Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test Live Updates (Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team): Australia’s Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja will look to continue on from their unbeaten 195-run partnership to help the visitors extend their first-innings score on Day 2 of the opening Test at Galle on Thursday. The Sri Lankan bowlers on the other hand, will look to make use of their spinners to effectively take wickets on a regular basis if they are to stand a chance of mounting a comeback charge.
SL vs AUS Playing XIs for 1st Test
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (captain), Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando