SLA 1ST

OUT! Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Pathum Nissanka. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed. Lyon strikes in his first over.

OUT! Bowled. Nathan Lyon to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, bottom edge. Dimuth was a little late on his defence.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Carey. Edged and gone! Mathews departs for just one.

OUT! Caught. Travis Head to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by Smith.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Dhananjaya de Silva. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Webster.

OUT! Stumped. Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed, by Carey. Big breakthrough for Australia.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Ramesh Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, bottom edge, caught by Carey. Starc does the damage with the new ball.

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Prabath Jayasuriya. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to second slip, caught by Smith. Taken by Smith at slip! Starc is on a hat-trick.

OUT! Bowled. Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Carbon copy of the dismissal from the first Test.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to second slip, caught by Webster. The first innings has concluded with Sri Lanka being bowled out for 257 runs early in the first session of Day 2. Kusal Mendis frustrated the Aussies for a little period with his brilliant batting but ended on an unbeaten 85. Matthew Kuhnemann picked up the final wicket and finished with three wickets alongside Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc. Stay tuned as the next innings unfolds.

AUS 1ST

OUT! Caught. Nishan Peiris to Travis Head. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to first slip, caught by de Silva. Peiris with the big wicket of Head.

OUT! L.B.W. Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, hit pad. Labuschagne departs on yet another low score.

OUT! L.B.W. Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad. Joel Wilson gets it right this time.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Steve Smith. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Mendis. A tremendous knock from Smith comes to an end.

OUT! Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Josh Inglis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Jayasuriya takes another one in this over.

OUT! Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Alex Carey. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, missed. The wicketkeeper-batsman departs after a brilliant innings.

OUT! Caught. Nishan Peiris to Cooper Connolly. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Wanigamuni. Ramesh Mendis takes a simple catch to dismiss the debutant.

OUT! Bowled. Prabath Jayasuriya to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, missed. Starc pays the price for that shot selection.

OUT! Bowled. Ramesh Mendis to Beau Webster. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Webster refused the single in the first delivery of this over, but he failed to defend it this time.

OUT! Bowled. Ramesh Mendis to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track driving, missed. That will be Lunch on Day 3. Sri Lanka has made a strong comeback in the morning session, picking up seven wickets and bowling Australia out for 414. However, the visitors still hold the upper hand with a solid lead. The highlight of Australia's innings was the brilliant partnership between Steve Smith and Alex Carey. Prabath Jayasuriya was the standout bowler for Sri Lanka, finishing with five wickets to his name. Now, Sri Lanka will look to make a fresh start in their second innings. Join us again in 40 minutes for the second session, as the action continues!

SLA 2ND

OUT! Bowled. Matthew Kuhnemann to Pathum Nissanka. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. What an excellent delivery!

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Carey. Edged, and that will be the end of Dimuth Karunaratne's Test career.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Webster. That's a terrific catch by Webster.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Kamindu Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Khawaja. Kamindu Mendis throws away his wicket.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Smith. Steve Smith grabs a blinder.

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Webster. Big fish departs!

OUT! Caught. Beau Webster to Ramesh Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short leg, caught by Head. Webster gets his man.

OUT! Caught. Matthew Kuhnemann to Prabath Jayasuriya. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Smith. Edged and gone! That will be Stumps on Day 3. It's been a fantastic day for the visitors, as they not only built a solid lead but also took eight crucial wickets. As we head into the close of play, Kusal Mendis remains the only recognized batter for Sri Lanka. He'll need to produce something extraordinary alongside the lower-order batsmen if they're to have any chance of saving the Test. Can Australia wrap up Sri Lanka's second innings quickly tomorrow? We'll have to wait and see. Join us tomorrow for an exciting Day 4!

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to leg slip, caught by Smith. That's the wicket Australia wanted.

OUT! Bowled. Beau Webster to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. And that's it! Sri Lanka has been bowled out, setting Australia a target of 75. Kusal Mendis managed to reach a well-fought fifty but couldn't convert it into a big knock, falling shortly after. Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann both finished with four wickets each, while Webster claimed two, including the final wicket with just one ball today. Australia now faces a relatively simple chase, and it's just a matter of time before they wrap things up. Stay tuned for what's sure to be a quick finish. Join us shortly!

