Sri Lanka v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2011 (2011) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 16 September 2011

Match drawn

Match drawn. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 126 for Australia. Rangana Herath took 7/157.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2011 (2011)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 16 September 2011 to 20 September 2011
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Michael Hussey
Captains: Michael Clarke (Australia), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
Debut: Shaminda Eranga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and AL Hill
Match referee: BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Shaminda Eranga's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 316 all out. Michael Hussey top-scored with 118 off 178 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 81. Shaminda Eranga took 4 for 65 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 421 across 10 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 473 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 105 not out off 269 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 83. Peter Siddle took 4 for 91 for Australia. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews. Sri Lanka led by 157 on first innings.

Australia made 488 all out in their second innings. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 126 off 220 balls, and Michael Clarke made 112. Rangana Herath took 7 for 157 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 176-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke.

Set 332 to win, Sri Lanka made 7 for 0. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 4 not out off 6 balls.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 316 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Shane Watson	c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Shaminda Eranga	8	18
Phillip Hughes	b Suranga Lakmal	0	2
Shaun Marsh	b Rangana Herath	81	207
Ricky Ponting	c Prasanna Jayawardene b Suranga Lakmal	48	91
Michael Clarke	c Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga	6	24
Michael Hussey	b Shaminda Eranga	118	178
Brad Haddin	c Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga	35	57
Mitchell Johnson	c Rangana Herath b Chanaka Welegedara	8	29
Peter Siddle	c Tharanga Paranavitana b Chanaka Welegedara	0	1
Trent Copeland	c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara	1	8
Nathan Lyon	not out	3	15

Extras 8 · Total 316 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chanaka Welegedara	21	6	75	3
Suranga Lakmal	21	3	60	2
Shaminda Eranga	23.3	6	65	4
Rangana Herath	27	5	78	1
Tillakaratne Dilshan	12	0	34	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Phillip Hughes, 1.2 ov), 2-22 (Shane Watson, 8.1 ov), 3-101 (Ricky Ponting, 35.5 ov), 4-120 (Michael Clarke, 44.2 ov), 5-190 (Shaun Marsh, 67.3 ov), 6-265 (Brad Haddin, 86.5 ov), 7-293 (Mitchell Johnson, 96.2 ov), 8-293 (Peter Siddle, 96.3 ov), 9-295 (Trent Copeland, 98.3 ov), 10-316 (Michael Hussey, 104.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shane Watson (0) and Phillip Hughes (0)	0	8
second	Shane Watson (8) and Shaun Marsh (14)	22	41
third	Ricky Ponting (48) and Shaun Marsh (25)	79	169
fourth	Michael Clarke (6) and Shaun Marsh (13)	19	51
fifth	Michael Hussey (39) and Shaun Marsh (29)	70	139
sixth	Michael Hussey (40) and Brad Haddin (35)	75	116
seventh	Michael Hussey (20) and Mitchell Johnson (8)	28	57
eighth	Michael Hussey (0) and Peter Siddle (0)	0	1
ninth	Michael Hussey (1) and Trent Copeland (1)	2	12
tenth	Michael Hussey (18) and Nathan Lyon (3)	21	36

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 473 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tharanga Paranavitana	c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson	46	101
Lahiru Thirimanne	b Peter Siddle	28	80
Kumar Sangakkara	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	79	176
Mahela Jayawardene	c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson	51	120
Tillakaratne Dilshan	c Brad Haddin b Trent Copeland	83	131
Angelo Mathews	not out	105	269
Prasanna Jayawardene	c Michael Clarke b Trent Copeland	47	86
Shaminda Eranga	b Peter Siddle	12	39
Rangana Herath	lbw b Peter Siddle	3	17
Chanaka Welegedara	run out (Nathan Lyon, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin)	1	8
Suranga Lakmal	b Mitchell Johnson	13	18

