Australia v Sri Lanka 1st Test
SL in AUS - 2019 (2018/19) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 24 January 2019
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs. Travis Head top-scored with 84 for Australia. Pat Cummins took 6/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- SL in AUS - 2019 (2018/19)
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Dates
- 24 January 2019 to 26 January 2019
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
- Player of the match
- Pat Cummins
- Captains
- Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka), Tim Paine (Australia)
- Debuts
- Kurtis Patterson (Australia), Jhye Richardson (Australia)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 144 all out. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 64 off 78 balls. Pat Cummins took 4 for 39 for Australia. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 338 across 10 Tests.
Australia replied with 323 all out. Travis Head top-scored with 84 off 187 balls, and Marnus Labuschagne made 81. Suranga Lakmal took 5 for 75 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 166-run stand for the fifth wicket between Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne, 51% of the total. Australia led by 179 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 139 for 9 in their second innings. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 32 off 98 balls. Pat Cummins took 6 for 23 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 144 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 24 | 70 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Marnus Labuschagne b Pat Cummins | 12 | 30 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Joe Burns b Jhye Richardson | 5 | 7 |
| Kusal Mendis | b Jhye Richardson | 14 | 44 |
| Roshen Silva | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 9 | 56 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Tim Paine b Jhye Richardson | 5 | 17 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Kurtis Patterson b Pat Cummins | 64 | 78 |
| Dilruwan Perera | c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 16 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc | 7 | 4 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Kurtis Patterson b Pat Cummins | 0 | 20 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 3 · Total 144 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 12 | 2 | 41 | 2 |
| Jhye Richardson | 14 | 5 | 26 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | 14.4 | 3 | 39 | 4 |
| Nathan Lyon | 16 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 10.2 ov), 2-31 (Dinesh Chandimal, 11.6 ov), 3-54 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 21.6 ov), 4-58 (Kusal Mendis, 26.3 ov), 5-66 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 32.3 ov), 6-91 (Roshen Silva, 42.4 ov), 7-102 (Suranga Lakmal, 45.4 ov), 8-106 (Dilruwan Perera, 47.4 ov), 9-144 (Niroshan Dickwella, 56.2 ov), 10-144 (Dushmantha Chameera, 56.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (11) and Lahiru Thirimanne (12) | 26 | 64 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (5) | 5 | 10 |
| third | Dimuth Karunaratne (13) and Kusal Mendis (10) | 23 | 60 |
| fourth | Roshen Silva (0) and Kusal Mendis (4) | 4 | 27 |
| fifth | Roshen Silva (3) and Dhananjaya de Silva (5) | 8 | 36 |
| sixth | Roshen Silva (6) and Niroshan Dickwella (19) | 25 | 61 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (1) and Niroshan Dickwella (1) | 2 | 11 |
| eighth | Suranga Lakmal (4) and Niroshan Dickwella (2) | 9 | 6 |
| ninth | Dilruwan Perera (0) and Niroshan Dickwella (4) | 4 | 12 |
| tenth | Niroshan Dickwella (38) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 38 | 52 |
| 11th | Dushmantha Chameera (0) and Lahiru Kumara (0) | 0 | 2 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 323 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Lahiru Kumara | 44 | 88 |
| Joe Burns | c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal | 15 | 30 |
| Usman Khawaja | b Dilruwan Perera | 11 | 29 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal | 1 | 23 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Dhananjaya de Silva | 81 | 150 |
| Travis Head | lbw b Suranga Lakmal | 84 | 187 |
| Kurtis Patterson | lbw b Suranga Lakmal | 30 | 82 |
| Tim Paine | c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | c Niroshan Dickwella b Dushmantha Chameera | 0 | 21 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 26 | 25 |
| Jhye Richardson | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dilruwan Perera | 1 | 7 |
Extras 30 · Total 323 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 27 | 9 | 75 | 5 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 15 | 5 | 37 | 1 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 21 | 3 | 68 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 32.2 | 9 | 84 | 2 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Joe Burns, 10.3 ov), 2-72 (Usman Khawaja, 22.1 ov), 3-76 (Marcus Harris, 25.6 ov), 4-82 (Nathan Lyon, 28.4 ov), 5-248 (Marnus Labuschagne, 78.1 ov), 6-272 (Travis Head, 89.5 ov), 7-272 (Tim Paine, 89.6 ov), 8-278 (Pat Cummins, 97.5 ov), 9-304 (Kurtis Patterson, 103.4 ov), 10-323 (Jhye Richardson, 106.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Joe Burns (15) and Marcus Harris (19) | 37 | 63 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (11) and Marcus Harris (21) | 35 | 72 |
| third | Nathan Lyon (0) and Marcus Harris (4) | 4 | 23 |
| fourth | Nathan Lyon (1) and Marnus Labuschagne (0) | 6 | 16 |
| fifth | Travis Head (71) and Marnus Labuschagne (81) | 166 | 299 |
| sixth | Kurtis Patterson (9) and Travis Head (13) | 24 | 70 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (0) and Kurtis Patterson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Pat Cummins (0) and Kurtis Patterson (4) | 6 | 47 |
| ninth | Mitchell Starc (8) and Kurtis Patterson (17) | 26 | 36 |
| tenth | Mitchell Starc (18) and Jhye Richardson (1) | 19 | 16 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 139 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 3 | 18 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 32 | 98 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Kurtis Patterson b Pat Cummins | 0 | 2 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Joe Burns b Pat Cummins | 1 | 7 |
| Roshen Silva | c Joe Burns b Pat Cummins | 3 | 22 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Jhye Richardson | 14 | 46 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Marcus Harris b Jhye Richardson | 24 | 39 |
| Dilruwan Perera | c Kurtis Patterson b Pat Cummins | 8 | 34 |
| Suranga Lakmal | st Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 24 | 30 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 5 | 10 |
Did not bat: Lahiru Kumara
Extras 25 · Total 139 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 14 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | 13 | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 8.5 | 3 | 17 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.6 ov), 2-17 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.2 ov), 3-19 (Kusal Mendis, 9.1 ov), 4-35 (Roshen Silva, 17.6 ov), 5-69 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 30.6 ov), 6-79 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 33.3 ov), 7-109 (Niroshan Dickwella, 42.6 ov), 8-110 (Dilruwan Perera, 44.5 ov), 9-139 (Suranga Lakmal, 50.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (3) and Lahiru Thirimanne (6) | 17 | 36 |
| second | Dinesh Chandimal (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 0 | 8 |
| third | Lahiru Thirimanne (1) and Kusal Mendis (1) | 2 | 11 |
| fourth | Roshen Silva (3) and Lahiru Thirimanne (9) | 16 | 53 |
| fifth | Lahiru Thirimanne (14) and Dhananjaya de Silva (14) | 34 | 79 |
| sixth | Lahiru Thirimanne (2) and Niroshan Dickwella (7) | 10 | 15 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (8) and Niroshan Dickwella (17) | 30 | 57 |
| eighth | Dilruwan Perera (0) and Suranga Lakmal (0) | 1 | 11 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (24) and Dushmantha Chameera (5) | 29 | 35 |
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