54.3: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, it's all over and Australia have picked up their fourth biggest Test win ever, winning by an innings and 242 runs! Matthew Kuhnemann tosses this one up and pushes it wider of the off stump. Jeffrey Vandersay having got a couple of hits away and now reached his fifty, throws his hands at it and miscues it completely. The ball gets sliced up around backward point where Mitchell Starc settles under it and picks up a catch. Kuhnemann picks up his fourth wicket of the innings and his 9th in the match.
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54.2: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, SIX AND FIFTY FOR VANDERSAY! This is an outstanding fightback from the spinner. Gets his maiden half-century! Flighted full, around off, Jeffrey Vandersay clubs it over mid off and manages to clear the distance on the full this time. An annoying knock to say the least for the Aussies!
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54.1: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, FOUR! Smoked! Tossed up, around off, Jeffrey Vandersay lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
End of over 54
SL237/9
Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 6(18) J Vandersay 43(44)
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53.6: Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, Nagging length, around middle, Asitha Fernando gets his bat ahead and blocks it well.
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53.5: Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, Quicker, full and at the stumps, Asitha Fernando clips it to square leg off his pads.
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53.4: Todd Murphy to Asitha Fernando, Full, just outside off, Asitha Fernando is solid in defence.
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53.3: Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, Short and around off, Jeffrey Vandersay works it through covers and takes the run.
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53.2: Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, Short and angling into the batter, Jeffrey Vandersay taps it back to the bowler.
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53.1: Todd Murphy to Jeffrey Vandersay, Comes back into the attack and lands it full, just outside off, Jeffrey Vandersay looks to reverse sweep but misses onto the pads.
End of over 53
SL236/9
Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 6(15) J Vandersay 42(41)
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52.6: Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Sees the over through. This is pitching full and on middle, Asitha Fernando covers the line and bead bats it.
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52.5: Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Full, outside off, Asitha Fernando blocks.
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52.4: Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Full, around off, Asitha Fernando taps it in front of silly point.
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52.3: Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, Tossed up, on off, Jeffrey Vandersay steps out and works it through covers. Picks up a single.
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52.2: Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, Full, on middle, Jeffrey Vandersay blocks it across.
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52.1: Nathan Lyon to Jeffrey Vandersay, Josh Inglis has done all the hard yards but the batters run four. Full, around off, Jeffrey Vandersay just taps it through the vacant cover region. The ball slowly dribbles towards the fence while Nathan Lyon gives it a chase. Josh Inglis sprints faster from around cover-point and dives ahead to flick the ball in just an inch before it crashes into the ropes.
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52.2: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, OUT! CAUGHT! It was just a matter of time and Matthew Kuhnemann gets his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket, impressive from him. Tosses this one up nicely and on a slightly fuller length on off. The ball dips and turns away as Jeffrey Vandersay looks to just reach for it and hit it away. The ball ends up getting sliced in the ait and towards the cover region where Mitchell Starc takes a simple catch and Sri Lanka are bowled out for just 165 runs. Australia have a first innings lead of 489 runs and we might see the Aussies impose their first follow-on in Asia since 2002.
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52.1: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, FOUR! That's one way to get off the mark! Dropped well short and wide, asking to be hit, Jeffrey Vandersay rocks back and slaps the ball away through cover-point for a boundary.
End of over 52
SL161/9
Sri Lanka Batting A Fernando 0(1) J Vandersay 0(5)
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51.6: Nathan Lyon to Asitha Fernando, Full and angled across off, Asitha Fernando looks to block but squeezes it off the toe end past the first slip.
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51.5: Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris, OUT! CAUGHT! Snared at short leg! Nathan Lyon stays around the wicket and tosses it up on a dragged length around middle. Nishan Peiris leans on to block but ends up getting and inside edge onto the pads and the ball lobs up to the right of short leg where Josh Inglis takes a sharp catch, his first in Test cricket and Australia are just one wicket away from bundling Sri Lanka out.
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51.4: Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris, FOUR! Nicely played! Fractionally short and outside off, Nishan Peiris rocks back and cuts it late and the ball goes quickly past Beau Webster at second slip and into the deep third fence.
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51.3: Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris, Nice and full again, on middle, Nishan Peiris makes another block.
