Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score, 1st Test Day 3 (Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team): Hello and welcome to the live blog of Day 3’s play of the ongoing first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium. After Steve Smith opted to bat first on Wednesday (January 29), Australia batted for 154 overs in the first innings and declared at 654 for 6.
Opening batter Usman Khawaja scored his maiden double century (232) for the Baggy Greens on Thursday, and captain Smith hammered 141 runs from 251 balls. During his stay at the crease, the Australian captain for the ongoing series hammered 12 fours and 2 sixes. After his dismissal, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis also scored a century (102 off 94 balls) in his maiden Test for the 2023 WTC winners.
After batters dominated the show in the first five sessions of the ongoing Test, Australian bowlers picked up three wickets in the final session on Thursday to leave the hosts struggling at 44 for 3 in 15 overs.
Playing XIs
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
