Welcome to the live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Australia, Day 3 of the first Test match played at the Galle International Stadium. Day 2 saw the visitors dominate proceedings by posting a mammoth 654 in their first innings. In reply, the ♛hosts were reeling at 44/3 at stumps on day 2 with the Aussie spinners right in the scheme of things🍸. How will things pan out on day 3? Catch the live score and updates of Day 3 of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia, right here.
Sri Lanka Vs Australia, 1st Test - Playing XIs
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (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, 𒀰Asit🅠ha 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 Stev🌸e Smith (141). In reply, the hosts found themselves at 44/3 at stꦜumps on day 2.
What Happened On Day 1
Australia 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 10,0꧑00 Test runs with the first run in the match.
