Kusal Mendis held together the Sri Lankan innings with a gritty unbeaten 59 (ESPN Cricinfo Photo) By the end of 90 overs, the second Test was intriguingly poised after several shifts of momentum.

Australia’s bowlers had to work hard on a challenging first day of the second Test in Galle as Sri Lanka fought back after a ...

Angelo Mathews played a crucial innings of 76 to help Sri Lanka avert an innings defeat against Australia in the second test ...

On the fourth ball, veteran spinner Nathan Lyon bowled an off-break that bounced awkwardly, cramping Sri Lankan batter Kusal Mendis as he attempted to pull. Mendis could only manage a thick edge ...

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets apiece but Kusal Mendis' battling half-century salvaged a difficult day one for Sri Lanka as they reached 229-9 ...

Australian debutant Cooper Connolly got off the mark with a lofted sweep that narrowly evaded deep square leg, but the ...

Kusal Mendis was left stranded on 85 as Australia wrapped up Sri Lanka's first innings for 257 early on day two of the second test in Galle on Friday. Resuming from their overnight score of 229-9 ...

Australia need just 75 runs to seal a 2-0 series sweep after bundling Sri Lanka out for 231 on the fourth morning of the ...

IMAGE: Kusal Mendis celebrates his half-century during Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Photograph: ICC/X Australia's Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon claimed three wickets ...

But Kusal Mendis and Ramesh Mendis combined for a seventh-wicket partnership of 65 to lift Sri Lanka to what might just be a competitive first innings total. Karunaratne: 'Series win in SA 2019 ...

After being reduced to 127/5, the hosts showed resilience, with Kusal Mendis (59 not out) and Dinesh Chandimal (74) leading the fightback. Despite a brilliant spell from Nathan Lyon (3-78 ...