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Dinesh Chandimal is seen in action as Sri Lanka reached 229-9 at the end of the first day of the second Test against Australia. — AFP/File
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Wet: One day in the second Test in Gail on Thursday, the Australian was on a firm driving seat despite a Sri Lankan encouragement at a stump.
Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon took three wickets. Sri Lanka, who won the toss and selected the bat, had been in control of 93-1-with innings and 242 runs last week, leaving them behind by innings and 242 runs.
But Dimut Karnarton – in his 100th and final Test – was slow to get his bat down, dragging a ball from Lyon to 36 runs on his stump and handing over Australia to a significant development. During a chaos time, the hosts soon failed 127-5, which was railing by Sri Lanka.
Amid the ruins, Dinesh Chandimal stood long. The Sri Lankan standout performer fought a lonely battle with a small battle, which was 74 from the wall, six boundaries and one tremendous six.
Just as he appeared to take Sri Lanka to the safe beaches, Alex Kerry created a moment’s brightness-the left-arm spinner Matthew Kohman to stump Chandra to the alarm bells to stump Chandra. Australia spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori paid tribute to Chandimal, who said he played “extraordinary good”, but said that Sri Lanka had been “very aggressive in the first Test.”
Only the rest of the batsman, Kosal Mandes, found a volunteer ally in off -spinner Ramesh Mendes. Back to this important collision, Ramesh played the perfect assistant act, adding an important stand of 65 for the seventh wicket with his name.
The Australian residents threw everything on them, but the pair discussed with strong turns and aplobs. While Ramesh was solid in defense, Kosal took a more aggressive path.
Tourists, disappointed with their failure to break the stand, eventually turned to another new ball – and Starc immediately affected. Stepping at the north of 145 km per hour, Stark was restless, Ramesh was behind.
The left immediately attacked the next delivery, in which Prabith Jiayuria turned to a slip cord, causing the Australian to fall asleep. With the stark on the hat-trick, the mark Pierce went under a lot of pressure-and Cohenman bowled it.
Meanwhile, Kosal Mandes maintained the scoreboard and reached a well -earned half -century for a long -time earned. Sri Lanka’s batting coach Thalena Kundamby said the second meeting has been “disappointing” and Australia has taken a strong grip on the game.
He said, “Given the game scenario, we will be happy if Cosal Mendes is able to help us reach 275.” Hundreds of Australian supporters have traveled to wet, with former players Jeff Marsh and Miro Hughes leading the big touring emergency.
Sri Lanka made three changes to the team, which led to their heavy Test defeat at the opener of the series, which brought opener Patham Nassanka, fast bowler Lahiro Kumara and Ramesh Mendes.
Sri Lanka won the toss
Sri Lanka first innings
Nissanka B. Leone 11
Karnarton B. Leone 36
Chandimal St. Carey B Cohen Man 74
Matthews C Kerry B. Leone 1
Mendees C. Smith B. Head 13
Silva (C) C Webster B Star C 0
mendis not out 59
Mandees C Kerry B Star C 28
Jiayasuria Seas Smith B Starc 0
Peris B Cohen Main 0
Kumara not 0
Extra: (B4, LB1, NB 2) 7
Total: 90 OV (RR: 2.54) 229/9
Wickets fall: 1-23, 2-93, 3-101,
4-126, 5-127, 6-150, 7-215, 8-215, 9-224
Bowling: Mitchell Starc 16-3-37-3, Matthew Cohen Main 30-9-53-2, Nathan Leone 30-5-78-3, Beau Webster 3-0-13-0, Cooper Conolly 3-12 -0, Travis Head 8-0-31-1
Australia player XI: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Mars Liboschin, Steven Smith (C), Josh Angleis, Alex Carey, Beau Webster, Cooper Conoli, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Leone, Matthew Kohman
Empires: Adren Holdstock, Joel Wilson
