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Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights 1st Test, Day 4: Australia beat Sri Lanka by innings and 242 runs

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 01, 2025, 15:37:52 IST

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Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights 1st Test, Day 4: Australia beat Sri Lanka by innings and 242 runs

Australia won the first Test against Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs inside four days on Saturday to hand the hosts their worst Test cricket defeat.
Sri Lanka were all out for 247 in the second innings after being forced to follow on earlier in the day, with another four wickets from Australian left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann taking his match total to nine.

10:48 (IST) Feb 01

Overs1.2

Score1 - 0

Todd Murphy to Oshada Fernando, Pushed through a bit quicker on middle and this one slides straight on, Fernando gets a bit squared up but manages to keep it out.

10:47 (IST) Feb 01

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Score1 - 0

Todd Murphy to Oshada Fernando, Begins from around the stumps and tosses it up on the pads, Fernando works it 'round the corner for no run.

10:46 (IST) Feb 01

Todd Murphy to share the attack from the other end.

10:46 (IST) Feb 01

Score after 1 over 1 - 0

Runs Scored: 0

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Dimuth Karunaratne 0 (3)
Oshada Fernando 1 (3)

Mitchell Starc1-0-1-0

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Score1 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, Pitches this one right up on off at 141 clicks, Karunaratne solidly blocks it off the front foot and just a single off that first over from Starc.

10:45 (IST) Feb 01

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Score1 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, Good length in the channel and gently nipping away, Karunaratne shoulders arms at it.

10:44 (IST) Feb 01

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Score1 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, BEAUTY! Perfect length on off, not completely full and bowled at 138 clicks, getting the ball to zip away from the left-hander. Dimuth Karunaratne leans on to block but is well beaten.

10:43 (IST) Feb 01

Overs0.3

Score1 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Oshada Fernando, Oshada Fernando and Sri Lanka are off the mark in the second innings. Fullish length and outside off, Fernando leans across and just pushes it away square through the off side for a single.

10:43 (IST) Feb 01

Overs0.2

Score0 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Oshada Fernando, Pitches the ball up now and around off, shaping back in again, Fernando gets well forward and jams the drive toward mid off.

10:42 (IST) Feb 01

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Score0 - 0

Mitchell Starc to Oshada Fernando, On the money from Starc and well blocked out as well! On a hard length over the top of off, just shaping back in, Oshada Fernando stands tall and blocks it off.

09:48 (IST) Jan 29

Australia already through to WTC final

The WTC final is already locked in and will be played between Australia and South Africa, after the two sides confirmed a place for themsevles in the top two of the ongoing WTC cycle, which will culminate with the title match at Lord's this June.

09:46 (IST) Jan 29

Sri Lanka Playing XI

Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis (wk), Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

09:45 (IST) Jan 29

Australia Playing XI

Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy

09:44 (IST) Jan 29

SL vs AUS 1st Test Live: Toss News!

Australia captain Steve Smith has won the toss and opted to bat first. Smith is leading the Aussies in the absence of Pat Cumins, who has been rested for the series.

09:43 (IST) Jan 29

Welcome back to Timesofindia.com's coverage of cricket from around the globe, and today the action moves to Galle where the the hosts Sri Lanka will take on Australia in the first Test of the two-match series.