Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test at Kandy, Jul 26 2016 - Cricket Stats

RESULT

1st Test, Pallekele, July 26 - 30, 2016, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

117 & 353

Australia

(T:268) 203 & 161

Sri Lanka won by 106 runs

Player Of The Match

Kusal Mendis

, SL

176

AllScoring BreakdownBest PerformancesPartnerships

Best Performances - Batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

BKG Mendis

176 runs (254)

21 fours1 six

Productive shot

flick

26 runs

3 fours0 six

Control

82%

SPD Smith

AUS

55 runs (125)

1 four0 six

Productive shot

flick

28 runs

0 four0 six

Control

83%

Best Performances - Bowlers

HMRKB Herath

33.3

ECO

1.61

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB

	1W

		1W
		2W

LEGOFF

LHB




		1W

HMRKB Herath

ECO

1.96

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB



	1W	1W
1W

LEGOFF

LHB



		1W

Partnerships

First innings

Sri Lanka

JK SilvaFDM Karunaratne

1 (13)

6 (25)

5 (12)

JK SilvaBKG Mendis

1 (1)

9 (8)

8 (7)

JK SilvaLD Chandimal

2 (11)

3 (22)

1 (11)

AD MathewsLD Chandimal

15 (24)

25 (31)

10 (7)

LD ChandimalDM de Silva

4 (36)

24 (70)

19 (34)

MDKJ PereraDM de Silva

15 (10)

20 (14)

5 (4)

MDK PereraMDKJ Perera

0 (2)

0 (0)

HMRKB HerathMDKJ Perera

2 (5)

7 (10)

5 (5)

HMRKB HerathPADLR Sandakan

4 (5)

6 (10)

2 (5)

N PradeepPADLR Sandakan

0 (4)

17 (14)

17 (10)

Australia

DA WarnerJA Burns

0 (5)

3 (14)

3 (9)

UT KhawajaJA Burns

0 (4)

4 (10)

0 (6)

UT KhawajaSPD Smith

26 (51)

62 (104)

30 (53)

AC VogesUT Khawaja

1 (5)

1 (12)

0 (7)

AC VogesMR Marsh

29 (71)

60 (134)

31 (63)

AC VogesPM Nevill

5 (6)

7 (17)

2 (11)

AC VogesSNJ O'Keefe

12 (33)

23 (82)

11 (49)

SNJ O'KeefeMA Starc

8 (17)

19 (46)

11 (29)

SNJ O'KeefeNM Lyon

4 (14)

11 (25)

6 (11)

NM LyonJR Hazlewood

11 (14)

13 (32)

2 (18)

Second innings

Sri Lanka

JK SilvaMDKJ Perera

2 (9)

6 (14)

4 (5)

JK SilvaFDM Karunaratne

0 (0)

0 (3)

JK SilvaBKG Mendis

5 (23)

39 (57)

34 (34)

AD MathewsBKG Mendis

9 (31)

41 (89)

30 (58)

LD ChandimalBKG Mendis

42 (100)

117 (186)

67 (86)

DM de SilvaBKG Mendis

36 (62)

71 (116)

35 (54)

MDK PereraBKG Mendis

5 (6)

16 (28)

10 (22)

HMRKB HerathMDK Perera

17 (17)

24 (33)

7 (16)

HMRKB HerathPADLR Sandakan

0 (0)

9 (7)

HMRKB HerathN Pradeep

18 (17)

30 (29)

10 (12)

Australia

DA WarnerJA Burns

1 (4)

2 (8)

1 (4)

UT KhawajaJA Burns

18 (22)

31 (41)

13 (19)

SPD SmithJA Burns

15 (25)

30 (59)

15 (34)

AC VogesSPD Smith

12 (47)

33 (98)

21 (51)

SPD SmithMR Marsh

18 (42)

43 (79)

25 (37)

PM NevillSPD Smith

0 (6)

1 (13)

1 (7)

PM NevillMA Starc

1 (1)

1 (4)

0 (3)

PM NevillNM Lyon

8 (19)

16 (35)

8 (16)

SNJ O'KeefePM Nevill

4 (89)

4 (178)

0 (89)

SNJ O'KeefeJR Hazlewood

0 (9)

0 (16)

0 (7)

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Match Coverage

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'I knew if I scored a century against Australia I'd have a big future'

Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis on learning to build an innings, and dealing with criticism on social media

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2016

Wisden's review of the first Test, Sri Lanka v Australia, 2016

How Australia can up their game against spin

Their batsmen should look to rotate the strike and use their feet more. Else, a 3-0 whitewash looms

'Best thing was to win for the fans' - Mathews

Reflecting on what had been a bleak year, Angelo Mathews thanked Sri Lankan fans for their support, following his team's first Test victory since October

'What else can we do really?'

Confronted by problems no amount of money seems to be able to solve, Australia's cricketers have no alternative but to hold their nerve after defeat at Pallekele

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Videos

All Match Videos

5:52

Chappell: Australia must learn to play spin when young

2:26

'Needed the win after tough six-eight months' - Mathews

0:00

Arnold: Pleased that win was led by the new brigade

Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
JA Burns	bowled	29	57
DA Warner	bowled	1	4
UT Khawaja	lbw	18	22
SPD Smith	lbw	55	125
AC Voges	caught	12	47
MR Marsh	lbw	25	37
PM Nevill	caught	9	115
MA Starc	caught	0	3
NM Lyon	lbw	8	16
SNJ O'Keefe	bowled	4	98
JR Hazlewood	not out	0	7
Total	161(10 wkts; 88.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Pradeep	6	3	16	0	2.66
HMRKB Herath	33.3	16	54	5	1.61
MDK Perera	13	3	30	1	2.3
PADLR Sandakan	25	8	49	3	1.96
DM de Silva	11	7	12	1	1.09

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	David Warner	Joe Burns
2nd	31	Usman Khawaja	Joe Burns
3rd	30	Steven Smith	Joe Burns
4th	33	Adam Voges	Steven Smith
5th	43	Steven Smith	Mitchell Marsh
6th	1	Peter Nevill	Steven Smith
7th	1	Peter Nevill	Mitchell Starc
8th	16	Peter Nevill	Nathan Lyon
9th	4	Steve O'Keefe	Peter Nevill
10th	0	Steve O'Keefe	Josh Hazlewood

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