Sri Lanka was bowled out for 355 just before tea with Dinesh Chandimal top scoring with 132 and de Silva scoring 129 for his maiden test hundred in only his third game. Australia has lost its last eight test matches in Asia including the first two tests of this series in which they struggled to read Sri Lanka spin bowlers. After Sri Lanka resumed at 299 for seven after lunch, Rangana Herath retired after getting hit by the ball in the abdomen and did not return to bat. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat first on the first morning Saturday but his decision threatened to backfire when the top order collapsed. Sri Lanka leads the three-match series 2-0 and look for a rare 3-0 whitewash.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 14, 2016 06:56 UTC