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Sri Lanka
Stumps
Australia
| 5/298 Australia are 298 for 5 |
| 1/100 (28.0) | *Wanigamuni | O: 90.0 | Smith* | 109 (212) |
| 3/90 (28.0) | Jayasuriya | RR:2.84 | Carey | 16 (35) |
| lbw. Jayasuriya |  | 76.6 5/252 |  | Green 4(14) |
| b. Jayasuriya | | 72.2 4/238 | | Head 12(36) |
| st. Dickwella b. Jayasuriya | | 58.4 3/204 | | Labuschagne 104(156) |
| b. Wanigamuni | | 21.5 2/70 | | Khawaja 37(77) |
| b. Rajitha | | 4.5 1/15 | | Warner 5(13) |
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| First Innings: Australia | 5/298 | RR: 2.84 | O: 90.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.T. Khawaja b. Wanigamuni | 37 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 48.05 |
D.A. Warner b. Rajitha | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
M. Labuschagne st. Dickwella b. Jayasuriya | 104 | 156 | 12 | 0 | 66.67 |
S.P.D. Smith not out | 109 | 212 | 14 | 0 | 51.42 |
T.M. Head b. Jayasuriya | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
C.D. Green lbw. Jayasuriya | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
A.T. Carey+ not out | 16 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 45.71 |
P.J. Cummins* | |||||
M.A. Starc | |||||
N.M. Lyon | |||||
M.J. Swepson | |||||
Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 3) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 298 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.A.K. Rajitha | 19.0 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 2.95 |
| R.T.M. Wanigamuni | 28.0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 3.57 |
| M.M. Theekshana | 15.0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3.00 |
| N.G.R.P. Jayasuriya | 28.0 | 2 | 90 | 3 | 3.21 |
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Galle International Stadium plays host to the second and final Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2.30pm AEST.
Sri Lanka will be looking for some inspiration after some abysmal shots by their batters in the second innings almost saw the hosts lose by an innings. Angelo Mathews is set to come out of isolation before the second Test begins – however, will he be match-fit?
The Sri Lankan dressing room will be hoping so. In a massive blow for the Sri Lankans, spinner Praveen Jayawickrama was set to replace Lasith Embuldeniya before the spinner tested positive to COVID-19.
Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando have been ruled out for certain, while Embuldeniya has been confirmed, meaning big changes to the team are guaranteed.
The Sri Lankans are barely going through in their spin stocks now as youngsters Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage have been called up to the Test squad. One of these two is set to debut, and the pressure is on the youngsters to deliver with the ball while one of Dimuth Karunaratne or Kusal Mendis in their top four has to get a big score with the willow.
Debutants Kamindu Mendis, Theekshana and spinner Prabath Jayasuriya have been named to replace the COVID-hit trio.
Australia will want to continue following the template that England had on their last tour of Sri Lanka in 2021 – attacking the spinners and putting them under pressure from ball one. On a pitch spitting venom almost every ball, Usman Khawaja, Cam Green and Alex Carey showed great application.
Khawaja’s success as a Test opener in the subcontinent is proving that he should have been David Warner’s opening partner come Chris Rogers’ retirement, but better late than never.
The Aussies will go into the second Test unchanged, despite deeply considering a Test recall for Glenn Maxwell to add spin bowling and batting depth at the expense of Mitchell Starc.
Prediction
There is a sense of elite professionalism within the Australian Test setup ever since Pat Cummins has been named as skipper. Something that hasn’t been seen in Australian cricket since the Ricky Ponting days. He doesn’t get into any war of words with anyone, keeps a calm head while motivating his men to play a hard but fair style of cricket. And it’s brought success in the subcontinent so far, as Cummins has not lost a series in a part of the world Australia has historically struggled in.
Sri Lanka will be itching to get one back, but Australia will not make things any easier for the hosts. Australia to win in a tight contest.
Game information
Venue: Galle International Stadium
First ball: 2:30pm (AEST)
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Betting: Sri Lanka $3.25, Australia $1.77, Draw $4.60 – odds via PlayUp
Sri Lanka: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Dinesh Chandimal. 6 Kamindu Mendis, 7 Niroshan Dickwella (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Prabath Jayasuriya, 11 Kasun Rajitha
Australia: 1 David Warner, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Mitchell Swepson
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