Close of play 16 Nov day 1 - Australia 1st innings 329/3 (MEK Hussey 101*, MJ Clarke 8*, 90 ov) 17 Nov day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 30/0 (MS Atapattu 18*, MG Vandort 12*, 12 ov) 18 Nov day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 111/1 (PA Jaques 53*, RT Ponting 7*, 20 ov) 19 Nov day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 247/3 (KC Sangakkara 109*, ST Jayasuriya 33*, 70 ov) 20 Nov day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 410 (104.3 ov) - end of match
Match notes
Day 1
Australia 1st innings
Drinks: Australia - 35/0 in 14.0 overs (PA Jaques 19, ML Hayden 12)
Australia: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 4
Lunch: Australia - 86/1 in 27.0 overs (PA Jaques 48, RT Ponting 16)
PA Jaques: 50 off 86 balls (7 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (PA Jaques 32, RT Ponting 16, Ex 3)
Australia: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
Australia: 150 runs in 43.6 overs (268 balls), Extras 8
PA Jaques: 100 off 152 balls (13 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (PA Jaques 35, MEK Hussey 14, Ex 1)
Tea: Australia - 194/2 in 56.0 overs (PA Jaques 115, MEK Hussey 20)
Australia: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (352 balls), Extras 11
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (PA Jaques 62, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 7)
Australia: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (427 balls), Extras 16
MEK Hussey: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: Australia - 263/2 in 70.0 overs (PA Jaques 141, MEK Hussey 56)
PD Parker replaced Aleem Dar as onfield umpire in the 61st over
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 225 balls (PA Jaques 72, MEK Hussey 68, Ex 10)
PA Jaques: 150 off 235 balls (18 x 4)
New Ball Taken: Australia 298/3 after 84.1 overs (MEK Hussey 78, MJ Clarke 4)
Australia: 300 runs in 84.2 overs (519 balls), Extras 18
MEK Hussey: 100 off 169 balls (15 x 4)
End Of Day: Australia - 329/3 in 90.0 overs (MEK Hussey 101, MJ Clarke 8)
Day 2
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (MEK Hussey 33, MJ Clarke 14, Ex 4)
Australia: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (597 balls), Extras 22
Drinks: Australia - 382/3 in 105.0 overs (MEK Hussey 114, MJ Clarke 48)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 173 balls (MEK Hussey 51, MJ Clarke 49, Ex 4)
MJ Clarke: 50 off 91 balls (5 x 4)
Rain: Australia - 392/3 in 108.0 overs (MEK Hussey 122, MJ Clarke 50)
Lunch: Australia - 392/3 in 108.0 overs (MEK Hussey 122, MJ Clarke 50)
Australia: 400 runs in 108.6 overs (670 balls), Extras 22
Bad Weather: Australia - 401/3 in 109.0 overs (MEK Hussey 127, MJ Clarke 54)
Australia: 450 runs in 118.3 overs (727 balls), Extras 22
Drinks: Australia - 458/5 in 120.0 overs (A Symonds 26, AC Gilchrist 9)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (A Symonds 14, AC Gilchrist 35, Ex 1)
Australia: 500 runs in 130.4 overs (800 balls), Extras 23
AC Gilchrist: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Tea: Australia - 515/5 in 133.0 overs (A Symonds 40, AC Gilchrist 50)
A Symonds: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 30/0 in 12.0 overs (MS Atapattu 18, MG Vandort 12)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 30/0 in 12.0 overs (MS Atapattu 18, MG Vandort 12)
Day 3
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (120 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 67/2 in 26.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 17, DPMD Jayawardene 2)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 34.5 overs (214 balls), Extras 9
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (KC Sangakkara 33, DPMD Jayawardene 14, Ex 3)
KC Sangakkara: 50 off 72 balls (8 x 4)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 127/3 in 43.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 22, ST Jayasuriya 0)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 51.1 overs (312 balls), Extras 9
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 104 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 172/6 in 58.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 54, MF Maharoof 5)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 67.4 overs (413 balls), Extras 14
Tea: Sri Lanka - 208/8 in 71.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 69, SL Malinga 0)
DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 188 balls (13 x 4)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 243/8 after 80.1 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, SL Malinga 1)
Australia 2nd innings
Australia: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (47 balls), Extras 6
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (PA Jaques 22, ML Hayden 22, Ex 6)
Drinks: Australia - 65/0 in 10.0 overs (PA Jaques 30, ML Hayden 28)
Australia: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 17
PA Jaques: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
End Of Day: Australia - 111/1 in 20.0 overs (PA Jaques 53, RT Ponting 7)
Day 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (PA Jaques 24, RT Ponting 18, Ex 8)
Australia: 150 runs in 27.6 overs (185 balls), Extras 22
Drinks: Australia - 185/2 in 38.0 overs (RT Ponting 42, MEK Hussey 20)
RT Ponting: 50 off 94 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 200 runs in 44.3 overs (284 balls), Extras 22
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (RT Ponting 19, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 0)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 23/1 in 8.0 overs (MS Atapattu 5, KC Sangakkara 7)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (107 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/1 in 21.0 overs (MS Atapattu 30, KC Sangakkara 21)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (MS Atapattu 25, KC Sangakkara 25, Ex 3)
MS Atapattu: 50 off 93 balls (8 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.4 overs (158 balls), Extras 9
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 154 balls (MS Atapattu 56, KC Sangakkara 43, Ex 3)
KC Sangakkara: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 141/1 in 39.0 overs (MS Atapattu 75, KC Sangakkara 52)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 158/2 in 50.5 overs (KC Sangakkara 59)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 59.5 overs (369 balls), Extras 20
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (KC Sangakkara 29, ST Jayasuriya 18, Ex 5)
KC Sangakkara: 100 off 178 balls (15 x 4)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 247/3 in 70.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 109, ST Jayasuriya 33)
Day 5
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 70.5 overs (436 balls), Extras 21
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 136 balls (KC Sangakkara 50, ST Jayasuriya 44, Ex 6)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 86.6 overs (533 balls), Extras 21
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 302/8 after 88.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 146, SL Malinga 0)
KC Sangakkara: 150 off 246 balls (20 x 4)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (KC Sangakkara 42, SL Malinga 9, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 98.3 overs (605 balls), Extras 24
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 391/9 in 102.0 overs (SL Malinga 32, M Muralitharan 7)
Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 103.4 overs (637 balls), Extras 26
The third-wicket partnership of 152 between Phil Jaques and Michael Hussey is the highest for third wicket at the Bellerive Oval
Mahela Jayawardene's 104 is his 19th Test century but his first against Australia
The partnership of 143 between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara is the highest for the second wicket for Sri Lanka against Australia
Kumar Sangakkara's 192 is his 15th Test century but his first against Australia .It is also the highest individual score for a Srilankan against Australia