Don't Miss

India's CWG 2026 Medal Tally Lowest In 24 Years, Yet Among The Best

Tactical Self-Destruction: How England Threw Away Their World Cup Final Dream

Bundesliga Blueprint: How Zee Plans To Complete India's Football Jigsaw

Manuel Neuer Doesn't Know Where To Stop: Not On The Pitch, Not In His Career

Advertisement

ENG

Dark / Light mode

Oct 9,2026 07:59 AM IST

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, Highlights: Sri Lanka Limp To 229/9 At Stumps

facebook

twitter

WhatsApp

Settings

Select Language

Dark / Light mode

Search

Cricket

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

India Matches

EPL

Sports Home Cricket News Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights Sri Lanka Limp To 2299 At Stumps

Related Articles

Story ProgressBack to home

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, Highlights: Sri Lanka Limp To 229/9 At Stumps

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, Highlights: Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis struck half-centuries for the hosts.

Read Time: 1 min

facebook

twitter

WhatsApp

reddit

E-mail

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1© AFP

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 1, Highlights: Sri Lanka limped to 229/9 at the end of 90 overs at Stumps on Day 1 in the second Test against Australia at Galle. Heading into the game 1-0 down, Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss. Dinesh Chandimal was the top run-scorer of the day, making 74, while wicket-keeper batter Kusal Mendis stayed unbeaten at Stumps, on 59. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc picked up three wickets each for Australia, while Matthew Kuhnemann took two and Travis Head one. (Scorecard)

2nd Test, Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, 2025, Feb 06, 2025

Day 4 | Match Ended



SL

257&231



AUS

414&75/1 (17.4)

Galle International Stadium, Galle

Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets

SL vs AUS, 2nd Test Day 1, Live Updates

Last 20 updates

1st Innings

Refresh

  1. !

    Great gesture by Dhananjaya de Silva as he lets Dimuth Karunaratne to lead the Lankans in his 100th and final match. The Aussie openers in Travis Head and Usman Khawaja follow them. It will be Lahiru Kumara to start things off to Head. Here we go...

  2. !

    ... SECOND INNINGS ...

  3. !

    257. Par? Sub par? Sub par, in terms of a Test match in the subcontinent. But probably, par, given the pitch and the conditions. Sri Lanka will be looking to get early breakthroughs and then pick wickets regularly to try and bowl out the Aussies under 200. The visitors, on the other hand, would want to replicate what they did in the first Test. Not just by runs, but by the discipline shown by the top four batters, playing out a lot of balls and tiring out the Lankans. Partnerships would be the key. Please stay tuned.

  4. !

    Barring the first session on Day 1, Australia were on the mark. They had only three specialist bowlers in Starc, Lyon and Kuhnemann and the three of them took 3 wickets apiece, with Head getting a bonus wicket as well. Captain Steven Smith marshalled his bowling changes and field changes superbly, not allowing the Lankans to score too freely, even during a partnership.

  5. !

    257 is what Sri Lanka get, riding largely on a fine 74 by Dinesh Chandimal in the first half of Day 1 and then on a terrific unbeaten 85 by Kusal Mendis from the second half of Day 1, which also included shepherding the tail. The hosts can look at this in two ways - 1. Collapsing from 93/1 to 150/6. Or 2. Recovering from 150/6 to 257 all out. When Chandimal fell, Kusal was on 8 and the team's score was 150. In the remaining 107 runs, Mendis scored 77 runs, which shows how he manouvered the strike with full control. Not the best of batting displays by the home side after winning the toss but they will take it for now, on this deteriorating pitch.

  6. !

    So around 8 overs needed for Australia this morning but they get the job done. They were a bit frustrated by the last-wicket stand but will be reasonably happy to keep Sri Lanka to around the 250-ish mark after being asked to bowl first. Having said that, the pitch looks trickier to bat on this morning and batting will subsequently become a challenge as the game goes on.

  7. 97.4

    W

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara

    OUT! CAUGHT! Australia finally break the last-wicket stand. They had to be on the ground for 8 overs this morning to take this last wicket. Matthew Kuhnemann picks up his third as he comes around the wicket and gives air to the ball. Nagging length, outside off, skids through the surface, Lahiru Kumara gets caught up in the crease as he can't decide whether to play this on the front foot or on the back foot. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards the gully fielder in quick time where Beau Webster stays low, extends his arms to his right and pouches it with both hands. A really sharp catch. SRI LANKA END WITH 257!

  8. 97.3

    1

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis

    Landed around off, 86 kph, Kusal goes right back, waits for the ball to come and then pushes it towards deep point for a single.

  9. 97.2

    0

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis

    Fired down the leg side, Mendis looks to sweep but misses out.

  10. 97.1

    0

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis

    Short, outside off, spinning away, Kusal Mendis rocks back and cuts it straight to Travis Head at deep backward point.

  11. 96.6

    0

    Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara

    More slower this time from Lyon and around off, pitches up, Lahiru Kumara defends it. The partnership has moved to 32 and a really frustrating one for Australia.

  12. 96.5

    0

    Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara

    A confident defence this time! Tossed up, around off, Lahiru Kumara lets the ball come to him and then blocks it out off the front foot.

  13. 96.4

    0

    Nathan Lyon to Lahiru Kumara

    Nagging length, around middle, from around the wicket, Lahiru Kumara goes back and drops it down with the full face of the bat.

  14. 96.3

    1

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis

    Outside off, Kusal punches it through the covers and takes the single on the third ball of the over.

  15. 96.2

    0

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis

    Tossed up, on middle, Mendis jumps down the track and swings hard, but is unable to get to the pitch of the ball. As a result, he does not get the leverage he wanted and hits it off the toe end of the bat down to long on. Does not run.

  16. 96.1

    0

    Nathan Lyon to Kusal Mendis

    Full, outside leg, Kusal Mendis reverse sweeps it fine but first slip has been moved back to deep third and Mendis denies the single.

  17. 95.6

    0

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara

    Comes around the wicket, flighted up, just outside off, Lahiru Kumara again plays the wrong line as he presses back and looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

  18. 95.5

    0

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara

    Floated up, around off, Lahiru Kumara blocks it to forward short leg.

  19. 95.4

    0

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Lahiru Kumara

    BEATEN! Tossed up, just outside off, Lahiru Kumara comes forward and looks to defend it but plays the wrong line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

  20. 95.3

    1

    Matthew Kuhnemann to Kusal Mendis

    A touch short, outside off, Kusal reaches out and punches it to deep point for a single.

Load more

Featured Video Of The Day

Spain Vs Argentina | Dani Olmo On WC Triumph: 'Wanted To Set An Example For The Next Generation'

Topics mentioned in this article

Australia Australia Cricket Team Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket Team Usman Tariq Khawaja Usman Khawaja Travis Head Steven Peter Devereux Smith Steven Smith Mitchell Aaron Starc Mitchell Starc Pathum Nissanka Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva Dhananjaya de Silva Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne Dimuth Karunaratne Cricket Live Score Live Cricket Score Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Live Blogs

Get the Latest Cricket, Asian Games 2026, Football , Hockey, Badminton Scores, F1 Results at NDTV Sports. Like Us On Facebook Or Follow Us On Twitter For More Sports Updates. You Can Also Download The NDTV Cricket App For Android Or iOS.

Advertisement

Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Advertisement

ICC Rankings

Advertisement

Advertisement

Trending Links

Follow us on:

facebook

twitter

Cricket

Football

More Sports

Formula 1 Tennis Hockey Badminton Golf Nba Kabaddi Shooting Swimming Table Tennis

This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics © Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2026. All rights reserved.