Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Score Updates

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will resume the Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Australia from 222/9. Currently, Kusal Mendis and Lahiru Kumara standing unbeaten at the crease. Earlier on Day 1, Sri Lanka opted to bat after winning the toss. Dinesh Chandimal was the top run-scorer of the day, making 74. On the other hand, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc picked up three wickets each for Australia, while Matthew Kuhnemann took two and Travis Head one. (Live Scorecard)

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...

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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.

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.

257 is what Sri Lanka get, riding largely on a fine 74 by Dinesh