SL vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! BOWLED! It's all over! Prabath Jayasuriya has his 12th wicket in the game and what a turnaround this has been from Sri Lanka! This is tossed up on middle and Mitchell Swepson tries to defend it off the back foot. However, Prabath Jayasuriya gets that turn again by which he has been troubling Aussies throughout this Test match. The ball beats the outside edge of Mitchell Swepson's blade and knocks over the off pole. Sri Lanka win by an innings and 39 runs.

Floated outside off, Swepson pushes this to the offside.

Action replay of the previous delivery. Tossed up on middle, drifting away. Swepson tries to defends but is beaten all ends up.

Oh! That was close. Prabath Jayasuriya bowls it full around off, turning away sharply. Swepson goes for the drive but misses it completely.

Pulls back his lenght a bit on middle, Swepson blocks it out.

Flatter and full on middle, Carey sweeps it wide of fine leg for a run.

OUT! LBW! Maheesh Theekshana has another and Lyon who started off with a boundary playing a sweep shot, walks back trying to repeat the same shot again. This is fuller on middle. Lyon goes for a big sweep-shot but misses. The ball again turns slightly away and hits Lyon on his pads. An appeal is entertained again as the umpire raises his finger. He reviews it but the Ball Tracking shows three reds and Australia lose nine now. Just a wicket away Lanka from a famous victory here! Mitchell Swepson is the last man in.

A flatter delivery on middle. Carey works it towards the leg side for a single.

On middle. Lyon sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Starts off with a boundary! On middle. Lyon sweeps and sweeps it well through backward square leg for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! Maheesh Theekshana comes back into the attack and strikes straight away!  Sri Lanka are just two wickets away now from a huge victory! Maheesh Theekshana with a flatter delivery on middle. It is probably a carrom ball that just turns away a bit after pitching. Cummins looks to defend it but ends up playing through the wrong line. The ball hits his pads and after a big appeal, the umpire raises his finger! Cummins though goes for a review but it does not make any difference as the Ball Tracking shows that the impact and wicket's hitting is umpire's call. So the original decision stays and Cummins has to walk back.

Shorter in length, on off. Carey works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slower through the air and around off. Cummins watches it till the end as he lets it go.

Very full, around off. Carey reverse-sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Prabath Jayasuriya goes 'round the wicket to the left-hander and bowls it full on off. Carey drives it back to the bowler.

A fuller delivery on off. Cummins sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

On middle and Carey just turns it away with spin towards square leg for a single.

A very full delivery on off. Carey reverse-sweeps it off the bounce towards first slip.

Slower through the air on middle. Cummins blocks it yet again.

Much better. Nice loopy delivery on off. Cummins comes forward and defends it out.

Shorter in length but down the leg side. Cummins looks to pull it but misses.

Pushed quicker on off. Cummins blocks it out.

A full toss on middle. Carey flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. While Prabath Jayasuriya has been very good with his control, Mendis on the other hand has been a bit wayward.

Tad shorter, around off. Cummins goes back and defends it towards the off side for a single.

Slower through the air on off. Cummins goes for the slog-sweep. However, the connection is not good enough and the ball goes aerially and falls short of the fielder at deep mid-wicket. A single taken.

Flatter and quicker around off. Cummins lets it go.

Fires it on middle. Carey reverse-sweeps it to backward point for a single.

Tossed up on middle. Cummins pushes it towards the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Edge but just past Kusal Mendis at first slip! On the shorter side and quicker, around off. Cummins looks to punch it away. The ball catches the outside edge and goes between the slip fielder and keeper. It races away towards the third man fence.

Tossed up on middle. Cummins looks to slog-sweep it but gets no timing here.

Pitched on middle and it turns and bounces. However, Carey manages to defend it out.

Pushes it a tad quicker and around off. Carey stays back and blocks it.

Nice loopy delivery on middle. Carey is again on the front foot to defend it.

Pushed it bit fuller on middle. Carey looks to clip it towards the leg side but gets a leading edge towards covers.

Slower through the air on off. Carey with a front foot defence again.

Tossed up on off. Carey defends it off the front foot.

SIX! Just over! Floated, full and on middle. Pat Cummins gets on his knee and slog-sweeps it over cow corner for a biggie. There was a fielder but he was a mere spectator.

A fuller delivery on off. Carey defends it off the front foot.

