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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon Look To Extend Australia's Lead

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon will look to extend Australia's lead further and help the visitors gain a comfortable position against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka. 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 eigth, 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. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2 Report: Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja Put Australia On Top vs Sri Lanka

Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja hit half-centuries to put Australia ahead by 101 runs against Sri Lanka after abysmal weather set back the second day of the opening Test on Thursday. The tourists reached 313 for eight when bad light stopped play in Galle after storms and ferocious winds that collapsed a spectator stand and delayed the start of play until the afternoon. Skipper Pat Cummins, on 26, and Nathan Lyon, on eight, were batting at close of play after the tourists dominated the two sessions.

"Don't Give It To Someone Else": Ex-Australia Cricketer Picks Replacement Captain If Rohit Sharma Doesn't Recover

Rohit Sharma's participation in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston was thrown into doubt after he tested positive for COVID-19. It's still unknown whether or not the India captain will recover in time to be fit for the all-important Test. Numerous names have come up to replace Rohit, if he fails to recover in time. But for former Australia spinner Brad Hogg, there is only one name and that's Virat Kohli. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Hogg said that Kohli started this series as captain, and should be able to finish it off as one.

Watch: Glass Panel In Tatters As Heavy Winds Disrupt Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test

Persistent rain and heavy winds left behind a trail of destruction at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday, delaying the start of play on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. An enclosure in the stadium collapsed due to the wind, while a glass panel broke and fell on the ground. Thankfully, though, nobody was hurt in the stadium, according to reports. The rain has delayed the start of play by more than two hours.

Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Start Of Play Delayed By Rain

SL vs AUS 1st Test, Day 2 Live Updates: The start of play on Day 2 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle has been delayed due to rain. Australia will begin Day 2 at 98/3 after having bowled the hosts out for 212. Nathan Lyon's 20th 5-wicket haul helped Australia bowl Sri Lanka out for a modest total despite Niroshan Dickwella's counter-attacking 58. The visitors then began strongly with the bat, but soon lost opener David Warner for 25 off 24 to Ramesh Mendis. Mendis then had his second wicket when he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne for 13. Sri Lanka got another breakthrough when a mix-up resulted in Steve Smith being run-out for 6. Usman Khawaja, however, has been steady for Australia, and was batting on 47 at Stumps on Day 1. Travis Head was the other batter at the crease. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Watch: Steve Smith Furious At Usman Khawaja For Horrible Run Out During First Test Vs Sri Lanka

Nathan Lyon's five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test on Wednesday. The tourists reached 98 for three at stumps after Sri Lankan spinner Ramesh Mendis struck twice, including David Warner's key wicket for 25, on a turning pitch at the picturesque Galle stadium. Steve Smith was run out on six after a mix up with opener Usman Khawaja, unbeaten on 47, and returned to the pavilion waving his hands in dismay.

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Report: Sri Lanka Peg Back Australia After Nathan Lyon Five-For

Nathan Lyon's five-for helped Australia bowl out Sri Lanka for 212, before the hosts hit back with three wickets in a fast-moving opening Test on Wednesday. The tourists reached 98 for three at stumps after Sri Lankan spinner Ramesh Mendis struck twice, including David Warner's key wicket for 25, on a turning pitch at the picturesque Galle stadium. Steve Smith was run out on six after a mix up with opener Usman Khawaja, unbeaten on 47, and returned to the pavilion waving his hands in dismay.

Sri Lankans Hold Shane Warne In Their Hearts For Tsunami Aid: Arjuna Ranatunga

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday paid tribute to Australian great Shane Warne, saying the spinner found a place in the hearts of the island nation's fans for coming to the country's aid after the 2004 tsunami. Sri Lanka paid tribute to the late Australian, who died aged 52 of a suspected heart attack in March, ahead of the first Test against Australia in Galle -- a venue where Warne took his 500th Test wicket. The wrist spinner won over the South Asian country on a relief tour to Galle following the devastation of the Boxing Day tsunami.

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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon Look To Extend Australia's Lead

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2 Report: Cameron Green, Usman Khawaja Put Australia On Top vs Sri Lanka

"Don't Give It To Someone Else": Ex-Australia Cricketer Picks Replacement Captain If Rohit Sharma Doesn't Recover

Watch: Glass Panel In Tatters As Heavy Winds Disrupt Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test

Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Start Of Play Delayed By Rain

Watch: Steve Smith Furious At Usman Khawaja For Horrible Run Out During First Test Vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Report: Sri Lanka Peg Back Australia After Nathan Lyon Five-For

Sri Lankans Hold Shane Warne In Their Hearts For Tsunami Aid: Arjuna Ranatunga