Match summary
Australia played Sri Lanka in the 1st Test, Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2012 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, from 14 Dec 2012 to 18 Dec 2012. Australia won by 137 runs.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia made 450/5 declared in 131 overs, Sri Lanka made 336 in 109.3 overs, Australia made 278/9 in 73.5 overs, Sri Lanka made 255 in 119.2 overs.
Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 158 runs in the match; Peter Siddle took 9/104 in the match; Peter Siddle was named player of the match.
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA Warner run out (AD Mathews, TM Dilshan) |
run out (AD Mathews, TM Dilshan) | 57 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 64.04 |
| EJM Cowan c RMS Eranga b UWMBCA Welegedara |
c RMS Eranga b UWMBCA Welegedara | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| PJ Hughes b UWMBCA Welegedara |
b UWMBCA Welegedara | 86 | 166 | 8 | 1 | 51.81 |
| SR Watson c DPMD Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara |
c DPMD Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara | 30 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 49.18 |
| MJ Clarke c KC Sangakkara b RMS Eranga |
c KC Sangakkara b RMS Eranga | 74 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 51.03 |
| MEK Hussey not out |
not out | 115 | 184 | 8 | 1 | 62.50 |
| MS Wade not out |
not out | 68 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 50.37 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 11) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 131 Ov (RR: 3.44) | 450/5 | ||||
Did not bat: MA Starc, NM Lyon, PM Siddle, BW Hilfenhaus
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (EJM Cowan, 5.3 ov), 2-97 (DA Warner, 26.2 ov), 3-183 (SR Watson, 50.4 ov), 4-198 (PJ Hughes, 58.1 ov), 5-304 (MJ Clarke, 92.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDN Kulasekara | 32 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 2.50 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 26 | 1 | 130 | 3 | 5.00 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| RMS Eranga | 25 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 3.60 | 107 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AD Mathews | 15 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 2.73 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Dilshan | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 26 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 2.88 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne c MS Wade b BW Hilfenhaus |
c MS Wade b BW Hilfenhaus | 14 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| TM Dilshan b MA Starc |
b MA Starc | 147 | 273 | 21 | 0 | 53.85 |
| KC Sangakkara c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle |
c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| DPMD Jayawardene lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
| TT Samaraweera c MS Wade b NM Lyon |
c MS Wade b NM Lyon | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| AD Mathews lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 75 | 186 | 11 | 0 | 40.32 |
| HAPW Jayawardene lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 40 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 71.43 |
| KMDN Kulasekara c JC Silk b NM Lyon |
c JC Silk b NM Lyon | 23 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 54.76 |
| HMRKB Herath lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RMS Eranga not out |
not out | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle |
c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 6, w 0, nb 1) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 109.3 Ov (RR: 3.07) | 336/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (FDM Karunaratne, 9.3 ov), 2-42 (KC Sangakkara, 14.4 ov), 3-70 (DPMD Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 4-87 (TT Samaraweera, 29.1 ov), 5-248 (AD Mathews, 85.5 ov), 6-289 (TM Dilshan, 97.1 ov), 7-316 (HAPW Jayawardene, 105.4 ov), 8-320 (HMRKB Herath, 107.1 ov), 9-336 (KMDN Kulasekara, 108.4 ov), 10-336 (UWMBCA Welegedara, 109.3 ov)
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJM Cowan b UWMBCA Welegedara |
b UWMBCA Welegedara | 56 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 40.88 |
| DA Warner c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
c HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 68 | 119 | 5 | 1 | 57.14 |
| PJ Hughes b RMS Eranga |
b RMS Eranga | 16 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 32.65 |
| SR Watson st HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath |
st HAPW Jayawardene b HMRKB Herath | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| MS Wade c KMDN Kulasekara b HMRKB Herath |
c KMDN Kulasekara b HMRKB Herath | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 |
| MJ Clarke retired hurt |
retired hurt | 57 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 123.91 |
| MEK Hussey not out |
not out | 31 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 81.58 |
| PM Siddle c HAPW Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara |
c HAPW Jayawardene b UWMBCA Welegedara | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| MA Starc lbw b UWMBCA Welegedara |
lbw b UWMBCA Welegedara | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| NM Lyon b HMRKB Herath |
b HMRKB Herath | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| BW Hilfenhaus lbw b HMRKB Herath |
lbw b HMRKB Herath | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 10, w 0, nb 4) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 73.5 Ov (RR: 3.77) | 278/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-132 (DA Warner, 41.1 ov), 2-140 (EJM Cowan, 44.4 ov), 3-153 (SR Watson, 51.5 ov), 4-165 (PJ Hughes, 54.2 ov), 5-181 (MS Wade, 57.4 ov), 6-250 (PM Siddle, 68.2 ov), 7-256 (MA Starc, 68.6 ov), 8-271 (NM Lyon, 71.3 ov), 9-278 (BW Hilfenhaus, 73.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMDN Kulasekara | 12 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara | 22 | 3 | 89 | 3 | 4.05 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TM Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMS Eranga | 11 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4.82 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Mathews | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 21.5 | 2 | 95 | 5 | 4.35 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne b MA Starc |
b MA Starc | 30 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 37.04 |
| TM Dilshan c MS Wade b SR Watson |
c MS Wade b SR Watson | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| KC Sangakkara lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 63 | 226 | 6 | 0 | 27.88 |
| DPMD Jayawardene c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle |
c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | 19 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 24.68 |
| TT Samaraweera lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 49 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 35.00 |
| AD Mathews c MS Wade b PM Siddle |
c MS Wade b PM Siddle | 19 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 31.15 |
| HAPW Jayawardene c MEK Hussey b MA Starc |
c MEK Hussey b MA Starc | 21 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 63.64 |
| KMDN Kulasekara c MS Wade b MA Starc |
c MS Wade b MA Starc | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| HMRKB Herath b MA Starc |
b MA Starc | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| RMS Eranga c MS Wade b MA Starc |
c MS Wade b MA Starc | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| UWMBCA Welegedara not out |
not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 8, w 1, nb 1) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 119.2 Ov (RR: 2.14) | 255/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (TM Dilshan, 9.1 ov), 2-47 (FDM Karunaratne, 23.1 ov), 3-112 (DPMD Jayawardene, 55.1 ov), 4-151 (KC Sangakkara, 75.6 ov), 5-201 (AD Mathews, 97.1 ov), 6-218 (TT Samaraweera, 101.6 ov), 7-235 (HAPW Jayawardene, 107.4 ov), 8-247 (KMDN Kulasekara, 113.5 ov), 9-250 (HMRKB Herath, 117.3 ov), 10-255 (RMS Eranga, 119.2 ov)
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- Match
- 1st Test · Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2012
- Venue
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 14 Dec 2012 to 18 Dec 2012
- Toss
- Australia, elected to bat first
- Result
- Australia won by 137 runs
- Player of the match
- PM Siddle
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2012/13
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Australia vs Sri Lanka match on 14 Dec 2012?
Australia won by 137 runs.
Who was player of the match in Australia vs Sri Lanka?
Peter Siddle.
Who scored the most runs in Australia vs Sri Lanka?
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) with 158 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Australia vs Sri Lanka?
Peter Siddle, with 9/104.
Who won the toss in Australia vs Sri Lanka?
Australia, who chose to bat first.
Where was Australia vs Sri Lanka played?
At Bellerive Oval, Hobart.