Match summary
Sri Lanka played Australia in the 1st Test, Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2011 at Galle International Stadium, from 31 Aug 2011 to 3 Sept 2011. Australia won by 125 runs.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia made 273 in 86.4 overs, Sri Lanka made 105 in 50 overs, Australia made 210 in 59.2 overs, Sri Lanka made 253 in 95.5 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 116 runs in the match; Rangana Herath took 8/133 in the match; Michael Hussey was named player of the match.
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 22 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 115.79 |
| PJ Hughes c NT Paranavitana b RAS Lakmal |
c NT Paranavitana b RAS Lakmal | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38.71 |
| RT Ponting c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath |
c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath | 44 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 53.01 |
| MJ Clarke lbw b HMRKB Herath |
lbw b HMRKB Herath | 23 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 51.11 |
| MEK Hussey lbw b TM Dilshan |
lbw b TM Dilshan | 95 | 177 | 7 | 3 | 53.67 |
| UT Khawaja b UWMBCA Welegedara |
b UWMBCA Welegedara | 21 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 36.21 |
| BJ Haddin c AD Mathews b S Randiv |
c AD Mathews b S Randiv | 24 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 52.17 |
| MG Johnson c HAPW Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal |
c HAPW Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal | 14 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 42.42 |
| RJ Harris lbw b RAS Lakmal |
lbw b RAS Lakmal | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| TA Copeland c NT Paranavitana b S Randiv |
c NT Paranavitana b S Randiv | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| NM Lyon not out |
not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 2, w 0, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 86.4 Ov (RR: 3.15) | 273/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (SR Watson, 6.1 ov), 2-36 (PJ Hughes, 9.4 ov), 3-91 (MJ Clarke, 24.5 ov), 4-112 (RT Ponting, 36.2 ov), 5-157 (UT Khawaja, 53.2 ov), 6-205 (BJ Haddin, 67.3 ov), 7-234 (MG Johnson, 76.4 ov), 8-236 (RJ Harris, 78.1 ov), 9-251 (TA Copeland, 81.6 ov), 10-273 (MEK Hussey, 86.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 15 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 4.07 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAS Lakmal | 17 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 3.24 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 24 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 2.25 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Randiv | 21 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 3.62 | 92 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 9.4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2.28 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT Paranavitana lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 29 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 25.22 |
| TM Dilshan c RT Ponting b TA Copeland |
c RT Ponting b TA Copeland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| KC Sangakkara c MJ Clarke b NM Lyon |
c MJ Clarke b NM Lyon | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| DPMD Jayawardene run out (TA Copeland, BJ Haddin) |
run out (TA Copeland, BJ Haddin) | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 37.93 |
| TT Samaraweera lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 26 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 41.27 |
| HAPW Jayawardene lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AD Mathews b NM Lyon |
b NM Lyon | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 |
| S Randiv c RT Ponting b NM Lyon |
c RT Ponting b NM Lyon | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| HMRKB Herath c MG Johnson b NM Lyon |
c MG Johnson b NM Lyon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RAS Lakmal not out |
not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara c & b NM Lyon |
c & b NM Lyon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 1, nb 3) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 2.10) | 105/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (TM Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 2-24 (KC Sangakkara, 15.1 ov), 3-44 (DPMD Jayawardene, 23.1 ov), 4-87 (TT Samaraweera, 40.1 ov), 5-87 (HAPW Jayawardene, 40.5 ov), 6-88 (NT Paranavitana, 42.4 ov), 7-100 (AD Mathews, 47.1 ov), 8-100 (HMRKB Herath, 47.3 ov), 9-103 (S Randiv, 49.1 ov), 10-105 (UWMBCA Welegedara, 49.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harris | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.75 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TA Copeland | 12 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2.00 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2.89 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NM Lyon | 15 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.27 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1.83 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson c TT Samaraweera b UWMBCA Welegedara |
