Clearly, the day belonged to Steve Smith who registered his 28th test century on the first day of second test match between Sri Lanka and Australia. Sri Lankan bowlers were clinical but they missed their luck on several occasions.
After both openers were removed without doing much damage, Sri Lanka found it hard to distract the concentration of Steve Smith who just banged with a matured mindset.
SCORECARD SUMMARY
AUSTRALIA • 364/10 (110 Overs)
1ST INNINGS
Steven Smith * 145 (272)
Marnus Labuschagne 104 (156)
Prabath Jayasuriya 6/118 (36)
Kasun Rajitha 2/70 (25)
SRI LANKA • 554/10 (181 Overs)
1ST INNINGS
Dinesh Chandimal* 206 (326)
Dimuth Karunaratne 86 (165)
Mitchell Starc 4/89 (29)
Mitchell Swepson 3/103 (38)
AUSTRALIA • 151/10 (41 Overs)
2ND INNINGS
Marnus Labuschagne 32 (59)
Usman Khawaja 29 (47)
Prabath Jayasuriya 6/59 (16)
Ramesh Mendis 2/47 (15)
MATCH DETAILS
Venue: Galle International Stadium
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka
ICC World Test Championship
Season: 2022
Series result: 2-match series drawn 1-1
Event: Sri Lanka vs Australia Test Highlights
Match days: 8,9,10,11,12 July 2022 – day (5-day match)