Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Steve Smith and Alex Carey will resume the Australian innings at 330 for 3 as the side will aim to put more pressure on Sri Lanka on Day 3 in the ongoing second and final Test at Galle International Stadium. Commanding centuries from Smith and Carey on Day 2 gave Australia a dominating lead at stumps. Australia, leading by 73 runs, were poised to post a mammoth first-innings total, with Smith and Carey stitching together an unbroken 259-run stand for the fourth wicket. Sri Lanka's bowlers showed some early flair but the spinners struggled to get the same fizz off the surface once the ball lost its bite, and Smith exploited the gap. (Live Scorecard)
No run.
Debutant time. In walks Cooper Connolly at number 8, replacing Alex Carey. The umpires are not happy with something. The fourth umpire comes out. Not quite sure what is the issue, but it seems to be a big one as an early DRINKS BREAK has been signalled. Okay. Apparently, they are unable to communicate with the third umpire and hence the halt in play. Excellent morning for Sri Lanka. The problem is, it has come after almost an entire day of slogging. They have finally found their right lines and lengths and more importantly, been consistent. All of a sudden, with the pitch looking like a pancake on Friday, has started to look a bit like a minefield on Saturday. The ball is spitting and plenty of puffs of dust are emanating.
OUT! BOWLED! Ha ha, we are finally in Galle, aren't we? Three wickets in the first 50 minutes of Day 3 and the pitch has started to talk. Brilliant bowling this morning by Prabath Jayasuriya, claiming all the three dismissals. The line is pretty straight, from around the wicket, with the ball
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