Gaul: Australia lead in first Test against Sri Lanka They were bowled out for 212 in the first innings and were 98 for three at stumps on the first day.
Usman Khwaja (47) and Travis Head (6) are at the crease. David Warner (25 off 24 balls), Marnus Labushage (13 off 19 balls) and Steev Smith (six) were the other batsmen who were out. Ramesh Mendis shone with two wickets.
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who took five wickets, smashed Sri Lanka. Mitchell Swapson took three wickets. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took two wickets each. Sri Lanka’s top scorer was wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella with 58 off 59 balls. Angelo Mathews (39), skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (28), Pathum Nisanka (23) and Ramesh Mendis (22) were the others who crossed the two-mark.
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