06/02Live

2nd Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Feb 6-10 2025

Day 2 Session 2: Australia trail by 114 runs

3.96

42.4

49/0 (4.9)

37.6

Jayasuriya to Smith, 1 run, pushed into the pads, worked backward of square

37.5

Jayasuriya to Smith, no run, round the wicket, full at off stump, defended

37.4

Jayasuriya to Carey, 1 run, whipped off the pads to deep midwicket

Match Coverage

Labuschagne falls cheaply as Sri Lanka's spinners threaten
Kusal Mendis had earlier lifted the home side over 250 with a useful final-wicket stand
Brace yourselves, it's going to get spicy in Galle
Offbreaks pitching on the straight, and whizzing past a batter's ears, on occasion - that's not just tricky, these are serious warning signs. It's about to get mad
Kusal Mendis fights for Sri Lanka as Starc and Lyon stand out
The home side were promisingly placed after lunch but lost their way before two Mendis' staged a recovery
Cooper Connolly exceeds high expectations in rapid rise to Test cricket
Connolly had played just four first class games and was wicketless from his 96 deliveries before his Test debut in Galle
Sri Lanka hit as Kamindu Mendis' runs dry up
Sri Lanka's batting coach Thilina Kandamby thinks that Kamindu's 2024 excellence may have covered up failures elsewhere in the batting order

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
CBRLS Kumara	2.0	0	17	0	8.5
DM de Silva	3.0	0	9	0	3
KN Peiris	5.0	1	18	1	3.6
NGRP Jayasuriya	7.0	1	25	1	3.57
RTM Mendis	4.0	0	13	0	3.25

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships