| Sri Lanka first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| FDM Karunaratne | c Wade b Bird | 5 | 14 | 17 | - | - | |
| TM Dilshan | b Johnson | 11 | 20 | 31 | 2 | - | |
| KC Sangakkara | c Wade b Johnson | 58 | 98 | 195 | 8 | - | |
| *DPMD Jayawardene | c Wade b Siddle | 3 | 26 | 32 | - | - | |
| TT Samaraweera | c Warner b Bird | 10 | 38 | 59 | - | - | |
| AD Mathews | c Hussey b Siddle | 15 | 13 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| +HAPW Jayawardene | c Hughes b Johnson | 24 | 30 | 37 | 1 | - | |
| KTGD Prasad | c Wade b Johnson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| HMRKB Herath | c Cowan b Lyon | 14 | 19 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| RMS Eranga | not out | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| UWMBCA Welagedara | c Hussey b Lyon | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Extras | (5 lb, 7 nb) | 12 |
| Total | (all out, 219 minutes, 43.4 overs) | 156 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-13 (Karunaratne, 3.4 ov), 2-19 (Dilshan, 6.3 ov), 3-37 (DPMD Jayawardene, 12.3 ov), 4-79 (Samaraweera, 25.3 ov), 5-99 (Mathews, 30.4 ov), 6-134 (HAPW Jayawardene, 38.1 ov), 7-134 (Prasad, 38.2 ov), 8-147 (Sangakkara, 40.3 ov), 9-156 (Herath, 43.2 ov), 10-156 (Welagedara, 43.4 ov) |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| EJM Cowan | c DPMD Jayawardene b Prasad | 36 | 82 | 113 | 5 | - | |
| DA Warner | c Prasad b Mathews | 62 | 46 | 81 | 6 | 1 | |
| PJ Hughes | run out (Dilshan->Sangakkara) | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| SR Watson | c Samaraweera b Prasad | 83 | 198 | 265 | 8 | 1 | |
| *MJ Clarke | c DPMD Jayawardene b Eranga | 106 | 187 | 251 | 14 | - | |
| MEK Hussey | c Herath b Dilshan | 34 | 68 | 97 | 4 | - | |
| +MS Wade | c Eranga b Prasad | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| MG Johnson | not out | 92 | 150 | 184 | 7 | - | |
| PM Siddle | c DPMD Jayawardene b Eranga | 13 | 30 | 65 | - | - | |
| NM Lyon | c sub (LD Chandimal) b Mathews | 1 | 14 | 24 | - | - | |
| JM Bird | b Eranga | 0 | 11 | 14 | - | - | |
| Extras | (9 b, 5 lb, 2 nb, 6 w) | 22 |
| Total | (all out, 567 minutes, 134.4 overs) | 460 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-95 (Warner, 17.3 ov), 2-117 (Hughes, 22.6 ov), 3-117 (Cowan, 23.6 ov), 4-311 (Clarke, 87.4 ov), 5-313 (Watson, 88.6 ov), 6-315 (Wade, 90.4 ov), 7-376 (Hussey, 111.3 ov), 8-434 (Siddle, 126.2 ov), 9-451 (Lyon, 131.4 ov), 10-460 (Bird, 134.4 ov) |
| Sri Lanka second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| FDM Karunaratne | run out (Warner->Johnson) | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| TM Dilshan | c Cowan b Johnson | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| KC Sangakkara | retired hurt | 27 | 43 | 83 | 4 | - | |
| *DPMD Jayawardene | b Bird | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| TT Samaraweera | lbw b Bird | 1 | 8 | 18 | - | - | |
| AD Mathews | b Johnson | 35 | 48 | 68 | 5 | - | |
| KTGD Prasad | c Hughes b Lyon | 17 | 17 | 37 | - | 2 | |
| HMRKB Herath | not out | 11 | 17 | 27 | 1 | - | |
| RMS Eranga | c Cowan b Siddle | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| +HAPW Jayawardene | absent hurt |
| UWMBCA Welagedara | absent hurt |
| Extras | (10 lb, 1 nb) | 11 |
| Total | (all out, 130 minutes, 24.2 overs) | 103 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-1 (Karunaratne, 0.3 ov), 2-1 (Dilshan, 0.4 ov), 3-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 1.6 ov), 4-13 (Samaraweera, 5.3 ov), 5-74 (Mathews, 18.5 ov), 6-102 (Prasad, 23.3 ov), 7-103 (Eranga, 24.2 ov) |
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Johnson | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | - | - |
| Bird | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Siddle | 5.2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | - | - |
| Lyon | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - | - |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 20.2 overs, 102 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 31.4 overs, 157 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 40.4 overs, 207 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 9.5 overs, 43 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 18.3 overs, 89 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 34.3 overs, 153 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 54.4 overs, 238 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 73.1 overs, 307 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 85.6 overs, 357 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 350 in 99.5 overs, 423 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 400 in 116.2 overs, 489 minutes
--> Australia first innings: 450 in 131.2 overs, 550 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 14.5 overs, 78 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 23.2 overs, 124 minutes
-->
KC Sangakkara (1) 50 in 85 balls, 131 minutes with 7 fours
-->
KC Sangakkara (1) passed 10000 runs in Test matches when he reached 40
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DA Warner (1) 50 in 34 balls, 52 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
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SR Watson (1) 50 in 121 balls, 154 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
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MJ Clarke (1) 50 in 101 balls, 142 minutes with 7 fours
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MJ Clarke (1) 100 in 181 balls, 236 minutes with 13 fours
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MG Johnson (1) 50 in 93 balls, 114 minutes with 4 fours
-->
JM Bird made his debut in Test matches
-->
MG Johnson reached 200 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed
KC Sangakkara, his 4th wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
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KC Sangakkara retired hurt in the Sri Lanka second innings having scored 27 (team score 62/4) (16.2 overs)
Day 1
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 79/3 in 25.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 43, TT Samaraweera 10)
Over 36.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - HAPW Jayawardene
Tea: Sri Lanka 1456 all out
KC Sangakkara kept wicket in the Australia innings as HAPW Jayawardene was injured when batting
Attendance: 67,138
Day 2
Lunch: Australia - 238/3 in 69.0 overs (SR Watson 60, MJ Clarke 56)
New Ball Taken: Australia 280/3 after 81.1 overs (SR Watson 69, MJ Clarke 88)
Over 94.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - MEK Hussey
Tea: Australia - 332/6 in 96.0 overs (MEK Hussey 7, MG Johnson 11)
Attendance: 39486
Day 3
Over 5.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - TT Samaraweera
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 43/4 in 13.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 22, AD Mathews 17)
EJM Cowan (14) and DA Warner (33) added 50 in 60 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (23) and MJ Clarke (26) added 50 in 147 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (46) and MJ Clarke (51) added 100 in 215 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
SR Watson (68) and MJ Clarke (76) added 150 in 323 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
MEK Hussey (27) and MG Johnson (25) added 50 in 99 balls for the Australia 7th wicket in the first innings
MG Johnson (37) and PM Siddle (12) added 50 in 79 balls for the Australia 8th wicket in the first innings
12th men: MA Starc (Australia), S Randiv (Sri Lanka)