The second day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia is underway. At the start of play today, Sri Lanka was at 229/9 in their first innings.
Lahiru Kumara was dismissed for 2, restricting Sri Lanka’s total to 257. Kusal Mendis played a resilient innings, remaining unbeaten on 85.
In response, Australia lost their first wicket at 32 runs when Nishan Peiris dismissed Travis Head for 21. Later, Prabath Jayasuriya removed Marnus Labuschagne for just 4 runs.
At lunch, Australia stands at 85/2, with Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith at the crease. They are still trailing Sri Lanka by 172 runs.