Extras 5 · Total 473 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Trent Copeland	40	10	93	2
Peter Siddle	35	8	91	4
Mitchell Johnson	35	6	122	2
Shane Watson	26	8	54	1
Nathan Lyon	34	5	91	0
Michael Hussey	2	1	5	0
Ricky Ponting	2	0	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 25.4 ov), 2-97 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 35.6 ov), 3-198 (Mahela Jayawardene, 76.4 ov), 4-210 (Kumar Sangakkara, 81.4 ov), 5-331 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 117.3 ov), 6-412 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 145.1 ov), 7-436 (Shaminda Eranga, 157.6 ov), 8-444 (Rangana Herath, 163.4 ov), 9-450 (Chanaka Welegedara, 166.2 ov), 10-473 (Suranga Lakmal, 173.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tharanga Paranavitana (28) and Lahiru Thirimanne (28)	56	153
second	Kumar Sangakkara (23) and Tharanga Paranavitana (18)	41	62
third	Mahela Jayawardene (51) and Kumar Sangakkara (49)	101	244
fourth	Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (7)	12	30
fifth	Tillakaratne Dilshan (78) and Angelo Mathews (42)	121	215
sixth	Prasanna Jayawardene (47) and Angelo Mathews (32)	81	167
seventh	Angelo Mathews (12) and Shaminda Eranga (12)	24	77
eighth	Rangana Herath (3) and Angelo Mathews (5)	8	34
ninth	Chanaka Welegedara (1) and Angelo Mathews (4)	6	16
tenth	Suranga Lakmal (13) and Angelo Mathews (10)	23	46

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 488 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Shane Watson	lbw b Rangana Herath	21	33
Phillip Hughes	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Rangana Herath	126	220
Shaun Marsh	c Lahiru Thirimanne b Rangana Herath	18	56
Ricky Ponting	c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath	28	80
Michael Clarke	c Tharanga Paranavitana b Rangana Herath	112	178
Michael Hussey	c Chanaka Welegedara b Tillakaratne Dilshan	93	138
Brad Haddin	c Suranga Lakmal b Rangana Herath	30	62
Mitchell Johnson	c Shaminda Eranga b Chanaka Welegedara	4	6
Peter Siddle	lbw b Rangana Herath	26	34
Trent Copeland	c Tharanga Paranavitana b Shaminda Eranga	3	23
Nathan Lyon	not out	1	7

Extras 26 · Total 488 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Shaminda Eranga	18.5	2	62	1
Suranga Lakmal	22	2	86	0
Chanaka Welegedara	24	3	88	1
Rangana Herath	52	11	157	7
Tillakaratne Dilshan	19	0	62	1
Lahiru Thirimanne	1	0	7	0
Tharanga Paranavitana	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Shane Watson, 11.5 ov), 2-122 (Shaun Marsh, 31.6 ov), 3-188 (Ricky Ponting, 55.5 ov), 4-220 (Phillip Hughes, 73.6 ov), 5-396 (Michael Clarke, 111.6 ov), 6-448 (Michael Hussey, 123.5 ov), 7-452 (Mitchell Johnson, 124.6 ov), 8-471 (Brad Haddin, 131.4 ov), 9-486 (Peter Siddle, 135.6 ov), 10-488 (Trent Copeland, 138.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shane Watson (21) and Phillip Hughes (36)	62	71
second	Shaun Marsh (18) and Phillip Hughes (37)	60	121
third	Ricky Ponting (28) and Phillip Hughes (36)	66	143
fourth	Michael Clarke (14) and Phillip Hughes (17)	32	110
fifth	Michael Hussey (67) and Michael Clarke (98)	176	230
sixth	Michael Hussey (26) and Brad Haddin (25)	52	72
seventh	Brad Haddin (0) and Mitchell Johnson (4)	4	7
eighth	Brad Haddin (5) and Peter Siddle (13)	19	40
ninth	Peter Siddle (13) and Trent Copeland (2)	15	26
tenth	Nathan Lyon (1) and Trent Copeland (1)	2	17

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 7 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R	B
Tharanga Paranavitana	not out	2	6
Lahiru Thirimanne	not out	4	6

Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Chanaka Welegedara

Extras 1 · Total 7 for 0

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Trent Copeland	1	0	3	0
Nathan Lyon	1	0	4	0

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Tharanga Paranavitana (2) and Lahiru Thirimanne (4)	7	12

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