Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4 (Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team): Hello and welcome to the live blog of fourth day’s play of ongoing 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Australia. The match which is taking place at Galle International Stadium is being streamed live on Sony LIV app and website in India and live telecast is available on the Sony Sports network.
Australia are two wickets away from ending Sri Lanka’s second innings in the second Test, with the hosts reeling at 211-8 at stumps on day three in Galle. With Sri Lanka leading by only 54 runs, Steve Smith’s side will be eager to mop up the tail early Sunday and seal a 2-0 sweep.
Angelo Mathews was the linchpin of Sri Lanka’s innings, holding things together as wickets tumbled at the other end. But just 15 minutes before the close of play, he swept Nathan Lyon straight to square leg, where Beau Webster pocketed a sharp chance.
The 37-year-old warhorse had dug deep for a fighting half-century, but Sri Lanka needed a marathon knock, not his well-compiled 76.
Playing XIs
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Lahiru Kumara
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (WK), Beau Webster, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon