Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the second test between Sri Lanka Men’s national cricket team and Australia national cricket team in Galle on February 2025.
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets and take the series 2-0.
Sri Lanka vs Australia match timeline 2nd Test February 2025
Day 1 timeline- Sri Lanka 229/9
Sri Lanka win the toss and elect to bat first.
Nathan Lyon gets Pathum Nissanka early for 11.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal add 70 runs for the second wicket.
The former falls for 36, with Lyon again the wicket taker.
Matthew Kuhnemann and Mitchell Starc run through the middle and lower order and claim 5 wickets between them.
Chandimal (74) and Kusal Mendis (59) make useful contributions.
The hosts finish at 229/9 at the end of Day 1.
Day 2 timeline- Sri Lanka 257, Australia 330/3
The hosts add a further 28 runs for the final wicket.
Mendis is unbeaten on 85.
Sri Lanka are bowled out for 257.
Travis Head and Usman Khawaja add an opening stand of 32 runs.
Nishan Peiris dismisses the former for 21 (22)
Prabath Jayasuriya then traps Marnus Labuschagne for 4.
Steven Smith and Alex Carey score respective hundreds.
Australia end the day at 330/3, with an overall lead of 73.
Day 3 timeline- Sri Lanka 257 & 211/8, Australia 414, lead by 54 runs
Australia bowled out for 414 as spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claims figures of 5/151.
Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon claim 7 wickets between them.
Angelo Mathews only player to cross fifty.
Sri Lanka end at 211/8, with an overall lead of 54.
Day 4 timeline- Sri Lanka 257 & 231, Australia 414,
Sri Lanka all out for 231, with an lead of 74.
Usman Khawaja and Travis Head add 38 runs for the opening wicket.
Prabath Jayasuriya removes Head for 20 (23).
Khawaja (27*) and Marnus Labuschagne (26*) share an unbeaten 37 runs for the second wicket.
Australia win by 9 wickets.
Player of the match- Alex Carey
Player of the series- Steven Smith
Sri Lanka first innings scorecard vs Australia 2nd test
Australia 1st innings scorecard vs Sri Lanka 2nd test
Sri Lanka 2nd innings scorecard vs Aus 2nd test
Australia 2nd innings chasing scorecard vs SL 2nd test