c TT Samaraweera b UWMBCA Welegedara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PJ Hughes lbw b TM Dilshan |
lbw b TM Dilshan | 28 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 54.90 |
| RT Ponting c HMRKB Herath b RAS Lakmal |
c HMRKB Herath b RAS Lakmal | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| MJ Clarke c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 60 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 75.00 |
| MEK Hussey c NT Paranavitana b HMRKB Herath |
c NT Paranavitana b HMRKB Herath | 15 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 40.54 |
| UT Khawaja lbw b UWMBCA Welegedara |
lbw b UWMBCA Welegedara | 26 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 38.24 |
| BJ Haddin c DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
c DPMD Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MG Johnson c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
| RJ Harris c & b HMRKB Herath |
c & b HMRKB Herath | 23 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 51.11 |
| TA Copeland not out |
not out | 23 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 76.67 |
| NM Lyon c TT Samaraweera b TM Dilshan |
c TT Samaraweera b TM Dilshan | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 4, w 0, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 59.2 Ov (RR: 3.54) | 210/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (SR Watson, 0.1 ov), 2-5 (RT Ponting, 3.2 ov), 3-61 (PJ Hughes, 15.2 ov), 4-110 (MJ Clarke, 29.2 ov), 5-110 (MEK Hussey, 29.3 ov), 6-112 (BJ Haddin, 31.2 ov), 7-130 (MG Johnson, 37.3 ov), 8-170 (UT Khawaja, 50.1 ov), 9-178 (RJ Harris, 53.3 ov), 10-210 (NM Lyon, 59.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2.17 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAS Lakmal | 8 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HMRKB Herath | 23 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 3.43 | 100 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S Randiv | 14 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.36 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 8.2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3.12 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NT Paranavitana lbw b RJ Harris |
lbw b RJ Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TM Dilshan b RJ Harris |
b RJ Harris | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| KC Sangakkara c MEK Hussey b SR Watson |
c MEK Hussey b SR Watson | 17 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 23.29 |
| DPMD Jayawardene b RJ Harris |
b RJ Harris | 105 | 231 | 15 | 1 | 45.45 |
| TT Samaraweera c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson |
c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HAPW Jayawardene b RJ Harris |
b RJ Harris | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AD Mathews b SR Watson |
b SR Watson | 95 | 191 | 13 | 0 | 49.74 |
| S Randiv c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson |
c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HMRKB Herath c TA Copeland b RJ Harris |
c TA Copeland b RJ Harris | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| RAS Lakmal c MG Johnson b NM Lyon |
c MG Johnson b NM Lyon | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara not out |
not out | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 95.5 Ov (RR: 2.64) | 253/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (NT Paranavitana, 0.1 ov), 2-15 (TM Dilshan, 6.2 ov), 3-52 (KC Sangakkara, 24.5 ov), 4-63 (TT Samaraweera, 29.6 ov), 5-68 (HAPW Jayawardene, 34.3 ov), 6-210 (DPMD Jayawardene, 86.1 ov), 7-221 (S Randiv, 89.1 ov), 8-242 (HMRKB Herath, 92.3 ov), 9-249 (AD Mathews, 94.1 ov), 10-253 (RAS Lakmal, 95.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harris | 20 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 3.10 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TA Copeland | 16 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1.25 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 19 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 2.95 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NM Lyon | 19.5 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 3.68 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.67 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1.46 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RT Ponting | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 1st Test · Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2011
- Venue
- Galle International Stadium
- Date
- 31 Aug 2011 to 3 Sept 2011
- Toss
- Australia, elected to bat first
- Result
- Australia won by 125 runs
- Player of the match
- MEK Hussey
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2011
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sri Lanka vs Australia match on 31 Aug 2011?
Australia won by 125 runs.
Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs Australia?
Michael Hussey.
Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs Australia?
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) with 116 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs Australia?
Rangana Herath, with 8/133.
Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs Australia?
Australia, who chose to bat first.
Where was Sri Lanka vs Australia played?
At Galle International Stadium.