Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test - Day 1
Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 (Warne-Muralitharan Series)
Date: February 06, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM IST
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.
Match Summary:
The Sri Lanka national cricket team is hosting the Australia national cricket team at the Galle International Stadium for the second Test of the Warne-Muralitharan Series. Australia dominated the first Test, winning by an innings and 242 runs.
This match presents a crucial opportunity for Sri Lanka to level the series. However, given Australia's dominant performance in the first Test, a win for Sri Lanka will be a challenging feat.
First Test Recap:
Australia posted a commanding total of 654/6 declared in their first innings, with centuries from captain Steve Smith and Josh Inglis, and a double century from Usman Khawaja. Sri Lanka faltered in response, managing only 165 in their first innings and 247 in their second.
Playing XIs:
Australia:
Usman Khawaja
Travis Head
Marnus Labuschagne
Steven Smith (C)
Josh Inglis
Alex Carey (WK)
Beau Webster
Cooper Connolly (In for Todd Murphy)
Mitchell Starc
Matthew Kuhnemann
Nathan Lyon
Sri Lanka:
Dimuth Karunaratne
Pathum Nissanka (In for Oshada Fernando)
Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews
Kamindu Mendis
Dhananjaya de Silva (C)
Kusal Mendis (WK)
Ramesh Mendis (In for Jeffrey Vandersay)
Prabath Jayasuriya
Nishan Peiris
Lahiru Kumara (In for Asitha Fernando)
Squads:
Sri Lanka:
Dimuth Karunaratne
Oshada Fernando
Pathum Nissanka
Angelo Mathews
Dhananjaya de Silva
Kamindu Mendis
Milan Rathnayake
Ramesh Mendis
Sonal Dinusha
Dinesh Chandimal
Kusal Mendis
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Asitha Fernando
Jeffrey Vandersay
Lahiru Kumara
Nishan Peiris
Prabath Jayasuriya
Australia:
Marnus Labuschagne
Nathan McSweeney
Steven Smith
Travis Head
Usman Khawaja
Beau Webster
Cooper Connolly
Alex Carey
Josh Inglis
Matthew Kuhnemann
Mitchell Starc
Nathan Lyon
Scott Boland
Sean Abbott
Todd Murphy
Streaming Information:
The live stream of the Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test match will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
Live Scorecard of the Current Match can be checked here.
https://g.co/kgs/pXvUcGD
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