Travis Head celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews during day two of the first test cricket match. Photo: AP Travis Head celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews during day two of the first test cricket match. Photo: AP Welcome to the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Australiaking game, Day 3 of the first Test match played at the Galle International Stadium. (More Cricket News)
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Ahmad Nadeem, standing right on the left edge of the goal mouth, found the ball from inside the D just in the sixth minute of the opening whistle. He was in the perfect position to execute a slight deflection into the Indian goal and that is what he did to push Pakistan ahead in the match.
The first quarter started off on a very strong note for South Korea as they displayed a very attacking brand of hockey. Jihun Yang also converted a penalty corner to give them the lead.
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 XIsAustralia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy
goldwin678Sri 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 SummaryDay 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 1Australia 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 10king game,000 Test runs with the first run in the match.