Sri Lanka - 214/5 at Stumps on day 1

13th August (CRICKETNMORE) - Sri Lanka were 214/5 at stumps on Day 1 of the third test against Australia at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. The hosts lost five wickets for 55 runs before lunch but a fighting century partnership from Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal helped Sri Lanka to recover on the close of day's play.

Sri Lanka - 214/5 in 90 Overs

K Silva   c S Smith b M Starc  0 (15)
D Karunaratne   b M Starc  7 (34)
K Perera   c S Smith b N Lyon  16 (32)
K Mendis   c S Smith b M Starc  1 (12)
A Mathews   c M Starc b N Lyon  1 (4)
D Chandimal   Not Out  64 (200)
DM de Silva   Not Out  116 (240)
Extras 9 (b-4,lb-5,w-0,nb-0)

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Australia Bowling

M Starc  18 7 47 3
J Hazlewood  11 3 27 0
N Lyon  34 9 72 2
J Holland  21 5 34 0
M Marsh  5 0 20 0
S Smith  1 0 5 0

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Saurabh Sharma