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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Feb 06-Feb 09, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Travis Head 1-31(8 ov)

74.6
Head to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, works it down to long-on
74.5
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat length ball, Ramesh Mendis tucks it to midwicket
74.4
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, drifts away from Ramesh Mendis who reaches out for the drive but is beaten on the edge
74.3
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat length ball outside off, skids through off the pitch, Ramesh Mendis tucks it to short midwicket
74.2
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Kusal Mendis goes back and cuts to deep backward point
74.1
Head to Kusal Mendis, no run, quite full outside off, Kusal Mendis initially shapes for a sweep but then changes his mind and knocks it to cover
71.6
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, Ramesh Mendis works it to midwicket
71.5
4
Head to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, tossed up outside off, draws Ramesh Mendis on the front foot in defence but he isn't able to smother the ball as it lands on a good length. He gets a thick edge that runs away past slip
71.4
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, very full outside off, Ramesh Mendis looks to drive but is beaten
71.3
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, closer to the stumps, good length ball turning in, Ramesh Mendis hangs back and defends
71.2
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up well wide of off, Ramesh Mendis has to reach out on the front foot as he looks to push at it but the ball dips and turns. He gets an inside edge onto pad
71.1
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, Ramesh Mendis gets forward and defends into the on-side
69.6
Head to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, flicked down to long-on
69.5
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, lands on a good length and Ramesh Mendis reaches out on the front foot to defend
69.4
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flat length ball turning in on off, Ramesh Mendis hangs back and defends
69.3
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, turning in off a good length, Kusal Mendis goes down on one knee and sweep-pulls to deep backward square
69.2
4
Head to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, tossed up outside off, Kusal Mendis goes reverse and sweeps it fine past the keeper
69.1
Head to Kusal Mendis, no run, turning in at the stumps, back of a length, Kusal Mendis clips it to midwicket
67.6
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, defended into the on-side
67.5
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full outside off, pushed to cover
67.4
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, makes Ramesh Mendis reach out for the drive but it dips and turns on him. Ends up dragging it off the inside half into the on-side
67.3
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up outside off, Ramesh Mendis gets forward and knocks it back to the bowler
67.2
Head to Ramesh Mendis, no run, pushed through flat, back of a length, turning in on off. Ramesh Mendis closes the face early and gets a soft leading edge down the pitch
67.1
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full outside off, swept to deep midwicket
51.6
Head to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up just outside off - Mendis goes right back on the straight-batted block
51.5
Head to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
51.4
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower and wider of off - Mendis leans across and pushes it into the gap wide of cover-point
51.3
Head to Chandimal, 1 run, tad too full from Head - punched down to long-on for a single
51.2
Head to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal prods across and turns it to the on-side
51.1
Head to Chandimal, no run, was there an edge? Nicely tossed up outside off and spins back from the footholes - drags Chandimal into the drive and Carey fumbles, don't think there was an edge though
49.6
Head to Chandimal, 2 runs, too full and too wide of off, driven to the right of cover-point where Webster bends down lazily, gets a hand onto it and fumbles, allowing a couple to be taken
49.5
Head to Chandimal, no run, pushed through with a flatter trajectory - Chandimal presses well forward in defence
49.4
Head to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Chandimal leans across and defends it to the on-side
49.3
Head to Chandimal, no run, tossed up well outside off, looking to find the footholes - Chandimal prods across defensively
49.2
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off, Mendis lunges across and pushes it down to long-on for a single
49.1
Head to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up and spinning into the right-hander - Chandimal lets the ball come and tucks it behind square on the on-side for a run
47.6
Head to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up well outside off, swept behind square on the on-side for a single
47.5
Head to Chandimal, 1 run, that was close, the off-break, spun back a mile after landing on the rough - Chandimal was playing against the turn as he looked to cut, the ball grazes the inside edge and went perilously past the off-stump
47.4
Head to Chandimal, no run, flatter and spinning down leg, stays low and rolls back to the bowler off Chandimal's pads
47.3
Head to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal leans across and defends it back at the bowler
47.2
Head to Chandimal, no run, low full-toss outside off, pushed back at the bowler
47.1
Head to Chandimal, no run, tossed up and spinning back from wide of off - Chandimal shuffles across defensively
45.6
W
Head to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Smith!! Head has a wicket and he does a little jig, this has come out of nowhere - flighted delivery outside off and Kamindu Mendis was shaping for the cut, but there's some extra bounce and he can only edge it into the hands of Smith at slip - a soft dismissal yet again, Kamindu Mendis gets a start and gets himself dismissed cheaply once again in the series. He's absolutely livid with himself, smashes the bat against his pad and walks off. Kamindu Mendis c Smith b Head 13(21) [4s-2]
45.5
4
Head to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, top-edge and four, Head drifts one down leg - Kamindu Mendis went for the big sweep, doesn't get on top of the bounce and the edge lobs over the keeper's head
45.4
Head to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fraction short and wide of off, cut to the left of backward point where Starc makes a sliding stop
45.3
Head to Chandimal, 1 run, dragged short by Head - Chandimal rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single
45.2
4
Head to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely, Head tosses one well wide of off, looking to make Chandimal drive, but it's too full and it's drilled through cover for a boundary
45.1
Head to Chandimal, no run, tossed up just outside off - Chandimal prods well forward in defence
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