Dinesh Chandimal has scored an unbeaten 63 as Sri Lanka struggled to 136-5 at lunch on Day 3 in reply to Australia's imposing first innings of 654 in the first cricket test.

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The first Test continues with the Australian bowlers trying to carry on the momentum from a dominant day two against Sri Lanka in Galle. Follow live.

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal was waging a lone battle on 63 with Australia ahead by 518 runs and tightening their grip on the first Test before rain forced early lunch Friday. Chandimal, who was promoted to the crucial number three position last year and has averaged over 50 since,

Rex Clementine in Galle Sri Lanka were in dire straits, having lost the cream of their batting lineup for peanuts and limped to 44 for three at stumps on day two, in reply to Australia’s mammoth first-innings total of 654 for six declared.

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"Ahead of the 2025 National Cricket Inclusion Championships, National Inclusion Ambassador for Cricketers with a Disability, Nathan Lyon, has donated three exclusive signed bats to Cricket Australia social impact partner Taverners Australia," Cricket Australia (CA) said on its social media handle.

Sri Lanka is staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test in Galle.

Nathan Lyon says injured Aussie Test teammate Matthew Kuhnemann ... left-handed off-spinner is that the injury is on his non-bowling right hand, with Cricket Australia yet to confirm whether or not it will rule him out of the Test touring party.

Nathan Lyon donates three signed bats to raise funds for cricketers with disabilities. The bats feature signatures from Australian and Indian cricket stars, auctioned by Taverners Australia. The initiative supports the National Cricket Inclusion Championships aimed at promoting cricket among disabled athletes across Australia.

After what was a batting collapse on Day 2 for Sri Lanka, the home side will be looking to pose a better answer in front of the Australia bowling attack featuring the likes of Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.

The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting