2nd Test, Galle, February 06, 2025, 10:00 AM
Sri Lanka
167/6(63.5ov)
Australia
Day 1: Session 3 - SL opted to bat
SL 39%
Tie 7%
AUS 54%
63.5
1
1 run.
63.4
.
Fired down the leg side, 97 kph, Kusal misses his flick. The keeper, Alex Carey appeals for a caught behind, but gets nothing.
63.3
1
Very full, outside off, 93 kph, Ramesh bunts it down to long on for a run.
63.2
.
Very full, around middle, Ramesh Mendis jams it towards short mid-wicket.
63.1
1
Full, outside off, Kusal Mendis lunges and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Injury concerns? We are hearing that Josh Inglis is off the field due to some back stiffness.
In over# 63
0
0
0
0
0
0
Matthew Kuhnemann 43/1(21)
62.6
.
Quicker ball, outside off, 89 kph, RM looks to defend and gets it off the inner half on the leg side. Kusal looks for the single but short leg quickly gets across and Kusal goes back.
62.5
.
A bit of flight, 88 kph, around off, Ramesh lunges to push the ball towards the off side.
62.4
.
Fuller, around off, 86 kph, Ramesh Mendis lunges to block.
62.3
.
The arm ball, on middle, way too slower though. Just 81 kph. Landed short, on leg, punched back to the bowler.
62.2
.
Full and straight, 88 kph, Ramesh jabs it down towards mid on.
62.1
.
Full, outside leg, 86 kph, from around the wicket, Ramesh Mendis defends.
In over# 62
1
1
6
4
0
0
Nathan Lyon 64/3(23)
61.6
1
Around middle and leg, Ramesh Mendis nudges it past short leg for a quick single. That was a profitable over for Sri Lanka, with 12 runs coming from it.
61.5
1
Around off, KM goes back and nudges it through square leg for a single.
61.4
6
SIX! The Kusal Mendis of 2016! Floated, outside off, Kusal goes for the slog sweep once more and hits it even better this time. Clears mid-wicket!
61.3
4
FOUR! THUMP! The attack continues. Full, outside off, Kusal Mendis gets down on a knee and sweeps it powerfully through mid-wicket.
61.2
.
Full, around off, well blocked out.
61.1
.
On middle, played towards short leg.
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