Australia Hammer Sri Lanka by lap and 242 ran in the first men’s test – when it happened | Australia Cricket Team

On February 1, 2025By Littum

Key events

An all -round impressive performance of AustraliaThey were ruthless with bats and made huge races in their first and only lap. Usman Khawaja showed that their is plenty of life in his test career despite his rather condescending proclamations before testing. Steve Smith looked somewhere near his best with bats and moved back to the captain role with Aplomb, and Josh Inglis scored a memorable virginity -a century in front of his proud parents. Has it been mentioned that he spent his formative years in Leeds? Didn’t think.

Aussie Bowlers also did the business, Matt Kuhnemann took 9-149 in his return to the side, Nathan Lyon 7-165 and Mitch Starc, who tiled 3-27.

Sri Lanka will have to lick their wounds and come back in the second test next week. It was a bruising for them, the heaviest in their test history and only the second time they have been beaten by a game in Galle, usually such a fortress for them.

Meanwhile … Australia’s women have whitewashed England in the ashes

Australia wins by lap and 242 races

There it is! Jeffrey Vanderersysay goes to a Plucky Virginest -Test Fifty with a drive for four and a smudge down the ground in six, but he then tries a wild heave and the spliced catch is taken on point! Matt Kuhnemann ends with nine wickets in the match, and it’s a thumping victory for Australia.

54. Over: Sri Lanka 237-9 (Vanderersay 43, Fernando 6) Murphy can’t get the last wicket over to Kuhnemann …

53. Over: Sri Lanka 236-9 (Vanderersay 42, Fernando 6) Sri Lanka Rack up a whole four like Vanderersay clubs a lyon full throws through a very free in the middle. Starc just came over, Todd Murphy is coming back to see if he can close this test.

52. Over: Sri Lanka 231-9 (Vanderersay 37, Fernando 6) Mitchell Starc is encouraged to deliver the coup De Grace, but he can’t get Aussies across the line in his first over, Vanderersay Clips for two and then gets the single from the last ball to keep the strike for the next one over.

51. Over: Sri Lanka 228-9 (Vanderersay 34, Fernando 6) Lyon to Fernando. All you can do Jeffrey … Number 11 clears his forelegs and stepping away widely long on six.

50. Over: Sri Lanka 222-9 (Vanderersay 34, Fernando 0) Vanderersay attacks once again and launches Kuhnemann down the ground for six. He has the eyes of a fifty here.

49. Over: Sri Lanka 214-9 (Vanderersay 26, Fernando 0) Vanderersay beat sweeps Lyon for a border and Australia’s waiting time for victory continues.

48. Over: Sri Lanka 209-9 (Vanderersay 21, Fernando 0) Asitha Fernando is the last man. He has about seven Aussie Fielders up in his grid while taking guard. He pays them nevermind and survives.

Wicket! Peiris B Kuhnemann 0 (Sri Lanka 209-9)

Bowled him! Kuhnemann makes one slip on, and Peiris’s timber is rearranged. Australia another away from the seal of the victory in Galle.

47. Over: Sri Lanka 209-8 (Vanderersay 21, Peiris 0) Aussie Fielders swarms batters, they have inserted the ‘Aggressive Fielding’ setting on Brian Lara Cricket ’99. Iykk. Vanderersay benefits from Acres of space in the field and fetches two borders with reverse sweeps. I like the carving of his jib.

46. Over: Sri Lanka 201-8 (Vanderersay 13, Peiris 0) The Aussies are burning a review for an LBW appeal as Vanderersay got a huge inside edge of the pillow.

45. Over: Sri Lanka 200-8 (Vanderersay 12, Peiris 0) Peiris somehow Survive six consecutive balls from Nathan Lyon.

44. Over: Sri Lanka 200-8 (Vanderersay 12, Peiris 0) Vanderersay is here to have fun, he sweeps for four and then beats Matthew Kuhnemann through point for his second limit. It brings Sri Lanka’s 200 hundred. Marginal gains.

43. Over: Sri Lanka 192-8 (Vanderersay 4, Peiris 0) Lyon fluff its lines with the hat-trick delivery, falls too short, and new dough Peiris defends on the back foot with relative ease. It’s still a wicket girl and Australia who want to polish this before tea.

Wicket! Jayasuriya B Lyon 1 (Sri Lanka 192-8)

Lyon has two out of two! A wicket with the last ball on his earlier over, and he turns one past Jayasuriya’s defense and the stumps are scattered! Hat-trick time …

42. Over: Sri Lanka 192-7 (Jayasuriya 2, Vanderersay 4) Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vanderersay is the new dough. Kuhnemann falls briefly and the aforementioned cliffs and beats in four.

