja.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Head, shy attempt by Kuhnemann. Sensible batting from Vandersay.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Jeffrey Vandersay. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, Spliced to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
SIX! Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
SIX! Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.