Sri Lanka Vs Australia 2nd Test 06 February 2025

2nd Test • Galle

257 & 231/10 (68.1)

AUS

414 & 75/1 (17.4)

AUS won by 9 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Date & Time

06 Feb, 10:00 AM IST

Venue

Galle International Stadium

Match

2nd Test,

Sri Lanka vs Australia 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Joel Wilson (West Indies), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bat

Pitch Report

The wicket is definitely crumbling. As you would expect on Day 4, spin will come into play. But the new ball with a pronounced seam may talk more. But then, Sri Lanka need a massive leave for that!

1st Innings

375Avg Runs

9Avg Wkts

55.37Avg SR

2nd Innings

307Avg Runs

10Avg Wkts

50.95Avg SR

3rd Innings

239Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

53.67Avg SR

4th Innings

160Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

48.57Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

1- 4

AUS

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

AUS

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Usman Khawaja

AUS . BAT

232 Runs

1 Match

Steven Smith

AUS . BAT

141 Runs

1 Match

Dinesh Chandimal

SL . WK

103 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Matthew Kuhnemann

AUS . BOWL

9 Wkts

1 Match

Nathan Lyon

AUS . BOWL

7 Wkts

1 Match

Prabath Jayasuriya

SL . BOWL

3 Wkts

1 Match

Fantasy Top Picks

Small League Team

T Head

M Starc

Grand League Team

S Smith

U Khawaja

Venue Details

Galle International Stadium

The wicket is definitely crumbling. As you would expect on Day 4, spin will come into play. But the new ball with a pronounced seam may talk more. But then, Sri Lanka need a massive leave for that!

1st Innings

375Avg Runs

9Avg Wkts

55.37Avg SR

2nd Innings

307Avg Runs

10Avg Wkts

50.95Avg SR

3rd Innings

239Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

53.67Avg SR

4th Innings

160Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

48.57Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

89%Bat First Bowl First11%

Team Batting First

64%Wins Losses36%

Recent Matches on venue

1st Test • Jan 29 • Australia tour of Sri Lanka

SL 165/10 & 247/10 (52.2 & 54.3)

AUS 654/6 (154)

AUS won by an inning and 242 runs

vs live score

2nd Test • Sep 26 • New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka

SL 602/5 (163.4)

NZ 88/10 & 360/10 (39.5 & 81.4)

SL won by an inning and 154 runs

vs live score

1st Test • Sep 18 • New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka

SL 305/10 & 309/10 (91.5 & 94.2)

NZ 340/10 & 211/10 (90.5 & 71.4)

SL won by 63 runs

vs live score

1st Test • Jul 16 • Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka

SL 312/10 & 279/10 (95.2 & 83.1)

PAK 461/10 & 133/6 (121.2 & 32.5)

PAK won by 4 wickets

vs live score

2nd Test • Apr 24 • Ireland tour of Sri Lanka

SL 704/3 (151)

IRE 492/10 & 202/10 (145.3 & 77.3)

SL won by an inning and 10 runs

vs live score

1st Test • Apr 16 • Ireland tour of Sri Lanka

SL 591/6 (131)

IRE 143/10 & 168/10 (52.3 & 54.1)

SL won by an inning and 280 runs

vs live score

2nd Test • Jul 24 • Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka

PAK 231/10 & 261/10 (88.1 & 77)

SL 378/10 & 360/8 (103)

SL won by 246 runs

vs live score

1st Test • Jul 16 • Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka

PAK 218/10 & 344/6 (90.5 & 127.2)

SL 222/10 & 337/10 (66.1 & 100)

PAK won by 4 wickets

vs live score

2nd Test • Jul 8 • Australia tour of Sri Lanka

SL 554/10 (181)

AUS 364/10 & 151/10 (110 & 41)

SL won by an inning and 39 runs

vs live score

1st Test • Jun 29 • Australia tour of Sri Lanka

SL 212/10 & 113/10 (59 & 22.5)

AUS 321/10 & 10/0 (70.5 & 0.4)

AUS won by 10 wickets

vs live score

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

AUS

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

1- 4

AUS

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

155

Average Score

179

602/5

Highest Score

654/6

42/10

Lowest Score

104/10

Player of the Match Alex Carey

156(188)

