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- Updated: August 4, 2016
Lunch Sri Lanka 109 for 2 (Mendis 52*, K Perera 47*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
It was always going to be tough for Kusal Mendis to back up from his remarkable, match-winning century in Pallekele, but he made a strong start to the task on the first morning in Galle. Having walked to the crease with Sri Lanka in early trouble at 9 for 2, Mendis coolly picked up where he left off, playing his shots and putting Sri Lanka back on top with the assistance of Kusal Perera.
Shortly before lunch, Mendis reached his half-century from his 74th delivery and at the break he was on 52 with Perera on 47, and the score had moved on to 109 for 2. On a very dry pitch that was offering significant turn already, Australia’s spinners bowled without luck and the visitors walked off the field having had no …
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