Too full and angling on middle. Pat Cummins this time sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller ball on off. Carey sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Too full, flighted and on middle. Pat Cummins first thinks to heave it but forces it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Mendis needs to keep tight from this end also! He is so far a bit wayward! Shorter and outside off. Carey cuts it to deep point for a single.

On off, kept out.

Flatter and outside off. Carey rocks back and blocks it.

A loopy ball on off. Alex keeps it out.

On middle, blocked out.

Full and on middle. Carey flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Outside off again, touch fuller. Cummins looks to push but misses again.

Shorter and outside off, spinning away. Cummins is beaten on the outside edge as he tries to defend.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Prabath Jayasuriya gets another one to his name! He already has two five-wickets hauls now! What a debut! Jayasuriya tosses it up, full and outside off, it turns in. Starc takes a big stride forward to defend but does so in the wrong line, he gets an outside edge and Kusal Mendis dives to his right at first slip and takes a brilliant catch. That was really sharp from Mendis.

On middle, pushed back to the bowler.

OUT! STUMPED! Prabath Jayasuriya gets his fourth and 10th wicket overall in this match! What a game he is having! Truly magical! Another flighted delivery, it lands on leg and spins away sharply. Cameron Green comes down the track to push at it but gets beaten and Niroshan Dickwella does really well to collect it and clip the bails off before Green can comes back in. He tries to but till then the bails were dislodged. Australia 6 down and are into the lower orders now. Still trailing by 73 runs.

This is full. Carey sweeps it from outside off, uppishly and to deep square leg for a single.

On middle, kept out.

Full ball on middle. Carey looks to flick but gets an inside edge to square leg. Short leg there standing and it could be easily out.

Tossed up on off. Carey blocks it on the front foot.

Spinning on the pads. Green flicks it through square leg for a single.

A full toss on middle, eased to mid on for a single.

Tossed up on off, pushed to long off for a single.

OUT! LBW! Prabath Jayasuriya strikes again! What a match he is having! A dream debut! This is flighted, very full and around off. Labuschagne looks to sweep but gets decieved in the flight, he gets rapped on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Labuschagne knows he is out but still walks towards Green and tries to convince himself but gets the same answer from his partner. That is plumb in front. Out it is! The replay later shows three reds!

On middle, blocked out.

Fuller and outside off. Labuschagne sweeps it hard through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and saves two.

Slower, flatter and on off. Labuschagne rocks back to defend.

Fuller and on middle. Green skips down and pushes it to long off for a single.

Very full and on middle, swept behind square on the leg side for a single.

Too short again on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it in front of square for another single.

Short and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to backward square.

Full again outside off, Green drives against the turn towards long off for a single.

Tossed up outside off, turning in sharply. Green uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball but misses and gets hit on his body.

Floated on middle, Green defends it back to the bowler.

Too full outside off, Marnus Labuschagne digs it to mid off for a quick single.

Tossed up on middle, Green blocks it down the pitch.

A bit short outside off, Green punches it through covers for a couple of runs.

Floated outside off, Green kncoks it straight to mid off.

Slower through the air, turning away a bit. Marnus Labuschagne goes for the drive but gets a thin outside edge and the ball rolls towards third man. They cross.

Floated on middle, Marnus Labuschagne uses his feet and defends it to the off side.

Too full on middle, Green drives it towards long on for a single.

Flatter and quicker on middle, Marnus Labuschagne leans on and blocks it back to the bowler.

Floated on middlle, Marnus Labuschagne plays a front foot defense.

Short and outside off, Green punches of his back foot through covers for a run.

Tossed up outside off, Green gets to the pitch of the ball and knocks it back to the bowler.

On middle, defended out.

Tossed up outside off, turning in. Green blocks it of his back foot.

Floated on leg, Green works it to mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Top class shot! Tossed up on middle, Green steps out and drills it over the bowler for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Green drives it straight to covers.

Short and on middle and leg, Green goes back in his crease and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Floated on middle and leg, Green leans forward and defends it to the leg side.

Floated on off, Marnus Labuschagne sweeps it through mid-wicket for a run.

Tossed up on off, Green comes down the pitch and blocks it out.

Full again outside off, Marnus Labuschagne steps out and works it through mid on for a single.

Full and outside off, Green drives it to long off for a run.

Floated on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it backward square and gets across for a quick single.

On middle, blocked out.

TURN AND BOUNCE! This is tossed up on off, turning in sharply. Marnus Labuschagne goes to play at it but gets beaten by the turn and bounce and it hits him high on his body. The fielder at short fine leg catches it and the Lankan players make an appeal. However, the umpire turns it down. No review taken by Sri Lanka as well.