AUS 2ND

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Travis Head. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge, caught by Mendis. Sharph catch from Kusal Mendis.

Over 98. 1 run. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 257/10(rr 2.62)

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Head.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock ball half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, missed to gully for no runs, mis-fielded by Carey, fielded by Smith.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Head.

Over 97. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 256/9(rr 2.64)

Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.

Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to cover for 1 run.

Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, fielded by Webster.

Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, in the air under control to third man for no runs, fielded by Head.

Over 96. 1 run. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 255/9(rr 2.66)

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Head.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to first slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.

Over 95. 9 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 254/9(rr 2.67)

Over 107. 1 run. Bowler: Ramesh Mendis. Australia: 414/10(rr 3.87)

Ramesh Mendis to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Ramesh Mendis to Nathan Lyon. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.

Ramesh Mendis to Nathan Lyon. Off break half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Over 106. 3 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Australia: 413/9(rr 3.90)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Kumara.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Matthew Kuhnemann. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Kumara.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Nathan Lyon. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Silva.

Over 105. 4 runs. Bowler: Ramesh Mendis. Australia: 410/9(rr 3.90)

FOUR! Ramesh Mendis to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.

Ramesh Mendis to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Ramesh Mendis to Matthew Kuhnemann. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Ramesh Mendis to Beau Webster. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Silva.

Ramesh Mendis to Beau Webster. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Over 104. no runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Australia: 406/8(rr 3.90)

Over 69. no runs. Bowler: Beau Webster. Sri Lanka: 231/10(rr 3.35)

Over 68. 2 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 231/9(rr 3.40)

Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Head.

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Webster, appeal made for Caught.  Notout displayed on the giant screen.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Inglis, fielded by Carey.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Carey.

Over 67. 4 runs. Bowler: Matthew Kuhnemann. Sri Lanka: 229/9(rr 3.42)

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Connolly.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Nishan Peiris. Stock ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.

Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to gully for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

Over 66. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. Sri Lanka: 225/9(rr 3.41)

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by Smith, appeal made for L.B.W.  This time, Australia lost its review.

Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to silly mid on for no runs.

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Nishan Peiris. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for L.B.W.  The umpire call saves the batter.

Over 18. 3 runs. Bowler: Dimuth Karunaratne. Australia: 75/1(rr 4.17)

Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Wanigamuni. Australia wrapped up a dominant win, completing the chase in just one session today. They were in control throughout the series, sealing a comprehensive whitewash over Sri Lanka on their home soil, as unfortunately the hosts couldn't give Dimuth Karunaratne a winning farewell in his final Test. After taking two quick wickets this morning, Australia's batters made light work of the chase, losing just one wicket. Alex Carey is the Player of the Match, and Steve Smith is the Player of the Series.

Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Peiris.

Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.

Dimuth Karunaratne to Marnus Labuschagne. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Jayasuriya.

Over 17. 4 runs. Bowler: Nishan Peiris. Australia: 72/1(rr 4.24)

Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Wanigamuni.

Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

Nishan Peiris to Marnus Labuschagne. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

APPEAL! Nishan Peiris to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to first slip for no runs, fielded by de Silva, appeal made for L.B.W.  The skipper decided to take the DRS, but it didn't work.

Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Australia: 68/1(rr 4.25)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Peiris.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, hit pad back to bowler for no runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Peiris.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to fine leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Mendis, fielded by Mendis.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Marnus Labuschagne. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

Slagmannen	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
U Khawajanot out	27	44	3	0	61.36
T Headc Mendis b Jayasuriya	20	23	3	0	86.96
M Labuschagnenot out	26	39	4	0	66.67
S Smithdid not bat
J Inglisdid not bat
A Careydid not bat
B Websterdid not bat
C Connollydid not bat
M Starcdid not bat
N Lyondid not bat
M Kuhnemanndid not bat

Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
R Wanigamuni	3	1	16	0	5.34
K Peiris	8	0	34	0	4.25
N Jayasuriya	6	1	20	1	3.34
F Karunaratne	0.4	0	3	0	4.5

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