41. Over: Sri Lanka 187-7 (Jayasuriya 0, Vanderersay 0) Australia goes after the killing now, men around the bats and lots of scrap.

Wicket! Mendis St Carey B Lyon 34 (Sri Lanka 187-7)

Mendis is gone now too! Lyon is hit by two boundaries, but continues to give it some air, Mendis wanders out of his curl to work to the leg, and the ball turns just enough to leave him stranded and Alex Carey makes the honor with bails.

40. Over: Sri Lanka 179-6 (Kusal 25, Jayasuriya 0) Prabath Jayasuriya is with bats for the second time today, it has not been a big one too home, they will have to dust quickly before they go again in the second test in just a few days.

Wicket! Dhananjaya de Silva C Webster B Kuhnemann 41 (Sri Lanka 179-6)

Kuhnemann gets another! Dhananjaya clubs clubs down to the ground after a beautiful six, but then try the same shot next ball and split it to webster on short cover. Australia has appreciated their way into the tail.

39. Over: Sri Lanka 174-5 (Dhananjaya 35, Kusal 25) Lyon swirls to action. Six balls on the money but defended strongly. These two have stopped rotten and are frustrating Australia … and those of us who wanted a short and sweet shift. Fun.

38. Over: Sri Lanka 174-5 (Dhananjaya 35, Kusal 25) Dhananjaya Paddles Murphy away nicely for four and then drives away through the tires to another border. Steve Smith urges Nathan Lyon to try to get the breakthrough.

37. Over: Sri Lanka 165-5 (Dhananjaya 26, Kusal 25) Main drops card and flayes away through the point of cusal, the shot brings up the fifty partnership between this pair.

36. Over: Sri Lanka 161-5 (Dhananjaya 26, Kusal 21) Murphy jumps and jumps in and bowls with a quick arm, flanel tucked on the back of his tray. He goes for a full of full and Dhananjaya drives away through coverage for four.

35. Over: Sri Lanka 155-5 (Dhananjaya 21, Kusal 20) Travis Head replaces Matt Kuhnemann – who I actually thought he looked like he could take a wicket every ball before drinks. Kusal sweeps for two and each dough pushes a single. Sri Lanka plays a lot for pride, they are still 334 races in Australia’s first place.

James Wallace

34. Over: Sri Lanka 151-5 (Dhananjaya 20, Kusal 17) Thanks rob, hello everyone. Wickets today today, will Australia end this quickly, or will we see some gravel and skill from Dhananjaya and Kusal? The ball spits less sharply from the surface Now it has lost some of its varnish, but it is by no means easy out there.

33. Over: Sri Lanka 150-5 (Dhananjaya 20, Kusal 16) Right, that’s everything from me; Jim Wallace Will speak through the release/an unlikely sixth-wicket partnership of 700.

Examine! Sri Lanka 145-5 (Kusal not 15)

Kusal Mendis is successfully undergoing after getting LBW to Kuhnemann. He missed a sweep and was hit in front, but the third judge Joel Wilson decided that there was a thin bottom on the pillow. I do not think the evidence was crucial and therefore the decision on the site should have stood, but I doubt it will make a lot of difference to the result.

There were two identical mumbles on Ultraedge, the other as the ball passed bats. But the first happened when it was nowhere near the bat, so I don’t think you can finally say there was a lower edge. Likewise, if it had not been given out in the field, I do not think it should have been overturned.

32. Over: Sri Lanka 145-5 (Dhananjaya 16, Kusal 15) Todd Murphy replaces Nathan Lyon. Kusal forms of pulling a delivery, only for it to become grotesque and follow him outside the bone stump; All he can do is force it back to the bowler.

Kusal has a bit of fortune later in over when an Uppish pull shot flies widely by short midwick. It could easily have gone to hand. Instead, Kusal gets a single one and Dhananjaya plays a deeply late cut for four.

31. Over: Sri Lanka 138-5 (Dhananjaya 11, Kusal 13) Kusal slides back to pull Kuhnemann into four. Over ends with another non -playable delivery to Dhananjaya, who throws herself in the middle and growls past the outside edge. Good luck playing it.

30. Over: Sri Lanka 133-5 (Dhananjaya 11, Kusal 8) Dhananjaya pushes Lyon stylishly through extra covers to four. Lyon moves around in wicket and worked for a few singles. Australia knows that with Sri Lanka’s tail, a more wicket should lead to a quick kill.