On the shorter side, around off. Green punches it to covers this time.

Ohh..just past the outside edge! Tad shorter and turning away from around off. Green goes back and looks to cut but the ball beats the outside edge of his blade.

Pushed quicker on middle. Green blocks it off the back foot.

Angling into middle. Marnus Labuschagne sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Slower through the air on off. Marnus Labuschagne charges down thye track and defends it.

Flatter and angling into middle. Marnus Labuschagne works it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! SHOT! Overpitched, around off. Green recahes the pitch of the ball with a big stride and drives it past mid off for a boundary.

Mendis changes the angle as he comes 'round the wicket. It is on middle. Green skips down the track and defends it.

Slightly quicker on middle. Marnus Labuschagne works it to square leg for a single.

Turning into middle. Marnus Labuschagne works it towards backward square leg.

Pushed quicker on off. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it off the back foot.

Shorter and outside off. Green punches it through covers for a single.

Sliding into middle. Marnus Labuschagne works it to short fine leg. Oshada Fernando collects it quickly and throws it back towards the stumps.

This is fuller on middle. Green skips down the track and drives it to mid off. Takes a quick single.

Angling into middle and leg. Marnus Labuschagne works it behind square on the leg side for a single.

An arm ball on middle. Marnus Labuschagne does well to defend it.

Slower through the air on off. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up on middle. Marnus Labuschagne sweeps and sweeps well in front of square for a boundary.

Turning into middle. Marnus Labuschagne works it to square leg for a single.

Pulls his length back a bit on off. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it off the front foot.

Flighted delivery on off. Marnus Labuschagne reaches the pitch of the ball and drives it to covers.

A fuller delivery on off. Green drives it to covers for a single.

Tossed up on off. Green drives it to mid off.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! What a delivery and Sri Lanka are right on top here! This is a lovely delivery that pitches on middle and then grips. A classic off-spinner's delivery. Head goes back and looks to defend. The ball turns away and knocks over his off pole. The crowd erupts and Australia are in all sorts of trouble here.

Slower through the air on off. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it off the front foot.

Tad shorter and flatter on middle. Marnus Labuschagne goes deep in his crease and defends it towards the leg side.

Playing the sweep-shot with the turn again. On middle this time and Head hits it to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Prabath Jayasuriya bowls it fuller on off. Head gets a bit across and sweeps it with the turn towards the square leg fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller on middle. Marnus Labuschagne sweeps it firmly towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep moves to left and dives to make a good stop. A single taken.

Nicely bowled, tossed up on off. Marnus Labuschagne defends it off the front foot.

Shorter, stays low outside off. Labuschagne pushes it to point and keeps the strike.

FOUR! Just as we saw on the first ball of this over! Shorter and width there. Labuschagne punches it through covers for a boundary.

A loopy ball, outside off. Labuschagne reaches to the pitch of the ball to defend it.

Shorter and sliding in. Labuschagne keeps it out.

Tossed up, on off and spinning in. Labuschagne gets forward to defend but gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Short, too much width there. Labuschagne punches it hard through covers for a boundary.

Shorter and on middle. Blocked out.

OUT! LBW! THREE REDS! Prabath Jayasuriya continuing the good work from the first innings! He now has 8 wickets in this match! What a delivery again! This is flatter, length and on middle and off, it spins away after hitting the deck. Steven Smith rocks on the back foot and looks to defend but misses and gets pinged on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. Steven Smith walks towards Labuschagne and has a chat. He takes the review. Looks plumb there. No bat there confirms the Ultra Edge. Ball Tracking shows three reds and Smith has to go back. It was more in hope from Smith. The centurion goes for a cheap score this time. Australia in a deep trouble.

Tossed up on middle. Blocked out.

Full and outside off, pushed to covers.

Fuller and on middle. Smith plays a front foot defense.

OUT! TAKEN! The spinners are piling the pressure and Usman Khawaja holes one out! Both the openers are gone! Jayasuriya tosses it up, full and on middle, drifting on the pads. Usman Khawaja strides forward to defend but gets an inside edge and Oshada Fernando at short leg dives to his right and takes a sharp catch.

This one spins sharply onto the pads. Labuschagne waits and tickles it to square leg for a single.

On middle, flicked to mid-wicket for one more.

