Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten half-century and persistent rain in Galle delayed Australia's push for victory in the opening test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
In the past 15 years, Australia has only enforced the follow-on five times, with acting skipper Smith in command for one of those matches, a win over the West Indies in Hobart in 2015. But it may be Australia's clearest path to victory against Sri Lanka.
Dinesh Chandimal’s unbeaten half-century and persistent rain in Galle delayed Australia’s push for victory in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
Usman Khawaja's maiden double century and a hundred on debut from Josh Inglis give Australia complete control of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
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Three people were shot dead in the Panangala area of Hiniduma, Galle, last night. Police said that two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire with a T56-type firearm. ..
The total of 654 scored against Sri Lanka in the first innings in Galle is Australia’s 13th highest in Test history and their highest ever in the sub-continent. Their previous best in Asia came back in 1980 in Faisalabad against Pakistan, where they posted 617.
The owner of a guest house at Panangala in Hiniduma and two others had been shot dead on Thursday night (30) by two unidentified gunmen. DIG Galle Division Jagath Sarem said the gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle had caused the shooting with a T56 rifle at about 11 pm.
After dominating the first two and a half days of the opening Test against Sri Lanka, Australia found itself battling an unexpected adversary — Galle’s unpredictable sub-tropical weather. Despite securing a commanding 518-run lead,
Steve Smith became the 15th member of test cricket's 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman Khawaja smashed hundreds to help Australia rack up 330 for two on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday.
Steve Smith has finally fallen - but the Aussies hold a commanding position early on day two of the first Test against India
Usman Khawaja formed a formidable 266-run partnership with Steve Smith as the duo guided Australia over the 400-run mark.