Sri Lanka vs Australia, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, AUS vs SL, 29 January, 25
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Galle International Stadium
257/10 (97.4 ov) & 231/10 (68.1 ov)
414/10 (106.4 ov) & 75/1 (17.4 ov)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Recent
Player of the match
                                    Alex Carey,
                                Australia
            
 
        Player of the Series
                                    Charith Asalanka,
                                 Sri Lanka
            
 
        | Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                    
                                        Pathum Nissanka
                    
                  
                                         | 
                11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 35.48 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dimuth Karunaratne
                    
                  
                                         | 
                36 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 43.37 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dinesh Chandimal
                    
                  
                                         | 
                74 | 163 | 6 | 1 | 45.40 | 
| 
                    
                                        Angelo Mathews
                    
                  
                                         | 
                1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 
| 
                    
                                        Kamindu Mendis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 61.90 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dhananjaya de Silva
                    
                  
                                         | 
                0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| Kusal Mendis Not out | 85 | 139 | 10 | 1 | 61.15 | 
| 
                    
                                        Ramesh Mendis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                28 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 | 
| 
                    
                                        Prabath Jayasuriya
                    
                  
                                         | 
                0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Nishan Peiris
                    
                  
                                         | 
                0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Lahiru Kumara
                    
                  
                                         | 
                2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | 
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            Extras: 7 ( b 4, lb 1, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
 - 
          Fall of wickets :23 - 1 ( Pathum Nissanka , 7.4 ov ) ,93 - 2 ( Dimuth Karunaratne , 32.3 ov ) ,101 - 3 ( Angelo Mathews , 38.3 ov ) ,126 - 4 ( Kamindu Mendis , 45.6 ov ) ,127 - 5 ( Dhananjaya de Silva , 46.2 ov ) ,150 - 6 ( Dinesh Chandimal , 60.2 ov ) ,215 - 7 ( Ramesh Mendis , 83.4 ov ) ,215 - 8 ( Prabath Jayasuriya , 83.5 ov ) ,224 - 9 ( Nishan Peiris , 86.1 ov ) ,257 - 10 ( Lahiru Kumara , 97.4 ov )
 
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 37 | 3 | 2.31 | 74 | 
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 33.4 | 63 | 3 | 1.87 | 159 | 
| Nathan Lyon | 34 | 96 | 3 | 2.82 | 144 | 
| Beau Webster | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 12 | 
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4.00 | 12 | 
| Travis Head | 8 | 31 | 1 | 3.88 | 30 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                    
                                        Travis Head
                    
                  
                                         | 
                21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 95.45 | 
| 
                    
                                        Usman Khawaja
                    
                  
                                         | 
                36 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 63.16 | 
| 
                    
                                        Marnus Labuschagne
                    
                  
                                         | 
                4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 
| 
                    
                                        Steven Smith
                    
                  
                                         | 
                131 | 254 | 10 | 1 | 51.57 | 
| 
                    
                                        Alex Carey
                    
                  
                                         | 
                156 | 188 | 15 | 2 | 82.98 | 
| 
                    
                                        Josh Inglis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Beau Webster
                    
                  
                                         | 
                31 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Cooper Connolly
                    
                  
                                         | 
                4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | 
| 
                    
                                        Mitchell Starc
                    
                  
                                         | 
                8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27.59 | 
| Nathan Lyon Not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 
| 
                    
                                        Matthew Kuhnemann
                    
                  
                                         | 
                6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | 
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            Extras: 15 ( b 6, lb 9, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
 - 
          Fall of wickets :32 - 1 ( Travis Head , 6.4 ov ) ,37 - 2 ( Marnus Labuschagne , 7.5 ov ) ,91 - 3 ( Usman Khawaja , 24.5 ov ) ,350 - 4 ( Steven Smith , 84.3 ov ) ,350 - 5 ( Josh Inglis , 84.5 ov ) ,373 - 6 ( Alex Carey , 92.6 ov ) ,384 - 7 ( Cooper Connolly , 95.1 ov ) ,406 - 8 ( Mitchell Starc , 103.5 ov ) ,406 - 9 ( Beau Webster , 104.3 ov ) ,414 - 10 ( Matthew Kuhnemann , 106.4 ov )
 
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Kumara | 7 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 | 24 | 
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | 15 | 
| Nishan Peiris | 31 | 94 | 3 | 3.03 | 119 | 
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 38 | 151 | 5 | 3.97 | 142 | 
| Ramesh Mendis | 22.4 | 81 | 2 | 3.57 | 82 | 
| Kamindu Mendis | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                    
                                        Pathum Nissanka
                    
                  
                                         | 
                8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dimuth Karunaratne
                    
                  
                                         | 
                14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dinesh Chandimal
                    
                  
                                         | 
                12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Angelo Mathews
                    
                  
                                         | 
                76 | 149 | 4 | 1 | 51.01 | 
| 
                    
                                        Kamindu Mendis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Dhananjaya de Silva
                    
                  
                                         | 
                23 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Kusal Mendis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                50 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 92.59 | 
| 
                    
                                        Ramesh Mendis
                    
                  
                                         | 
                0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Prabath Jayasuriya
                    
                  
                                         | 
                6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| 
                    
                                        Lahiru Kumara
                    
                  
                                         | 
                9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 
| Nishan Peiris Not out | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | 
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            Extras: 15 ( b 8, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 5)
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          Fall of wickets :9 - 1 ( Pathum Nissanka , 1.3 ov ) ,33 - 2 ( Dimuth Karunaratne , 12.1 ov ) ,39 - 3 ( Dinesh Chandimal , 13.4 ov ) ,81 - 4 ( Kamindu Mendis , 25.4 ov ) ,128 - 5 ( Dhananjaya de Silva , 39.5 ov ) ,198 - 6 ( Angelo Mathews , 57.1 ov ) ,199 - 7 ( Ramesh Mendis , 58.5 ov ) ,211 - 8 ( Prabath Jayasuriya , 62.1 ov ) ,217 - 9 ( Kusal Mendis , 63.4 ov ) ,231 - 10 ( Lahiru Kumara , 68.1 ov )
 
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 | 14 | 
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 23 | 63 | 4 | 2.74 | 104 | 
| Travis Head | 9 | 33 | 0 | 3.67 | 33 | 
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 84 | 4 | 3.00 | 106 | 
| Cooper Connolly | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 | 
| Beau Webster | 2.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.77 | 9 | 
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja Not out | 27 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 61.36 | 
| 
                    
                                        Travis Head
                    
                  
                                         | 
                20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.96 | 
| Marnus Labuschagne Not out | 26 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | 
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            Extras: 2 ( b 2, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
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            Did Not Batting : Steven Smith , Josh Inglis , Alex Carey , Beau Webster , Cooper Connolly , Mitchell Starc , Matthew Kuhnemann , Nathan Lyon
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          Fall of wickets :38 - 1 ( Travis Head , 7.1 ov )
 
| Bowling | O | R | W | ECO | Dots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Mendis | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 11 | 
| Nishan Peiris | 8 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | 29 | 
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 | 27 | 
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Test
 - Series: Australia vs Sri Lanka
 - Date: Thursday, February 06, 2025
 - Time: 10:00 AM
 - Venue: Galle International Stadium
 - City: Galle
 - Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Joel Wilson (West Indies), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)
 - Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)