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Live • 1st ODI • Birmingham

ENG

(4.1/50 ov) 34/0

WI

West Indies chose to field.

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Qualifier 1 • IPL • T20 • New Chandigarh

Punjab Kings

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test at Galle, Sri Lanka vs Australia, Jan 29 2025 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st Test, Galle, January 29 - February 01, 2025, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

Prev

654/6d

(fo) 165 & 247

Australia won by an innings and 242 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

232

Steven Smith: 'A near-flawless performance'

Steven Smith: 'A near-flawless performance'

Dhananjaya de Silva: Pitch won't spin from ball one

Dhananjaya de Silva: Pitch won't spin from ball one

Smith on captaincy: I understand what's needed at certain times in subcontinent

Smith on captaincy: I understand what's needed at certain times in subcontinent

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Match Coverage

Spin cycle: the day Australia's tweakers wrung 23 wickets out

On Saturday, in two Tests thousands of miles apart, four fine spinners gathered a rich harvest

Spin cycle: the day Australia's tweakers wrung 23 wickets out

Is Usman Khawaja the oldest man to score a maiden Test double-century?

And does Varun Chakravarthy have the best bowling figures in a losing cause in T20Is?

Is Usman Khawaja the oldest man to score a maiden Test double-century?

McDonald credits Kuhnemann recovery, Dubai training camp for Galle rout

Australia head coach also says Usman Khawaja has 'a lot of cricket left in him'

McDonald credits Kuhnemann recovery, Dubai training camp for Galle rout

Jayasuriya: 'There was a serious problem with our shot selection'

"The biggest problem is the batters who are taking a start but are not going to play a long innings," the head coach said

Jayasuriya: 'There was a serious problem with our shot selection'

Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners' success, says Smith

He was also effusive in praise for left-arm spinner Kuhnemann

Length, more than pace, key to Australia spinners' success, says Smith

Instant answers to T20 questions

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
BOP Fernando	lbw	6	10
FDM Karunaratne	bowled	0	4
LD Chandimal	caught	31	49
AD Mathews	caught	41	59
PHKD Mendis	caught	32	26
DM de Silva	caught	39	50
BKG Mendis	stumped	34	47
NGRP Jayasuriya	bowled	1	3
JDF Vandersay	caught	53	47
KN Peiris	bowled	0	14
AM Fernando	not out	6	18
Extras	(lb 4)
Total	247(10 wkts; 54.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Dimuth Karunaratne	Oshada Fernando
2nd	0	Dimuth Karunaratne	Dinesh Chandimal
3rd	69	Angelo Mathews	Dinesh Chandimal
4th	39	Angelo Mathews	Kamindu Mendis
5th	0	Angelo Mathews	Dhananjaya de Silva
6th	65	Dhananjaya de Silva	Kusal Mendis
7th	8	Prabath Jayasuriya	Kusal Mendis
8th	5	Jeffrey Vandersay	Prabath Jayasuriya
9th	17	Jeffrey Vandersay	Nishan Peiris
10th	38	Jeffrey Vandersay	Asitha Fernando

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ICC World Test Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
SA	12	8	3	1	100	69.44
AUS	19	13	4	2	154	67.54
IND	19	9	8	2	114	50.00
NZ	14	7	7	0	81	48.21
ENG	22	11	10	1	114	43.18
SL	13	5	8	0	60	38.46
BAN	12	4	8	0	45	31.25
WI	13	3	8	2	44	28.21
PAK	14	5	9	0	47	27.98