Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva called it right at the all-important toss and has opted to bat first
Sri Lanka are up against Australia in the second Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium, with the hosts looking to bounce back in Dimuth Karunaratne's 100th and farewell Test after their embarrassing defeat in the first match. (More Cricket News)
Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva called it right at the all-important toss and has opted to bat first.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Lahiru Kumara
Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Josh Inglis, Alex Carey(w), Beau Webster, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
Cooper Connolly will make his Australia debut, while Karunaratne will be playing his final Test. Quite a bit on the line here in Galle.
Australia Squad: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Josh Inglis, Alex Carey(w), Beau Webster, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Nathan McSweeney, Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Scott Boland
Sri Lanka Squad: Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Prabath Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nishan Peiris, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pathum Nissanka, Sonal Dinusha, Lahiru Udara, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake