Matthew Kuhnemann to Dimuth Karunaratne, Much fuller this time around, on the leg stump, Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it again but finds the fielder at mid-wicket.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Touch of class that! Fuller in length, and on middle and leg, Dimuth Karunaratne leans forward and flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal, Pitched around the leg stump line, on a length, Dinesh Chandimal glances it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal, Nice and full, on the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal lunges ahead and blocks it straight.
Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, Gets that lateral movement off the deck, does Starc, outside off, on a length, Dimuth Karunaratne offers no shot at it.
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller and on off. Chandimal drives wide of mid off for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, Touch fuller and around off, Dimuth Karunaratne goes for a drive but gets it more off the inner half of the bat. The ball rolls wide of mid-wicket and the batters sprint for a quick single.
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, Hard length again from Starc, Dinesh Chandimal punches it off the back foot and gets it past cover for a single.
Mitchell Starc to Dinesh Chandimal, Angling into the right-hander, on the back of a length, Dinesh Chandimal hops on the back foot to defend but the ball hits the toe end of the bat and dribbles near him.
Mitchell Starc to Dimuth Karunaratne, Hard length, with a gentle outswing on offer, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal, Oh, so close! Fuller than a good length, lands around off and then grips away. Dinesh Chandimal leans ahead and makes a tight leave.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal, The length is now dragged back, angling into the batter. Chandimal is cramped for room and he flicks off the inside edge onto the pads.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dinesh Chandimal, Touch fuller and on off. Chandimal gets forward and defends in the off side.
Dinesh Chandimal walks in at number 3, replacing Pathum Nissanka.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Outfoxed and outplayed! Matthew Kuhnemann weaves his magic in the very first over and Sri Lanka lose their first wicket already! This is an arm ball, from around the stumps. It keeps coming into the batter and slides into the middle and leg stump channel on a good length. Pathum Nissanka is found in two minds whether to commit on the front foot or go on the back foot. Finds himself pinned on the crease and cramped up for room as he tries to negotiate it from the back foot. But the ball skids and sneaks through the gap between the bat and the pad to crash into the stumps. Sri Lanka are 9/1 and trail by 148 runs.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Pathum Nissanka, Floated fuller and on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka leans on to defend but gets the inside edge on the bounce to Marnus Labuschagne at short leg. He collects the ball and seeing Pathum Nissanka out of the crease, smartly throws it back to the keeper, but Nissanka does well to get quickly back into the crease.
Matthew Kuhnemann to Dimuth Karunaratne, Dimuth gets off the mark as well! Matthew Kuhnemann begins from around the stumps and lands it quick and flat, on a length, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back and punches into the covers for a single.
Matthew Kuhnemann it will be from the other end. 3/63 in the first innings.
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length, around off, Nissanka shoulders arms. So, 8 from the first over for Sri Lanka!
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! A good start for Nissanka this! Pitched fuller and across off, not a bad ball at all, Pathum Nissanka frees his hands, leans on it and drives it through covers for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length, outside off, Pathum Nissanka lets it be.
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Another gentle inswinger from Starc, full and coming right back into the middle stump, Pathum Nissanka with a nice elbow extension, plays it with straight bat and drives it gun-barell straight down the ground for a boundary.
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, Slants it across off on a length, Pathum Nissanka leaves.
Mitchell Starc to Pathum Nissanka, A muted appeal for caught behind, but the keeper Carey isn't interested! Starc begins with a wobbled-seam delivery, coming back into the right-hander around the leg stump line. Pathum Nissanka misses to glance it away and the ball brushes off the thigh pad for the keeper to collect.