Sri Lanka vs Australia
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 2024/25 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 14 February 2025
Sri Lanka won by 174 runs
Sri Lanka won by 174 runs. BKG Mendis top-scored with 101 for Sri Lanka. DN Wellalage took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 14 February 2025
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 174 runs
- Player of the match
- BKG Mendis
- Umpires
- AT Holdstock and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 281 for 4. BKG Mendis top-scored with 101 off 115 balls, and KIC Asalanka made 78. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the second wicket between KNM Fernando and BKG Mendis.
Chasing 282, Australia made 107 all out. SPD Smith top-scored with 29 off 33 balls. DN Wellalage took 4 for 35 for Sri Lanka. From 79 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 15 runs, to 94 for 9.
Sri Lanka won by 174 runs.
SRI LANKA: 281 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | b AM Hardie | 6 | 20 |
| KNM Fernando | c A Zampa b BJ Dwarshuis | 51 | 70 |
| BKG Mendis | c MW Short b A Zampa | 101 | 115 |
| PHKD Mendis | b SA Abbott | 4 | 8 |
| KIC Asalanka | not out | 78 | 66 |
| J Liyanage | not out | 32 | 21 |
Did not bat: DN Wellalage, PWH de Silva, M Theekshana, E Malinga, AM Fernando
Extras 9 · Total 281 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Dwarshuis | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| AM Hardie | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| SA Abbott | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| MW Short | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| T Sangha | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| A Zampa | 8 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| GJ Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (P Nissanka, 5 ov), 2-113 (KNM Fernando, 24 ov), 3-121 (PHKD Mendis, 26 ov), 4-215 (BKG Mendis, 44 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | P Nissanka (6) and KNM Fernando (9) | 15 |
| second | KNM Fernando (42) and BKG Mendis (56) | 98 |
| third | PHKD Mendis (4) and BKG Mendis (4) | 8 |
| fourth | BKG Mendis (41) and KIC Asalanka (47) | 94 |
| fifth | KIC Asalanka (0) and J Liyanage (0) | 66 |
AUSTRALIA: 107 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| MW Short | lbw b AM Fernando | 2 | 8 |
| TM Head | c WIA Fernando b AM Fernando | 18 | 18 |
| J Fraser-McGurk | c KIC Asalanka b AM Fernando | 9 | 9 |
| SPD Smith | lbw b PWH de Silva | 29 | 33 |
| JP Inglis | b DN Wellalage | 22 | 27 |
| AM Hardie | c PHKD Mendis b PWH de Silva | 0 | 4 |
| GJ Maxwell | b DN Wellalage | 1 | 3 |
| SA Abbott | lbw b PWH de Silva | 2 | 8 |
| BJ Dwarshuis | c E Malinga b DN Wellalage | 9 | 11 |
| A Zampa | b DN Wellalage | 8 | 9 |
| T Sangha | not out | 5 | 16 |
Extras 2 · Total 107 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Fernando | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| M Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 7.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| E Malinga | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| PWH de Silva | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (MW Short, 2 ov), 2-28 (J Fraser-McGurk, 4 ov), 3-33 (TM Head, 6 ov), 4-79 (JP Inglis, 14 ov), 5-80 (AM Hardie, 15 ov), 6-83 (GJ Maxwell, 16 ov), 7-83 (SPD Smith, 17 ov), 8-86 (SA Abbott, 19 ov), 9-94 (BJ Dwarshuis, 20 ov), 10-107 (A Zampa, 24 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | MW Short (2) and TM Head (14) | 16 |
| second | J Fraser-McGurk (9) and TM Head (3) | 12 |
| third | TM Head (1) and SPD Smith (4) | 5 |
| fourth | JP Inglis (22) and SPD Smith (22) | 46 |
| fifth | AM Hardie (0) and SPD Smith (1) | 1 |
| sixth | GJ Maxwell (1) and SPD Smith (2) | 3 |
| seventh | SPD Smith (0) and SA Abbott (0) | 0 |
| eighth | SA Abbott (2) and BJ Dwarshuis (1) | 3 |
| ninth | BJ Dwarshuis (8) and A Zampa (0) | 8 |
| tenth | A Zampa (8) and T Sangha (5) | 13 |
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