Australia v Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka tour of Australia (1st Test) – Live Cricket Score and Match Update – Sri Lanka lose openers in 393-run chase
Set a daunting final target of 393 by Australia, Sri Lanka’s second innings got off to a less-than-ideal start as they lost their openers early, finishing at 65 for 2, and still requiring 328 runs (with 8 wickets remaining) by stumps on day four of their
first Test, at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, today on December 17.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 had maintained a firm upper-hand from the start, after having chosen to bat first on day one. Having declared at a first innings total of 450, the hosts did not allow the Sri Lankan team to build a lead, bowling them out for a first innings total
of 336, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 (25-8-76-2) serving as the main wicket-takers.
The host team then proceeded to further solidify their dominant position, and the beginning of day four saw openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 (68) setting up a massive 132-run stand. Their partnership was broken up by the dismissal of Warner off Rangana
Herath (21.5-2-96-5), and Cowan followed three overs later, bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/UWMBCA-Welegedara-c2735 (22-3-89-3).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 (31*) were
the only other batsmen who put up competitive performances, but the rest were mediocre. By the time http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 managed to bowl them out at 278, however, Australia had already set the tourists a daunting 393 total to chase.
Sri Lanka failed to snatch a last opportunity to take back control, and fell immediately into a downward spiral. The partnership between openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 intervened to take
Dilshan out of the game in the 10th over.
By the time Karunaratne followed him back to the pavilion in the 24th over, bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 (5*) had barely contributed anything when play came
to an end for the day, with the Lankans finishing at a precarious 65 for 2, trailing by 328.
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