Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: Nathan Lyon, Travis Head Shine As Australia Register 10-Wicket Win
SL vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to go 1-0 up in the series
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: Nathan Lyon and Travis Head were the stars with the ball as Australia bundled out Sri Lanka for 113 in the second innings and then David Warner and Usman Khawaja scored 5 runs to help Australia gain a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series. Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the 1st Test. Earlier, Australia needed just five runs to win in the first Test against Sri Lanka after they bundled out the hosts for 113 in the second innings. For Australia, Travis Head and Nathan Lyon returned with four wickets each. After gaining a lead of 109, Australia made a good start with the ball as Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson took four wickets in quick succession to leave the hosts struggling. Travis Head also got among the act and he took two wickets to leave Sri Lanka six down in 19 overs. Sri Lanka wrapped up Australia's innings quickly on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test and Australia were bundled out for 321, having gained a lead of 109. On Day 2. Cameron Green and Alex Carey had hit fifties to put Australia in charge of the proceedings. The visitors were 313 for eight at stumps, leading the hosts by 101 runs. Skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were batting unbeaten on 26 and 8, respectively. Earlier, Jeffrey Vandersay's first Test wicket gave Sri Lanka a massive breakthrough as it saw Usman Khawaja fall for 71, leaving Australia reeling at 5 wickets down. The play started late on Day 2, with the first session wiped out due to heavy rains. (SCORECARD)
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Pat Cummins
Nathan Lyon
David Warner
Dimuth Karunaratne
SL vs Aus, 1st Test, Day 3 Live
We are all set to start. Australian players have made their way out in the middle. Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka will start the innngs. Mitchell Starc comes to bowl.
...THIRD INNINGS...
Sri Lanka would be a tad disappointed with their bowling effort on Day 2, as they could've ended way early, but could not be disciplined throughout. Nonetheless, they would be happy to end things quite early on the moving day. The hosts will be back in no time with the blade to chase down the trail and put up a target for the Aussies. Stay tuned.
Australia walk out with a lead of 109 runs. After putting on a brisk 35 at end of Day 2, Lyon and Cummins were unable to expand their stand as much as they would've liked to. Australia have their noses in front here and would be hoping to display excellent spells with the ball just like the previous innings. Alex Carey and Cameron Green were the ones who put Australia in the driving seat.
OUT! BOWLED! Australia are bundled out! Sri Lanka have done well as they have not allowed the tail to wag much! Asitha Fernando again gets a good amount of inward swing, this is full and around middle. Mitchell Swepson is too late to get his bat down and the ball disturbs the stumps behind. Australia lead by 109 runs.
Full toss on the pads, flicked to fine leg for a single.
A mix up but Swepson makes his ground! A fuller ball, slanting around middle and leg. Swepson fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls to covers and there is a yes or no for a quick single. Swepson is rushing to the bowler's end and he makes his ground as Fernando misses his shy.
Who will walk out now?
OUT! TIMBER! A beauty of a delivery from Asitha Fernando! Pat Cummins was rather expecting a short ball but this is a yorker, around off and swinging in. Pat Cummins hangs back as he looks to block it out but misses and the ball shatters the stumps. Good start by Sri Lanka.
Fuller ball, tailing on the pads. Lyon whips it to deep square leg for a single.
Asitha Fernando comes into the attack.
Flatter ball, around middle and leg. Cummins stays back and blocks it out.
A single now! Fuller ball on middle. Lyon sweeps it hard and through square leg for a single.
Tossed up, slower through the air, on middle. Lyon sweeps it to square leg. No run there.
Slightly short and outside off. Lyon looks to reverse-sweep it but misses.
FOUR! Lyon and Australia are off the mark on Day 3! Full again, around off. Lyon this time reverse-sweeps it and hits it fine to third man for a boundary. Good shot that!
Tosses it up, full and angling across, outside off. Lyon tries to sweep it but misses.
We are all set for the action of Day 3. The players are out in the middle. Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins will resume their innings. Ramesh Mendis to start the proceedings with the ball.
Breaking News - Angelo Mathews has tested positive for Covid. He will not take any further part in this match. Oshada Fernando is his replacement in this match.Pitch Report with Russel Arnold: There are lots of crumbling around, Ramesh and Lyon were effective from either side and there are places the bowlers can target. The batters stride out and find themselves in trouble. The real key is to go at the ball. If the batter is in the crease he will be in trouble.
Nathan Lyon is up for a chat. He says Green and Carey are young in Test cricket but he is very proud of them for the way they have performed. . Adds that as a bowler he wants to be on the mark and put the best ball out there. He says that the plan was always to put the pressure on the bat and to bowl well. Chuckles and says he enjoys batting.