Sri Lanka v Australia: second men’s cricket Test, day two – live
- Updates from the second day of the match in Galle
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94th over: Sri Lanka 245-9 (Kusal 73, Kumara 2) Kusal slog sweeps Kuhnemann for a couple at deep midwicket then adds a single with a square drive. Australia crowd the bat with their left-arm spinner bowling to Kumara but the Sri Lanka No 11 twice defends comfortably on the front foot.
93rd over: Sri Lanka 242-9 (Kusal 70, Kumara 2) Kusal Mendis showed his intent to trust his batting partner yesterday when taking a single of the penultimate delivery of the day and does the same here with a run through midwicket. Lahiru Kumara gets off the mark with a couple to fine leg as Lyon drifts wide.
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