- Updates from the second day of the first Test in Galle
- Play start time is 9.45am local/3.15pm AEDT
- Any thoughts? Email Angus
84th over: Australia 334-2 (Khawaja 149, Smith 106) Peiris to Khawaja as Sri Lanka opt for twin-spin to start day two. Unsurprising given medium-pacer Asitha Fernando went for near six and over yesterday, most of it from the broad blade of Travis Head. Peiris does better and delivers a maiden, his first from 23 overs.
83rd over: Australia 334-2 (Khawaja 149, Smith 106) Prabath Jayasuriya has been thrown the almost-new ball that is just 12 balls old. I doubt the left-arm spinner slept as soundly as Khawaja after dropping Steve Smith off his own bowling when the batter was on one. Exactly 105 runs later, Smith slaps a run through midwicket. Khawaja works another run off his hip. Sri Lanka bowled too full yesterday and both batters are again finding easy runs off the back foot today.
Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/jan/30/australia-vs-sri-lanka-live-cricket-scores-first-test-day-two-blog-galle
Author : Angus Fontaine (now) and James Wallace (later)
Publish date : 2025-01-30 04:26:24
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.