LIVE - Australia v Sri Lanka: 3rd Test - Day 4 – First Session Recap
Restricting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s first innings to 473, the Aussies have scored 16 for no loss in their second innings on the first session of Day 4 of the 3rd and final Test match at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo.
Play on Day 3 was closed on the 155th over of the innings with the home team’s score at 428/6. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ranaweera-Mudiyanselage-Shaminda-Eranga-c83939 were batting on 85 and 5 respectively.
The Lankans took a pathetic start today morning. Eranga could add only 7 runs to the innings and was bowled out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197. He scored 12 off 39 balls with the help of 2 fours.
However, Mathews continued batting nicely, but none of the middle-order batsmen stayed with him on the crease. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ranasinghe-Arachchige-Suranga-Lakmal-c83928 showed some resistance to the furious Kangaroo bowlers
but was clean bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MG-Johnson-c1945 for 13.
Mathews kept striking till the end and completed his sterling century. He scored 105 not out from 269 deliveries with the help of ten epic boundaries.
Thus, Sri Lankans concluded their 1st innings on 473 runs off 174 overs with the run rate of 2.71 per over. The talented Australian bowlers gave away only 5 extras.
In the bowling line-up of Australia, Siddle was the top wicket taker as he picked up 4 wickets for just 91 runs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 bowled one player out.
Trailing by 157 runs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 as openers. However, they could play only 3 overs as the first session came to an end. Watson faced 10 balls and scored 7 runs including a four, while Hughes
had 4 off 8 deliveries. Their run rate was 5.33 per over.
From Sri Lanka, Eranga and Lakmal had delivered 2 and 1 overs respectively with the new ball. The two bowlers had conceded 5 extras - a sign of careless bowling.
After the lunch, the Aussies will try their best to bat aggressively and score at least two hundred runs in the second sessions in order to avoid a draw as they are h**l-bent to win the game and the series too.
Currently, Australia lead the 3-match series 1-0. The second Test ended as a draw. The Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 will strive hard either to win the game in a bid to level the event 1-1.
It is being anticipated that today’s second session and the Day 5 will be full of thrill as the two rivals are to fight to their best.
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