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Sri Lanka v Australia @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th September 2011
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, AL Hill
Third Umpire: RA Kettleborough
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Match drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shane Watson | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Shaminda Eranga | 8 | 18 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 2. Phillip Hughes | b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Shaun Marsh | b Rangana Herath | 81 | 207 | 276 | 7 | - |
| 4. Ricky Ponting | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Suranga Lakmal | 48 | 91 | 119 | 6 | - |
| *5. Michael Clarke | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga | 6 | 24 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 6. Michael Hussey | b Shaminda Eranga | 118 | 178 | 253 | 12 | 2 |
| +7. Brad Haddin | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Shaminda Eranga | 35 | 57 | 85 | 6 | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | c Rangana Herath b Chanaka Welegedara | 8 | 29 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 9. Peter Siddle | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Chanaka Welegedara | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Trent Copeland | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chanaka Welegedara | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Nathan Lyon | not out | 3 | 15 | 30 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Phillip Hughes), 2-22 (Shane Watson), 3-101 (Ricky Ponting), 4-120 (Michael Clarke), 5-190 (Shaun Marsh), 6-265 (Brad Haddin), 7-293 (Mitchell Johnson), 8-293 (Peter Siddle), 9-295 (Trent Copeland), 10-316 (Michael Hussey). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.3 ovs, 455 mins) 316 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 21 | 6 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Suranga Lakmal | 21 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shaminda Eranga | 23.3 | 6 | 65 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 27 | 5 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tharanga Paranavitana | c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson | 46 | 101 | 146 | 5 | - |
| 2. Lahiru Thirimanne | b Peter Siddle | 28 | 80 | 106 | 2 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 79 | 176 | 227 | 10 | - |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson | 51 | 120 | 159 | 9 | - |
| *5. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Brad Haddin b Trent Copeland | 83 | 131 | 178 | 14 | - |
| 6. Angelo Mathews | not out | 105 | 269 | 404 | 10 | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Michael Clarke b Trent Copeland | 47 | 86 | 115 | 3 | 2 |
| 8. Shaminda Eranga | b Peter Siddle | 12 | 39 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 9. Rangana Herath | lbw b Peter Siddle | 3 | 17 | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Chanaka Welegedara | run out (Nathan Lyon > Shane Watson > Brad Haddin) | 1 | 8 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Suranga Lakmal | b Mitchell Johnson | 13 | 18 | 37 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-56 (Lahiru Thirimanne), 2-97 (Tharanga Paranavitana), 3-198 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-210 (Kumar Sangakkara), 5-331 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 6-412 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-436 (Shaminda Eranga), 8-444 (Rangana Herath), 9-450 (Chanaka Welegedara), 10-473 (Suranga Lakmal). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 174 ovs, 739 mins) 473 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trent Copeland | 40 | 10 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 35 | 8 | 91 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 35 | 6 | 122 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Watson | 26 | 8 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 34 | 5 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shane Watson | lbw b Rangana Herath | 21 | 33 | 57 | 4 | - |
| 2. Phillip Hughes | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Rangana Herath | 126 | 220 | 314 | 16 | 1 |
| 3. Shaun Marsh | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Rangana Herath | 18 | 56 | 73 | 1 | - |
| 4. Ricky Ponting | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 28 | 80 | 98 | 3 | - |
| *5. Michael Clarke | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Rangana Herath | 112 | 178 | 259 | 14 | 3 |
| 6. Michael Hussey | c Chanaka Welegedara b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 93 | 138 | 226 | 11 | 1 |
| +7. Brad Haddin | c Suranga Lakmal b Rangana Herath | 30 | 62 | 79 | 4 | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | c Shaminda Eranga b Chanaka Welegedara | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 9. Peter Siddle | lbw b Rangana Herath | 26 | 34 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 10. Trent Copeland | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Shaminda Eranga | 3 | 23 | 33 | - | - |
| 11. Nathan Lyon | not out | 1 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Shane Watson), 2-122 (Shaun Marsh), 3-188 (Ricky Ponting), 4-220 (Phillip Hughes), 5-396 (Michael Clarke), 6-448 (Michael Hussey), 7-452 (Mitchell Johnson), 8-471 (Brad Haddin), 9-486 (Peter Siddle), 10-488 (Trent Copeland). |
| Extras | 5b, 11lb, 6w, 4nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 138.5 ovs, 604 mins) 488 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaminda Eranga | 18.5 | 2 | 62 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Suranga Lakmal | 22 | 2 | 86 | 0 | (1w,3nb) |
| Chanaka Welegedara | 24 | 3 | 88 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 52 | 11 | 157 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 0 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tharanga Paranavitana | not out | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Lahiru Thirimanne | not out | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| *3. Tillakaratne Dilshan | ||||||
| 4. Kumar Sangakkara | ||||||
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | ||||||
| +6. Prasanna Jayawardene | ||||||
| 7. Angelo Mathews | ||||||
| 8. Shaminda Eranga | ||||||
| 9. Rangana Herath | ||||||
| 10. Suranga Lakmal | ||||||
| 11. Chanaka Welegedara |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 2 ovs, 7 mins) 7 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Trent Copeland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Tharanga Paranavitana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Prasanna Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Chanaka Welegedara