Australia enjoys a commanding day two at the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with Josh Inglis hitting a century on his Test debut and Usman Khawaja scoring a double-ton. Sri Lanka faces a challenging situation with several wickets down as rain delays the end of play.
Josh Inglis hits a century on Test debut to go with an Usman Khawaja double-ton as Sri Lanka are forced to toil in Galle Alex Carey bats for Australia during day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle . Follow live cricket scores and updates from the SL vs Aus match today.Alex Carey bats for Australia during day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle . Follow live cricket scores and updates from the SL vs Aus match today.
Noooooo! Sri Lanka lose their second wicket as Karunaratne fences a short ball through gully where sub fielder Nathan McSweeney parries the catch up then shows good awareness to dive and cling on a the second attempt. Trouble brewing for the home side.Kuhnemann has men around the bat but fluffs his lines with a full toss that Karunaratne jumps on and flashes away for a boundary through midwicket.
Fabulous batting effort from Australia, they’ve got this game in the palm of their hand. A few quick wickets this evening and Sri Lanka are right in it.replaces Fernando and is worked for a couple into the leg side by Starc. The weather is holding off for now by the way, a bit of sun peeping through the gloomy clouds.Starc clears the front dog and smears Peiris away over cow corner for SIX!
Three more off the over. Said groundstaff are now getting a bit twitchy with the dark clouds rolling in…There are some dark clouds building up ominously behind the ground in Galle. I may have tempted fate by dismissing the weather forecasters so crudely. For that, I can only apologise. No sign of a declaration as Beau Webster strides out to replace Inglis. There are signs this pitch is starting to turn a little more sharply, as if the Aussie’s needed a further spring in their step. Peiris rags one past the edge of Carey. Off camera, Nathan Lyon is licking his lips.
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