Last updated:
Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test: Sri Lanka’s team has gone on the backfoot even after a good start in the second Test against Australia. Australia took the match in the second and third sessions with 4-4 wickets in their favor …Read more
Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri lanka vs australia, 2nd test: Two Test matches have also started on Thursday, other than the Indo-England ODI match. These matches are Australia vs Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe vs Ireland. Host Sri Lanka has scored 229 runs for 9 wickets on the first day of the second Test match. Cooper Konoli made his debut in this match for Australia.
The second Test match is being played between Sri Lanka and Australia in Gaul. After registering a stunning victory in the first Test, Australia is eyeing a clean sweep. This match is also necessary for Sri Lanka to equalize the series and save its honor. This series is part of the World Test Championship. However, its result will not affect the WTC final. Australia and South Africa have already made it to the finals.
Sri Lanka won the toss in the second Test match against Australia and batting first. The hosts started well. By lunch break, he had scored 87 runs on one wicket. But the game changed after the break. Australia made a big comeback with 4 wickets in the second session and Sri Lanka scored 144 for 5 wickets till Tibrek.
Australia also took 4 wickets of Sri Lanka in the third and last session of the day. When the day’s play ended, Sri Lanka’s score was 229 runs for 9 wickets. Dinesh Chandimal scored the highest 74 runs for Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis played an unbeaten innings of 59 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne, playing his 100th and last Test match, scored 36 runs. Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lion took 3-3 wickets for Australia. Matthew Kuhnemann took 2 wickets in his name. Travis Head took one wicket.
Delhi,Delhi,Delhi
February 06, 2025, 18:02 IST
Sri Lanka lean from Stark-Lion’s roar, on the backfoot even after the best debut