SL 1st

AUS 1st

SL 2nd

AUS 2nd

Info

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

257/10 (97.4)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

35.48

b Lyon

Dimuth Karunaratne

43.37

b Lyon

Dinesh Chandimal

163

45.40

st Carey b Kuhnemann

Angelo Mathews

3.85

c Carey b Lyon

Kamindu Mendis

61.90

c Smith b Head

Dhananjaya de Silva

0.00

c Webster b Starc

Kusal Mendis

139

61.15

Not out

Ramesh Mendis

29.79

c Carey b Starc

Prabath Jayasuriya

0.00

c Smith b Starc

Nishan Peiris

0.00

b Kuhnemann

Lahiru Kumara

7.69

c Webster b Kuhnemann

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 2, W: 0)

TOTAL

(97.4 Ov, RR: 2.63)

257/10

Bowlers

EXT

Mitchell Starc

2.31

Matthew Kuhnemann

33.4

1.87

Nathan Lyon

2.82

Beau Webster

4.33

Cooper Connolly

4.00

Travis Head

3.88

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

b Lyon

1-23

7.4

Dimuth Karunaratne

b Lyon

2-93

32.3

Angelo Mathews

c Carey b Lyon

3-101

38.3

Kamindu Mendis

c Smith b Head

4-126

45.6

Dhananjaya de Silva

c Webster b Starc

5-127

46.2

Dinesh Chandimal

st Carey b Kuhnemann

6-150

60.2

Ramesh Mendis

c Carey b Starc

7-215

83.4

Prabath Jayasuriya

c Smith b Starc

8-215

83.5

Nishan Peiris

b Kuhnemann

9-224

86.1

Lahiru Kumara

c Webster b Kuhnemann

10-257

97.4

Australia 1st Innings

414/10 (106.4)

Batters

Travis Head

95.45

c Silva b Peiris

Usman Khawaja

63.16

lbw b Peiris

Marnus Labuschagne

66.67

lbw b Jayasuriya

Steven Smith

131

254

51.57

c Mendis b Jayasuriya

Alex Carey

156

188

82.98

b Jayasuriya

Josh Inglis

0.00

b Jayasuriya

Beau Webster

50.00

b Mendis

Cooper Connolly

66.67

c Mendis b Peiris

Mitchell Starc

27.59

b Jayasuriya

Nathan Lyon

33.33

Not out

Matthew Kuhnemann

75.00

b Mendis

Extras

(B: 6, LB: 9, NB: 0, W: 0)

TOTAL

(106.4 Ov, RR: 3.88)

414/10

Bowlers

EXT

Lahiru Kumara

5.29

Dhananjaya de Silva

3.60

Nishan Peiris

3.03

Prabath Jayasuriya

151

3.97

Ramesh Mendis

22.4

3.57

Kamindu Mendis

6.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Travis Head

c Silva b Peiris

1-32

6.4

Marnus Labuschagne

lbw b Jayasuriya

2-37

7.5

Usman Khawaja

lbw b Peiris

3-91

24.5

Steven Smith

c Mendis b Jayasuriya

4-350

84.3

Josh Inglis

b Jayasuriya

5-350

84.5

Alex Carey

b Jayasuriya

6-373

92.6

Cooper Connolly

c Mendis b Peiris

7-384

95.1

Mitchell Starc

b Jayasuriya

8-406

103.5

Beau Webster

b Mendis

9-406

104.3

Matthew Kuhnemann

b Mendis

10-414

106.4

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

231/10 (68.1)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

100.00

b Kuhnemann

Dimuth Karunaratne

50.00

c Carey b Kuhnemann

Dinesh Chandimal

30.00

c Webster b Lyon

Angelo Mathews

149

51.01

c Webster b Lyon

Kamindu Mendis

40.00

c Khawaja b Lyon

Dhananjaya de Silva

50.00

c Smith b Kuhnemann

Kusal Mendis

92.59

c Smith b Lyon

Ramesh Mendis

0.00

c Head b Webster

Prabath Jayasuriya

50.00

c Smith b Kuhnemann

Lahiru Kumara

50.00

b Webster

Nishan Peiris

28.57

Not out

Extras

(B: 8, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 0)

