Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Rain Intervenes AUS's Charge Against SL In Galle

Welcome to the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Australia, Day 3 of the first Test match played at the Galle International Stadium. (More Cricket News)

🍎Catch the highlights and updates of Day 3 of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia, right here.

Day 3 Update:

🀅Dinesh Chandimal scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136 for five at lunch Friday in response to Australia’s imposing first innings of 654 for six declared.

♓A rain-curtailed morning session on Day 3 of the first Test did little to ease Sri Lanka’s woes, with the hosts still trailing by 518 runs.

♚The disparity between the two teams was stark. While Australia’s batters displayed patience and precision on a spin-friendly surface, Sri Lanka’s top order didn’t offer much resistance.

Sri Lanka Vs Australia, 1st Test - Playing XIs

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey ꦜ(wk), Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kusal Mendis 🎐(wk), Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

Day 2 Summary

Day 2 saw Australia post a huge 654/6 declared in their first innings. Riding on a double century from Usman Khawaja (232), Australia had centurions in the form of Josh Inglis 🐎(102) and skipper Steve Smith (141). In reply, the hosts found themselves at 44/3 at stumps on day 2.

What Happened On Day 1

ꦦAustralia made 330/2 on Day 1 before rain forced an early stumps in Galle on Wednesday. Travis Head gave a blistering start with 57 runs off just 40 balls. Usman Khawaja took his time and completed his 16th Test ton. He is batting on 147 not out. Steve Smith also hit his 35th Test hundred and is batting on 104 runs. He also completed his 10,000 Test runs with the first run in the match.