Sri Lanka v Australia: second males’s cricket Check, day three – dwell | Australia cricket group
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Key occasions
96th over: Australia 384-6 (Webster 19, Starc 0) A wicket maiden for Nishan Peiris and he may have had two extra within the over! Starc is dropped off his first ball by Nissanka at quick leg – a flick went straight to the arms and the fielder snatched on the catch. Subsequent ball the bowler rags one previous the sting and it bounces simply over the bails.
WICKET! Connolly c Ramesh Mendis b Peiris 4 (Australia 384-7)
GONE! A brief and never significantly candy keep on the crease for Connolly. He skews an tried lofted drive to cowl.
ninety fifth over: Australia 384-6 (Webster 19, Connolly 4) Jayasuriya whirls away with slip, leg slip and quick leg across the bat. Connolly performs a sweep off his legs and will get a prime edge for his first runs in Check cricket. The ball bounces as soon as and plops over the rope for 4.
94th over: Australia 378-6 (Webster 18, Connolly 0) Webster will get a prime edge off a sweep and it flies protected over the keeper and away for 4. A single brings the debutant on strike. Crushed! An honest ball to get first up, pitches on a size and spins previous the sting. Welcome to Check cricket, son.
93rd over: Australia 373-6 (Webster 12, Connolly 0) Cooper Connolly arrives on the crease on his Check dayboo. I feel his batting would possibly truly be his strongest go well with in the mean time. Let’s see what he’s product of – Australia’s lead stands at 116. Realistically Sri Lanka must take these wickets for 20-30 runs max, in the event that they then bat for a day or so and handle to set Australia a tricksy complete of 150ish on a day 4 and 5 wicket then you definitely by no means know. It’s a protracted shot, they’ll want one or two of their batters to go massive like Smith and Carey.
WICKET! Carey b Jayasuriya 156 (Australia 373-6)
Webster makes use of his lengthy levers to drive into the off facet, an excellent diving cease from the person at cowl retains it to 1. Carey then trots out of his crease and marmalises a ball by mid-off for 4. GONE! The sweep fails for the primary time, Carey tries to comb a ball that’s too full and it cleans him up. Jayasuriya will get his third of the morning! A superb knock from Alex Carey involves an finish, 156 runs off 188 balls in difficult situations.
92nd over: Australia 368-5 (Carey 152, Webster 12) Shot! Webster drops to his haunches and unfurls a robust reverse-sweep previous level for 4. A traditional sweep brings him two extra.
91st over: Australia 360-5 (Carey 151, Webster 5) Jayasuriya in his groove this morning, these two wickets have given him a spring in his step. Peels off a maiden.
ninetieth over: Australia 360-5 (Carey 151, Webster 5) Webster is pleased to comb off his stumps, if he misses he’s a goner. Nishan practically attracts him out of his crease for a stumping alternative however the massive man nearly manages to maintain his again foot grounded.
89th over: Australia 358-5 (Carey 150, Webster 4) Jayasuriya stitches collectively a probing maiden to Webster.
88th over: Australia 358-5 (Carey 150, Webster 4) Sharp flip from Nishan Peiris, lands on one center and leg and it rips previous the off stump. Unplayable, even for a bloke on 150.
87th over: Australia 357-5 (Carey 150, Webster 3) Alex Carey goes to 150 with a sweep for 2. Sri Lanka must prise him out sharpish to present themselves a sniff. They must make this spinning new ball rely.
86th over: Australia 352-5 (Carey 148, Webster 2) Peiris rattles by a tidy over, only a single to Webster off it. Australia’s lead is as much as 95 runs.
eighty fifth over: Australia 351-5 (Carey 148, Webster 1) Beau Webster is the brand new man and he will get off the mark first ball with a barely spawny wanting inside edge into the leg facet. Good over from Jayasuriya.
WICKET! Inglis b Jayasuriya 0 (Australia 350-5)
Jayasuriya has two within the over! Inglis survives an enormous lbw shout first ball however perishes for a duck off his second ball! Taking part in again to a ball that skids on, the off stump knocked again. Sri Lanka again in it!
WICKET! Smith c Kusal Mendis b Jayasuriya (Australia 350-4)
Gone! Steve Smith’s improbable innings involves an finish and it takes a beautiful ball to eliminate him. Pitching on off stump and drawing him right into a defensive stroke, the ball gripped sufficient to take the sting and Kusal takes a pleasant catch as much as the stumps. Smith nods his approval however nonetheless has to tug himself from the center.
84th over: Australia 345-3 (Smith 131, Carey 143) Australia work the singles and hit the gaps for twos. Smith paddles and flicks and the lead approaches 100.
83rd over: Australia 341-3 (Smith 128, Carey 142) Smith drives for a pair by the covers to convey up the 250 partnership between this pair. Sri Lanka want to interrupt this partnership and rattle by the remaining if they’re to maintain themselves on this sport.
82nd over: Australia 335-3 (Smith 124, Carey 140) Nishan Peiris shares the brand new ball. He’s on the cash first up, 4 dots to Carey earlier than the batter leans on a fuller one and picks up the one single off the over.
81st over: Australia 334-3 (Smith 124, Carey 139) Sharp spin with the brand new nut from the off. Jayasuriya attracts Smith ahead and beats him with one which turns previous the sting. A couple of extra dots are adopted by a little bit of a wild stroke from Smith, he loses his form as he seems to be to whip by the leg facet, the ball skewing off the within edge and away for 4.
Righto, the gamers are on the market. Prabath Jayasuriya goes to start out proceedings with the second new ball recent in his mitts. Play!
The solar is beaming down in Galle, the television footage cuts to a drone hovering alongside a lovely shoreline full with shimmering sea and evenly puttering flags on prime of the fort. Want you have been right here? Yeh most likely, though I’ve obtained clanking radiators and a light-weight trickle of condensation inside my home windows, so you recognize, feeling blessed too.
Dedication’s what you want…
Right here’s Alex Carey, after having batted for many of yesterday & nonetheless unbeaten on 139, the primary man out as all the time to undergo his 40-minute wicket-keeping drills. Converse of self-discipline & dedication #SLvAus pic.twitter.com/oo79dB8Ja2
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) February 8, 2025
We’re about ten minutes away from the beginning of play on day three, simply sufficient time to compensate for yesterday’s motion:
Preamble
James Wallace
Howdy and welcome to day three of the second Check from Galle. ‘Transferring Day’ is what they usually name the third day’s play of a Check match and we would nicely see loads of shifting and shaking over the approaching hours.
Australia are firmly in command within the match and sequence – elegant centuries from Steve Smith and Alex Carey on day two noticed the guests end with a lead of 73 runs with seven wickets nonetheless in hand.
Coming collectively at 91 for 3, Smith and Carey placed on a masterclass of batting in sub-continent situations, utilizing each ounce of persistence, ability and stamina to rack up 239 runs and counting. Motion you say? What motion? Nicely, if a breakthrough does come then there’s nonetheless a lot on this pitch to present the spinners hope, it’s additionally a troublesome one to get began on. I’ve a sneaking feeling the sport may go into hyperdrive if the wickets begin to tumble.
Play begins at 10am native time, 3.30pm AEDT and an eye-bag cultivating 4.30am right here within the UK. Be a part of us!
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