TOTAL

(68.1 Ov, RR: 3.39)

231/10

Bowlers

EXT

Mitchell Starc

5.50

Matthew Kuhnemann

2.74

Travis Head

3.67

Nathan Lyon

3.00

Cooper Connolly

4.50

Beau Webster

2.1

2.77

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

b Kuhnemann

1-9

1.3

Dimuth Karunaratne

c Carey b Kuhnemann

2-33

12.1

Dinesh Chandimal

c Webster b Lyon

3-39

13.4

Kamindu Mendis

c Khawaja b Lyon

4-81

25.4

Dhananjaya de Silva

c Smith b Kuhnemann

5-128

39.5

Angelo Mathews

c Webster b Lyon

6-198

57.1

Ramesh Mendis

c Head b Webster

7-199

58.5

Prabath Jayasuriya

c Smith b Kuhnemann

8-211

62.1

Kusal Mendis

c Smith b Lyon

9-217

63.4

Lahiru Kumara

b Webster

10-231

68.1

Australia 2nd Innings

75/1 (17.4)

Batters

Usman Khawaja

61.36

Not out

Travis Head

86.96

c Mendis b Jayasuriya

Marnus Labuschagne

66.67

Not out

Extras

(B: 2, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 0)

TOTAL

(17.4 Ov, RR: 4.25)

75/1

Did not Bat

Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon

Bowlers

EXT

Ramesh Mendis

5.33

Nishan Peiris

4.25

Prabath Jayasuriya

3.33

Dimuth Karunaratne

0.4

4.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Travis Head

c Mendis b Jayasuriya

1-38

7.1

Match Info

Date & Time

06 Feb, 10:00 AM IST

Venue

Galle International Stadium

Match

2nd Test,

Sri Lanka vs Australia 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Joel Wilson (West Indies), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bat

0 1 0 4 1 0

Over 15

Runs: 6

4 0 2b 0 0 0

Over 16

Runs: 6

0 3 0 1 0 0

Over 17

Runs: 4

0 0 2 1

Over 18

Runs: 3

All Overs

Player of the Match Alex Carey

156(188)

Commentary

A series dominated by Australia and it reflects on the 2-0 result in their favour. Sri Lanka couldn't quite compete in familiar home conditions and would be utterly disappointed with how things panned out in the series. Australia have won their first series in Sri Lanka in 14 years. The spin duo of Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon bagged 30 wickets between them while Mitchell Starc also chipped in with some crucial wickets. Most of the members from the two teams will now travel to Colombo for a two match ODI series. The first match will be played on 12th February at the R Premadasa Stadium. We have a lot of cricketing action left in the day. India is slated to play the second ODI against England while we also have the ILT20 final in a few hours time. Buckle up for a busy Sunday but for now this is the pair of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and Bidipto Datta biding adieu.

Steve Smith being presented two trophies. One from the official sponsors and then the important one, The Warne-Muralidaran trophy. It's time for them to pose for photographs. Australia will be really proud of what they have achieved.

Steve Smith (Australian captain and the Player of the Series): Yeah it was a really good sdies. We played really well from the outset. The batters adapted to the conditions. Everyone had a method of scoring runs and all the bowlers did a brilliant job. Mitchell Starc and the spinners did their job brilliantly. We came up with better plans and it's great to see how the batters played against some quality spin. We had a really good training camp in Dubai a week before the series. Usman, Carey used the reverse sweep. Me and Marnus used their feet. We tried to be successful in our own ways. It's been really fun. We have got a great group. The guys have been exceptional. I enjoy captaining in subcontinent. Was fun few weeks to be honest. It was an important stand at that point. Alex played really well and put the pressure back on the bowlers. The partnership helped us get ahead in the game.

Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka captain): Well obviously very disappointed. Losing series 2-0 is very disappointing in home. We didn't have the opportunity to get into the game from the first Test and proved why they are the finalists of WTC. I am taking about the first innings always. We haven't batted or bowled well. 260 is not good enough for a Test match. Losing four wickets in an hour won't going to help you. Yes the consistency was lacking. The Australian bowlers kept hitting one area and a similar trajectory.

Steve Smith gets the Player of the Series Award. He will have a chat later.

