Sri Lanka vs Australia: Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson picked up 8 wickets between them as Sri Lanka had been bowled out for 212 after opting to bat on the opening day of the first Test.
Galle Test: Lyon 5-wicket haul offers Australia higher hand on 13-wicket Day 1 (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka had been bowled out for 212 after opting to bat on Day 1Lyon picked up his twentieth 5-wicket haul in Test cricketAustrallia reached 98/3 at Stumps on Day 1
Australia are forward, albeit solely by a slender margin after 13 wickets fell on the opening day of the first Test in opposition to Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday, June 26. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson shone for the guests, selecting up as many as 8 wickets between them as Sri Lanka’s top-order crumbled.
At Stumps, Australia had been 98 for 3 with Usman Khawaja main the cost with 47 not out. The guests are nonetheless trailing by 114 runs in what guarantees to be a trial by spin for each groups.
Sri Lanka had headed into the collection on the again of a sensational ODI collection win over Australia earlier this month. However, the Tests are going to be a sterner problem in opposition to Australia, who aced the primary of three sub-continent problem, beating Pakistan 1-0 in Pakistan earlier this 12 months.
Australia might have been in a extra dominant place had they prevented rash pictures and a run-out. On a pitch the place spinners dictated phrases, David Warner scored at almost a run-a-ball earlier than falling LBW to Ramesh Mendis for 23. Marnus Labuschange was out for 13 after enjoying an uncharacteristic reverse-sweep whereas Steve Smith was run-out for six after a mix-up with Usman Khawaja.
Earlier, a belligerent 58 by Niroshan Dickwella rescued Sri Lanka who had been on 97-5 within the second session after they gained the toss and opted to bat.
LYON’S LOVE FOR GALLE
Nathan Lyon was the star of the present as he picked up his 2nd 5-wicket haul in Sri Lanka after being launched into the assault as early as the primary hour of the day’s proceedings. Notably, 11 years after selecting up his maiden 5-wicket haul on debut in Galle, Lyon picked up his twentieth on the identical venue.
Sri Lanka’s senior batters, together with captain Karunaratne and Angelo Matthews, weren’t in a position to convert their begins into huge knocks.
However, Dickwella hit 58 from simply 59 balls, hitting 6 boundaries within the course of to assist Sri Lanka put up a rating in extra of 200.
Mitchell Swepson shone as he picked up the wickets of middle-order mainstays Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva.