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51.2: Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris, Fuller delivery, darted in on middle and leg, blocked off.
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51.1: Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris, Close but not close enough! Good length on off, Nishan Peiris leaves it on length and expects it to turn but it goes straight on and just goes over the top of off.
End of over 51
SL157/8
Sri Lanka Batting J Vandersay 0(5) N Peiris 1(4)
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50.6: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, On a dragged length and around off, turning away, Vandersay presses back and pushes it down through the silly point region and looks for one but is sent back.
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50.5: Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris, Marginally short and angling into the pads, Nishan Peiris works it away past square leg for a single.
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50.4: Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris, On a length and around off, Nishan Peiris blocks it off.
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50.3: Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris, Just short! Tossed up, on a fuller length and on middle, Nishan Peiris looks to block but gets an inside edge that goes down to the short leg that is dead square of the stumps.
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50.2: Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris, Over the wicket to the left-hander, good energy into this delivery but just angles it down leg.
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50.1: Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya, OUT! STUMPED! Matthew Kuhnemann gets his fourth and Sri Lanka going down in a hurry now. Flighted up from around the stumps, immaculate length around off and gets the ball to dip as well. Prabath Jayasuriya comes down the pitch but fails to get to the pitch of the ball and it turns past him as well. Alex Carey whips off the bails and Jayasuriya is nowhere to be seen.
End of over 154
AUS654/6
Australia Batting M Starc 19(19) A Carey 46(69)
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153.6: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, Full, outside off, Starc gives himself room to the leg side and hammers it wide of long off. It goes on the bounce to the fielder. A single taken.
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153.5: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, Down the leg side, Starc looks to slog but misses and is hit on the pads.
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153.4: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, On middle, pushed to the leg side.
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153.3: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! SMASH! Tee time. Full, outside off, the angle bringing the ball into the left-hander from around the wicket, Mitchell Starc uses the angle, gets down on a knee and slogs it through mid-wicket. 650 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!
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153.2: Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey, Very full, outside off, Alex Carey reaches out and drives it through mid off for a run.
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153.1: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, Around off, punched through the covers for a single.
End of over 153
AUS647/6
Australia Batting A Carey 45(68) M Starc 13(14)
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152.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, On middle and leg, nudged to the leg side.
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152.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, Full, around leg stump, now Alex attempts the sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. A mild LBW appeal by Vandersay but that seemed to be spinning down the leg side.
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152.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, Full, around leg stump, Alex Carey plays the reverse sweep. The keeper, Kusal Mendis, anticipates brilliantly, getting across to his left, but the ball goes past him to the deep third fence. It is stopped and the batters come back for the second.
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152.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, Down the leg side, Carey works it towards square leg.
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152.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, Way too full, outside off, driven back to the bowler.
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152.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Alex Carey, Full, around middle and leg, pushed back down the track.
End of over 152
AUS645/6
Australia Batting M Starc 13(14) A Carey 43(62)
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151.6: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, The arm ball, around middle, MS punches it back to the bowler.
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151.5: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, SIX! SMASH! There is that mid-wicket area. Peiris tosses this one generously, outside off, very full, right in the arc of Starc who just clears his front leg and swings through with his bottom hand, clearing mid-wicket comfortably.
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151.4: Nishan Peiris to Alex Carey, Outside off, Alex Carey taps it behind point for a quick run.
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151.3: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, Landed outside off, Mitchell punches it through the covers for a single.
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151.2: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, On middle and leg, Starc looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads.
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151.1: Nishan Peiris to Mitchell Starc, Full, around off, Mitchell Starc lunges to defend.
Sri Lanka
54.3: Matthew Kuhnemann to Jeffrey Vandersay, OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, it's all over and Australia have picked up their fourth biggest Test win ever, winning by an innings and 242 runs! Matthew Kuhnemann tosses this one up and pushes it wider of the off stump. Jeffrey Vandersay having got a couple of hits away and now reached his fifty, throws his hands at it and miscues it completely. The ball gets sliced up around backward point where Mitchell Starc settles under it and picks up a catch. Kuhnemann picks up his fourth wicket of the innings and his 9th in the match.