Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Live Scores | SL vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2 Live Scores & Commentary

Another day that has belonged to Australia on this tour. After losing the toss on a dry pitch they made things hard for the Sri Lanka batters reducing them to 229/9. There was more help today compared to the opening day of the previous Test but it was slow turn and nothing too extravagant. Nathan Lyon however was brilliant once more taking all of the first three wickets that fell earlier. The hosts just couldn't get a substantial partnership at any time. Whenever two batters seemed to get in Australia found a way to break that stand with Travis Head Matthew Kuhnemann and Mitchell Starc all of them chipping in. Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis scored fifties but the former was dismissed by a beauty from Kuhnemann while the latter ran out of support against the second new ball. Steve Smith has an incredible record in the subcontinent with the bat. He's got quite an impressive record as captain as well. He also knows a thing or two about the pitches in this part of the world. And also is capable of picking up a lot of visual cues just by looking down on it. Iqbal Sports Live. Iqbal Sports. Km Punk Live. So his verdict after having taken an umpteenth look at it on the eve of the second Test? Something along the lines of it's quite dry already and will only get dryer which should mean that the ball will start turning and doing so sharply from very early on in the Test. Obviously it won't fluster Smith the batter or Smith the captain. Considering both have spent an entire career succeeding and thriving on such surfaces and these conditions. Km Punk. It'll be about being proactive both while he has a bat in his hand and also when he's got his captaincy hat on in the middle. A state Smith enjoys being in with both facets of the game. It could also well be Smith's final ever Test in Asia with Australia's next tour to the subcontinent slated for early 2027 when they head to India. It remains to be seen if the premier batter can pull through for two more years. But if the second Test of this series does happen to his last in this part of the world it'll only be apt if he does it on a pitch where the spinners rule the roost even while Smith the batter and Smith the captain have a lot of fun countering the challenge. There's no doubt however about this being Dimuth Karunaratne's final Test along with it being his 100th. One of the most seasoned Test openers of his generation announced his retirement on the eve of the match bringing an end to one of the more influential Test careers for Sri Lanka this century. SL Cricket Live Match Today. And after having failed in both innings last week this will be a great opportunity for Karunaratne to sign off on a strong note. It will also only be deserving if he does. Back in 2022 it was Karunaratne who set the foundation for Sri Lanka's comeback from the humiliation in the first Test. How he would like to produce an encore in his final appearance for his country before he ironically shifts base to live in Australia. AUS Cricket Live Match. The visitors will be aware of that having seen how brilliantly the Sri Lankans came back to trounce them by an innings three years ago. The stage is set in many ways for a repeat performance for the hosts even as Australia look to win their first series here since 2011. Whichever way it goes expect it to be fast and furious. Just like Smith enjoys it. What to expect: The weather has changed dramatically ever since the first Test came to an end in Galle. The thick milk-Shakey clouds that had engulfed the town and the stadium have now mostly disappeared. And it's also been extremely hot and humid over the last few days in between Tests even keeping the two teams' practice sessions to brief spurts with bat and ball. The pitch meanwhile has taken a proper beating under the blazing hot Galle sun and it's dry and dusty. Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2025 - Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Live Streaming details and channel list TV: Sri Lanka Cricket YT Channel Live Streaming: Fancode Live Scores on YouTube: Chandan Commentary #trending #sports #livestream #chandancommentary #cricket #chandanlive #sportsupdatebychandan #sportsupdatebychandan1 #slvsaus #ausvssl #slvsauslive #ausvssllive Channel About Chandan Commentary we produce audio commentary & try to entertain people through our voice Commentary of Sports so Like share subscribe our channel to listen audio Commentary of sports games. Audio Content Disclaimer This is self-created content and not copied content. The Audio commentary in this stream is self-created and not a copy of any other source. The images displayed are only for information purposes and are made by myself. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.