Alex Carey is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: Firstly congratulations to Dimuth. Outstanding career and I wish him all the best. I was elevated up the order due to some back spams. Smudge was quite brilliant which helped me all through the innings. It's using your feet at the right time, manipulating the field and summing up the bowler's plan. It was a good wicket when the ball pitched in the full area. It's fun keeping on these surfaces. Kusal did a great job as well. Full credit to the bowlers for creating 40 chances in the tournament.

Dimuth Karunaratne: I am emotional! It has been a long career. After my family, I have spent the most time with these players. So it's special to have finished it with them. It was one of my goals to play 100 Test matches. I could not achieve 10000 Test runs, but I am happy the way I am today. I want to thank everyone who has helped me along the way. I will go to Australia for coaching lessons. Then, I will like to spend some time with my family. In the future of course, coaching sides, including the Sri Lankan team, will be on my agenda. As part of my message, all I will say is that we all have to say goodbye one day, but the journey has been really good thus far!

12:02 pm local time (12:02 pm IST): It's time now for the post-match presentation!

Mitchell Starc: It has been a pleasing performance! It's never easy winning here, so to do with like this is special. Some guys are new here, some are around for some time, but having done what we have, it's now time to look forward to the World Test Championship final. We are finding different ways to win, but going to England and adapting to the conditions there will be key. We haven't played South Africa for quite some time. So let's see how it goes. The bowling unit always enjoys itself, no matter who is in there. We were fortunate enough to win the last WTC final, we have the chance to do it again. I've played different roles throughout my career, this series has been no different.

1:50 PM local time (11:50 PM IST): Australia won by 9 wickets

Usman Khawaja 27*(44) | Marnus Labuschagne 26*(39)

Prabath Jayasuriya 1/30(6)

An utterly dominating performance through the two-match series has culminated in a series win in Sri Lanka after 2011. This Australian team was head and shoulders above their opposition in both the two Tests. Another dominating performance in the second Test as they win by 9 wickets to win the series 2-0. Sri Lanka surrendered the advantage on Day 1 of the second Test after winning the toss and batting first.

After a solid stand between Dimuth Karunaratne who was playing his 100th and final Test and Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka completely lost their way in the post-lunch session which turned the game towards Australia and Sri Lanka could never really recover from that. Chandimal batted well for a composed 74 while the middle order crumbled like a pack of cards.

It needed a brilliant knock from Kusal Mendis (85) which helped Sri Lanka get to a competitive score of 257. For Australia, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon batted three wickets each. On a pitch which turned pretty much from Day 1, ths Australian duo of Steve Smith and Alex Carey produced a masterclass in the first innings.

Australia were reduced to 91/3 when Alex Carey came out to join Steve Smith in the middle. It was batsmanship of the highest order as they tackled a quality spin attack without any heckle. Both Smith and Carry scored magnificent centuries and shared a massive 259 run stand to almost bat Sri Lanka out of the game. However, the hosts came out with a purpose on Day 3 and bowled out Australia for 414.

They lost their last seven wickets for just 64 runs which gave Sri Lanka an outside chance to claw their way back in the game. The top and the middle order failed to make an impact the second time around as they were reduced to 39/3. From there on, it needed something really special from the experienced Angelo Mathews to bring them back in the game and he didn't disappoint. He kept losing wickets at other end but held fort at one end with a sturdy knock of 76.

Captain Dhananjaya de Silva gave him good support but Mathew's departure at a crucial juncture again opened the floodgates for Australia. A couple more wickets in quick succession brought an end to the third day's play. When Sri Lanka came out to the middle on Day 4, they were always playing catch up. Kusal Mendis departed early which was the final nail in the coffin for the hosts. Lahiru Kumara then played a horrible shot to get bowled by Beau Webster. Australia needed 75 runs to win and both Travis Head and Usman Khawaja came out with positive intentions.

There were a few anxious moments for Australia with Nishan Peiris bowling a few unplayable deliveries. Head struck some lusty blows before Prabath Jayasuriya nicked him off. Marnus Labuschagne who needed some runs, struck some impressive shots and in the company of Usman Khawaja ensured that the Aussies reached the target without any further hiccups. Another convincing 9-wicket victory and this has been a performance to remember.

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