Ohh, dear! A misfield helps the batters to settle! Flatter and outside off. Labuschagne punches it to covers. There is a mix up for a quick single but they make the ground as Prabath Jayasuriya fails to pick it up cleanly. Would have been very tight.

Slightly short and on off. Usman Khawaja guides it to point for a single.

Tossed up on off. Usman Khawaja lunges and defends it out.

Fuller and on middle. Labuschagne drills it to wide of mid on for a quick single.

Floated full and on middle. Usman Khawaja goes back to block it.

Quicker this on middle. Labuschagne tucks it through short leg for a single.

Beautifully bowled! Tossed up on off, it lands and spins away. Labuschagne prods to defend but gets beaten on the outside egde. Perfect line and length that.

Slower, full and angling on middle. Usman Khawaja reverse sweeps it to deep point for a single.

Flatter and again outside off. Kept out.

Tossed up, outside off. Usman Khawaja gets into the line of the ball to block it.

Fuller and on off, pushed to covers.

Fuller and on middle. Labuschagne nudges it straight to short leg.

On middle, tucked straight to square leg.

Tossed up, outside off, stays a bit low. Labuschagne defends it out. The ball was rolling back so he flicks it out.

Shorter and outside off. Usman Khawaja punches it to deep point for a single.

Flatter and on off, tucked to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on middle. Marnus Labuschagne prods and blocks it out. That will be Tea on Day 4.

Fuller and on middle. Blocked out on the front foot.

BEATEN! This is tossed up on off, with a hint of turn. Marnus Labuschagne gets rooted to his crease and tries to poke at it but gets beaten on his outside edge.

Flatter and quicker on off, angling in. Marnus Labuschagne blocks it of his back foot.

Tossed up on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it well.

Floated on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to short leg.

On middle, blocked out.

A bit short on middle, Marnus Labuschagne works it through square leg for a run.

Slower through the air outside off, spinning in. Marnus Labuschagne comes down the pitch to defend but gets hit on his pads. There is a slight appeal but the umpire is not interested.

Quick Single. Fltatter on off, Khawaja pushes it towards backward point. Marnus Labuschagne calls for the run and they get across.

Floated on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne flicks it behind sqaure for a run.

OUT! LBW! Ramesh Mendis gets the breakthrough. This is tossed up on middle, drifting in. David Warner goes for the sweep again but misses the ball completeley and gets rapped on the pads. The Sri Lankans appeal and the finger goes up. David Warner takes the review after consulting with his partner but the Ball Tracking shows three reds and he has to go back. A crucial breakthrough for Sri Lanka, Warner was looking pretty comfortable in the middle but fails to kick on again.

Tossed up on off from 'round the wicket, Warner plays the reverse sweep towards deep point for a run.

Flatter and quicker on leg, Khawaja drills it past silly mid on for another run.

Floated on middle, Warner goes down and sweeps it to backward square leg for a single.

Slower through the air outside off, Warner knocks it to the off side.

Tossed up on off, Warner comes down the pitch to defend it.

Too full on middle, Usman Khawaja drives it long on for a single.

Short again outside off, Usman Khawaja cuts it through point for a run.

FOUR! Nice shot! This is slightly shorter on middle, Usman Khawaja pulls it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Floated on middle, blocked out.

Tossed up on off, Warner uses his feet and punches to point for one.

A bit short on off, drifting away. Warner pushes it to the off side.

Loopy delivery on middle, Warner defends it well.

Full and on off, Khawaja drives it to short extra cover.

Well Bowled! Slower through the air on off, Khawaja blocks it well.

Tossed up on middle, turning a bit down the leg. Khawaja tries to flick but misses.

A bit short on middle and leg, Usman Khawaja tucks it to mid-wicket.

Full and on leg, Warner goes down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.

Starts with a loopy delivery on middle, Warner blocks it to the off side.

Flighted delivery on off. Usman Khawaja with a solid block off the front foot.

Keeps it a tad short sliding into middle and leg. Usman Khawaja works it towards the leg side.

On the shorter side and angling into leg. Usman Khawaja looks to work it towards the leg side but gets not timing on this one.

Goes very full on middle. Usman Khawaja drives it off the bottom of his blade back to the bowler.

Nicely bowled! Slower through the air on middle. Usman Khawaja looks to defend it off the front foot. He does that but off the outside half of his blade.

Tossed up on middle. Usman Khawaja forces it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Boundaries are flowing now for Australia! Short and wide outside off. Warner cuts it in front of square through covers for a boundary. Warner comes nicely on the top of this delivery and creams it away.

Kasun Rajitha pulls his length back, on off at 133 kph. Warner is right behind it to block it.

FOUR! Nicely timed! The outfield gives you full value. Overpitched delivery on off. Warner leans forward and drives it in the gap beautifully between mid off and the cover fielder.

Serves it on a length angling into middle from wide of the crease. Warner though blocks it out calmly.

Goes tad fuller on off at 135 kph. Warner pushes it to mid off.

Lands on a length, on middle from 'round the wicket. Warner defends it off the front foot.

Slower through the air on middle. Warner knocks it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Clever from Warner! A full toss on middle. Warner just paddles it to the fine leg fence for a boundary. This has been a good positive start from the Aussies.

Better from Maheesh Theekshana! A bit of drift on this one. He pushes it quicker on middle. Warner goes back and blocks it out.

FOUR! Great use of the feet! On middle. Warner shimmies down the track, reaches the pitch of the ball and just lifts it over mid on for a boundary.

Pushed quicker on off. Warner again drives it back to the bowler.

A fuller delivery on middle. Usman Khawaja works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Ohh...good sharp reflexes by Kasun Rajitha! This is fuller on off. Warner drives it back to the bowler. Kasun Rajitha collects it and fires a direct hit at the batter's end. Warner is quite alert as well and dives back to make his crease. The umpire takes it upstairs and the replays show that Warner is back in the crease.

Lands it on a length again, outside off. Warner makes a good leave again. Australian openers are looking pretty comfortable so far, maybe it is time for a bowling change.

Serves a good-length delivery, around off. Warner leaves it alone.

On the shorter side again, on leg. Usman Khawaja pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played again by Usman Khawaja! Short and outside off. Usman Khawaja rides the bounce and punches it through backward point for a boundary.

Back of a length, on off. Warner dabs it towards cover-point for a single.

Goes fuller on off. Usman Khawaja drives it to covers this time.

FOUR! Quality shot! Maheesh Theekshana goes fuller on leg. Usman Khawaja skips down the track, reaches the pitch of the ball and flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slider again on off at 91 kph. Usman Khawaja blocks it off the front foot.

Sligthly slower through the air, on off. Warner pushes it gently to covers for a single.

Sliding into leg. Warner looks to clip it but misses and gets hit high on his back leg.

A flatter one on middle. Warner defends it from his crease.

Back of a length on the hips. Warner turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

Outside off, left alone.

Too full and on off. David drills it to mid off, straight to the man there.

Good delivery! Slants a full ball on middle. Warner is right behind the line to defend it.

On off, kept out.

On a length and on off. Warner guides it to covers.

Tossed up on off. Khawaja hangs on the back foot to block it.

Tries a leggie but no spin there, outside off. Khawaja keeps it out.

Flatter and outside off. Blocked out.

FOUR! First boundary of the innings! Tossed up, drifting on middle. Khawaja paddles it firmly through fine leg for a boundary.

Floated on off. Khawaja takes the charge but does not reach to the pitch of the ball well. Hits it to mid on.

Slanting full, around middle and leg. Khawaja fends it to short leg.

On middle on a length. Defended out.

Fullish length, on off. Warner gets a straight bat down and pushes it to mid n.

Angling on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.

Length ball, outside off. Khawaja punches it through point for a single.

Length and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

On a length and on off. Khawaja defends it on the deck.

On middle, blocked out.

Bye! How has that missed the stumps! Nicely flighted, full and on leg. The ball spins away and goes past the off pole. Khawaja was off-balance so there is a stumping chance as well. The keeper fails to collect. A bye taken!

Outside off, defended out.

Fuller and on off, pushed to covers.

Tossed up on middle. Khawaja flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs. Australia and Usman Khawaja are underway!

Fuller and angling on the pads. Khawaja seems to get an inside edge there as he looks to flick and the ball lobs to the right of short leg, well wide of him.

So, a maiden to start the proceedings! A length ball, just outside off. Warner blocks it out.

This one straightens up, length and outside off. David shoulders arms again.

Shapes a length ball, around off. Warner covers his off pole and shoulders arms to it.

On a length, nipping back in around off. Warner blocks it on the deck.

Fuller ball on off. Warner solidly defends on the front foot.

Swing and a miss! A length ball, outside off, swings away late. Warner looks to slash at it but misses.